YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread. 2009

[johnw]

 That reminds me of an old TV advert....think it was for milk......t

Hm mm, dairy product ads remind me of Tommy Sexton's advert from the old Codco Show. (a very subdued Newfoundland accent)



and the unforgettable Greg Malone's (the newscaster as well) impersonation of Margaret Thatcher.




johnw

[Paul T]

Love those Calceolaria pics!!  You can't help but smile at their cheery little faces.  Mostly likely would hate our heat here though I guess, and their little faces would be sad instead of happy (or we'd just never get to the stage of having little faces!  ).  Might be worth a try one day though.  Beautiful photos!!

Lots of strange adds here in Aus..... and then there are the UK (I think?) adverts advertising Australia with a lovely lass using the word "bl..dy" which got everyone all upset too.  I took to two middle letters out in case anyone's email blocked it as offensive.

[KentGardener]

...who wouldn't be cheered by the sight of these sweet little characters, singing their hearts out........

What a great photo.  Like a group of little Muppets.  They have made me happy too. 

John

[Magnar]

Good to hear the seeds have started to germinate.

I am very curious about living without sun for 2 months, do you have to take vitamin D or have special light treatment to prevent SAD(Seasonal Affective Disorder-Winter blues)
Quite a lot of North Americans suffer from this condition during winter.

I have no problems with the sunless weeks. I am of course born here and have lived up here most of my life. And I don't hear about other people having much problems either, not even from immigrants. I don't take extra vitamines or any other treatment.

[gote]

The Swedish experience is that some people DO get depressions and these can be shown on blood samples. Hormon levels change.
It happens also here at 59° N. I believe the snow gives some relief higher up in the north.
High levels of artificial light seems to be the cure in some cases. I agree with Magnar that this is not likely to happen to natives.
The Swedish word for the affliction is 'lappsjuka'
Göte 

HAPPINESS IS TO RECEIVE TH SRGC-seeds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Just did

THANK YOU 

[maggiepie]

Good to hear the seeds have started to germinate.

I am very curious about living without sun for 2 months, do you have to take vitamin D or have special light treatment to prevent SAD(Seasonal Affective Disorder-Winter blues)
Quite a lot of North Americans suffer from this condition during winter.

I have no problems with the sunless weeks. I am of course born here and have lived up here most of my life. And I don't hear about other people having much problems either, not even from immigrants. I don't take extra vitamines or any other treatment.

It must be the Nordic genes, good thing I have some Swedish ones from a great grandfather

Göte, my cat suffers, a few days without sun and she mopes around the house and sleeps.
I'll be  when I get my seeds too, maybe Monday!!!
Everytime I see someone say, I got my seeds today, I can't help but wonder what was in their package!!

[Anthony Darby]

...reminds me of the chap who asked his wife if he could have a night out. "No! The last time you had a night out you didn't come home 'til February! "

[Magnar]

I got my SRGC-seeds 4 days ago    and these were in the sending:

Alliun rosenbachianum
Anemone drummondii
Anemone sheriffii
Calceolaria fothergillii
Callianthemum anemonoides
Celmisia angustifolia
Celmisia incana
Celmisia monroi
Gentiana tianschanica
Gladiolus italicus
Meconopsis racemosa
Ranunculus lyallii
Swertia perennis
Trillium rivale
Gentiana clusii
Pulsatilla alpina austroalpina

[maggiepie]

I got my SRGC-seeds 4 days ago    and these were in the sending:

Thanks Magnar, I am off to google, I only recognize one   

I couldn't find pics of some, and not sure all I did find are accurately named, some really beautiful plants, I especially like Ranunculus lyallii.

[gote]

I got half of my first choice and the rest from my second. Quite a good result.
Göte

[Lesley Cox]

Love those Calceolaria pics!!  You can't help but smile at their cheery little faces.  Mostly likely would hate our heat here though I guess, and their little faces would be sad instead of happy (or we'd just never get to the stage of having little faces!  ).  Might be worth a try one day though. 

You're right Paul, they WOULD hate your heat. I can keep it going here for about a year or 18 months at a time, in my cool tunnel and never letting the sun anywhere near it but it is very prone to aphids and needs constant spraying if not out in the wide open spaces. As soon as it gets a couple of aphids, it's virtually doomed.

[Maggi Young]

It is a matter of horror to me just how attractive to aphids all Calceolarias are  They seem able to find and infest any Caleolaria at the speed of light. These plants must be very sweet , I think.
 Calceolarias are something that makes aphids SO happy! 

[Paddy Tobin]

Good calceolerias

Paddy

[johnw]

Amazing how dry the lovely clump of Calceolarias is, sunny too I presume.  Like Lesley I grew it for about 18 months.  I covered the small trough in screen and still I could pick aphids off twice a day using a needle stuck in tanglefoot. One flower and then it was gone.

johnw

[Tony Willis]

What an amazing clump of calceolaria I am envious. When I was there it was mid summer and its flowering season was just finishing so I only saw a couple of flowers. They were however growing under bushes in light shade. I would say however that for those in full sun it does not mean hot.It was 10c max on the best days and winds of 80/90mph all the time with constant hail showers blowing through.