Hi Deanna, I know it is "slightly" off-topic, but my biggest surprise is the amount of Veggies I am getting out of this blessed garden. Like Solidago said, it wasn't a great year for gardening in Oregon but you sure couldn't tell that by my garden, I gave 700 lbs to the FoodBank last year, and this year I increased my garden size by 200% so I figured somewhere around 2000 lbs to the FoodBank (if the weather cooperated), well as of Wednesday I am at 3575 lbs that have gone to the FoodBank ,this garden is still producing like crazy, last week was close to 500lbs and I never harvested any of the peppers or acorn squash ( which are so loaded,they would have pushed the total of last weeks harvest to 600 lbs)... anyway , quite the surprise, I feel so blessed ;-) For those who may want to see the harvest record , I copied it here for you. Donated to the Josephine County Food Bank by Jon Hughes: 12 LBS oF Early Onions (from Fall Garden) 3-23-2010 25 lbs of Radishes 4-28-2010 125 lbs of Red and Green Lettuce 4-28-2010 29 lbs of Swiss Chard 4-28-2010 8 lbs of Spinach 5-5-2010 14 lbs of White Icicle Radishes 5-12-2010 4 lbs of Spinach 5-12-2010 6 lbs of Red and Green Lettuce 5-12-2010 2 lbs of Mesclun Lettuce 5-12-2010 12 lbs of Rainbow Chard 5-18-2010 42 lbs of Swiss Chard 5-18-2010 Poundage to Date 279.00 lbs 5 lbs of Snap Peas 6-5-2010 11 lbs of Swiss Chard 6-5-2010 3 lbs of Red and Green Lettuce 6-5-2010 14 lbs of Broccoli 6-5-2010 15 lbs of Cabbage 6-5 2010 Poundage to Date 327.00 lbs 16.35 % of 2000 lbs 24 lbs of Broccoli 6-14-2010 13 lbs of Green Cabbage 6-14-2010 6 lbs of Carrots 6-14-2010 5 lbs of Radish and Beet Greens 6-14-2010 25 lb Red Cabbage 6-14-2010 Poundage to Date 400.00 lbs 20 % of 2000 lbs 3 lbs of Radish and Beet Greens 6-15-2010 5 lbs of Carrots 6-15-2010 20 lbs of Broccoli 6-15-2010 12 lbs of Broccoli 6-21-2010 18 lbs of Cabbage 6-21-2010 8 lbs of Carrots 6-21-2010 6 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 6-21-2010 24 lbs of Radishes,Turnips,Various greens Poundage to Date 496 lbs 24.8 % of 2000 lbs 4 lbs of Broccoli 6-22-2010 15 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 6-22-2010 12 lbs of Carrots 6-24-2010 9 lbs of Swiss Chard 6-24-2010 29 lbs of Cabbage 6-24-2010 18 lbs of Broccoli 6-24-2010 4 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 6-24-2010 Poundage to date 587 lbs 29.35 % of 2000 lbs 16 lbs of Broccoli 6-28-2010 Total Poundage to 6-28-2010 603 lbs 30.15 % of 2000 lbs 43 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 6-29 -30 2010 4 lbs of Broccoli 6-29-2010 3 lbs of Swiss Chard 6-30-2010 8 lbs of Radishes 6-30-2010 9 lbs of Carrots 6-30-2010 6 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 6-30-2010 Poundage to date 676.00 lbs 33.8 % of 2000 lbs Totals to 6-30-2010 112 lbs of Broccoli 79 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 136 lbs of Lettuce 12 lbs of Onions 79 lbs of Radishes 106 lbs of Swiss Chard 12 lbs of Spinach 40 lbs of Carrots 100 lbs of Cabbage 9 lbs of Broccoli 7-1-2010 4 lbs of Garlic 7-1-2010 5 lbs of Lettuce 7-2-2010 4 lbs of Artichokes 7-2-2010 2 lbs of Carrots 7-2-2010 9 lbs of Carrots 7-8-2010 3 lbs of Summer squash 7-8-2010 4 lbs of Broccoli 7-8-2010 43 lbs of Potatoes 7-14-2010 14 lbs of Carrots 7-14-2010 43 lbs of Potatoes 7-14-2010 (2nd load today ;-) 30 lbs of Carrots 7-15-2010 10 lbs of Potatoes 7-15-2010 Poundage to date 856 lbs 42.8 % of 2000 lbs Totals to 7-15-2010 125 lbs of Broccoli 79 lbs of Sugar Snap Peas 141lbs of Lettuce 12 lbs of Onions 79 lbs of Radishes 106 lbs of Swiss Chard 12 lbs of Spinach 95 lbs of Carrots 100 lbs