tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post7100263577182543935..comments2024-03-14T05:24:46.903-07:00Comments on India Garden: Bye Bye SpringGreen thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985557905470748245noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-21822604252748745882007-04-26T07:13:00.000-07:002007-04-26T07:13:00.000-07:00Hello Green Thumb,I´m back again!It´s really sad, ...Hello Green Thumb,<BR/>I´m back again!<BR/>It´s really sad, that in the end of April everything is dry and the flowers are gone. I can´t imagine having 40°C in April. We have 20°C at the moment and this is very warm for this time. So what temperatures will you have in July and August?<BR/>Nice greetings, VerenaVerenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042568844167258267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-50456575140471738212007-04-25T13:37:00.000-07:002007-04-25T13:37:00.000-07:00What an interesting plant, I have never heard of i...What an interesting plant, I have never heard of it before! How wonderful to see the gardens of others so far away. My rose bushes have not fully leafed out yet and yours are past their prime.Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-83853567789901779392007-04-25T10:44:00.000-07:002007-04-25T10:44:00.000-07:00Hi Green Thumb: Found your delightful blog via Kat...Hi Green Thumb: Found your delightful blog via Kate in Saskatchewan. What an education it is! We often have preconceptions about how gardening goes in other parts of the world, don't we? I would MELT in such heat--I get grumpy when the mercury climbs above 25 C. <BR/><BR/>I'd love to add your blog to the list of links on my blog, if you're agreeable. <BR/><BR/>jodi in Nova Scotia, CanadaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-9742060622334711792007-04-23T13:07:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:07:00.000-07:00What a relief your beautiful roses don't die! Ther...What a relief your beautiful roses don't die! There are books on the subtropical garden-gardens in New Zealand, Florida and Bermuda-that may give you ideas. We are tropical but we don't get the very hot summers that you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-31845169051768507922007-04-23T09:40:00.000-07:002007-04-23T09:40:00.000-07:00Extreme heat is a problem in spain too, though not...Extreme heat is a problem in spain too, though not as bad as you get in India. I understand your lament about the passing of the spring flowers spring here is a colourful but short season.<BR/>Other peoples experiences in far away lands are always interesting and elighting.Colin and Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-81690971344092905282007-04-23T07:22:00.000-07:002007-04-23T07:22:00.000-07:00It must be difficult gardening in all that heat. B...It must be difficult gardening in all that heat. But I agree with your sentiments about enjoying each season as it comes. Living in the moment is so important for our well-being.A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-78856242000065015292007-04-22T17:40:00.000-07:002007-04-22T17:40:00.000-07:00Hi Green Thumb! It is always interesting over her...Hi Green Thumb! It is always interesting over here! What a challenging environment you have! Your attitude is terrific, I like that! We gotta make do with what we have, right! With the seasons come changes...it would be so boring if it were the same all the time, don't you think? (Or at least that's what I tell myself since I don't expect I'll find out! Lol!)Gotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-3207717010478100192007-04-22T05:00:00.000-07:002007-04-22T05:00:00.000-07:00Sad to say goodbye to the spring, how long/short i...Sad to say goodbye to the spring, how long/short is the spring where you live? We have spring from mars until the end of may. Today we have 10 degrees and the wind is a typical spring wind. Today I`m in my "summerhouse" north of Stockholm. I´m planting some vegetables unions, potatoes etc. Love visiting your garden, trying to get some warmth...TYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-58639961555280785782007-04-22T04:27:00.000-07:002007-04-22T04:27:00.000-07:00Thanks Yolanda,Your thoughts on my blog are always...Thanks Yolanda,<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts on my blog are always so important to me.<BR/><BR/>On an average summer day, like nowdays, tempratures hover around 40-42 degree celsius and by mid-May they go upto 44-46 degree celsius. It is uncomfortably hot till september beginning, althogh the onset of monsoons in late june takes some sting away from the heat but comes with intense humidity so in all its woefully hot till almost September.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Nicole,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for giving the post a thought. Your idea is excellent but the area I live in isn't exactly tropical, it's somewhat between temperate and tropical climate.<BR/>By 'Dying plants' I meant the dying winter annuals.My perennials ,like roses,don't die,they just lose their vitality during summer months.I keep all my potted plants under the trees to protect them from harsh sun.About planting tres for providing shade,too much shade too becomes a problem during winter months b'coz during winters temperatures plummet to as low as 2 to 5 degree celsius.At that time my plants desperately need sunlight.So there has to be a fine balance between shaded and open areas in my garden.Green thumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985557905470748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-42267141193393352912007-04-21T16:21:00.000-07:002007-04-21T16:21:00.000-07:00Your plants actually die? If you redesign your gar...Your plants actually die? If you redesign your garden like a tropical garden-as in the books I noted- similar to a tropical forest forest-where there are layers -large trees providing shade for smaller plants, thick plantings of various plants which keeps in te moisture, vines being supported in another layer etc. you'll have a better ecosystem suited to our climates. The "borders and beds" concept is more suited to Northern European .Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275369479742345722.post-84388959696890460142007-04-21T12:09:00.000-07:002007-04-21T12:09:00.000-07:00Dear Green Thumb,It's always lovely to visit your ...Dear Green Thumb,<BR/><BR/>It's always lovely to visit your blog as you give me so much insight into how gardens do in your part of India. With you, I say goodbye to your lovely roses and welcome the summer flowers!<BR/><BR/>BTW How hot is it on an average summers'day in your part of the world?Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.com