You have had a rough summer. Let me know if you want more dianthus seeds. I have Sweet William and pinks.

bakemom: I'm sorry. I know you must be disappointed. You were brave to try in this weather. Did you get much rain a few days ago? On radar,it looked like you'd float away. Sadly it only made it as far south as I 275, and I got none again.

I have some new wintersown perennials, put in ground in spring. I was worred about their survival, not only from the heat and drought, but from being buried in my jungles, not getting enough sun. Oddly, though they've gotten little sun, they're doing well. Being shaded by larger plants has protected them from frying to death, and when watering I concentrate on those. So many annuals are biting the dust, I've just given up on many.

Here's to better weather in 2008.

Karen

So many of my new babies have fried in this unrelenting heat. I'm treating this past year's winter sowing as practice and looking forward to this year's as my true beginning. I'm hoping some of my perennials will make it, but until we get a well (crossing my fingers for November), I just can't afford to water enough to make a difference.

I'm good on seeds thanks. Plus, I have plenty of babies left. It just blows me away that the torrential rains wiped out a container of dianthus. Crazy.

We had so much rain and I was so glad, until the weed seeds started germinating. It flooded my back yard and water seeped into my garage. I had the dehumidifier going full blast in the basement.

This is nuts.

Nothing is more frustrating than working hard to get something ready (your plants for the swap) and having it all ruined. Hope you had a good, loud, foot stomping tantrum - very cleansing!

Nancy

That is a real bummer on your loss BakeMom - been there done that - but I have learned that we Winter/SummerSowers are a tough bunch. My ornamental cabbage, kale, calendula babies are really sulking in this heat - I had fantastic germination but they have pretty much stalled out with 1 set of true leaves - I have them sheltered on the screened in porch but we are regularly in the triple digits here with no immediate end in sight. OTOH my rocket snapdragon babies are looking pretty good - I will plant them out when the temps break a little and maybe get some late fall/early winter bloom before they rest and hopefully do gangbusters in the early spring....at least that is what I have been telling them :):)......

Lynne

So sorry bakemom - - Gosh, it's been a rough summer for so many of us - I give you credit for even attempting to sow this summer - it's been brutal here with temps close to 100 everyday. Hope you can recover from your disappointment -

Carrie

Sorry to hear you lost some of your sown babies. I know my veggie garden is looking sad. When I try to get into it, the mosquetoes(?)carry you away.
Pearl