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glitz/jo posted an update Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012, 3:33pm EDT, 11 years, 10 months ago
hi everyone. like most of you, it has been in the triple digits here, and we (kansas) are in a severe drought. my yard......front, back, side, and even part of the yard next door........is one huge garden, and i am losing plants i have had for years. also, i have noticed that the plants are having pests that i have never before seen on outdoor plants here...........i have a bunch of tomato plants that have mealy bugs! and at work i had to get rid of a dozen big pots of hibiscus because they were covered with aphids.......hibiscus are notorious for having aphids but when they are outside the natural predators eat the aphids and people usually don't even notice them. but where are the natural predators this year? i do have tons of praying mantis in my yard, every time i go out to water it seems like one gets on my arm......but i guess they don't eat mealy bugs. 🙁
i work 3-6 mon-thurs and it gets really hot in the greenhouses and sales barn, i might be getting too old to work there next summer if we can expect these temps again.
i have stopped trying to make any sales. i have one strore left, on ruby plaza, and i am just doing nothing with it........when ruby plaza closes at the end of the year i don't know if i will open a store elsewhere or not. to those of you with stores on other sites........are you making enough each month to pay the fees, and if so, how many hours a day are you having to work on your stores to make that? i am not very self disciplined unfortunately and without some regular positive input (sales) i get frustrated and give up. i absolutely admire those of you who do not get so discouraged and work on your listings/shops all the time!