i would love some tulsi basil seeds, but i dont have any grass jelly ( actually i dont even know what it is !) i would also be interested in cape gooseberry seeds. but i may have something else you want, check my list if you want to trade. i have TONS of red kale, ragged jack, among many other things. Here is a link that might be useful: my trade list

http://www.floraexotica.ca/Vegie.htm Xuong Sam - Jello vine - it is used to make a jelly that is used similarly to black grass jelly (only it's a green jelly) Otherwise try contacting some of the asian seed suppliers and see if they can help you locate it. http://www.agrohaitai.com/onlinecatelogue.htm http://www.kitazawaseed.com/index.html http://evergreenseeds.stores.yahoo.net/edamyintsach.html

Well.... you could have Miscanthus chinensis grass which is also sold as Miscanthus floridulus and is a huge grass reaching well over 10 feet high without flowers and is very invasive by self sowing seeds. Some have called it Chinese grass and some have called it Chinese Silver grass. You could also have Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus reaching an average 5 feet without flowers which also has a common name of Chinese silver grass ( though most know it by the common ame of Maiden grass) Gracillimus is also likely to self sow too but not as vigorously as chinensis. This is a perfect example why gardeners should try to avoid using common names and ascertain the botanical names of the plants in their gardens. Though I must admit I have some plants that I inherited or were gifted to me without the botanical name and I cannot be sure of the exact botanical name. But they are still worthy plants to have in the garden. So either way, the first thing to do is not to let the flower stalks stay on the plant all winter after the seed heads develop. Unfortunately we lose some of our prized winter interest that way though you dont have to cut the entire plant down, just remove the flower stalks. That will prevent new ones from self sowing in the future. Two... the round up route to get rid of existing plants you do not wish to keep is probably the best option for that. If the main planting's root system is also spreading out of bounds then you need to slice thru the roots at the edge of where you want them to stop and install a metal barrier... a deep trench should be dug and a barrier installed of at least 8 inches deep if not more. I personally dont really have any trouble with the root spread of my Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus but I do have it with my M. chinesis. Sue 'The one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow'

Wow, that's a lot of plants! I don't have a list of what I'm growing in my little gardens -- sometimes it takes me a couple of weeks in the spring to realize that that weird looking weed in the corner is something I've had for years. I just assume that more plants than not will grow in this area! One of the more unusual plants I grow is agapanthus. Not a particularly hardy variety, this was simply a florists' plant my mother gave me four years ago. But it's come up reliably every year for the past three seasons in Central Ohio. It's planted against a south-facing brick wall with excellent drainage, and apparently doesn't realize it's not in zone 8+ anymore! One of my mother's more spectacular plants is a 15 year old calamondin orange that arrived as a little "get-well" houseplant. It spends the winter on the unheated glassed in back porch in Cincinnati, and now stands over 6' tall in the pot, and is nearly 4' around. It always has flowers and fruit on it, and we've picked 200 ripe fruits at one time.