Re: [CH] growing question
Linda Hutchinson (lipant@sympatico.ca)
Fri, 26 May 2006 08:59:13 -0400
You want our dandelions, Alex? I just told my husband NOT to plant the mint
a neighbour gave us.
"Mellow Canadian character", that's a good one.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Silbajoris" <asilbajo@hotmail.com>
To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] growing question
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>>From: "Linda Hutchinson" <lipant@sympatico.ca>
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>>Then why is it that you can't even BUY the things in Canada???
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>>Linda, who can't even get them to grow.
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> Obviously, tomatillos are not in keeping with the mellow Canadian
> character.
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> I grew them one year at the apartment, and they didn't take over. The
> lemon mint, though, is another matter.
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> *wanders off topic* I'm the chair of the Friends of the Scioto River, and
> one of our activities is "invasives removal" which is taking non-native
> plants out of the local parks. The biggest ones are honeysuckle and
> garlic mustard. Recently I brought food to a meeting of the Columbus
> Recreational Council, including Invasives Dip which I made by using garlic
> mustard leaves like spinach, and some chives, all gathered from Northcrest
> Park outside my back door.
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