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Steve wrote in
ews.com: On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 03:17:20 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote: i like to mess with fiber, both animal & vegetable (you can spin milkweed, you know). spinning, dying, making it into something. not necessarily useful, but sometimes just amusing or cute. Seen this? http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/24076 Vegetable Dyes by Ethel M. Mairet no, i hadn't. thank you! the chapter on lichen dyes is particularly interesting. the book i have is Dyer's Garden by Rita Buchanan, who is relatively local (same state). Dyer's Garden may be out of print now, mine is over 10 years old, but i noticed she has a new Weaver's Garden book out last time i was at Border's. lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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Steve wrote in
ews.com: On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:25:04 -0600, Charlie wrote: They are one of only four seedsmen I use any more. OK, cough it up. You named two, who would the others be? Waterboarding is reasonable when used to extract supplier info... i get nice heirloom seeds from Lisa at amishlandseeds.com it's a one person operation, but IME service is prompt, or she communicates delays. i ordered some green tomatoes from her last spring & she sent the ones i ordered with a note that they tend to have germination problems & a free full packet of another green variety she thought might be better suited. oddly, my germination rate with the 'difficult' variety was 99%, and both varieties were wonderful, although i think i'm still not so great at telling when they're ripe lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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Charlie wrote in
: On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:32:39 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote: Steve wrote in ynews.com: On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:25:04 -0600, Charlie wrote: They are one of only four seedsmen I use any more. OK, cough it up. You named two, who would the others be? Waterboarding is reasonable when used to extract supplier info... i get nice heirloom seeds from Lisa at amishlandseeds.com it's a one person operation, but IME service is prompt, or she communicates delays. i ordered some green tomatoes from her last spring & she sent the ones i ordered with a note that they tend to have germination problems & a free full packet of another green variety she thought might be better suited. oddly, my germination rate with the 'difficult' variety was 99%, and both varieties were wonderful, although i think i'm still not so great at telling when they're ripe Thanks Lee. I have been trying to simplify my life and you just complicated it a bit. I spent the last thirty minutes nosing about her site. Of course I found things I *need*...... heh. i grew 48 varieties of tomatoes last summer... and 16 peppers. i am *not* obsessive! lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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enigma wrote: Charlie wrote in : On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:32:39 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote: Steve wrote in ynews.com: On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:25:04 -0600, Charlie wrote: They are one of only four seedsmen I use any more. OK, cough it up. You named two, who would the others be? Waterboarding is reasonable when used to extract supplier info... i get nice heirloom seeds from Lisa at amishlandseeds.com it's a one person operation, but IME service is prompt, or she communicates delays. i ordered some green tomatoes from her last spring & she sent the ones i ordered with a note that they tend to have germination problems & a free full packet of another green variety she thought might be better suited. oddly, my germination rate with the 'difficult' variety was 99%, and both varieties were wonderful, although i think i'm still not so great at telling when they're ripe Thanks Lee. I have been trying to simplify my life and you just complicated it a bit. I spent the last thirty minutes nosing about her site. Of course I found things I *need*...... heh. i grew 48 varieties of tomatoes last summer... and 16 peppers. i am *not* obsessive! lee I would remind you that extremism in the pursuit of 'maters is no vice! And let me remind you also, that moderation in the defense of peppers is no virtue. -- Billy Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/ |
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In article , Charlie wrote:
On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:27:11 GMT, Steve wrote: On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:24:46 -0600, Charlie wrote: Ok ok.....but you'll never get the location of me morel foraging spots!!! Vee have vays to make you talk. Quick story: We had a fire up near a place I like to fish. I went up a couple of weeks or so after they reopened the area to survey the damage. I was surprised to see about 6 guys "wandering" through the burn area. Little did I know... Yes indeed! Shhhhh........don't tell anyone! Charlie What? That morels grow in the burn areas of pine forests. What do I look like a dummy? -- Billy Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/ |
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Charlie wrote in
: On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:24:37 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote: heh. i grew 48 varieties of tomatoes last summer... and 16 peppers. i am *not* obsessive! lee Well shoot...you should be able to squeeze in a few more of each, right? That little space over there, and, oh, that looks like a good place fr a couple of pots and....... ;-) i have 62 acres, but the veggie garden is only about half an acre. i have no problems sticking tomatoes & peppers in the flower gardens though and yes, i do grow some in pots & buckets. lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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