I'd be interested in having those. They would go well with my Woad plants! I will send you a message.

I am looking mainly to try my hand at heirloom tomatos, but I did include other wants from my list. My seeds in trade list is short for now. I will be updating that list a little later with more choices. Thanks for looking, Tim wants: tomatoes: Stump of the World Russian 117 Paul Robeson Old German Mortgaga Lifter Livingston"s Golden Queen Laham Pink Green Zebra Evas Purple Ball Cherokee Purple Caspian Pink Black Krim Aunt Ginny other plants/flowers: Daucus carota Valeriana officinalis Angelica archangelica Psychtria viridis (Chacruna) Banisteriopsis caapi (Ayahuasca Vine) Peganum harmala (Syrian Rue) Mimosa tenuiflora (Jurema) Desmanthus illinoensis Psidium guajava (Guava tree) Ephedra sinica (Ma-huang) Datura discolor (Sacred Datura) Datura innoxia (Mexican Thorn Apple) Salvia divinorum Salvia apiana (White Sage) Papaver somniferum Paullinia cupana (Guarana Vine) haves: Oriental Poppy Parsley (Moss Curled) Zanahoria corta (Short and Sweet Carrot) Venidium fastuosum (Zulu Prince Daisy) Squash (Yellow Summer Crookneck) Zinnia (mixed) Sunflower (Autumn Beauty) Pepper (Sweet Banana) Radish (Sparkler) Portulaca (Moss Rose mixed) Aster (violet/blue mixed) Pepper (California Wonder) Morning Glory (Scarlett O'Hara)

hello fellow gardeners. I have really had alot of fun, and learned a bunch, reading the many different questions and follow-ups on a wide variety of subjects since getting a membership to "Garden Web" for a Christmas present. Sooo, here is my two-cents worth to the Round-up question. We have been working for the last three years landscaping over 4 acres which was horse/cattle pasture for decades. Before that the land was used by native americans for hunting and fishing. The acreage is bordered on two sides by BLM land that is totally ignored by that department. Cheatgrass has invaded many acres including ours. We have also "distrubed" the virgin soil which has brought to the surface a whole host of weed seeds. OK now I am ducking and heading for cover because I am going to confess we have used many gallons of Round-Up trying to get the weeds and cheatgrass under control. We tried to mow the weeds but ran into to many hidden rocks; we hired local teenage workers to pull weeds but after we passed the $1000 wage mark (just this year) we had to reconsider; we tried solar kill (laying plastic and let the heat kill weeds) which worked that year but they came back as soon as we tilled again the next year. Now that we have pulled as many weeds as possible this year maintenance will be with Round-Up. Local folks in the know tell us to hang in there as the weed problem will deminish greatly each year and our use of roundup. We are, a section at a time, getting ground cover in place which is stopping the re-grow. Yes, we did decide to use landscaping cloth under bark and stone ground cover. Guess time will only tell if it was a smart move or not. Now, if your not asleep with this long disertation, our final comment which goes back to the original question. Two hours of hot direct sun jump starts the demiss of the pesky weeds. Usually see curling or yellowing the following day. Rain within the same day hasn't seemed to stop the process. The warmer it is the faster it works. Next spring we are starting our spraying as soon as temps hit 50 degrees and we see greening of the weeds. We will continue to spray into the ajoining BLM land then burn the dead and dried plants re-seeding with native grasses to help curb the take-over. All possible precautions are taken when doing this-calm day, hoses/water at hand, grass seed from local ag group. So final answer: follow all directions when using any product, use protective gear, pull as many weeds as possible by hand before they go to seed for a natural approach, burn with caution, and read and education yourself while staying open minded to both sides of the forum.

Yes, the dill and parsley are for the most part cool-weather herbs, but surprisingly my fennel has been growing year round for the past 4 or 5 years. It grows in partial shade. It keeps going to seed and then "tons" of little ones start coming up. It was full of cats earlier this year, to the point that nothing was left but stems. So I picked them off and moved them to another fennel plant across the yard. I also had parsely in the same bed. They wouldn't touch the parsely but loved the fennel. Who knows? Like I mentioned, Rue Ruta graveolens is a medicinal herb that gets pretty little yellow flowers on it. Rue can cause a rash for some people. I grew mine in partial sunlight until it died out this summer. I got mine at the MG plant sale here in Rockport. I order herbs for our plant sale from Don Cox down in the Valley. Sometimes he has it and other times he doesn't. Any nursery that deals mainly with herbs should have it. Be sure not to purchase the African Rue Peganum harmala which is a Fast-spreading exotic plant is poisonious to Texas livestock and wildlife.