Oh Celeste, I am glad it was not one of those dangerous chemicals!

That's a good one...LOL...

You describe the whole scene so well - I laughed out loud! (I am sorry about your scraped leg, though!)But it really is lucky you spit it all out and didn't actually swallow any (right??) because after all that fermenting, it is surely teeming with nasty bacteria - great for the roses, yes...but maybe not so healthy for the gardener!
Good luck getting rid of the lingering 'perfume':)

Judith

retch, retch........

The things we do for our roses!

I just spread some yesterday - on my plants, not myself! -so the disgustingness of this is particularly vivid in my mind! Unfortunately, my garbage can of stuff was right by where my husband was putting a lean-to up and he did not appreciate the aroma!

The first batch of alfalfa tea I brewed, I STUPIDLY also added some partially composted manure to brew and the resulting smell was beyond horrible. I think I would have died (probably literally!) if that foul substance had gotten in my mouth.

If your shower doesn't take care of the odor, just remember that the smell will dissipate in a day or so :)

Lynn

May I suggest getting a trash pump and pumping it to each individual rose bush and dispensing it through a garden hose. If you use it as often as you say, this could eliminate drinking it in the future or carring buckets of it around. A trash pump will pump any alfalfa solids that it may suck up.
This gave me a good laugh but I almost lost my insides thinking of you drinking that foul smellin stuff. With the Epsom salts added you might get your insides cleaned out. It's used to clean out hogs prior to being butchered. Makes the chittlins edible!

oh my god.

That's all I can say.

Oh, Celeste, this is a story that I will definitely remember every time I'm "serving tea". I hate to even drip it on my bare toes, and I wear rubber gloves; I can't imagine it pouring into my mouth. Yuck! Hopefully, I will heed this warning about taking "dangerous" shortcuts when I'm in a hurry. Your storytelling was wonderful. Too bad it was such an up close and personal story. I just can't stand the thought of that stuff coming down over my head. Did you run for the hose?

Sherry

If I had made a mistake like this, I doubt I would tell anyone, much less post it on here. Obviously, it didn't kill you, and obviously you are alive enough to write about it. End of story. There are lots of times in life where we do some pretty dumb things, but we don't tell anyone, because it is so insignificant as well as personally embarrassing. So, you inadvertantly got some alfalfa tea in your mouth...so what? Spit it out and move on. Geez Loueez.

Good Goddess what a story. I used to make the "tea" with the added extras of fish emulsion, blood & bone meals. By the time the bubbling mess was ready for pouring it smelled so bad that I nicknamed it WITCHES BREW. I stopped making it when my neighbors threatened to burn me at the stake. Laying down the plain alfalfa may not work as quickly as the tea, but frankly I can't deal with the smell.

Speaking of smells - Dearie you must reek to high heaven. Yeah, hubby is definitely going to leave you alone tonight.

Smirking wickedly,

Patrick

Oh dear. Maybe it will cure some ailment you have and then you can go on TV and sell it and make $$$$. I gaged so much just using the tea that I now just put down the pellets. I have taken alfalfa tablets before and the repeat was bad enough. I can't imagine it with fish emulsion. Well, then again, I take fish oil tabs, so maybe I can.

That sounds just like something that I would do and have happen to me, ROFLMAO!! And, as stated several times above, your storytelling is GREAT! Just like Texaslynn, I just put some tea down myself a couple days ago - shewww weeee!! Makes the story so much more vivid! Loved it!

I am so sorry that you hurt your leg, and had to taste the tea, and I hope your okay now. This is definitely one of those stories that is NOT funny at the time, but will give you laughs for years to come now that its over!

Thanks so much for sharing! I really needed help with having something to laugh about today!

Shelly

roseman...
sorry my story wasn't your 'cup of tea'.
However, you missed the point of it. I see the little mishaps of life as all part of being human and growing roses isn't all seriousness.

When I come upon a post that doesn't appeal to me, I just ignore it and read something else. I would never insult anyone's thoughts or experiences. We all come here because we love roses, and a few of us like to have a chuckle every now and then.

Thanks, everyone!

Celeste

Your roses love you and so do we! It was a wonderful, funny story about all the crazy hassles we'll do for our roses... But indeed poor you! and no this is not Celestial Seasonings Tea for us, but it's like fine aged cognac to a rose, LOL!

It definitely was a funny hilarious story! But yes, I am so thankful you didn't get hurt!!!! slipping down a slope is quite dangerous! and am glad your insides didn't get the complete heave-ho!

But all's well that ends well... We got a wonderful funny story in the meantime, and your roses are eagerly waiting for their next fine dining but with you safe-and-sound...

Lighten up Roseman! It was funny and if celestialrose is not embarrassed to share it with us for a laugh it shouldn't bother you either.

Geez Loueez is right..........!

The funniest comedy routines are the ones that contain material that a person can relate to and who among us can't relate to a silly mistake that another rose grower has made, especially if told in a humorous manner? Heck, I sure hate to think that I'M the only one out there doing stupid things :o

I loved the story!

Lynn

A few years ago there was actually a post "dumbest things we've done in the garden". It was quite entertaining and made me feel like I was not the only doofus out there.

roseman, it does us good personally to not have so much pride that we can't laugh at ourselves and invite others to join us. Keeps us humble! ;o)

Celeste, *hugs* even with the eau de alfalfa, lol! I commiserate, and join the others in saying that you handled it much better than I would have! I know EXACTLY where that goop lodged, lol.

I enjoyed your funny story, Celeste. I'm just glad you didn't hurt yourself worse falling off that wall and lived to tell us your funny story. You are writing a book, right??

I love the title. The hardest part of writing something humorous is coming up with a great title, and you did it!

Thanks, Celeste, for entertaining me this afternoon. The way you tied in the story about your mom's concoctions back in the good ole days had me laughing out loud.

I'll stick to the pellets.

Renee

I loved your story too, Celeste. I put some REALLY nasty tea down last week and now the neighbors are moving (long story!) I am glad we can (almost) all relate to funny stories like these....thanks for sharing them.
:0) Phyl

Celeste,that must have been a chore to clean yourself up.Did you strip your clothes outside?Glad you didn't hurt yourself that bad.My husband hates when I put that on the roses.That had to be a funny site.

Ann

Hahaha! Good one Celeste! I too can say it sounds like something doofy I would end up doing.... only I don't brew tea! I made some many yrs ago, but couldn't stand the smell, so I never did it again. But drinking it?? Eeeeeewww!! Yuck!! I did spill some Liquid Fence on my feet one time... that was nasty!

Buford, I've never taken alfalfa tabs, but I take fish oil, salmon oil, shark liver oil and other unsavory-sounding herbals/vitamin-stuff. Burping up fish oil on occasion is pretty disgusting, so I can't even imagine it mixed with alfalfa!! I bet it was kinda like eating dirt!!

And Roseman, you meed to lighten up and get a sense of humor!