Seed catalogs (sales, renters, homes)

[Submariner]

I have been having the hardest time getting ginseng to germinate. No luck so far.

At the Fair last fall one of their regular speakers said that he had gotten some ginseng to sprout. So I went by his family's stall and they had 8 ginseng plants in 3 inch pots asking $20 each.

I spent the day going from workshop to workshop, and I decided that if I could get just one plant that was growing; then in 2 years I could start focusing on it's seeds And slowly work up from there.

So I bought one of those tiny little plants, and took it home. Put it on a window sill, and showed the Dw.

Well that first night one of her cats, decided that ginseng leaves looked tasty. So it ate my ginseng plant.

Sigh.

Has anyone else had luck with ginseng?

[Trailmonkey]

"ginseng leaves looked tasty. So it ate my ginseng plant."

So, what did you marinate it in after it got into the herbs?

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by Trailmonkey

"ginseng leaves looked tasty. So it ate my ginseng plant."

So, what did you marinate it in after it got into the herbs?

Sweet 'n Sour sauce?

I need to track down the person who has to visit before I can try ginseng. I think I probably have good space for it for it but I'm not quite sure.

[tankratt]

I am going to try some odd heirloom tomato's this year, some get as large as 1.5 lbs to 2lbs, and want to grow some brandywine, homegrown toms taste sooo goood I am drooling on the keyboard.

[Submariner]

Try not to drool on keyboard.

abusus non tollit usum

abuse does not preclude proper use

[drkalala]

I am looking at catalogs and thinking permaculture. Has anyone tried edible pine? I am thinking of getting Korean nut pine. Want to get planted on the front edge of that global warming thing.....

[Submariner]

Yes I have eaten pine nuts.

My parents chew pine sap [or they did when they had teeth] your saliva loosens the turpentine away. As you chew your mouth fills with turpentine, so you just keep spitting the turpentine out, and eventually you have a wad of chewing gum.

I was taught to chew pine sap when I was a kid.

Pine needles have a great deal of vitamin 'C'. Old time sailors with scurvy drank pine tea to cure their scurvy. It also tastes of turpentine, but that is better than having scurvy.

Pine is a sometime ingredient in Gruit. Spruce is better though.

[Submariner]

There is a 'permaculture' teaching facility / group in Orono.

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by drkalala

I am looking at catalogs and thinking permaculture. Has anyone tried edible pine? I am thinking of getting Korean nut pine. Want to get planted on the front edge of that global warming thing.....

What USDA hardiness zone are they good to?

[RANGER.101ST]

Originally Posted by drkalala

I am looking at catalogs and thinking permaculture. Has anyone tried edible pine? I am thinking of getting Korean nut pine. Want to get planted on the front edge of that global warming thing.....

i got your global warming.it 10:30 pm and its 1 below.i need to get a seed book.or i may go to paris farmers union in new port they have alot of stuff there.