On Thu, 15 May 2014 14:25:57 -0600, gloria p >
wrote:

>On 5/1/2014 10:00 AM, bluechick wrote:
>> Hello, everyone!
>>
>> I have been a long-time lurker but haven't posted on usenet in ages. I
>> feel like I know many of you, having read your helpful posts for such
>> a long time.
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>Welcome. A new voice is uually a Good Thing. Just be careful about
>bragging about your weather. We can barely put up with George
>harvesting his crops while some of us are still buried in snow. ;-)
>(We had 8 inches here on Mother's Day.)

Thank you, Gloria! I know better than to brag too much about weather.
It will change in 5 minutes to something awful. Right now, it
feels more like fall than the summer-like weather we've had lately.
I'm sure it will turn hot again in due time.

>I bought some tomato plants and flowers today but they probably won't go
>into the ground until Memorial Day. Denver area has a very short
>growing season.

I'm sure you make the most of your short growing season. We have a
long one here but it seems short some years when it gets too hot and
dry for anything to grow (except the bugs, which seem to get bigger
every year). We had one of those summers two years ago with triple
digit temperatures for days on end and drought. But good things can
happen from bad weather: we had wonderful fruit that year with very
concentrated flavor. Our big Celeste fig tree had figs that tasted
like peaches. The markets were full of peaches and pears that were
intensely sweet. But I don't want to have to go through weeks of 100
degree days without rain to get that again!

>You will find good advice and cautionary tales here. Welcome aboard!

Already have! The group has been great. Thanks again!

>gloria p

bluechick