tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post8945173046715845910..comments2023-08-29T09:01:51.039-07:00Comments on Ottawa Hortiphilia: My date with the last frost.Ottawa Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-22300670785629842072007-04-07T05:49:00.000-07:002007-04-07T05:49:00.000-07:00Many gardeners use the moon phase for their planti...Many gardeners use the moon phase for their planting guides. I never have, but then I'm a truly disorganized gardener. Nice blog - came by way of The Inadvertent Gardener.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202463147917151854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-91584835757562999112007-04-05T20:12:00.000-07:002007-04-05T20:12:00.000-07:00I had the pleasure of being in your fair city last...I had the pleasure of being in your fair city last May around the middle of the month, for the Professional Writers Association of Canada annual conference. The city was glorious; tulips in full bloom, everything green, the grounds at the Governor General's residence vividly happy...it was very warm! Then I was back for a few hours in late Sept-early Oct (I forget which day--it was a garden tour by train and I did five cities in six days and a whole lot of trains, and didn't stay in Ottawa that trip, but it was again magnificently lovely and mild. <BR/><BR/>Could it be, perhaps, all that hot air that emanates from Parliament Hill?<BR/><BR/>Lovely blog; I'll come back after i finish off the current spate of deadlines. Glad you share your eclectic enthusiasms with a wider audience. <BR/><BR/>cheers, jodiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-61910553647083524682007-04-05T12:25:00.000-07:002007-04-05T12:25:00.000-07:00When I gardened in Ottawa, I rarely waited till th...When I gardened in Ottawa, I rarely waited till the May long weekend to put my plants in. Usually I was well on the way in early May - I don't remember any frosts after that date. (My serious gardening took place between 1990 & 2001 in Ottawa)The thing is that we should keep track of these dates ... I never think to. For some reason, I figure I will remember from year to year. Over time, it becomes a jumble of dates.<BR/><BR/>Here it is a completely different story. I wouldn't dare put any tender plants in till at least the long weekend ... and depending on what the weather is like, sometimes not till into June. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the comment in my blog. It is exactly one year ago today that Hazel died ... we don't forget our pets like Penny, do we?katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.com