Re: weather

Is it shiso?

On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 04:02:52PM -0700, Theresa W. wrote:
> Regarding the herb- they described both culinary and medicinal uses.  
> Apparently it is good with pork dishes and is an important ingredient in 
> spare ribs.  I'm going to hunt in some of my medicinal herb books and 
> see if I can find it (and how to spell it).  It is actually a really 
> attractive purple leafed plant with ruffled edges and smell sort of 
> minty/basil-like.
> 
> Theresa
> At 106 degrees right now.  I am inside!
> 
> Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> > Did he tell you what to use the herb for? I always like growing different
> > stuff but with veggies and herbs sometimes you don't know what to do with
> > it. The tomatillo thing sounds interesting too. And I bet I know what they
> > do with the produce...they eat some, they preserve some, and they give it
> > away to nice people like you. My co-workers are not yet sick of zucchini as
> > I'm being careful not to overload the same people all the time.  
> > I don't plant anything here after about mid-June, even if it lives it won't
> > do much. Doesn't always stop me from buying stuff but I'll leave them in
> > pots until September. 
> > 106 here yesterday too. And still the clouds. I just can't get over this
> > weird monsoon weather, it is just going on and on this summer. Yesterday the
> > clouds were very black off in the distance as I drove home, and I saw
> > multiple lightning strikes in one particular area - one after another, very
> > quick. A little worried since that's where I was heading! While I got rained
> > on as I neared the area it must have been very bad a little earlier. I
> > stopped at the optometrist's office and the intersection there was literally
> > under water, cars up to their bumpers and all sorts of debris in the street.
> > Five miles away at my house it was bone dry. 
> > Forecast is the same for today and the weekend, 110 and clouds.
> > Well...whattya gonna do. 
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> > Of Theresa W.
> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:24 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
> >
> > I created my own rain in the backyard-  turned on the sprinklers when I got
> > home from work and just went out into the yard and stood there.  106 today.
> > (107 tomorrow and Sat).  Everything is hot.  My nextdoor neighbor gave me a
> > couple of plants on Wednesday when I stayed home. His gardens all look
> > great- don't ask me what one older Asian couple and do with all of the
> > veggies and fruit that man manages to grow on his tiny little yard.
> > Amazing!  Well, I left his house with a zucchini, an asian squash of some
> > kind, some kind of funky hybrid that is kind of like a tomatillo (but isn't)
> > that tastes kind of fruity like tangy cherry/mango/tomatillo blend and is
> > the color orange.  Also, 2 pepper plants (one looks like a Thai devil, and
> > the other he called an Australian bell (the peppers are actually the shape
> > of bells).  Also an Asian herb called "geesu"- and yes that is a phonetic
> > spelling since neither he, nor I know how to spell it using the English
> > alphabet.  Amazingly they all transplanted
> > OK- I guess since they already were surviving in pots in this heat.
> > Stay cool everyone.  And for those of you who actually get any rain in
> > summer, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > james singer wrote:
> >   
> >> Not raining yet, but a 70 percent probability for today--and every day 
> >> for a week. We seem to be averaging about 2 inches per day, which must 
> >> be soaking in. At least I don't see it puddling up anywhere.
> >>
> >> On Jul 20, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Donna wrote:
> >>
> >>     
> >>> raining here today.... wish I could share with those who need it, we 
> >>> all need it, but why buckets worth? Do we really need that light show 
> >>> to go with? Street infront of work is once again flooded. sigh.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Anyways, as I was driving into work, the sky is really scary.... 
> >>> reminds me of a twister forming. Not established enough here, but 
> >>> those to the
> >>> south- southeast... watch it... stay safe...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hopefully if it does form, it will touch down in some remote field.
> >>>
> >>> Donna
> >>>
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> Heat Zone 10
> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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