of Cabbage 96 lbs of Potatoes 3 lbs of Summer Squash 4 lbs of Artichokes 4 lbs of Garlic 9 lbs of Summer Squash 7-19-2010 41 lbs of Red Cabbage 7-19-2010 4 lbs of Onions 7-22-2010 10 lbs of Squash 7-22-2010 8 lbs of Swiss Chard 7-22-2010 12 lbs of Beans 7-22-2010 7 lbs of Tomatoes 7-26-2010 19 lbs of Summer Squash 7-26-2010 Poundage to date 966 lbs 48.3 % of 2000 lbs 1 lb of Tomatoes 7-29-2010 5 lbs on Onions 7-29-2010 6 lbs of Cucumbers 7-29-2010 26 lbs of Summer Squash 7-29-2010 6 lbs of Tomatoes 8-2-2010 31 lbs of Summer Squash 8-2-2010 26 lbs of Cucumbers 8-2-2010 30 lbs of Red Cabbage 8-2-2010 2 lbs of Swiss Chard 8-5-2010 11 lbs of Tomatoes 8-5-2010 36 lbs of Cucumbers 8-5-2010 28 lbs of Summer Squash 8-5-2010 Poundage to date 1174 lbs 58.7% of 2000 lbs 16 lbs of Tomatoes 8-9-2010 24 lbs of Cucumbers 8-9-2010 41 lbs of Summer Squash 8-9-2010 28 lbs of Peppers 8-12-2010 35 lbs of Cucumbers 8-12-2010 12 lbs of Tomatoes 8-12-2010 50 lbs of Squash 8-12-2010 27 lbs of Bartlett Pears 8-12-2010 Poundage to date 1407 lbs 70.35 % of 2000 lbs 23 lbs of Tomatoes 8-16-2010 14 lbs of Peppers 8-16-2010 7 lbs of Pears 8-16-2010 31 lbs of Cucumbers 8-16-2010 54 lbs of squash 8-16-2010 Poundage to date 1536 lbs 76.8% of 2000 lbs 7 lbs of Peppers 8-19-2010 58 lbs of Pumpkins 8-19-2010 37 lbs of Tomatoes 8-19-2010 18 lbs of Cucumbers 8-19-2010 32 lbs of Acorn Squash 8-19-2010 35 lbs of Squash 8-19-2010 Poundage to date 1723 lbs 86.15 % of 2000 lbs 53 lbs ot Tomatoes 8-23-2010 26 lbs of Cucumbers 8-23-2010 23 lbs of Squash 8-23-2010 10 lbs of Acorn Squash 8-23-2010 25 lbs of Pears 8-23-2010 Poundage to date 1859 lbs 92.95% of 2000 lbs 9 lbs of Pears 8-26-2010 46 lbs of Corn 8-26-2010 61 lbs of Squash 8-26-2010 42 lbs of Tomatoes 8-26-2010 24 lbs of Cucumbers 8-26-2010 Poundage to date 2041 lbs WOO HOO ;-) 4 lbs of Swiss Chard 9-1-2010 16 lbs of Acorn Squash 9-1-2010 51 lbs of Tomatoes 9-1-2010 35 lbs of Cucumbers 9-1-2010 83 lbs of Squash 9-1-2010 Poundage to date 2230 lbs 109 lbs of Squash 9-7-2010 13 lbs of Pears 9-7-2010 49 lbs of Tomatoes 9-7-2010 83 lbs of Peppers 9-7-2010 35 lbs of Cucumbers 9-7-2010 78 lbs of Squash 9-10-2010 59 lbs of tomatoes 9-13-2010 30 lbs of Squash 9-13-2010 43 lbs of Cucumbers 9-13-2010 ……………………………………………. Poundage to Date 2729 lbs 16 lbs of Veggies for Compost Material 47 lbs of Cucumbers 9-16-2010 46 lbs of Tomatoes 9-16-2010 12 lbs of Squash 9-16-2010 7 lbs of Peppers 9-16-2010 ……………………………………………………… Poundage to Date 2857 lbs 83 lbs of Squash 9-20-2010 49 lbs of Peppers 9-20-2010 32 lbs of Tomatoes 9-20-2010 8 lbs of Cucumbers 9-20-2010……………………………………………………… Poundage to Date 3029 lbs 19 lbs of Tomatoes 9-27-2010 25 lbs of Cucumbers 9-27-2010 44 lbs of Squash 9-27-2010 162 lbs of Squash 10-5-2010 132 lbs of Cucumbers 10-5-2010 140 lbs of Tomatoes 10-5-2010 7 lbs of Peppers 10-5-2010 17 lbs of Swiss Chard 10-5-2010….....Poundage to Date 3575 lbs Here is a link that might be useful: Jon's Wonderful Garden 2010

Goodmorning Lucy! I dont have a name for it...It is the very first plant Al bought me for the gardens so it is very special to me ..I wanted you to have it for your gardens too..:) I know you wanted cannas so waa laa I am glad I could be there for you after all you have done for me and everybody else here... I bet your gardens are looking spectalur after all this hard work you are putting into them...:) We need to see pictuers of that new brug bed you made... Lucy if I remember right that oxalis came from nancy here..Too many trades hard to remember but I believe so..I sent here a few of yours this week...:) My goal in life is to collect every single oxalis there is..hahahha Well I wanted to send you a picture so you could see it as I dont have a name for it..lost in the wind...It gets 5-6 ft tall and is a good grower you will have lots of bulbs from her at the end of the season....Barb

