Two Iris Orders Came Today

13 years ago

My new area has had a lot of work, but it isn't ready yet. I guess I better get out early tomorrow. It is too hot to work other than very early or late. I had a tiny Schreiner's order, but a larger one from Mid America Garden. I have one more iris order to come yet.

kay

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newyorkrita
13 years ago
I thought for sure you had all your planting areas ready. So I guess you'll have work to prepare and then plant in the next few days.

I guess we both have Tall Bearded Iris orders on the brain as I was just out putting the new Preen that arrived yesterday in the iris beds today.

Then I just wasn't satisfied that the 45 new TB iris were enough so I just put in a small order to Schreiners today. Only ordered 11, got two bonus plants so that means 13 new iris coming. One of them is LOVELY SENORITA because I always love your pictures.
organic_kitten
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13 years ago
Oh no, After preparing so much of the iris bed, I have been distracted by the rose garden. The baby roses had been so stressed that when I brought them in, and they started recovering, then thriving, I kept playing with my rose garden plan.

I need to take care of business. I liked Vienna Waltz so well, I ordered it from two places!!!

I have roses and many daffodil, tulip, and alium bulbs coming. I still have to order a few lilies for the new beds. And there are about 10 daylilies coming too.

It has been great fun to watch all the new butterflies in my garden.

kay
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jean_ar
13 years ago
gee, KAY,I don't know how you can get out and dig and make flower beds and keep planting in this heat.Its like a oven outhere,and it don't cool down hardly any late either.Its 11 PM here and its still 88 outside with heat index of 98.

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organic_kitten
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13 years ago
Jean,
It is miserably hot here too. When I work out there, I put up my umbrella to block the sun, and turn a fan so it blows on me. I still don't stay out for really long periods of time, and I am drinking water a lot while I am out.

We may get a little break over the weekend. Then again, I work on the weekend.
kay
jean_ar
13 years ago
We did get a little break in this heat about 7 this evening.I was out watering when a little blow came up and cooled us down about 15 degrees and it was a relief.It got to 104 this afternoon with the heat index of 117 and that is HOT.I needed to go to wal mart after a few things,and the ac don't work in my vehicle so my daughter came and took me.She has good ac in her car..It is like stepping into a oven to go outside.

Jean
organic_kitten
Original Author
13 years ago
Jean,
WE did not get any rain, but I hope we get some today. It is like opening an oven door when you open the door to outside. This heat wave has gone on too long.
The weather forecast gives hope of a shower and a bit cooler today (maybe just mid 90s).

Come on fall!
kay
shive
13 years ago
I have three new daylilies and a lot of seedlings that I need to get in the ground, but it's way too hot. Two days ago we had a high of 102 with a heat index of 115. Yesterday it was supposed to get to 100 again, but we had an afternoon shower that cooled temps down to 79. It rained again three times this morning, so we're getting a brief respite before it's back the high 90s. I planted a heuchera and a phlox when it was in the low 90s two weeks ago, and they're dead. I just don't like to risk losing plants, so my new ones continue to soak. I've soaked daylilies for as long as six weeks before, and they were OK.

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petalpatsy
13 years ago
Oh Jean! I feel for you with no AC in the vehicle. My 'garden truck' needs a freon charge and I just had to take it out anyway--I was thinking about calling a tow truck just for it's a/c.
organic_kitten
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13 years ago
Debra,
There are supposed to be several daylilies here in the fall, but I would really do the same and hold them out when it is this hot.

I wish a little of that rain would come my way. That being said, it is a little cooler today. Mid 90s doesn't sound cool, but it all depends on your frame of reference, and it has been super hot. I actually spent about 3 hours working in the yard. Not a tenth what I need to spend though.

And, of course, I work the weekend, and it will be Monday before I can get out again.
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jean_ar
13 years ago
haha, I TOO drive a pickup truck, with no working AC in it.I had to get a mechanic to come get it started for me 2 weeks ago. Its old and has a carburator in it that is always trouble, but this mechanic can have it running in 5 minutes.He brought it to the shop to do some thing minor to it,and when he brought it back,he said a can of freon in it and I could have the ac working in it, so I braved the heat the next evening and brought it to him and told him put that freon in it.He had to add 2 cans to it, but, coming back home,I was nice and cool,and feeling good to have a ac working in it..Three days later when I went out to the store, it blew nothing but HOT air,so all the freon had leaked out of it.

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