Re: Where is everyone? Outside?

Hi, Bonnie, thanks. I was in touch with them a month or two ago and they said they were adding me to their list and would be back in touch. And, yeah, being able to sail through the Northwest Passage without an icebreaker leading the way is scary. 


On Sep 24, 2007, at 9:15 AM, Bonnie Holmes wrote:
Jim...Cocorahs is coming to Florida on October 1...the map is already on 
the system.  Are you joining in the effort?
http://www.cocorahs.org/  The links provided are very
interesting...especially for plant people.

I am about over this year.  We are having summer weather still...in the
high 80s. If we hit 90 today, which it looks like we might, it will set an 
all time record.  Usually, I love each season with its
differences...especially in plants...but, this year, with the drought and heat, I am over summer. We had some cool, now warm...so, of course, spring shrubs are beginning to bloom again. Poor plants. I lost several things 
to the drought and temps so I decided to just let them go and deal with
sirvivors.
Did you guys notice that this year, for the first time in recorded history, 
ships made it through the Northwest Passage?




[Original Message]
From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 9/24/2007 7:10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Where is everyone?  Outside?
A few years ago, we picked up an inexpensive food dryer from freecycle. 
American Harvest "Snack Master." It works well, except the racks are
not very deep, which limits what will fit in it. So instead of drying
whole poblano peppers, we dry pieces of poblano peppers.

Anyway, for the lemongrass, we just cut it with scissors into 1-2 inch
pieces and dry it. We haven't done anything with it yet, but the
original idea was to make tea from it. But now I want to get enough
dried so I can pulverize some in the spice mill and see if it holds its 
flavor well enough to be used in cooking.

On Sep 23, 2007, at 11:38 PM, Patricia wrote:


Jim,
How do you dry your lemongrass and what do you do with it?  I have
grown it for years and keep overwintering in my greenhouse.  I have a
really large clump this year.
thank you,
Tricia
zone 6b

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Subject: Re: [CHAT] Where is everyone? Outside?



Merry equinox! Hope your URI is better. Ms Fatma usually gets one
that coincides with the start of the school year.

Not much happening here. We've been entertaining a tropical
depression for a few days, which has provided about 6 inches of rain
thus far with more promised for today. Between showers, we've been
picking avocados, starfruit, key limes, and various peppers. Just as
soon as it dries out a little, I want to get a bunch of lemongrass
into the drier, but it's just too wet to fool with right now.

On Sep 22, 2007, at 6:45 PM, Theresa W wrote:


Very quiet the last couple of days- and i'm stuck inside with an
upper respiratory infection.  So, what have the rest of you been
doing? I'm in need of a little vicarious garden time.

Theresa
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27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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