I know that there are people
who do not love their fellow man,
and I hate people like that!Tom Lehrer |
| Tracey suddenly discovered the first week in June might be the best time for her to take a week vacation as she will finally be well staffed then. I say we should go for it but we don’t really have a clue where, if anywhere, we would like to (afford to) go. Also it would depend on where the boys would be willing to go to. Obviously driving would probably be cheaper for the four of us and then again, depending on where we would go, we may not have time to drive. Decisions, decisions and so little time to decide! Tracey spent an hour or so on the Internets last evening but didn’t find much. She asked me what I thought about “historic Williamsburg” but it sounds a bit like a tourist trap to me. I don’t know. Guess I will have to think on it. Think fast! |
 On left Actor Robert Downey Jr. arrives at the premiere of Paramounts Iron Man held at Graumans Chinese Theatre on April 30, 2008 in Hollywood, California. Marvel comics adaptation Iron Man strong-armed the box office and blasted into elite territory by becoming one of only 10 films ever to gross 100 million dollars in its opening weekend, industry data showed Sunday.
On right Stan Lee, creator of the fictional comic book super-hero Iron Man, gestures at the premiere of the film Iron Man at the Grauman Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, April 30, 2008. |
Two Drunks
It’s closing time, and two drunks are getting ready to leave the bar. “God, I hate getting home at this hour. All I want to do is take my shoes off and crawl into bed, but Hailey always nags me for what seems like hours”.
“Sneaking’s not the way to do it. Try slamming the front door, stomping upstairs, and yelling ‘Hey baby, let’s screw’. When I do that, my wife always pretends she’s sound asleep”. |
For Mom Legel:
WISTERIA
By Willi Evans Galloway
Patience comes in handy when growing wisteria. “The biggest frustration that gardeners face when growing wisteria is that plants have a longer-than-average juvenile period and sometimes fail to bloom as expected,” says Jane C. Martin, horticulture agent for the Ohio State University Extension. The plant’s environment and how you care for it also affect blooming.
Try these tips for more blooms:
1. Don’t overdo fertilizer: Many gardeners suffer from a desire to fertilize indiscriminately, usually to the detriment of the plant. Juvenile plants should be fertilized only once a year. Use an organic fertilizer with a balanced NPK ratio. Too much fertilizer encourages vigorous vegetative growth at the expense of blooming. Established wisteria needs little fertilizer or additional water. After the plant fills in its trellis, water it only during drought and fertilize if the foliage yellows and new growth is poor.
2. Prune: Wisteria must be properly pruned to promote blooming. Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) and Japanese wisteria (W. floribunda) are the most commonly planted species, and they produce flower buds on old wood. Don’t prune heavily in winter and early spring, because you’ll be pruning off flower buds and encouraging new (nonblooming) vegetative growth. You can improve flowering by pruning heavily after bloom time, in late spring or early summer. This practice reduces new vegetative growth and promotes flower production. Since wisteria has very specific pruning needs, get a copy of Cass Turnbull’s Guide to Pruning (Sasquatch Books, 2004), which acknowledges the challenges of caring for wisteria and clearly explains how to maintain it properly. (Turnbull is the founder of Plant Amnesty, an organization dedicated to rescuing plants from bad pruning.)
3. Give it sun: Wisteria will grow in partial shade, but it needs at least six to eight hours of full sun to bloom best.
You can encourage flowering by pruning heavily in the summer and then root-pruning in late fall: Starting about 4 feet from the trunk, cut 18 inches down into the soil with a spade, circling the trunk. This process tends to “shock” plants back into flowering.
Additional info: Plants grown from seed can take 10 to 15 years or longer to bloom, Martin says. If you know your plant was grown from seed, you may want to take it out and start over. Before purchasing a replacement, check with your nursery about how their wisteria were propagated, and be sure to buy one propagated by grafting or cutting. This will greatly shorten the time to flowering. |
Denise 08 May 2008, 07:29 a.m.
| Was the information on wisteria for me? If so why? |
JEL 08 May 2008, 08:06 a.m.
| I would say the wisteria information was for Mom (Tracey) Legel from Denise (Noah’s girlfriend). In this case you would be Grandma Legel! |
MjL 08 May 2008, 10:18 a.m.
| okey dokey that makes sense,lol |
JEL 08 May 2008, 1:28 p.m.
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