Re: weather
OK- not really, but that's as good a guess as any.
Theresa
Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> 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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>>>> I bought some powdered water, but I don't know what to add to it.
>>>>
>>>> -Steven Wright
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