Re: weather

Well, heck, I should have finished reading all the emails before I went 
hunting in my books.  I do believe this is what it is.  I apparently 
have the purple variety (there is a green one also).

Theresa

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 [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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