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[Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hi Donna,
    Where did you get Blackdown?  Do you still to to the Market?  
       Hector


On Nov 10, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Kieran wrote:

> I ordered 2 of the Bens, and Blackdown.  Seems like they were growing 
> Blackdown somewhere rather hot... I thought it looked like a good bet.   
> The Ben Lomand drops it's leaves in late summer, and then uses up it's 
> nice green buds to put on a new crop of leaves not long before frost.  
> Blackdown by contrast, keeps it's leaves.  Neither have produced many 
> flowers, it seems they like a LOT of potassium.  But I have far more 
> hope of getting good crops out of the Blackdown. I have already got a 
> sucker from the Blackdown going in a pot and hope to soon have 3 bushes 
> of it, will take the others out I think.     Donna
> 
> "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical 
> need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as 
> some kind of recreational activity." ~ David Barry
> 
> On 8/19/2013 10:49 PM, Jeffrey Boulier wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I'm in Northern Virginia, in the nearabouts of Washington DC, zone 6b/7a. 
>> Aside from this year, Summers are awfully hot and sticky. What do people 
>> recommend as far as heat and humidity tolerant gooseberries and currants? 
>> Afternoon shade, I'm sure, is a must, but what specific varieties/species 
>> might do well?
>> 
>> --Jeff
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