hummmm.... will think about this.

;)

cat,welcome back. No trades going on that i know of. Maybe violet has something up her sleeve.
I'm doing good raking all the leaves off my spring flower beds to think of trades.
No, Walnut trees are not good for at least most plants. My neighbor has some and nothing grows under them but they have beautiful flowers not far away from the trees. They have tried growing flowers under them but the flowers never did any good.

Looking forward to seeing you post again.
Violet I'm going to tell on you. cat, check out violets page and her lists. she is an encyclopedia of gardening info.
vickie

Welcome back!
Some plants are sensitive to a substance called Juglone that comes mostly from the Black Walnut's roots. It stays in the ground even after the trees are cut down. Tomatoes are supposed to be one of the most difficult things to grow. There are lots of plants that will grow just fine and several websites with lists of plants that are either tolerant or intolerant of juglone. A raised bed with good drainage will help so don't give up yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: google search on

oakleif,

Oh no,! Don't say that! My page is outdated and somewhere in that changeover that GW did, they lost all my links! So now it doesn't make since and I'd have to really look to dig to see if I even have a copy anywhere...

Sigh! I pretty much hang out in the Vegetable Forum.

What happened when GW changed over anyway? I missed what sounds like was a pretty big mess.

As for a swap... how about meeting out at the Nathaniel Greene park in Springfield on either of these days?

Sunday, April 22 at Noon-? (Earth Day appropriately enough)
Sunday, May 6 at Noon-?

We can vote on a day and narrow it down to a pavillion, probably the one on the North side of the park that has a parking lot somewhat close to it. Not sure if they have to be reserved. You'd definitely have to bring a chair.

Everyone can "bring a dish" get plants potted up, plan trades (wait for me! my plants are barely up yet!)

It's also just a few yards away from the MG Demonstration Gardens so eveyone can mill around at their leisure.

If you have extra pots or gardening tools you no longer need, you can drop them off so the MG volunteers can use them for the gardens to it might be a good time to do some spring cleaning.

But we can work on details later.

It's been a while since I've seen you guys...
what d'ya think? Sound like a plan?

Let's start voting on a date!

Both of those days are blank on my calendar so far. I think that would be a great place to meet so everyone can walk around the gardens at Nathaniel Greene and Close Park if they want to. I think there are picnic tables if we can't get the pavilion. If I remember right, you're not allowed to reserve it. You just have to get there first. ???

violet, i'm so sorry about you losing your links you had some really great stuff. It has'nt been long since i found something i was looking for though.

I missed out on the big changeover. I got a new computer and it took forever to get it going right and i still may have to replace it.

I'm going to tell my neighbor about raised beds under walnut trees. He was a rock mason and has made some great beds for her.
vickie