plaintiger:

how kewt!

ScarletRose:

Is almost here and it's time to get serious and start talking about planting etc.

nobleheart: What is Bok Choy?

Foxy Lady: A chinese cabbage, very light in flavour

You know what i think is really interesting is cardamom. i've become acquainted with it through my love of Indian food. it has a fascinating flavor - and one not for the faint of palate!

skipinnz: Are they real small?

plaintiger: Ever try fresh Ginger its good for ya.I use it alot when i make chinese dishes.

Foxy Lady: i'm not sure whether i've ever had *fresh* ginger, Ma'am. i have had the sort of shaved stuff that you get a pile of with your sushi. i thought i'd heard it's good for you...but i just don't like it.

as for bok choy, there's bok choy and there's baby bok choy (as i'm learning from this gourmetsleuth.com site i've just discovered)...

...but much more than that *i* can't tell You...

Foxy Lady: they grow more upright, about a foot tall and not as round as normal cabbage

plaintiger: Ok i think i've had them.........Ahhhhhhh fresh ginger is very good for you.

skipinnz: I've seen some purple in color that ppl plant like flowers here.I'm not sure what it's called.

Foxy Lady: i bet it is, Ma'am. as much because You say so as for any other reason. :)

i may not eat much fresh ginger (though i do get a couple of sticks of it on top of my Indian dishes, and i do eat that), but one thing i've been doing a lot lately is gobbling up the lemon wedges that i'm served with fish and seafood and tea and stuff. i know fresh lemon is good for me. i've developed a taste for pure unsweetened sour cherry juice too, which i think is also very good for me. yum!

Foxy Lady: that almost sounds like rhubarb, Ma'am.

well, to me...who knows very little and is prone to taking wild guesses at what You might be talking about.

Foxy Lady:I think I know the plant you mean. It is of the brassica family and they plant both a purple & purple/white one.

skipinnz: hmm...yes, that's sounding familiar to me too, now that i think about it.

that's not used in salads, is it?

plaintiger:Not that I'm aware of, they are just ornamental as far as I know

skipinnz: ah, okay. well i'm probably thinking of a type of lettuce and should just shut up on the subject of bok choy.

plaintiger: LOL no you got it wrong.

skipinnz: Yes thats the one it looks pretty but i don't know about eating it.

Foxy Lady: lol...this surprises me not at all, Ma'am...

Roses by eriisa


Little focus issue but hey, it was a camera phone! lol

Eriisa: i'd say something humorous about the extent of the focus issue, but Ms. Fox has forbidden me to goof off in here now that spring is more or less arriving.

Thanks for the hard question, Foxy Lady.
I thought this was a gardening discussion, not Home Depot! LOL
Really it is pretty hard to get stains out of concrete. You might consider staining the stain. There are products at Home Depot, of course, that literally absorb into the concrete and therefore don't flake off and need to be repainted like real paint. We powerwashed the floor of our greenhouse retail shop and got it as clean as possible and then added 2 coats of a sandy colored stain with a roller and it looks damn good. I also stenciled a little rug onto the center section. Some of the stains are opaque and some are more solid, but they work very well, indoors or outdoors. GL Bernice.

plaintiger:
PT there's no better time to be silly and laugh than springtime!
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ajtgirl:
I want to try this again
My flower's aren't showing up

ajtgirl: lol! i agree - but if Ms. Fox forbids it in here, i'm not going to do it in here!

Are you AFRAID of her?
I'm sure she's really a softy.

ajtgirl: thank you for that...sounds a bit hard for me to do being on my own so will stick to the "Gurney" jet water cleaning.

plaintiger: Oh wow you make me sound like a meany.I just feel it's time for the jokes to go to the joke board.

ajtgirl: Good to see ya,bet you had fun.
I thought you may have an idea other than bleach to get rid of the mold.

BerniceC: Were just gonna have to find you a fella to help you out.

