[NatureNS] when to plant / Lady's Slipper plants

From: "Roland McCormick" <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca>
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When to plant has a great deal to do with where you live - some parts of =
NS are quite different than others.
In Bear River we were told that you can plant anytime after the wild =
pear are in bloom. In Chebogue, Yarmouth County, I was told by a friend =
the best garden he ever had was planted on June 25.
As for tomatoes - I planted my tomato plants last Friday. ATV mentioned =
the possibility of having frost in some areas last night, but there was =
none here in Barrington.

Roland
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joyce Norris=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 6:19 AM
  Subject: [NatureNS] when to plant / Lady's Slipper plants


  I was trying to find out when it is safe to put out annuals and plants =
like cantaloupes, peppers, tomatoes (i.e. actual plants not the seeds). =
I found a frost chart but there is no way I would have put these plants =
out going by that - in May. The plants I am wondering about are all less =
cold tolerant. Its not just frost per se. I already did the pansies, =
peas, beets, spinach, etc. but nothing like  impatiens, beans, etc. I =
have some overachieving pansy plants that bloomed all winter for the =
last two winters then they don't look so great over the summer when they =
should be doing best.=20

  I thought you were safe after a certain moon phase in June but I know =
it was down to 5C overnight, if not lower, with a cold heavy dew so if I =
went by the new moon (June 3) I don't know all of the plants would have =
been "happy" being outside unprotected. One good thing about having a =
carport and breezeway - at least they can get hardened a bit before =
being planted.

  So much for the Weather Network claiming the low would be 5C, at 0555 =
I went out and looked at the thermometer - it is right on zero. Yeesh!

  Very pleased to see several lady slipper plants in bloom behind Fultz =
House in Sackville Wednesday. One was in an obvious spot the others you =
had to look for a bit. They are a protected plant, aren't they. If so, =
they didn't have any sign about not picking them. Do the yellow ones =
come out the same time as the pink ones?

  Thx
  Joyce
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When to plant has a great deal to do =
with where you=20
live - some parts of NS are quite different than others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In Bear River we were told that you can =
plant=20
anytime after the wild pear are in bloom. In Chebogue, Yarmouth County, =
I was=20
told by a friend the best garden he ever had was planted on June=20
25.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As for tomatoes - I planted my tomato =
plants last=20
Friday. ATV mentioned the possibility of having frost in some areas last =
night,=20
but there was none here in Barrington.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Dwhuzzy@ns.sympatico.ca =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 06, 2008 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] when to =
plant /=20
  Lady's Slipper plants</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>I was trying to find out =
when it is safe=20
  to put out annuals and plants like cantaloupes, peppers, tomatoes =
(i.e. actual=20
  plants not the seeds). I found a frost chart but there is no way I =
would have=20
  put these plants out going by that - in May. The plants I am wondering =
about=20
  are all less cold tolerant. Its not just frost per se. I already did =
the=20
  pansies, peas, beets, spinach, etc. but nothing like &nbsp;impatiens, =
beans,=20
  etc. I have some overachieving pansy plants that bloomed all winter =
for the=20
  last two winters then they don't look so great over the summer when =
they=20
  should be doing best. </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>I thought you were safe =
after a certain=20
  moon phase in June but I know it was down to 5C overnight, if not =
lower, with=20
  a cold heavy dew so if I went by the new moon (June 3) I don't know =
all of the=20
  plants would have been "happy" being outside unprotected. One good =
thing about=20
  having a carport and breezeway - at least they can get hardened a bit =
before=20
  being planted.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>So much for the Weather =
Network claiming=20
  the low would be 5C, at 0555 I went out and looked at the thermometer =
- it is=20
  right on zero. Yeesh!</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Very pleased to see several =
lady slipper=20
  plants in bloom&nbsp;behind Fultz House in Sackville Wednesday. One =
was in an=20
  obvious spot the others you had to look for a bit. They are a =
protected plant,=20
  aren't they. If so, they didn't have any sign about not picking them. =
Do the=20
  yellow ones come out the same time as the pink ones?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Thx</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua"=20
size=3D2>Joyce</FONT><