Frogleg > wrote in message >. ..
> 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.
LOL! But it's not practical to fence the driveway. ;-)
I could move the gate tho' and have considered it as it'd make those
two windows to the inside of the house more secure...
> >
> >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.
I'm in the city limits and it's illegal to fire a firearm in my yard.
I do have a crossbow however. ;-)
> >
>
> >>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.
Ick. :-P I love butterflies so much... and swallowtails are
magnificent!
I'd probably have dropped them into a quart jar and taken them with
me, but I'm sure that you had more pracical things on your mind at the
moment. :-)
>
> >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?
I've honestly never tried to use it. I just grow it for the bugs. :-)
>
> >
> >Now if I could just grow some stuff for monarchs...... ;-)
>
> Milkweed
I remembered that after I posted, but I'm not sure of the growing
conditions for it... I could probably find space in a corner of the
yard.
Butterflies actually have a practical use. They are good pollinators
so I could use that as an excuse to do a full butterfly garden in one
area of the yard! <G>
> >
> >> >
>
> >> 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.
<sigh> Birds are messy, but neat. :-) Too bad!
>
> >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.
MMmmmm, never checked those! I normally just grow whatever the nursery
is carrying at the time I buy. I've only found the lettuce basil
_once_ but have watched for it ever since!
>
> >> 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.
LOL! I have wild Picaynes in three places in the yard. ;-) I let the
birds have most of them, but they are wunderful picked and dropped
into a bottle of vinegar to make chile vinegar for salads and fish.
>
> >Chickens like Oregano by the way. <G> They get all the weeds too.
>
> Send me a chicken. :-)
They make good garbage disposals and composters! :-)
C.