tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post2611893556470682223..comments2024-02-05T13:14:16.318-07:00Comments on High Altitude Gardening: The Southwest MonsoonKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-74468255927865137862010-08-11T05:28:55.801-06:002010-08-11T05:28:55.801-06:00Great selection of flowers.Great selection of flowers.Digital Flower Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-41838365586115225942010-08-08T19:33:33.513-06:002010-08-08T19:33:33.513-06:00Mother Nature sure has been playing some nasty tri...Mother Nature sure has been playing some nasty tricks this year with the weather. We just got another round of hard showers. the first hard batch flattened my hollyhocks & they never had a problem standing tall, and the last knocker over my tall phlox (sorry I do not know the name, my friend tells me the while variety is David?) and did a number on my forsythia bushes, that finally got the much needed trim, but farther than was needed... the skeeters are horrendous! I guess we even have a variety called 'flood skeeters'! I noticed they looked different, but they still eat me alive, so I am hiding in my hot humid house with no a/c. but your garden looks lovely!<br />Faythe @GrammymousetailsFaythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034410853774096838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-26623105291651333582010-08-08T18:34:06.406-06:002010-08-08T18:34:06.406-06:00Ha, drippy, wet gardening - I just thought of a ne...Ha, drippy, wet gardening - I just thought of a new name for my blog! This morning I needed one of those 80s sweatbands because I kept getting blinded by my own sweat just weeding. Ah well, you can't always get what you want, as Mick says, so I guess we all need to learn to live with the unpredictable.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-86623197836486591682010-08-08T08:21:58.349-06:002010-08-08T08:21:58.349-06:00Hi, Rose!
I'll happily package up the rain -- ...Hi, Rose!<br />I'll happily package up the rain -- and the mosquitoes -- and send them your way. :)) I hear ya about MN. They grow 'em big up there.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-43962401559660622182010-08-08T08:20:40.363-06:002010-08-08T08:20:40.363-06:00Hi, Sunita;
I love your idea of monsoon vegetables...Hi, Sunita;<br />I love your idea of monsoon vegetables. I'll need to look into that for my own garden...Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-35181228201669827192010-08-08T08:11:56.188-06:002010-08-08T08:11:56.188-06:00Thx, Snowcatcher;
I do love the fact that I don...Thx, Snowcatcher;<br />I do love the fact that I don't have to schlep hoses all over the place. :))Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-42478510634453447582010-08-08T08:11:00.466-06:002010-08-08T08:11:00.466-06:00I wish that was the case, Melanie. I have a new an...I wish that was the case, Melanie. I have a new ant problem this year -- a giant hill of the mean red ones have moved into the wildflower area. Hmmm... I wonder if I put a sprinkler on them they might reconsider their new home...Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-81485305749913029982010-08-08T08:09:27.360-06:002010-08-08T08:09:27.360-06:00Thx Monica;
I'm such a baby, now that I live o...Thx Monica;<br />I'm such a baby, now that I live out here. Just not used to hot, humid days...Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-59532346684906113822010-08-08T08:08:41.140-06:002010-08-08T08:08:41.140-06:00Hi, Cynthia!
