Mailbox chicory revisited
2 years ago
I began a thread asking about chicory coffee not long ago and posting my chicory patch growing under my mailbox. I mentioned the Goldfinches and how they enjoyed the spent blossoms (seed heads). Since then I've tried to snap a pic, finally this morning I got some half-decent ones. Hopefully you can make out the yellow/black bird.
He's in the lower right corner in above pic.
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Comments (39)That's really interesting... is it merchandise (seeds) or paper.... hmmmm... The lady behind the desk at the PO yesterday ASKED me if it was just paper in the envelope... I said yes thinking she meant is there pictures or unbendables in there... I guess I lied as there was a little bit more than just paper... paper packets with seeds in them.... LOL... hmmmmm... I wonder if I would have been charged more if I had said seeds... I think I'm going to give a whirl to mailing in plain envelopes (to conceal bubble) and maybe avoid all this bubble envelope "parcel" merchandise mailing stuff.... uggggh... Maybe I'll only be charged $ .42!!! Any more feedback on that from members who may have tried this would be helpful. ~Angela...See MoreSummer Greens?
Comments (64)Just checked to make sure I have some seeds! Email me your mailing address and I'll send some your way. The plants would even look better, but I keep them low on the nitrogen, because they store nitrates in the leaves, so watch out with that, because it can lead to oxalic acid in the greens and then it'll be like biting on a sand particle one in a while. It's harmless in that concentration, but I still don't like it. Best for me is that in my nematode infested soil, which almost every veggie gets killed sooner or later, this isn't affected. And personally I like the taste better than spinach, it doesn't have that funny aftertaste. The pic is how I cut it then then it regrows right away multiple times. If I see bugs I spray pyrethrin or Pt, but not on a regular basis, just don't have the time.......See MoreIm Bumpkins Son.....
Comments (20)I didn't send a card, Andy, but please offer your Dad best wishes on his birthday from this old guy in Canada. He has had a rough time of it, as have you all, I'm sure. Many have sent good thoughts and some prayers on his behalf in recent weeks. We hope that he's feeling better soon, and able to get back to the things that he wants to do. ole joyful...See MoreAnyone here drink chicory coffee?
Comments (35)Here's the ironic thing Patricia - you fall into the same trap as others. You don't agree with me so I must not know what you know. Two people can look at the same things and come to very different conclusions and have very different opinions. That's fine. Don't elevate your position in your own mind as being justified and mine being wrong simply because it's what you assume you know that I don't. It may be the other way around as far as insights go, but no matter. My first visit to Washington as an almost-adult was in 1971, a stay of 3.5 months. I've been back at least a dozen times. When was your first trip there? I've known several people, maybe 6, who have moved up there and most, to be honest, didn't stay permanently. Do you think I've neither seen nor heard anything about local attitudes up there about a variety of things? My first visit to the South, where I went with no preconceived feelings or attitudes about the area, was also in 1971. None of my ancestors spent time there so my views about the region started without preconceived ideas or biases. You say your's did so likely your views DIDN'T start without biases. Since this thread was about New Orleans and chicory coffee, my first trip there was in 1973. To visit a college friend who got a dream job but with good news and bad news - the location was the bad news. He left after 2 1/2 years, he couldn't take living there any longer. I've been back a handful of times since. I don't care for the city or the area at all, people who do are welcome to it. I do like traditional NO Dixieland jazz and music, I don't need to go there to enjoy it. The food I've had there I thought was nothing special and very overrated. The weather is inhospitable much of the year. I've had many, many, many trips to Southern cities and states and have been all over. Almost to every state. For a variety of reasons. There is ugly history some still cling to, hateful attitudes, and practices and politics I don't like and don't understand why so many do. It's in your face, not undertones. On business trips, I've been there with West Coast and East Coast (non-Southern) colleagues and our feelings about what we saw and experienced didn't vary much. Others who see it differently, fine. Disagree with me all you want, that doesn't bother or offend me. Keep your personal insults to yourself. Thanks!...See More
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