BrainKing - Discussion boards (Garden and Winter Chat)

Subject: Gardens

How's everyones garden doing? Ours is coming along ok but were still about a week behind.I got grapes on my vines and had to spray them,the beetles were chewing away at the leaves.

10. July 2006, 17:45:26

heavenlyemma

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Foxy Lady: My herb garden is growing very well

10. July 2006, 23:44:13

nobleheart

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Modified by nobleheart (10. July 2006, 23:45:27)

heavenlyemma: I grow herbs too:
love the smell of a row of sweet basil
my sage is 5 years old...can't wait till it blooms.
rosemary is doing well ..its on its second year

11. July 2006, 03:49:35

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nobleheart: One section of my yard is full of mint and spreads like crazy.I love the smell of it.Seems the more we mow it down the more we get.

11. July 2006, 03:51:45

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Foxy Lady:That sounds just like a mint we have . It's called catmint and after it's mowed it smells nice for quite a while, and it is a little bit invasive.

11. July 2006, 03:55:39

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skipinnz: I have alot of it in my cupboard it's great for tummy upsets.We make a tea out of it,it's great with ice tea also.

11. July 2006, 03:59:13

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Foxy Lady:Never thought of using it for a tea might just try it. :o)

14. July 2006, 04:10:17

nobleheart

Subject: Re: tea for tummy upsets

Modified by nobleheart (14. July 2006, 04:11:00)

Foxy Lady:
some find chai tea or one of its many variations soothing:
http://www.odie.org/chai/recipes.html

14. July 2006, 04:30:10

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nobleheart: I'll have to try that,but for the kids i like the mint or ginger better.

14. July 2006, 05:03:46

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Foxy Lady:Foxy Lady ment to ask with the mint tea do you dry the leaves or use them green?

14. July 2006, 06:38:57

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skipinnz: I usually dry them for future use,but i've also have made it fresh.I love mint water it's so refreshing.

14. July 2006, 22:57:15

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Foxy Lady: speaking of ginger for the kids, and hoping i'm not getting too

, have You ever tried ginger ice cream? mmmmmmmm.

14. July 2006, 23:02:04

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plaintiger:I've been to the ginger factory in Queensland Aust and they have a whole heap of different tyeps of ginber plants with the most spectular range of flowers and colours.

15. July 2006, 01:04:31

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skipinnz: wow. i don't know if i've ever seen a ginger plant.

15. July 2006, 07:48:19

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Modified by Foxy Lady (15. July 2006, 07:50:53)

plaintiger: You can buy Ginger in any grocery store it's a root,not a plant that i buy

15. July 2006, 08:26:23

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Foxy Lady: aha, right, of course: ginger root. looks kind of like ginseng, doesn't it? though less man-shaped?

ginger ice cream = yum. i discovered it at a great local sushi place. Japanese phenomenon, evidently. and most yum.

15. July 2006, 08:30:44

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plaintiger: I'll check out the ice cream.That Ginger root is a pain to peel.

15. July 2006, 08:33:29

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Foxy Lady: even with a potato peeler?

15. July 2006, 08:38:37

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plaintiger: Yes they are,the root has lots of stubbies on them.

15. July 2006, 08:46:10

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Foxy Lady: aww...sushi chefs sure do manage to shave them thin! must use Ginsu knives or something.

15. July 2006, 07:49:58

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plaintiger: Ginger ice cream no i haven't

15. July 2006, 19:01:09

nobleheart

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Modified by nobleheart (15. July 2006, 19:02:46)

plaintiger: off topic a lil' please forgive...but someone mentioned ice cream......mmmmm.
there is a place in chinatown here..serves lychee nut ice cream.
also on st.clair,in the italian community..a place that makes fresh gelato in flavours:
cinnammon,hazelnut,chestnut,fig,ginger,pistacio..and many more.

16. July 2006, 02:58:56

ajtgirl

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nobleheart:

Pistacio ice cream is also wonderful

But after hearing about slugs, I'm not really hungry

16. July 2006, 04:56:13

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nobleheart: Ohhhhhhhh yukkkkkkk

15. July 2006, 13:04:28

Mousetrap

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Foxy Lady: The slugs ate all my lettuce! The swines lol! They must have been starving poor things.

15. July 2006, 14:26:53

Rose

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Mousetrap: I have a real bad slug problem too. Home Depot has a slug bait that isnt harmful to the environment you might wnat to try. Little pellets that they eat and it kills them ( I think it expands too much once in them) Anywho, I have/had about 200 sunflowers in my back garden and only half way survive. Must be slugs favourite food

15. July 2006, 16:33:39

Mousetrap

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Rose: LOL! Good job they are not meat eaters! I userally just put salt down, that shivals them up and they keep away from it but they beat me to it and me lettuce had only been out one day! Greedy things!

16. July 2006, 08:39:01

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Mousetrap: wow, You must be pretty slow if slugs can beat You to Your garden!

16. July 2006, 16:27:35

Mousetrap

Subject: Re: Gardens and slugs and all things nice.

plaintiger: Yes, it is all that cheese I have been eating lol!

16. July 2006, 17:45:45

Subject: Re: Gardens and slugs and all things nice.

Mousetrap:

17. July 2006, 05:52:45

Subject: Re: Gardens and slugs and all things nice.

Mousetrap: Guess it's low fat for you from now on.

16. July 2006, 04:52:53

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Rose: Now don't laugh but try putting down a dish of beer it works.

16. July 2006, 14:53:05

Rose

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Foxy Lady: We've tried beer here a few times but there isn't enough beer cuz there are wayyyy too many slugs. After it rains if you go in the backyard all you see are hundreds of slugs coming up for air.. It is so gross

17. July 2006, 05:51:33