Re: weather

Because the color of the leaves resembles a raw beefsteak?

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:07 PM, Theresa W. wrote:

> 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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