I had a good chuckle reading this thread. :-) Winter I can definitely wait for...Christmas!!?? No...please, it's bad enough when they are playing Christmas carols in the stores at Halloween, let along gardeners on the GW forums wishing it were here in September! lol Fall has always been my favorite time of year. Now, it's a toss up between spring and fall. I really enjoy the change in season. We tried moving to the South once and stayed for 9 months. We moved back home. We really missed the seasons, more than we thought we would. Like dtd, I also don't want a greenhouse,or to be gardening all year. I enjoy the break when nothing has to be tended to outside and I can think about something else besides being totally immersed in gardening. [g] This year, I am particularly ready to be finished with the yard. It has been so dry and the yard just doesn't look as good as it usually would at this time of year. We still have a lot to do before we are finished for the year though. I will be glad to cover up some of the mess out there and start fresh next year. Don't you think it has a bit of a melancholy feel though, this time of year? There's just something about the different light in the fall. The way it is dark earlier maybe? So different than the excitement of spring returning. pm2

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!! May you have a wonderful day Annette. Your posts on gardening and life are truly inspirational. You add so much to this forum. Happy Birthday also to pat_t and gldn1. May the coming year be one of great days in the garden for you all. Caroline

I guess the bunches of bananas would be a kind of give away?? The plants were in a real mess, it looked like they had thrown all the labels/plants/pots in a heap and just stuck them together at random. There were no others like it for sale at the time and it was no use asking as from previous experiences there I fear the DIY store staff don't actually know much about the plants.....sorry staff!

Every year I plant on President Day, that is around Feb 18th. I have a few old timers that think I am NUTS and they would never plant out till middle March. But the reward? For last two weeks I have been picking awesome tomatoes! My goal every year...Toms by Moms Day. I have only had one year in last few years that it got near 40. No biggie, I just covered them for the night. It is already in the 90's. And super humid, so I don't see how blooms can set.