Posted by Tabitha on March 19, 2003, at 1:38:30
In reply to Re: Calling IsoM, where are you? » Tabitha, posted by IsoM on March 18, 2003, at 17:41:30
Thanks for checking in. I'm glad my post caught your eye. So us babblers have been pushed off your schedule by a sick kitty huh? Darn. I'll wish that kitty good wishes. What a devoted mum you've been, force feeding her. I had an epileptic cat once, boy was it a struggle to get the medicine down, the cat would just shake its head afterward and spray bright orange medicine everywhere.
My flowers are starting to bloom but it's still raining too much to tend them. My pink carnations and yellow butterfly iris are blooming for the first time! Yay me! (for planting something that's making it). I've made peace with snails by tearing out the plants they like. We're still battling over geraniums--they're not their first choice, but since all the other good stuff is gone, they're munching it some. I'm hoping my sweet gum tree will fill in better this year-- last year it suffered from the dry springtime and my ignorance of its water needs. I didn't get nearly so many prickly seedpods dropped, probably not even 1/4 the amount from last year.
I've been curious about crabgrass, why does everyone hate it so much? It's so much hardier and greener than all my other grass, and doesn't need so much water. I was wondering if I could buy crabgrass seed instead of grass seed to fill in some bare spots. Only the farm supply places have it, since it's good for cattle to eat. All the normal non-farmers seem intent on committing crab grass genocide. In the interest of experimentation (and laziness) I've let the back yard go wild. I now have some dandelions that are 3 feet tall! I didn't even know they were capable of growing that high. I think they're attractive enough.
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