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away36 · 25 February 2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Lion

In my relationship with my wife we are equal in all affairs. As a matter of fact she's the bread winner because I'm on social security disability. She's a very smart woman and am glad she is my partner and best friend in life!!!

OK....that just got you a FREE coffee along with Brownie POINTS!!!

Lion · 25 February 2009, 11:51 PM

Thanx and by the way you ladies are definitely increasing my vocabulary!!!

redshirt1957 · 26 February 2009, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

Yes, so Joe, would you please have a word with my husband?

Oh - so I guess I'd have to act the same back at him?

One day when being thoughtful and caring the wife turns to me and says, "oh I see now, you just want to get laid". We both had tears, hers from laughter and mine from crying.

Carolina · 26 February 2009, 03:02 AM

Grrr - I just spilled coffee on myself!

ijen0311 · 26 February 2009, 04:18 AM

I don't care for coffee.... can I have tea?

Carolina · 26 February 2009, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ijen0311

I don't care for coffee.... can I have tea?

Of course! I dislike coffee as well. (OK, now you are thinking

) I drink about 2 ounces of coffee, 14 ounces of milk, and a good dose of sugar.

Lisa · 26 February 2009, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Carolina

Of course! I dislike coffee as well. (OK, now you are thinking

) I drink about 2 ounces of coffee, 14 ounces of milk, and a good dose of sugar.

That's how my dad used to drink it - when I was little he'd give me sips - that's what started my love affair with Joe! (hee hee! The drinkable Joe - I mean, the kind of Joe that means coffee.... erm.... ahem.... )

Tryin' to make you laugh, Caroline!

Carolina · 26 February 2009, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

That's how my dad used to drink it - when I was little he'd give me sips - that's what started my love affair with Joe! (hee hee! The drinkable Joe - I mean, the kind of Joe that means coffee.... erm.... ahem.... )

Tryin' to make you laugh, Caroline!

you succeeded - thanks!

Lion · 26 February 2009, 09:46 AM

I do enjoy coffee in the morning and end up at Starbucks for a latte. You would all laugh, there is a group of us, men who meet each morning and hang out and do a lot of BS-ing and teasing of each other!!! Lots of fun but it does remind me of really old men meeting at MickyD or Burger King and piddling away the morning!!!

mailman · 26 February 2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Lots of fun but it does remind me of really old men meeting at MickyD or Burger King and piddling away the morning!!!

That's because it's the same thing

I say good for you that you laugh like that every day

redshirt1957 · 26 February 2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

I do enjoy coffee in the morning and end up at Starbucks for a latte. You would all laugh, there is a group of us, men who meet each morning and hang out and do a lot of BS-ing and teasing of each other!!! Lots of fun but it does remind me of really old men meeting at MickyD or Burger King and piddling away the morning!!!

I need a paper towell for that in the morning.

Carolina · 27 February 2009, 01:07 AM

What have I become??

I am surfing TRF, and also watching Dr Phil and "Octomom" discuss her 14 children.

Somebody slap me. I have TONS of things to do.

Lisa · 27 February 2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Carolina

What have I become??

I am surfing TRF, and also watching Dr Phil and "Octomom" discuss her 14 children.

Somebody slap me. I have TONS of things to do.

Afraid I can only be a bad influence, Caroline. But I will now make the beds, dress Violet and myself, and look for something to put in the porch planter that can take a frost or two.... some pansies, maybe?

redshirt1957 · 27 February 2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

Afraid I can only be a bad influence, Caroline. But I will now make the beds, dress Violet and myself, and look for something to put in the porch planter that can take a frost or two.... some pansies, maybe?

At our house panties handle frost very well.

Carolina · 27 February 2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by redshirt1957

At our house panties handle frost very well.

You know, you just always bring a smile to my face - no matter what.

Lion · 27 February 2009, 01:38 AM

Pansies would be a great choice and the flowers called Johnnie-jump-ups would work as well if available in your area. They are basically very small flowered pansies but very nice!!! Primrose would be another good choice!!!

Lisa · 27 February 2009, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by redshirt1957

At our house panties handle frost very well.

Oh dear!

Lisa · 27 February 2009, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Pansies would be a great choice and the flowers called Johnnie-jump-ups would work as well if available in your area. They are basically very small flowered pansies but very nice!!! Primrose would be another good choice!!!

I would try them for the cute name alone! Thanks for the tips - I was hoping you might glimpse this thread this morning.

Lion · 27 February 2009, 01:45 AM

Always a pleasure talking with you ladies!!!

Carolina · 27 February 2009, 01:51 AM

OK, here's a question. I want to put some flowers in a hanging basket as well as a large clay pot in our backyard. The area gets sun from probably 10 - 4 during the summer. It also is quite hot, as we are in the south.

The flowers I plant in the spring seem to poop out after a couple of months, or they just don't do well. I've tried Vinca, impatiens (too much sun), "wave" petunias, and some other sun loving annual.

