At 08:46 21/04/99 -0500, Deb De Forest wrote: > >What I do for mint and other invasives that I want to grow under control >is to plant them in a large, deep plastic container (15 or 30 gal. >nursery containers are esp. good or even an old bucket) then cut out >bottom of container and plant container and all where I want it to grow >but not spread. I've used this very >successfully with mints and with monarda (bee balm). >Deb in Houston > Apologies for the slight off-topic but maybe some other old-timer gardener might comment on something for me. If my sense of smell serves me right the monarda (didyma) that I grew back in the '50s had a pleasant scented smell but now all the varieties seem to smell of camphor or thymol (like thyme) Is it my nose or has anyone else noticed a change? Back on topic - Today I was given (from a supermarket) two long peppers, they were about 10 inches long and looked somewhat like big Peter Peppers. They came from Israel and had the name 'Ramiro Peppers'. I haven't sunk my teeth in them yet, but they look like a sweet pepper. Does anyone have any ideas about them? Regards All, Ron Hill in Eastern England.