Re: weather

That would be my guess, too. Shiso is  Perilla frutescens, a member  
of the mint family used in Japanese cooking. The cultivar  
'Atropurpurea' is called "beefsteak plant".

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jul 21, 2006, at 6:08 PM, Karen Fernsler wrote:

> 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 [mailto:owner- 
>>> gardenchat@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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>>>> 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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