Re: [gardeners] The Freezing Rain Warning Has Ended
Marianne Lepa (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:03:44 -0500
At 11:02 AM 1/13/98 +0000, you wrote:
>George Shirley <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I tried growing epazote in 1997. Must have a bad batch of seed as I could
>> never get it to germinate, even after trying the paper towel on top of
>> fridge trick.
>
>That was my experience in 1996. Got seed from Johnny's and never saw
>a shoot.
>
>Liz
Hmmm, innerestin'....the only reference I can find to growing the stuff is
in Phillips & Foy's 'Herbs' and they say it's easily grown from seed in any
kind of soil. No mention of needing fresh seed or any fancy methods at all.
You'd think something that's considered a weed wouldn't cause much trouble
with germination, wouldn't you?
Well, the package from Richters falls into the 'cheap' category which
usually means there's lots and lots of seeds, so I guess I'll just have to
give it a try. They're all excited about it over on the Medicinal Herbs
list because it has a variety of medicinal uses, the fact that it
reportedly gives black beans a really nice flavour was more of a footnote. ;-)
Thanks,
Marianne
Southeastern Ontario AgCan zone 5b