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Stocking the spice cabinet..
On 6 Oct 2003 10:30:12 -0700, (Carnivore269)
wrote: (with some commentary from Frogleg)
>I'm actually getting kind of nervous about the white tails.
>Lately when I've been driving home at night, there has been a small
>herd of deer grazing on one of my neighbors lawns. My main garden in
>the back is fenced (and the border collie runs loose in the fenced
>yard), but the herb garden is in the driveway on the west side of the
>house.
Check Google groups for 'deer' topics in rec.gardens and
rec.gardens.edible. OTOH, I can give you the summary: Fence.
>
>I'm gonna have deer in my freezer if they come near my herb garden.
><G>
I like venison, but best check regs for hunting in your area.
>
>>swallowtail 'pillars
>Ooh, poor little thangs. Any idea if they hatched out ok?
90mph winds -- I didn't expect to find the survivors. Hope some found
a secure attachment.
>Try growing some Anise. It's easy to grow and the swallowtail 'pillars
>do well on that.
Other than swallowtail food, and seeds for cookies, are other parts of
anise culinarily useful?
>
>Now if I could just grow some stuff for monarchs...... ;-)
Milkweed
>
>> >
>> No (indoor) birds here. Would love to have one, but my indoor climate
>> is too cold and drafty in winter.
>
>You'd be surprised at how hardy a cockatoo can be. :-) Mine lives on
>the sun porch
When I visited Miami, I immediately wanted to move there and grow
houseplants as big as trees outdoors, and have a parrot on the porch.
Alas, it's pretty damn cold here (new USDA zone 8) in winter, and as
I mentioned, my house is drafty. Not a site for avian experimentation.
>I got to grow "lettuce basil" one year and have been on the lookout
>for it ever since! One leaf was large enough to cover a slice of bread
>and the flavor was heaven.
Don't overlook the tiny-leafed 'globe' varieties. Very flavorful and
cute as well.
>> I got a big pkg of cheap Korean ground chile (hot!) and made my own
>> no-salt powder (garlic, oregano, cumin, etc.) with a lot left over for
>> custom mix. My Chimayo ground chile (a gift) I parcel out in pinches.
>> Or rather use very stingily.
>
>Sounds hot! <G> I like to powder the roast peppers they sell around
>here.
Oops. Chimayo not extraordinarily hot -- just precious.
>Chickens like Oregano by the way. <G> They get all the weeds too.
Send me a chicken. :-)
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