I want something that is full and colorful. It's possible that I don't treat them properly, but I always water them, start off with good soil, etc.

Any advice?

Lisa · 27 February 2009, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Carolina

OK, here's a question. I want to put some flowers in a hanging basket as well as a large clay pot in our backyard. The area gets sun from probably 10 - 4 during the summer. It also is quite hot, as we are in the south.

The flowers I plant in the spring seem to poop out after a couple of months, or they just don't do well. I've tried Vinca, impatiens (too much sun), "wave" petunias, and some other sun loving annual.

I want something that is full and colorful. It's possible that I don't treat them properly, but I always water them, start off with good soil, etc.

Any advice?

The only plant I did not kill in a hanging basket was the Wandering Jew. It seemed to do very well - as long as I remembered to water it enough. It's got pretty foliage, too.

redshirt1957 · 27 February 2009, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Carolina

OK, here's a question. I want to put some flowers in a hanging basket as well as a large clay pot in our backyard. The area gets sun from probably 10 - 4 during the summer. It also is quite hot, as we are in the south.

The flowers I plant in the spring seem to poop out after a couple of months, or they just don't do well. I've tried Vinca, impatiens (too much sun), "wave" petunias, and some other sun loving annual.

I want something that is full and colorful. It's possible that I don't treat them properly, but I always water them, start off with good soil, etc.

Any advice?

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Originally Posted by Lisa

The only plant I did not kill in a hanging basket was the Wandering Jew. It seemed to do very well - as long as I remembered to water it enough. It's got pretty foliage, too.

Begonias. The friend of brown thumbs everywhere.

redshirt1957 · 27 February 2009, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

Oh dear!

Did spew check let me down again?

Lion · 27 February 2009, 02:16 AM

Carolina, do you fertilize with an all purpose fertilizer like Miracle Gro every 2 weeks during the growing season??? The south does get very hot I will have to do some research to see what can work but fertilizing with a water soluble fertilizer does do wonders. Remember though if you buy the plants from a garden center wait one month before fertilizing because you do not know when they last fertilized(they usually use a slow release fert. that looks like small beads/pellets). Remember you do need to water everyday and maybe twice in the southern in the summer. As for potted plants you could go with New Guinea Hybrid Impatiens, Marigolds or dwarf Snap dragons as a possibility. The reason for dwarf Snaps is because the full size get tall and fall over(shattering) if not staked. Another good choice would be Geraniums, there are many new varieties with stunning flowers. A good book on Annuals is a book by Wayne Winterrowd called 'Annuals for Connoisseurs. Another good book is 'Annual Gardening' by the Missouri Botanical Garden(June Hutson)
Sorry it took so long to post but I'm a slow typist!!!

Lion · 27 February 2009, 02:19 AM

Lisa, be careful with Begonias in hanging baskets for they need more shade then sun. And there are varieties of Begonias that do trail and are perfect for hanging baskets!!!

Lisa · 27 February 2009, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Lisa, be careful with Begonias in hanging baskets for they need more shade then sun. And there are varieties of Begonias that do trail and are perfect for hanging baskets!!!

I just got back from Lowe's with a 12 pack of purple-veined petunias (had good luck with petunias last year and am trying a different color) for the patio pot. For my hanging basket, mixed miniature pansies. Maybe these are Johnnie Jump-Ups? The flowers are no more than an inch across and the foliage is smaller than the usual pansy. I got a coconut-husk-lined wire basket to put them in. Now that Violet is napping (not the flower, the toddler!) I shall go and plant them....

redshirt1957 · 27 February 2009, 04:27 AM

We have been in a drought cycle in the South so five years ago I planted a lot of Lantana. We live in zone eight so they are perienniels and I have them all around the yard. Since you live in zone seven, I would assume they would be annuals and thus, I would only plant them in planters and hanging baskets. They do well in full sunlight and are drought resistant. I never water them and they bloom all summer long. Now they are kind of wild growing, so they have an umkempt look. For us, they have survived some cold temps and two years ago in late March the lows were in the teens and the highs were around freezing for a week. No damage. Just a thought for some nice colour in a hanging basket. I perfer the reds or the type that start out white, then the flowers turn purple.

Hope Lion will chime in with some good suggestions, which I much appreciate.

Carolina · 27 February 2009, 04:35 AM

Yes, we are zone 7b. You just named the annual I forgot - Lantana. I planted a few plants in our large clay pot, and while they did OK for a month or two, that was it. I watered them a lot. They were purple and white, but looked kind of scraggly.

I think I have a brown thumb.

Carolina · 27 February 2009, 04:36 AM

Maybe I watered them too much?

The only annual I have great luck with is Impatiens.

DSJ · 27 February 2009, 04:36 AM

Anyone have any experience with violas? I want to try them instead of pansies this spring.

