Re: [gardeners] Martha's right!
Martha Brown (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:14:40 -0500
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Penny,
I am in zone 6 here in NW OK. But more to the point is our growing =
season is from about April 15 to October 15 between frosts. Generally =
from the middle of May thru the middle of September our highs are above =
90*F and 30-60 days may be above 100*F and as hot as 110-115*F. =20
I don't remember what the seeds look like other than they are about the =
size and resemble somewhat a pinto bean and are very shiny. =20
I think I have some seed around here yet but am just back from SLC Utah =
and am too tired to think at the moment. I took a plane to SLC the 2nd =
and drove back to Oklahoma (1100 miles) with DD and her spoiled rotten =
cat. She was here a week during which we drove to Arkansas for a family =
reunion (another 400 miles round trip). We left here Saturday and drove =
back to SLC and I took a plane home today. Including the 150 miles each =
way to the airport I have driven 2900 miles already this month. Spent 2 =
nights on the road and 4 on her couch in her tiny apartment and 2 in a =
cabin at the reunion. I have averaged about 5 hours sleep the rest of =
the nights and can't think straight at the moment.
I will see if I can find a picture of the Castor Bean plant tomorrow and =
see if I have some of the seed to check the pattern on them too.
Martha =20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: penny x stamm=20
To: gardeners@globalgarden.com=20
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Martha's right!
Hi, Martha -- I was hoping that someone would come to my aid!
I do believe you've got it -- the name had two words, and began=20
with a C. And it rings a bell ....
>Castor Bean (Ricinus communis). It is easily grown from seed and =
will=20
>reach 12 feet in one summer here in NW Ok. Martha ..>>>>
I must ask just which zone you are in..?=20
The seeds are incredibly attractive. They are large, plump and shiny.
Same size as the beans we put into 3-bean salad. Very shiny, as if
lacquered. The background color is black, but most of it is covered=20
with a warm light brown kind of stripe, and with black scrolls=20
presenting themselves at random. The end which was attached to the=20
stem often retains a ring of pulp -- so what you have in your hand
looks like a beetle with a little head!=20
The plants are stunning, but they are poisonous so they cannot be
planted when there are children around. In fact, when we were
weeding in that yard in August, I plucked a leaf from something
(we suspect that it was the ornamental oregano) and kind of
pressed it between my teeth and tongue. Within a very short
time the inside of my mouth swelled up and became very
painful -- and remained that way for 5 days! Now my daughter
keeps an eagle eye on me, so I will not repeat that fiasco!=20
Penny, NY
. =20
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Penny,
I am in zone 6 here in NW OK. But =
more to the=20
point is our growing season is from about April 15 to October 15 between =
frosts. Generally from the middle of May thru the middle of =
September our=20
highs are above 90*F and 30-60 days may be above 100*F and as hot as=20
110-115*F.
I don't remember what the seeds look =
like other=20
than they are about the size and resemble somewhat a pinto bean and =
are=20
very shiny.
I think I have some seed around here =
yet but=20
am just back from SLC Utah and am too tired to think at the =
moment. =20
I took a plane to SLC the 2nd and drove back to Oklahoma =
(1100=20
miles) with DD and her spoiled rotten cat. She was here a =
week during=20
which we drove to Arkansas for a family reunion (another 400 miles round =
trip). We left here Saturday and drove back to SLC and I took a =
plane home=20
today. Including the 150 miles =
each way to=20
the airport I have driven 2900 miles already this month. Spent 2 nights =
on the=20
road and 4 on her couch in her tiny apartment and 2 in a cabin at =
the=20
reunion. I have averaged about 5 hours sleep the rest of the =
nights=20
and can't think straight at the moment.
I will see if I can find a picture of =
the Castor=20
Bean plant tomorrow and see if I have some of the seed to check the =
pattern on=20
them too.
Martha
----- Original Message -----
From:=20
penny x =
stamm=20
Sent: Saturday, October 13, =
2001 10:52=20
PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] =
Martha's=20
right!
Hi, Martha -- I was hoping that someone would come =
to my=20
aid!
I do believe you've got it -- the name had two words, and =
began=20
with a C. And it rings a bell ....
>Castor Bean =
(Ricinus=20
communis). It is easily grown from seed and will
>reach =
12 feet=20
in one summer here in NW Ok. Martha =
..>>>>
I=20
must ask just which zone you are in..?
The seeds are =
incredibly=20
attractive. They are large, plump and shiny.
Same size as the beans =
we put=20
into 3-bean salad. Very shiny, as if
lacquered. The =
background color=20
is black, but most of it is covered
with a warm light brown kind =
of=20
stripe, and with black scrolls
presenting themselves at random. =
The end=20
which was attached to the
stem often retains a ring of pulp -- so =
what you=20
have in your hand
looks like a beetle with a little head! =
The=20
plants are stunning, but they are poisonous so they cannot =
be
planted when=20
there are children around. In fact, when we were
weeding in that =
yard in=20
August, I plucked a leaf from something
(we suspect that it was the =
ornamental oregano) and kind of
pressed it between my teeth and=20
tongue. Within a very short
time the inside of my mouth =
swelled up=20
and became very
painful -- and remained that way for 5 days! =
Now my=20
daughter
keeps an eagle eye on me, so I will not repeat that =
fiasco!=20
Penny, NY
. =20
=
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