Thanks to hostarookie for keeping the count & doing the Excel spreadsheet! Posts through 12:00 noon on 3/3/11 are included here, others will be included next time. Please post any corrections & we will work on them! Zone Wars Total: 9938 Please post here with your current TOTAL count. Happy sowing! Zone 4 = 821 201 brambleoak ~~1 curt grow ~31 dieg01991 151 dirtbert ~10 missanissa z4 ~~8 mnwsgal ~18 noinwi 153 sandysgardens ~36 tamamaroo124 212 worthgold1 Zone 3 = 4 ~~4 nutsaboutflowers Zone 5 = 3469 190 adamark ~61 amybeth82 ~76 bookjunky4life ~81 cab321 ~56 cottagedreamer ~92 daisydawnny ~23 dirtgently ~~4 edie h ~68 floodthelast 101 gardenunusual ~25 highalttransplant ~20 indiana.matt 150 ishareflowers ~12 jessew 319 jim49631 505 jodie74 114 judiohz5 107 just1morehosta ~35 karendee 163 katmatney ~~9 kvenkat ~25 lilblossom ~29 lily55rjw ~40 marthacr ~20 mastergardener2003 ~28 momstar ~42 mrs.b in wy ~28 nancyplants ~~4 not a contessa ~27 ohioveggies 121 paulan70 ~44 pvmiscaccount ~85 rbrady 110 rosemctier ~97 sjc48 ~59 skywaitress 245 snapdragon36 ~24 strmywthr3 ~36 tempusflits ~12 terrene ~13 TheGirlNtheDirt 119 wren1 ~50 yellowflowerpot Zone 6 = 2747 ~18 aggiebee ~49 anthemion ~10 bakemom ~~4 caryltoo 123 countrycarolyn ~21 ctcfo 244 granny123-2006 289 hostarookie ~60 jlhart76 ~93 kimka 191 ladyrose65 364 lgslgs 127 livsauntieshel ~53 lois 127 marie of roumania ~27 mechele211 ~39 michiet ~66 moon458 ~52 moonwolf ~36 ohiovalleygardener ~32 onedaylily ~~8 orcascove ~~6 palmetto gardener ~~5 plantrancherbecca ~31 prairiemoon2 ~27 sandy1186 ~39 sandysoil2008 ~96 serenae ~65 slackermom ~32 stlgirl ~54 suecirish ~74 tepelus ~39 terryj09 136 weebay 110 ymaddox Zone 7 = 2135 ~91 aklinda 198 corrine1 ~42 daffodillady 110 drippy ~20 faunus ~~9 hepatica z7 ~88 iam3killerbs ~40 kmpsmom ~81 lceh 295 ldsluder ~60 linda jo 413 meadows ~58 nan-6161 ~72 rane grow ~12 rosa crazii ~~3 sammyg ~25 shmooey ~27 token28001 ~45 tomva 211 velsgarden 167 wipe yo feets ~68 yorktownpatty Zone 8 = 762 ~36 boysnoise210 188 clc70 ~46 firsthouse mp ~13 gardenofeden777 ~50 manda3 ~43 msbatt ~~2 nanagarden ~17 newskye ~~6 river crossroads ~52 roper2008 ~17 sandlapper rose 105 saravancouver ~98 silver cat ~16 steff442 ~73 sweetlady

Ive already done a few (hehehe) I had some fresh azure monkshood and delphiniums that I wanted to get in the dirt ASAP, so I started with that and followed with lupines, hollyhock mallow and some montbrietta (also wanted to get that in fresh). Limiting myself to perennials that actuallY NEED the cold for now. I think I made a mistake in DSing some california poppies in the beds in front, not sure if that was a good idea or not. Not sure if the seeds should be frozen, not sure if the slugs and earwigs will eat them as soon as they sprout. I think tomorrow Ill do balloon flowers (I got pink --I hope).

Good morning, Karen, take care of yourself and up the vitamin C. I hate strep. Being allergic to most antibiotics I have to go every day for a shot of the only antibiotic I can take. Such a pain. Let's look at the bright side... You may feel too bad to eat and lose a few extra pounds! :) Poor Baby. I'm not trying to make fun of you. Just trying to make you smile. Jas, 15 minutes from the beach! How awesome is that!!!! We started camping with a tent. Then a friend gave us a good deal on a older pop-up. Nothing fancy, but has air conditioning. The older I get the less I can handle these hot, muggy, sweaty days. Harold, I know what you mean about the glasses. I take mine off and turn off the light at night , wake up and reach for them first thing in the morning. Otherwise my world is REALLY fuzzy! Ek, That waist is so tiny I got my magnifying glass out to see it! Encouraging is what Harold does best. Which Carolina are you from? I love both. Our favorite vacation is Nags Head. If it is just the 2 of us we like the off season so we can have the beach to ourselves. Snuck away one New Years and it was GRAND! We were all alone on Pea Island and the sea shells were fantastic!!!! Dh and I have a running contest of who finds the biggest seashell and biggeat piece of sea glass. He ALWAYS wins. One year after a storm I found a gallon vinegar jar washed up and claimed the biggest sea glass for the day!! He said I cheated,but I don't care!! His favorite was when I found a tall wooden step ladder washed up and dragged it forever to reach the truck. Hey, it was already salt treated! I spent a week in Chapel Hill with my niece last May. Loved the shopping. It's a beautiful town. We finally made it to Hilton Head year before last with another niece. Even sneaked down to Savannah and had lunch at 'The Lady and Sons' and checked out the beautiful homes while we were there. I'm dreading starting to work out to tone and tighten. I really need inspiration for that. I can do the treadmill, no problem. But, I don't even want to talk about all of that ab, thigh, etc. I am lazy,lazy.lazy. I will get off of the treadmill and stand in front of the mirror and do maybe 10 bicep curls, tricep extensions, and side leg raises and that's it. Hopefully when I lose a little more weight I can get motivated. I've got this lower stomach thing going on that I've had since I had my hystorectomy 22 years ago. It almost looks like the Dr forgot to bring the muscles back down and sew them back together and they 'pouch' out, for lack of a better word. My niece says she has the same little area since her cancer operation. Maybe the Pilates would help with that? I hope everyone has a great day. Betty

Roxanna, Thanks. I just reserved the first book of the Chronicles of St Mary's series from my library. 😃 I did find the title of the time travel book that I really liked. It was called ‘Time After Time’ by Lisa Grunwald. I'd give it 4 stars. Can't rate it for book groups because I don't do them. I found this book hard to put down. I wish it were a series, but nope, a stand alone novel. A memorable book that stayed with me long after I finished it. I read a series by Connie Willis. It was a 5 book series about time travel during WWII. I read a lot of books on WWII last year. [g] Book #1 was ‘Firewatch’. I'd give the series 3 stars. It was initially very interesting, but as I went through the series, I found the author had a hard time handling the complexity and the stories really bogged down with too much detail. And I like some detail to my stories, but, this was too much even for me. I forgot to rate my book recommendations and I can’t edit that post again. 5 stars Jane Eyre Anne of Green gables To Kill a Mockingbird Anything by Rosamund Pilcher 4.5 stars ‘A Place to Hang the Moon’ ‘The Last Bookshop in London’ Maisie Dobbs series Inspector Armond Gamache Mysteries ‘Beth Chatto’s Woodland Garden’ ‘Younger Next Year’ Some of John Grisham’s books Some of David Baldacci books 4 stars The Maggie Hope Mysteries ‘Mr. Churchill’s. Secretary ‘ ’Time After Time’ 3 Stars ‘Firewatch’ and 4 more in the series