Re: weather

Here is a picture that I found that reflects the purple color of mine.  
I also learned that it is what makes the sliced, jarred , ginger used 
for sushi that bright pink color!
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Peri_fru.html

Theresa

Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> I found a picture of it here:
> http://www.gardenguides.com/seedcatalog/herbs/shisoperillared.htm
>
> Sure looks like what Theresa described. Maybe I'll try growing it next year,
> looks interesting. I also found a page that says the leaves and seeds can be
> used as a red dye. They say throw a couple of chopped leaves in with your
> rice and you get pink rice. 
> The high was 106 here today. 
>
> Cyndi 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Cathy Carpenter
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 4:44 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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>>>>> 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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