OMG I've been poisoning myself!
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Comments (18)Sorry I didn't get back to you, I have been working on my roses. I usually feed them whenever I water them. Since they don't have soil, they need the nutriments. I never clean the clay balls and you don't have to change the water because you are filling the pot and only about 1 inch of water stays on the bottom. This filters up and waters and feeds the plants as needed. Since the containers are see-through, I just put more water in when the reservoir starts going down. Some people do flush with plain water occasionally but I haven't found that necessary. It is interesting that the roots grow right into the water and it doesn't faze them. I do not like the round clay pellets but I can't mention where I go because they get upset here so if you are interested I can email you the site. You do not have to wait for the plant to be rootbound either. Mine are usually blooming within a month or two. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreI've outdone myself
Comments (5)This sounds amazing... I plan do do some similar things with some holiday confections (pralines and what not) I like to make next year when I got the pepper stash to do it...See MoreErk! Did I just poison myself
Comments (3)Monkshood (aconitum - several species) is becoming a widely grown ornamental today... always scares me because I see the plants frequently offered without adequate warnings. I even saw a famous interior decorator hostess arranging the flowers barehanded on a TV program once. I have a 1926 thin little medical book called USEFUL DRUGS. It was the fore-runner of the several-pound PDR of today, and it lists every drug by stating uses and how to prepare the drug. In those days they were still mostly treating symptoms, not the cause of the disease itself. How the doctor was to determine the dosage was by trial and error and past experience. It states the symptoms of toxicity, the amount of the drug required to produce those symptoms in a healthy person (gender usually listed) of certain size and weight... the doctor then guesses the rest. Aconitum was widely used as powerful painkiller... for that reason was widely grown in Europe and Colonial America. It was used for pain ranging from severe toothache to terminal cancer... accidental overdoses did result in death enough times to become some of the handed-down lore of this plant. I think it was also once known as Wolfsbane? A famous story from Britian back when there were lots of local wars (15th-16th Century?). A country woman's house was occuppied by 30+ soldiers of the other side's army. She didn't make a fuss... just fixed them a stew for supper and fed them. Next morning every one of them was dead. Unknown what she used, but speculation is that it was aconitum, which would probably have been in her garden for home medical use. Drug potency in plants can vary widely with growing conditions, season, part of plants, etc, etc. I'd say you made it thru this time cuz you and the cat are still OK. However, our flower gardens a full of plants of sometimes extreme toxicity, most of which the generalist gardner is unaware. Example... Narcissus. I knew there had been deaths of families thru the Middle Ages when skullery maids accidentally used daffodil bulbs instead of onions in stews, etc. However, this summer I came across an internet reference that really made me think about them seriously.... that Roman soldiers carried them as part of their battle gear, so that if they were griveously wounded they could end their lives quickly by eating the bulbs, instead of suffering for a much longer time by lying on the battlefield until they died. Since y'all are probably wondering by now if I use herbal medicine... ABSOLUTELY NOT! No way an amateur knows the potency of a mix, and there is no way we even know entirely all the potential drugs in even some food crops. When I read about the Chinese medical uses of bitter melon, I decided that eating it politely in soup... cooked by the lady who gave me the seeds... was quite enough consumption of a plant with 30+ known pharmaceutical drugs in it. To me, bitter melon will remain an ornamental .... and trade item for Chinese dinners.... but obviously it can be eaten safely if prepared by a knowledgeable cook... as can cassava, poi, pokeweed, etc......See MoreI've been cutting mirrors all day
Comments (19)TMG Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and since you can't do an exact it will be your interpretation of the original. I've no doubt the artist would be glad to help you get out of your slump, and love to see the finished product. Besides we have all seen things in others work that inspires us to try. No harm no foul. Get back to work, and quit feeling bad!!! ~: )...See Moreclaudia valentine
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