At 03:11 PM 1/13/98 +0000, you wrote: >George Shirley <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote: > >> At 11:02 AM 1/13/98 +0000, Liz Albrook 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 >> > >> I believe mine came from there too. >> >> George > >Okay, I guess it's safe to pass along some advice: don't buy your >epazote seeds from Johnny's. But by all means get your thigh seeds >from them -- wow, do they grow. > >Liz >Who finally got her Pinetree catalog yesterday but is too sick to go >look in the mailbox today On the medicinal herb list, they were saying that epazote is, among a lot of other things, a good vermifuge. I guess it's the smell that Jaime was talking about. Perhaps between that and the thighs I can get rid of the crazy guy next door once and for all. :-) Hope you're feeling better soon, Liz. Marianne Southeastern Ontario AgCan zone 5b