25 February 2009, 11:51 PM	#3632
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Thanx and by the way you ladies are definitely increasing my vocabulary!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

26 February 2009, 03:02 AM	#3634
Carolina "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Watch: it, Bubba! Posts: 6,271	Grrr - I just spilled coffee on myself! __________________ . .Member #5380 .

26 February 2009, 09:46 AM	#3639
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	I do enjoy coffee in the morning and end up at Starbucks for a latte. You would all laugh, there is a group of us, men who meet each morning and hang out and do a lot of BS-ing and teasing of each other!!! Lots of fun but it does remind me of really old men meeting at MickyD or Burger King and piddling away the morning!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

27 February 2009, 01:07 AM	#3642
Carolina "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Watch: it, Bubba! Posts: 6,271	What have I become?? I am surfing TRF, and also watching Dr Phil and "Octomom" discuss her 14 children. Somebody slap me. I have TONS of things to do. __________________ . .Member #5380 .

27 February 2009, 01:38 AM	#3646
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Pansies would be a great choice and the flowers called Johnnie-jump-ups would work as well if available in your area. They are basically very small flowered pansies but very nice!!! Primrose would be another good choice!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

26 February 2009, 04:18 AM	#3635
ijen0311 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Jen Location: Jax, FL Watch: Sea-Dweller Posts: 3,977	I don't care for coffee.... can I have tea?

27 February 2009, 01:45 AM	#3649
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Always a pleasure talking with you ladies!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

27 February 2009, 01:51 AM	#3650
Carolina "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Watch: it, Bubba! Posts: 6,271	OK, here's a question. I want to put some flowers in a hanging basket as well as a large clay pot in our backyard. The area gets sun from probably 10 - 4 during the summer. It also is quite hot, as we are in the south. The flowers I plant in the spring seem to poop out after a couple of months, or they just don't do well. I've tried Vinca, impatiens (too much sun), "wave" petunias, and some other sun loving annual. I want something that is full and colorful. It's possible that I don't treat them properly, but I always water them, start off with good soil, etc. Any advice? __________________ . .Member #5380 .

27 February 2009, 02:16 AM	#3654
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Carolina, do you fertilize with an all purpose fertilizer like Miracle Gro every 2 weeks during the growing season??? The south does get very hot I will have to do some research to see what can work but fertilizing with a water soluble fertilizer does do wonders. Remember though if you buy the plants from a garden center wait one month before fertilizing because you do not know when they last fertilized(they usually use a slow release fert. that looks like small beads/pellets). Remember you do need to water everyday and maybe twice in the southern in the summer. As for potted plants you could go with New Guinea Hybrid Impatiens, Marigolds or dwarf Snap dragons as a possibility. The reason for dwarf Snaps is because the full size get tall and fall over(shattering) if not staked. Another good choice would be Geraniums, there are many new varieties with stunning flowers. A good book on Annuals is a book by Wayne Winterrowd called 'Annuals for Connoisseurs. Another good book is 'Annual Gardening' by the Missouri Botanical Garden(June Hutson) Sorry it took so long to post but I'm a slow typist!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

27 February 2009, 02:19 AM	#3655
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Lisa, be careful with Begonias in hanging baskets for they need more shade then sun. And there are varieties of Begonias that do trail and are perfect for hanging baskets!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

27 February 2009, 04:27 AM	#3657
redshirt1957 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Bubba Location: Bitsyville! Watch: Blue YM today! Posts: 10,053	We have been in a drought cycle in the South so five years ago I planted a lot of Lantana. We live in zone eight so they are perienniels and I have them all around the yard. Since you live in zone seven, I would assume they would be annuals and thus, I would only plant them in planters and hanging baskets. They do well in full sunlight and are drought resistant. I never water them and they bloom all summer long. Now they are kind of wild growing, so they have an umkempt look. For us, they have survived some cold temps and two years ago in late March the lows were in the teens and the highs were around freezing for a week. No damage. Just a thought for some nice colour in a hanging basket. I perfer the reds or the type that start out white, then the flowers turn purple. Hope Lion will chime in with some good suggestions, which I much appreciate.

27 February 2009, 04:35 AM	#3658
Carolina "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Watch: it, Bubba! Posts: 6,271	Yes, we are zone 7b. You just named the annual I forgot - Lantana. I planted a few plants in our large clay pot, and while they did OK for a month or two, that was it. I watered them a lot. They were purple and white, but looked kind of scraggly. I think I have a brown thumb. __________________ . .Member #5380 .

27 February 2009, 04:36 AM	#3659
Carolina "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Watch: it, Bubba! Posts: 6,271	Maybe I watered them too much? The only annual I have great luck with is Impatiens. __________________ . .Member #5380 .

27 February 2009, 04:36 AM	#3660
DSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: David Location: USA Watch: your step! Posts: 7,882	Anyone have any experience with violas? I want to try them instead of pansies this spring. __________________ Rolex. The Rolex of watches. 16570 Expy2 Noir, 116710 GMT Master II, 2552.80 SMP

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