BerniceC:

I wish I could come and lend a hand to you. It's really not that hard. Just remember that concrete is porous and absorbs anything that goes on it. You could probably create your own artwork by throwing colorful foods, salsas, fruits etc...Let them sit. Wash them away. A splash of this, a blotch of that. No one will notice the algea...it'll just blend in. Candle wax also leaves a remarkable print. LOL

ajtgirl: Foxy's idea of a man sounds good ROFLMBO...just to do the work mind you...none of that funny stuff hehehehe....DONT talk candle wax to me ROFL....what a terrible thing to get off concrete...Oh but that is another story...thanks to you both LOL

BerniceC: So we stay on topic a man is good for cleaning up the yard,digging the garden etc,

Foxy Lady: i love meanies.

BerniceC: Just a thought have you tried a weed killer? Also you could call someone thats puts in patios and ask them.I wonder if you let it dry out real good if that would help.

BerniceC: whatever You do to finally get rid of the black or cover it up, You'll surely want to seal the concrete so the problem can't come back or happen again or something.

Foxy Lady: bok choy :
http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingredients/produce/vegetables/images/bok_choy.jpg
Bok choy is an Asian member of the cabbage family that has a mild flavor. It consists of long, thick, white stalks, topped by intensely blue-green leaves. Bok choy is a familiar vegetable in Chinese restaurants, where it appears in won ton soup and many stir-fried dishes.

it is more like chard or broccoli in taste.
http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Food_Guide/Bok_Choy.htm

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=vegetable+hybrid&spell=1

nobleheart: Thanks for the info and the site,

they are fresh
researched them..think they are Calvatia gigantea.
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/calvatia.html

shall I try them?
I am being very cautious because i know many fungi are edible & delicious but many are very poisionous.
but i heard ALL puffballs are edible.has anyone had any experience with them?

nobleheart: lol! i love the snowman! :D or the fungusman, i guess.

nobleheart: I'm very leary of picking mushrooms.

I am being very careful ty FoxyLady

nobleheart: at the moment in my yard there are dozens of mushrooms growing after all the rain we have had...I break a few up and throw them around to let the spores keep growing for the future...My friends have been twicce this week and picked a feed...I love mushrooms :)

as far as puffballs are concerned I heard that they are all poisonous but really have no idea:(

nobleheart: This Foxy Lady only eats mushrooms that i buy,i love them with onions and hot peppers.

here's an interesting article on mushrooms including which ones are edible and which are poisonous. i don't think it's exactly comprehensive, but it should tell people some stuff.

you get to the three sections of the article using the links in the brown bar at the top of the article. it took me a while to figure that out.

and be careful: puffballs are harmless, but some other mushrooms, like the death cap mushroom, can resemble a puffball in their early stages. from another site:

Landcare Research mycologist (mushroom expert) Peter Johnston said when the death cap was young it was easily confused with a puffball, which some people ate.

"Very difficult to tell them apart... you have got to know what you are eating," he said.

Toxins in death caps stop human cell division, meaning organs which form new cells, such as the liver, stop working, Dr Johnston said.

from the "poisonous mushrooms" section of that article i linked to:

There is no quick and easy test that will separate edible from poisonous mushrooms-including peeling the cap, testing with a silver spoon, checking for insect damage or any other folk method. To avoid mushroom poisoning, you should follow these five rules:

1. Identify each and every mushroom you collect, and only eat those whose identification you are sure of. When in doubt, throw it out.

2. Strictly avoid: any mushroom that looks like an amanita (parasol-shaped mushrooms with white gills); all little brown mushrooms; all false morels.

3. Some people are allergic to even the safest mushrooms. The first time you try a new wild mushroom, it is important that you eat only a small amount and wait 24 hours before eating more.

4. As with other foods, rotting mushrooms can make you ill. Eat only firm, fresh, undecayed mushrooms.

5. Most wild mushrooms should not be eaten raw or in large quantities, since they are difficult to digest.