This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Howard, does OZCIS download library files well? That's all I use CIM for, and I use Autosig for messages.
Bob, makes sense to me. My dog is so little she doesn't "doo" much harm to my garden. There are many flat areas with cement stepping stones where she squats. I've never noticed burn (but I don't have a lawn). She has ruined a fescue, though, from using it as…
Ruth, I'm feeling better, thanks, and getting caught up on paperwork since it's too wet to garden. I watched part one of Yamato-san's journey through Good Earth America, and even recognized one of the Socal people who met him for dinner at the Good Earth restaurant (Susan S., who has…
Leather Leaf Fern
Message #1134
Hostas are not good here in the Bay Area because of the snail problem. They will be full of holes in no time….I have lots of ferns in my garden in San Francisco. You are welcome to visit (after the rains stop). The deciduous ferns are just coming up now,…
Newspaper As Mulch
Message #1133
There was an article in Fine Gardening within the past few years praising newspaper as a mulch and detailing the fine points.
#Dog and lawn problems
Message #1132
Bob, I know some brands of dog food result in less ordure (Eucanuba is one), but perhaps that's not what you're referring to.
#Greenhouse Article
Message #1131
You did it again, Howard! It inspires one to write and upload…
Shirley, good to see you! I've been mourning the last few days — it finally hit me hard that Good Earth was gone. I couldn't even watch Yamato-san's video, I was so down about the sudden demise of our meeting place. Anyway, I'm going to watch it today or tomorrow.…
Lotsa water……
Message #1129
Hi, Howard. Your dogs like to go out in the downpour? Have to apply toe to rump to get Snowflake out (or I pick her up and hurl her a foot or so away from the door, and close it real quick before she can rush back in). She's sitting…
Hi, Ruth! The demise of our late great forum hit me this week, along with a cold. The rain is fabulous, although a bit of an excess. Plants look as though they're just about to spring out of the earth, the colors so vibrant against the gray sky. I have…
The "JADE" Caper
Message #1125
Thanks, Les, I'll try to remember all that .
What a wonderful way to receive the good news! A bouquet and card. I know your new granddaughter will always remember thank you notes for the gifts you'll be giving (she has well-trained parents, who musta got this from the grandfather, that inveterate card-sender, HM). Anyway, congratulations to Howard and…
Yes, Virginia, you can order the book from Norman for $15.50: Norman C. Deno, Prof. Em. of Chemistry 139 Lenor Drive State College, PA 16801 Seed Germination , Theory & Practice — very valuable and readable.
🙂 Is this better? Or is it (: hard to remember
I'm a native Pennsylvanian who moved to San Francisco in 1970, via New York City and London. I still am amazed at the year-round hummingbirds and woodland strawberries, salvias in bloom at Christmas, etc. On my last trip to Pennsylvania, I noticed how big the plants were in the summer…
If you will post the species name of the Arisaema (jack-in-the-pulpit), I will post the cultural notes from Norman Deno's work on seed germination. He has very detailed information on this genus.
Shepherd, your "monster" is our mini. I've seen jade bushes growing on hillsides around here that are absolutely humongous — probably someone put one leaf outside 20 years ago and off it went, like kudzu (well, almost )…
David, "snow in summer" here is cerastium, which is extremely aggressive in my year-round growing climate; "Spanish shawl" (heterocentron) is invasive here. If you have the same plants, you will have quick coverage. They're not Australian natives, of course. I wonder what your "native rosemary" is. The "darling pea" seeds…
Alison, I would like a complimentary issue, too, if the offer is still available. Marjory Harris, 236 West Portal Ave., #311, San Francisco, CA 94127. Thanks!
Please post the vegetarian version of your haggis recipe, Capt'n. Do you have an authentic Scots ginger cookie (snap or biscuit will do)? That I would like, more so than the bloodless haggis….
Gee, Jeff, thanks. I would like to meet you, if possible, while I'm in West Chester, and I would certainly like to see Cresson's garden. I'm looking at it right now, as my dear friend Harland Hand gave me a copy of The American Man's Garden (he's in it, too;…
Hi, David, great to have an Aussie on board! I love your plants (just placed an order today that included a bunch of Australian natives). I live in San Francisco, CA, which is similar in climate to Sydney, from what I gather. Just put up some Australian seeds (hard as…
Hi, Alan, I remember you from Good Earth. What are you growing now?
Jeff, I plan to visit Philadelphia at the end of May, on my way to Toronto for the ARGS annual meeting. I will be staying in West Chester. Can you recommend several intimate gardens (that is, not Longwood or estates) of horticultural as well as esthetic interest I could visit…
Capt'n, I know if I were making it for company, it would turn out to be a yukky, slimy mess . Sometimes I luck onto something ( a lost kitchen chord, maybe). When are you going to regale this forum with your haggis recipe???
Susan, please do attend the annual ARGS meeting in Guelph! We can rent a car & tour some gardens, maybe? The West Coast winter study weekends are (this sounds chauvinistic, but I have heard this from many) much better than the east coast ones. It may be the difference in…
No, Jeff, don't replace wheat with rye, as rye is low in gluten and very sticky. I made the pizza dough with: around 2/3 cup rye around 1/3 cup whole wheat around 1.75 cups unbleached white flour 1 t. salt 1-1/2 t. sugar 1 T. olive oil enough water to…
Thanks, Howard! I'm glad to see you are here, welcoming people, disseminating seed, and giving sound advice, as you did to Susan. I hope to send seed more often, so let me know when you run low on the woodland strawberry, etc.
#Greetings
Message #323
Susan, I'm glad to hear you're OK! I've heard various horror stories of misdiagnoses. One of my clients was told he had lung cancer (and later told it was a mistake). He's been angry at the medical profession ever since. Hope you get caught up soon and will share your…
Cacti
Message #322
Jonathan, I collect succulents and grow them outdoors in San Francisco. I have a large echeverria collection. I also have many Euphorbia family plants and crassulas. What do you collect?
#Starting seed
Message #321
I sow very fine seed by rolling it between my first finger and thumb as I move my hand over the soil surface — much as you would sprinkle salt on food if the salt were in a dish. In fact, you might want to try this first with salt…