Report...from the basement!

[Pharmer Phil]

The trays of seed laura and I started on sunday, are sproutin' away! all the cabbage (early), cauliflower,broccolli, are up, the milk thistle has 'jumped' outa' the soil and I think i see the lil start of the basil, thyme and oregano humping up the soil!!
now...where's my seed order...!!! 2head

[Deleted]

wathin flats for sprouts is kinda like waitin for the water to boil!
Its agonizing!

[Pharmer Phil]

You Are SOOOO right! Disturbed Shaking

[jeanette]

i know what you mean about leaping out of the soil, bethany and i planted chives and basil, they practically exploded out of the soil.

[jeanette]

oh yeah, i was looking through some gardening books yesterday and i came across something interesting.. if you don't want to or don't have room for grow lights you can use a cardboard box, cut the front out, leave the top open and line the inside with tinfoil, put in a sunny space, supposedly this will keep your babies from getting leggy.makes sense that it would work.. i'm going to try it.

[theresa]

Phil, you said above Milk Thistle, is this the stuff that grows wild in the fields. It smells so good, how do you collect the seeds and when. would love to have some in my yard. Its in the hay fiels but it gets mowed down

[Laura]

Our lil seed's are just a growin away. That is the fun part. Starting them & knowing you are growing them. T go out in the feild & pick some of the seed's if you can??

[Pharmer Phil]

No T, I don't think it is the same thing we be talkin' bout. Milk thistle, has no smell, or at least I ain't a goin' to get my nose close enough to sniff it! Not sure about other Thistles.
You maybe speaking of milk weed? it does smell good and the butterflies Love it. Milk thistle, has very, very sharp spines, both large and small, all over it.
It, in my mind, is a beautiful plant, so called for it's dark green foilage, with white 'splashes' all over the leaves, looks like spilled milk. The seds are a very strong liver medicine. Here is a pic, but it's not the best photo.

[theresa]

down here its againest the law or suppose to be to grow those thistles!They spread like wildfire. I ws talking about Milk Weed. Sorry my mistake. Can it be grown by the seeds.

[TennOC]

Milkweeds can be grown from seeds, I think that's the only way. The fluffy seeds make good insulation too, like in a "down" vest or stuffed toy.......sometimes you can find a split-open pod way into the winter with a few seeds left in it.

[douglas]

Well now I know where your hide out is phil Thumb have them coming up on the lawn at times, could be from birds or something

[seadog]

Milk thistle is one of the herbs that has some pretty good research to back up the claims. I have recommended it to liver patients. Is it a problem as far as spreading and getting out of control?
I'd like to get in line for some of those seeds. People have asked me about growing it ,but I've never seen the seeds.

[Pharmer Phil]

Well Buddy, you came to the right place...PM me and we will get those seeds on the way, they were the first outa the ground too! I have some from 03, that I planted last year, then I have some from last years crop. I am not sure how long they are viable, I will send you some from both years...I have a 'few' ROTFLMAO

[jeanette]

i'd have the weed commissioner out here real fast if i planted that on purpose, jerry about had a cow when i told him i was PLANTING sunflowers and morning glories. he was real happy when bethany and i scattered milkweed down all over so the butterflies would come, boy did they!! our trees are covered with monarchs in the fall.

[jeanette]

i'd have the weed commissioner out here real fast if i planted that on purpose, jerry about had a cow when i told him i was PLANTING sunflowers and morning glories. he was real happy when bethany and i scattered milkweed down all over so the butterflies would come, boy did they!! our trees are covered with monarchs in the fall.