No rain?? I'm shocked. Every time...Hi, Cynthia!<br />No rain?? I'm shocked. Every time I think about saddling up the horse it starts to thunder again... :(Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-22831927088023912142010-08-08T07:16:55.487-06:002010-08-08T07:16:55.487-06:00I'd love to have a little bit of this rain! T...I'd love to have a little bit of this rain! The view of your slope with all the flowers in bloom is lovely, Kate--I can see your garden is enjoying all the wet weather, mosquitoes and all. <br /><br />Mosquitoes love me, but I think my worst experience with them was on a camping trip in Minnesota--I do think they grow Paul Bunyanesque skeeters there:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-54118406287261371142010-08-07T15:04:23.229-06:002010-08-07T15:04:23.229-06:00What a coincidence! We're getting our share of...What a coincidence! We're getting our share of the Indian South West Monsoon right now. Not so much of the thunder and lightning but oh, the torrents that the sky can gush out!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-59209787183083825412010-08-06T12:00:35.737-06:002010-08-06T12:00:35.737-06:00Our mountain wildflowers are benefitting from some...Our mountain wildflowers are benefitting from some of the storms you send our way, and I'm hoping you keep doing it for a while longer! Your garden is beautiful, but that lightning picture is just simply to die for!!!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-90569603700544387272010-08-06T11:09:19.518-06:002010-08-06T11:09:19.518-06:00Is all the rain discouraging your ants? TheLaura p...Is all the rain discouraging your ants? TheLaura phlox is gorgeous. I keep saying I'm going to grow phlox, now I know to look for this variety at the nursery.Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-19338446356656579312010-08-06T10:13:37.855-06:002010-08-06T10:13:37.855-06:00Yeah, humidity sucks. But your garden looks really...Yeah, humidity sucks. But your garden looks really nice!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-89289762722397832162010-08-05T23:18:07.202-06:002010-08-05T23:18:07.202-06:00There hasn't been a drop of rain in the northe...There hasn't been a drop of rain in the northern part of the state. Odd. I know what you mean about the humidity. I have NOT missed Chicago summers! Thanks for the beautiful pictures.Cynthia Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010962541250405633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-53394635014891835472010-08-05T20:41:33.362-06:002010-08-05T20:41:33.362-06:00Sage advice from the rainy weather queen, dear Tat...Sage advice from the rainy weather queen, dear Tatyana. Say, have you talked to your buds in Russia lately? I was yakking with Moscow Paul today and they are suffering through the same weather oddities as we are. :(Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-54223431560484972202010-08-05T20:38:00.120-06:002010-08-05T20:38:00.120-06:00Great tip Tufa ~ I shall definitely give this a tr...Great tip Tufa ~ I shall definitely give this a try. Coming home to bad potato chips is a poor way to end a day.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-78694403159920148682010-08-05T20:34:08.561-06:002010-08-05T20:34:08.561-06:00Hi, Di;
As much as I love MN I just can't cope...Hi, Di;<br />As much as I love MN I just can't cope with humidity. It's been a pretty rough time for us wimpy desert rats...Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-22891277205102388402010-08-05T20:32:22.055-06:002010-08-05T20:32:22.055-06:00Hi, Liz;
We're all suffering with this, as wel...Hi, Liz;<br />We're all suffering with this, as well. Swamp coolers just don't work in such weird conditions... :(Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-22813712529018703742010-08-05T18:15:45.186-06:002010-08-05T18:15:45.186-06:00Hold on there, Kate! The answer to your question a...Hold on there, Kate! The answer to your question about what to do when it rains is:the same what you do when there is no rain! Just put on an appropriate cloth. This is what we do in the rainy Northwest.<br />The picture of your garden, the 3rd one from the bottom, is absolutely gorgeous! Lovely!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-71314348434949841302010-08-05T17:37:24.149-06:002010-08-05T17:37:24.149-06:00Those gardens of yours are amazing! Our days star...Those gardens of yours are amazing! Our days start humid and end very dry. As far as the potato chips - put them in the fridge - makes them a cool snack and keeps them crisp.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-58969091958531357932010-08-05T17:31:38.369-06:002010-08-05T17:31:38.369-06:00Hello dear Kate, Amazing capture of the storm and ...Hello dear Kate, Amazing capture of the storm and clouds! and sorry about the humidity. I worked in MN for two years, yearz ago and since I'm from the east originally, let me tell you about humidity. ;)<br /><br />We have had no rain here since the end of June and likely will not again until September. Dry = summers here. Have a mahvelous weekend.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160202493785166930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-51614830187875527392010-08-05T17:03:15.057-06:002010-08-05T17:03:15.057-06:00The humidity is making the way I cool my apartment...The humidity is making the way I cool my apartment not work. It's seems to be sticking around a long time this summer. Hope it dries up soon, so I'll stop dying of the heat. Beautiful flowers!Lizhttp://ginkgograss.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-42370971797052798622010-08-05T15:15:08.898-06:002010-08-05T15:15:08.898-06:00Hi, Melospiza;
I've been tricked by that many ...Hi, Melospiza;<br />I've been tricked by that many a time with xeric plants ~ ~ wondering if the poor things might survive with a little extra water. Survive? They practically take over the place! :DKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-33006799877136140352010-08-05T15:13:54.142-06:002010-08-05T15:13:54.142-06:00Hi, Susan!
Oh, I'm not a complete purist. Ever...Hi, Susan!<br />Oh, I'm not a complete purist. Every week I sneak around with a hose and water some of the flowers I love to coddle. :) That pic -- Well, I'm right up in the thick of things, so I took that from my deck.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.com