On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:20:48 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:

/homebrewed garden sprays/

I think you'll find that you are not permitted to use it in your
garden for that purpose.

Blimey! I'd love to read the relevant regs (or maybe I wouldn't!):
have you got a link handy?

No - it was widely aired on GQT three or four years ago, and AFAIK
hasn't either been dumped or used.

I think what they said was that they could not recommend it for use
but what you did in your own garden was entirely up to you! (and that
applies to a lot of things!)

Pam in Bristol

I think what they said was that they could not recommend it for use
but what you did in your own garden was entirely up to you! (and that
applies to a lot of things!)

Pam in Bristol

Such as..H

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:04:45 -0400, "Harold Walker"
wrote:




I think what they said was that they could not recommend it for use
but what you did in your own garden was entirely up to you! (and that
applies to a lot of things!)

Pam in Bristol

Such as..H

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

Pam in Bristol

Such as..H

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

Pam in Bristol

One never knows that which lurks in the minds of ladies these days.....as if
any male did anyway

In article ,
Harold Walker wrote:

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

One never knows that which lurks in the minds of ladies these days.....as if
any male did anyway

That's true, but I have grown marigolds as a crop, too. SURELY
you know what to do with them? Eer, ooh and all that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Harold Walker wrote:

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

One never knows that which lurks in the minds of ladies these days.....as
if
any male did anyway

That's true, but I have grown marigolds as a crop, too. SURELY
you know what to do with them? Eer, ooh and all that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nay lad I do not....prithee tell me...but not too plainly

In article ,
Harold Walker wrote:

That's true, but I have grown marigolds as a crop, too. SURELY
you know what to do with them? Eer, ooh and all that.

Nay lad I do not....prithee tell me...but not too plainly

Well, since you have called my bluff :-)

They are a traditional ingredient in hairwash, a flavouring used
in cooking, the source of a tisane, and an ingredient in pot
pourri. There may be other uses, too.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 30 Jul 2005 19:48:07 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
Harold Walker wrote:

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

One never knows that which lurks in the minds of ladies these days.....as if
any male did anyway

That's true, but I have grown marigolds as a crop, too. SURELY
you know what to do with them? Eer, ooh and all that.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Now for today's lesson! Marigolds are a rich source of LUTEIN which is
an antioxidant that has benefits for eye, skin and cardiovascular
health. It is found also in dark green leafy vegetables, fruit, corn
and egg yolks. I add the petals to my meals in summer to try to
preserve my remaining vision. I also put some in the freezer to add to
stews etc. It's not proven but I'll try anything that might help.
Hence also my quest earlier for collard greens, which are now being
decimated by pigeons and caterpillars!

Pam in Bristol

Hence also my quest earlier for collard greens, which are now being
decimated by pigeons and caterpillars!

Pam in Bristol

Have you tried covering with floating row cover....keeps 'em both out.....H
on CC

On 30/7/05 18:26, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:04:45 -0400, "Harold Walker"
wrote:




I think what they said was that they could not recommend it for use
but what you did in your own garden was entirely up to you! (and that
applies to a lot of things!)

Pam in Bristol

Such as..H

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

Pam in Bristol

It's an essential ingredient of conger eel soup, so good for you!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

The message
from Pam Moore contains these words:

I can grow what I like, eat what I like, etc. What did you think I
meant? Not many people grow marigolds as a crop!

I used to - I used the petals in a type of cheese.

--
Rusty
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:58:47 GMT, Pam Moore
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:20:48 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:

/homebrewed garden sprays/

I think you'll find that you are not permitted to use it in your
garden for that purpose.

Blimey! I'd love to read the relevant regs (or maybe I wouldn't!):
have you got a link handy?

No - it was widely aired on GQT three or four years ago, and AFAIK
hasn't either been dumped or used.

I think what they said was that they could not recommend it for use
but what you did in your own garden was entirely up to you! (and that
applies to a lot of things!)

Pam in Bristol

No Harry, I am not that old, but I am older than GQT which someone
mentioned in connection with rhubarb brew!
I made rhubarb wine once, but never used a brew on plants, and
certainly never thought of distilling it. Must try it!


Pam in Bristol

Pam in Bristol

No Harry, I am not that old, but I am older than GQT which someone
mentioned in connection with rhubarb brew!
I made rhubarb wine once, but never used a brew on plants, and
certainly never thought of distilling it. Must try it!


Pam in Bristol

Not knowing the age of GQT I would have to assume he is quited young as you
remind me as being rather youngish yourself........H

Pam Moore wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:20:48 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains
these
words:

/homebrewed garden sprays/

I think you'll find that you are not permitted to use it in your
garden for that purpose.

Blimey! I'd love to read the relevant regs (or maybe I
wouldn't!):
have you got a link handy?

No - it was widely aired on GQT three or four years ago, and AFAIK
hasn't either been dumped or used.

I think what they said was that they could not recommend it for use
but what you did in your own garden was entirely up to you! (and
that
applies to a lot of things!)

I went to DEFRA, but annoyingly the Ggl text version wasn't working
at all, and the pdf got stuck (how do people get away with using only
pdf for these things anyway?). I really find it hard to believe
they'd actually forbid the home use of a decoction of rhubarb leaves.
Yes, of course oxalic acid is a thug in all sorts of ways; but an
American site told me you'd need to extract 10-12 lb of leaves to get
the lethal dose for a human -- the same as for spinach, and nobody's
banned that yet. ("I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it!")

"Doris Edith Vowles, I have reason to believe that on the twelfth
inst you did knowingly pour a hazardous substance, namely the water
in the bottom of your spinach pan, out your kitchen window. You do
not have to say anything, but..."

Another thing I found was that, as I think Rusty hinted, the
rhubarb-leaf stuff breaks down in the environment in twenty-four
hours. (I once tried boiling up some tobacco for garden purposes, but
the smell was so unbearable that I chucked it out.)

--
Mike.

The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:

Another thing I found was that, as I think Rusty hinted, the
rhubarb-leaf stuff breaks down in the environment in twenty-four
hours. (I once tried boiling up some tobacco for garden purposes, but
the smell was so unbearable that I chucked it out.)

I used to grow tobacco, and cure the leaves. The baccy was good, too,
but I've given up smoking since. I did try making insecticide with the
waste, and it was effective, but didn't keep.

--
Rusty
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