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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.thunderbird |
| Subject | Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! |
| Date | 2026-07-05 10:15 -0700 |
| Organization | None, as usual |
| Message-ID | <112e3fe$16pln$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 7/4/26 16:34, Paul wrote: > On Sat, 7/4/2026 1:40 PM, The Real Bev wrote: >> On 7/3/26 22:13, Paul wrote: >> >>> I was busy today. >>> >>> Canada has had some wild weather, and I have to remove stuff >>> from the basement, after a flood. That's my new hobby. Today, >>> I got the last carpet out from down there. >> >> A few days ago I bought some tomatoes at Aldi that came from Canada. Most of our fruit/veg in Kalifornia comes from south of the border. >> I assume they were grown in some sort of hothouse since the plants seem to like it hot. Do you or your friends grow tomatoes outside? >> > > Someone even attempted to grow pineapple here. Southern California here. People try to grow pineapples by cutting off the top and planting it. Some have posted photos of the positive result. I suspect photoshop. > Growing tomato does not require a hothouse. > We used to grow them at home. We also grew grapes > and rhubarb in the back yard. And the situation back > then would not be described as "hot". Our summers used to top out at maybe 105F occasionally. Recently that temp is common. Most of my cherry tomato plants get eaten during the night, but the survivors seem happy as long as they have enough water. I've got 4 Sweet 100 variant plants producing a lot of little tomatolets now, but unlike the rest of the country and Europe the weather has been pretty mild -- 80F+ in the afternoon. I know we'll pay for it later, but it's nice now. Concord grapes are REALLY happy. > I don't think a tomato plant would last too long, > in a heat wave. You have to take care of your tomatoes. > I've seen too many parched ones, to hold out hope > for people who "plant and come back four months > later expecting product". You can't do that :-) Who does that? Commercial growers? I water everything every other day (I kill a lot of succulents and orchids) but there are limits to my concern. If they don't like it they can just pull up their damn roots and move. I tell them about my neighbors who deliberately killed their front yards and left bare dirt. I tell the houseplants about garbage disposals. > Cedar likes heat-days. Corn likes heat-days. > A lot of other succulent plants are not happy in > brutal conditions. I've got a lot of succulents. I'm amazed that stores actually SELL them. Trader Joe especially. If anybody wants stapelia seeds send me email and I'll send some next time. > So we have that tried and true recipe for grass seed in this > zone. So what does the hardware store go and do. They buy > a mono-culture of something that doesn't grow here. I planted > some of that, to cover some "tire tracks", yes, it grew, it > grew faster than the regular lawn. Then when winter came, all > that grass... "died". People plant 'winter rye' here when other grass goes dormant. It's beautiful, grows fast, demands frequent water and cutting and then dies in the spring. Full employment for yard workers. > Nothing sprouted in spring. And that's what > happens when a buyer for a company, tries to cheap out and buy > what is more or less "weed seed". Instead of a proper grass mix. > You can only get decent grass seed, at the garden store. When we moved in 57 years ago we had a lovely dichondra lawn. That lasted about a month, although some still comes up in shaded areas that get enough water. No idea where it came from, but Kikuyu grass and "devilgrass" (common Bermuda) took over. I throw out more devilgrass seeds every once in a while and give the yard just enough water to stay alive, but the soil is compacted and water mostly runs off. If I actually wanted a nice lawn (which would be considered sinful here where cities pay the residents to kill their nice lawns) it would take far more work than I'm willing to put in. On a trip to DC I was chatting with a woman from Cleveland who asked me what we Kalifornians did in the summer when it never rained. I had to explain faucets and hoses... -- Cheers, Bev Some people just can't be helped; you take 'em out of the rat race for 5 minutes and they end up missing the rats! --XR650LDave
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Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-03 13:13 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-03 13:31 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! "Th"?? Court in progress?? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-04 19:07 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-03 15:27 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-03 16:20 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-03 16:39 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-04 01:13 -0400
Re: Fixed a wild one! "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-04 13:09 +0200
OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-04 10:40 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-04 19:34 -0400
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-04 17:15 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-05 14:11 +0200
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-05 14:38 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-05 18:35 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-06 04:13 -0400
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-06 13:11 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-07 04:20 -0400
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-07 02:14 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-07 06:27 -0400
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-08 23:12 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-09 07:35 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-10 00:42 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-09 17:00 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-09 17:34 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-10 15:58 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-07-10 10:32 -0500
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-10 21:57 +0200
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-10 13:28 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-10 17:24 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-11 12:42 +0200
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-11 11:02 +0000
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-11 20:58 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-11 14:38 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-12 14:02 +0200
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-12 06:51 -0700
Re: OT ... leg muscle memory? kicks? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-07 18:50 +0800
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-07 21:31 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-07 15:29 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-08 23:15 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-10 01:00 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-09 18:00 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-10 08:05 +0100
OT: Britain (was: Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one!) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-10 16:24 +0100
Re: OT: Britain (was: Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one!) John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2026-07-10 21:29 +0100
Re: OT: Britain T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-10 19:07 -0700
Re: OT: Britain "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-11 21:10 +0100
Re: OT: Britain T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-11 14:44 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-09 18:19 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-08 18:06 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-08 20:02 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-09 00:06 -0400
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-08 23:15 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-10 00:45 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-05 20:17 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-06 04:33 -0400
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-06 11:37 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-06 11:48 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-05 10:15 -0700
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-07-05 18:26 +0100
Re: OT -- Re: Fixed a wild one! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-05 13:53 -0400
Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-04 10:40 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-04 18:38 +0000
Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-04 13:22 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-04 20:52 +0000
Re: Fixed a wild one! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-07-04 15:28 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-07-04 23:19 +0100
Re: Fixed a wild one! "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-04 19:05 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild one! T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-05 18:38 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild one! Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-07-06 20:50 +1000
Re: What is "Th"? "Tb"? Rare-earth elements? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-06 20:26 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-06 20:42 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-06 13:13 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-07 14:00 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-07 14:01 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-07 00:01 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-07 17:22 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-07 12:23 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-08 08:10 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-08 23:46 -0700
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-09 16:22 +0800
Re: Fixed a wild ... Thunderbird? Bogus Thunderbird? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-09 02:14 -0700
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Re: Fixed ... [OT] "Jörg voice"? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-12 21:57 +0800
Re: Fixed ... [OT] "Jörg voice"? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-12 19:50 -0700
Re: Fixed ... [OT] "Jörg voice"? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-12 20:16 -0700
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