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Oct 24, 2014 11:36 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Rain--it's a good thing. Big Grin
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Oct 24, 2014 2:41 PM CST
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Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Hurray! Congratulations Jan! Will look forward to the pictures. Hopefully there will be lots more rain coming
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Oct 24, 2014 6:27 PM CST
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Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
lovemyhouse said:Rain--it's a good thing. Big Grin


Just call her Martha! Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Oct 24, 2014 6:29 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Oct 24, 2014 6:32 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Thumbs up
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Oct 24, 2014 11:38 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Sherry, I'm about 150 miles north of Sacramento.
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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Oct 25, 2014 5:32 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
The radar shows a pretty large storm moving through Northern Calif. this morning. Keep your finger crossed, looks like a bit of rain coming through. Smiling
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Oct 25, 2014 7:56 AM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
It's raining and windy here.
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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Oct 25, 2014 9:31 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
Central California (Zone 9b)
Annuals Irises Dog Lover Composter Cat Lover Region: California
Butterflies Birds Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers hot summers Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Still sunny here, but we have a 38 percent chance of rain this afternoon! Hurray! I don't know if it will get this far south but we can hope and pray! Sticking tongue out
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Oct 25, 2014 10:04 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
Central California (Zone 9b)
Annuals Irises Dog Lover Composter Cat Lover Region: California
Butterflies Birds Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers hot summers Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Ooooh the forecast has been updated!!!! It's up to a 70% chance of rain! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! It looks like Rob and Sherry might be getting some rain right now...and Jan too! (Barbara has already reported it's raining there!) nodding
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Oct 25, 2014 10:15 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Hurray!
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Oct 25, 2014 11:27 AM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
Irises Hummingbirder Hellebores Organic Gardener Dog Lover Daylilies
Region: Ukraine Region: California Dahlias Garden Art Cat Lover Vegetable Grower
There was a sizable storm last night, and now it's raining again - there's even some hail in the forecast!
The frogs have been singing.
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Oct 25, 2014 12:17 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys!!!
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Oct 25, 2014 1:06 PM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
me ,too !
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Oct 25, 2014 1:38 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
Central California (Zone 9b)
Annuals Irises Dog Lover Composter Cat Lover Region: California
Butterflies Birds Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers hot summers Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Oh how beautiful Jan!!! I remember the frogs singing from my childhood visits to my grandparents' ranch! I miss being around water!
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Oct 25, 2014 5:40 PM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
Irises Hummingbirder Hellebores Organic Gardener Dog Lover Daylilies
Region: Ukraine Region: California Dahlias Garden Art Cat Lover Vegetable Grower
It's such a lovely sound, Marilyn. We have an old bathtub at the back of the garden with water and plants, mosquitofish, and frogs in it!

Phillipb2 - what is the name of the beautiful avatar iris? (hoping I didn't already ask you this!!) Confused
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Oct 25, 2014 7:45 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Hi Jan, it is Starring.
Did you get much rain there?
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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Oct 25, 2014 9:00 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Three years ago I looked up some site on the Internet and was just tinkering around with a bee pod. I think two iris sprouted from that pod.
Two years ago I tried another bee pod. I forgot the seeds in the refrigerator and left them there for 8 to 9 months. Hilarious! one seed had sprouted. Most of them got moldy after leaving them so long.
This year I tried crossing a few and also had a few bee pods.
I don't remember the site I looked up but it did not say anything about drying the seeds before soaking them. So here is what I did:
After the pods dried out, I put the seeds in water to soak right away. After a week to ten days and changing the water daily I put them on a damp paper towels then put them in plastic bags and put them in the refrigerator for about six to eight weeks.
Last weekend I took them out and planted them in pots. Writing all the information and the pots. (After today I'm hoping they didn't get washed out of their pots with the down pore we had this afternoon)
I'm leaving them outside this winter, if they grow they grow, if not I'll be looking at this thread again next year Hurray!
• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous
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Oct 25, 2014 9:09 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
Central California (Zone 9b)
Annuals Irises Dog Lover Composter Cat Lover Region: California
Butterflies Birds Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers hot summers Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I hope they sprout for you!!! nodding I'm so glad you got some good rain!
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Oct 25, 2014 9:12 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
Central California (Zone 9b)
Annuals Irises Dog Lover Composter Cat Lover Region: California
Butterflies Birds Bee Lover Enjoys or suffers hot summers Celebrating Gardening: 2015
We got just enough rain to rinse off some of the dust. I don't have a rain gauge...but I'm guessing it's less than a 1/4 of an inch. I'm not complaining...I'm happy to get anything!

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