[Herbalist] Growing stuff this summer

[julie soto]

Look on the bright side--There is now a limitless
supply of squirrel stew this winter! I'd suggest
adding fennel and thyme to the stew plus some carrots.
Now thanks to your efforts of feeding them all summer
they have nice thick fur coats to make hats and
mittens out of. :-)

Julie, the Vegetarian
--- Jan Ward <hawksbluff at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've had limited success growing things this summer.
> I
> ordered some plants from Richter's, which got here
> in
> OK condition, but ground squirrels ate everything
> but
> the Iris. I got some weld and coreopsis seeds to
> grow
> for dyes, and the squirrels got to the seedlings and
> ate them, and kicked the peat pots everywhere. 
> My husband decided unilaterally to move a plant bed
> and I lost a nice patch of thyme and oregano. 
> It's been very hot, and we're in a drought, so stuff
> is in poor condition all around. Even the oranges
> were
> skimpy and flavorless. Squirrels and birds denuded
> the
> apricots. Sigh.
> Hope the rest of you had better luck.
> Edwinna
> 
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