Re: weather

Why beefsteak plant??  Any ideas?
Theresa

Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> 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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>>>>> 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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>> I bought some powdered water, but I don't know what to add to it.
>>
>> 		 -Steven Wright
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