lisa fl, I have had to go through 2 more surgeries this year, one in Aug & one in Nov. I am on here most days but have not posted in a long time. When I had my TKR some members had a few comments that came across to me like I was stupid as far as my health care went. I decided to stop posting but still went on to read comments.

Thanks, Chris, for your insight. To clarify -- the rabbit nibbles on MA would have happened in January -- but I didn't see any evidence of nibbles on that one (I did on a couple of other rose bushes, so I had put little fences around them -- looks very strange! I was just being careful with MA because it was so small and vulnerable looking. Both MA and DD when purchased last year were tiny. I know Otto & S. have a great reputation -- but my experience has not been ideal, frankly. When I first called them 2 years ago, they were emphatic that they do not sell bare root roses. So you buy a 5-gal rose and you pay for a 5-gal rose. So when I purchased non Kordes roses from them 2 years ago, I was super annoyed when I turned the pot upside down, and all the dirt came out, leaving me with a... wait for it ... bare root rose! Which I then planted. But because it was not rooted out and got planted past bare root season, it really suffered when the heat came. It is only now starting to look good (Black Cherry Floribunda). Then last year I got these tiny little rose bushes, MA and DD, but since MA put out some nice blooms, of course she got another year. The DD just never thrived. I've been growing roses for about 25 years, so I'm not a total beginner. I think I've had one bare-root rose just die on me. I had some little bands die on me several years ago, but that was because the person who was supposed to water for me when I was gone for a month had different ideas about what that meant. All this to say -- the DD & MA have been protected this year from the voracious rabbits -- and they both look healthy -- but they are both teeny tiny. The new DD (just planted a month ago) has new growth -- but not very upright. They are somewhat near each other - sharing a bed with three David Austins, a floribunda, and a grandiflora. No, they're not too close together. There are annuals around, but I've carefully kept them away from MA & DD so that they are not shaded by the annuals. I will keep them this year to see what they do. Maybe they're just late starters. Maybe Otto & Sons sold them too early. Maybe they don't like my climate (Santa Barbara in the hills, about 2 miles as crow files from ocean - lots of oaks nearby, but none in the area the roses are planted in). Have you heard anything about how they do on the central coast of CA? You're right - the DD definitely had not filled the pot with roots, though I don't think one month would have made a huge difference. Carol - they get one year. If they've not done anything by January of 2019, they'll be given to someone else. And watch -- they'll probably turn into spectacular roses elsewhere!!! Chris - where are you these days? I seem to recall that you used to be the N. America rep for Kordes, but then another company stepped in? Or am I hallucinating? P.s. I don't want to say bad things about Otto & Sons. I love their rose fields, and the DA I bought last month (Thomas a Becket) is looking gorgeous and is full of buds...