Chickasaw Sue

Rob -- I would love to have a rhizome from Wild Jasmine when she has enough to share. I'll have to rely on your memory -- I still have not been able to upload my Iris files to this new computer.

I'll add you name next to it too Mary Ann.

djinnevada said:@Muddymitts -
Since I don't know about your tractor specifically, I'll ask the basic question first...is the battery dead? Or your alternator bad?

Hi Darcy. No -- the battery wasn't dead. It was worn down pretty good by the time I gave up starting the tractor, but it wasn't the problem.

And I couldn't tell you about the alternator. Ummmmm -- what's an alternator?

The problem, as I learned today, was the cold weather (which I suspected) which turned the diesel fuel into *gel* (which never would have occurred to me -- I didn't know that could happen). To make a very long, very frustrating story short -- I hooked up the battery charger on the battery, and drove into town to buy something called Power Source. The closest auto parts place did not have Power Source (which was recommended to me by the tractor dealer) -- and while I was contemplating which other anti-gel product to buy, another customer pointed to one on the shelf and said "I used that one and it did a great job". I thanked him and picked up the bottle that he recommended -- at which point he added "and I put an electric dipstick in the oil, and it started right up and I haven't had a problem since". Electric dipstick? The service manager at the dealership didn't say anything about an electric dipstick when I talked to him this morning. But I bought the dipstick -- I did not need to make another 40-mile round trip into town if the not-Power Source didn't do the job.

Got home, poured the anti-gel stuff into the fuel tank, replaced the non-electric dipstick with the electric one, patted the battery charger and went into the house to have lunch at 3:00 in the afternoon. When I went out an hour later, she started right up!!

Life is good again. And I am prepared for the snow that's headed our way tonight, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Sigh.............

Thanks Rob!!

I remember my Dad always telling my husband and I to never let condensation get into the gas tank (in other words keep the gas tank on the fuller side).

tveguy3 said:Color Tart. I didn't like how the blooms didn't last long on this one.

My blooms last a long time , both in Idaho and California. Wonder why?

Wow Tom, You're ruthless! I'm glad to have been the recipient of some of your throwaways.. I think you may have thrown away more than many of us have grown.

Shareaways. smiles

Well, I think I need to cull even deeper when I see all of the new ones on my wish list. Just gets harder to do as time passes. It surprises me when I go back and see all the ones I let go, or those that I didn't replace when they dumped me. I still have a few files of pics to go through yet to find others I've culled.

Muddymitts said:

Hi Darcy. No -- the battery wasn't dead. It was worn down pretty good by the time I gave up starting the tractor, but it wasn't the problem.

And I couldn't tell you about the alternator. Ummmmm -- what's an alternator?

The problem, as I learned today, was the cold weather (which I suspected) which turned the diesel fuel into *gel* (which never would have occurred to me -- I didn't know that could happen). To make a very long, very frustrating story short -- I hooked up the battery charger on the battery, and drove into town to buy something called Power Source. The closest auto parts place did not have Power Source (which was recommended to me by the tractor dealer) -- and while I was contemplating which other anti-gel product to buy, another customer pointed to one on the shelf and said "I used that one and it did a great job". I thanked him and picked up the bottle that he recommended -- at which point he added "and I put an electric dipstick in the oil, and it started right up and I haven't had a problem since". Electric dipstick? The service manager at the dealership didn't say anything about an electric dipstick when I talked to him this morning. But I bought the dipstick -- I did not need to make another 40-mile round trip into town if the not-Power Source didn't do the job.

Got home, poured the anti-gel stuff into the fuel tank, replaced the non-electric dipstick with the electric one, patted the battery charger and went into the house to have lunch at 3:00 in the afternoon. When I went out an hour later, she started right up!!

Life is good again. And I am prepared for the snow that's headed our way tonight, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Sigh.............

How cold has it been , there, MaryAnn ? Fuel shouldn't "gel" (even bio diesel) until the temps are in the zero (or even slightly below zero) area. I sent you a t mail. Block heaters, "electric" dip sticks, etc., are a 'good thing'....saves on wear & tear of the starter, and just make life generally easier, all the way around, but, down to the 20 degree range, it should start, totally "un aided".

Temps in the single digits the night before, Arlyn.

Got your treemail and answered it. Afraid that I duplicated some of the information above -- sorry................

I would love some that are posted. I'm not going to ask for any particular ones now due to being overwhelmed by what I already have. I am licking my chops at what your posting though Tom.

This has to be the craziest group on ATP and addiction EVER.

Why ever would you think that Gabe?

The newsletter says it all- this is the chattiest and most enthusiastic forum for a good reason!

Hawaiian Rain....lovely flower but the weakest stems in the garden. Can't find a picture. Years ago I had one called Lawrence Welk which snaked all over the garden.....

Someone's trash is another treasure.
Someone's unwanted Iris = someone else's great fortune.
Thank you Tom for Hold My Hand, all all the others I received in the Tommy box.

gemini_sage said:The newsletter says it all- this is the chattiest and most enthusiastic forum for a good reason!

Speaking of that, did you notice that there is a thread complaining about all the pictures and such being iris and daylillies and how other flowers should be represented in the newsletter? The response was mostly that it is up to other groups to post more pictures and give thumbs ups.

I too appreciate the Tommy Box discards, such as White Hot. Such nice shareaways.