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Post by Jim on Sept 20, 2009 15:57:26 GMT -5
that's awesome...I think he may stopped at a "coffee shop" in amsterdam and sampled the herbs...lol...
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Post by mnjrutherford on Sept 20, 2009 16:20:09 GMT -5
Great knees there Michel! Must be all the taters and corn! ;o)
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Post by orflo on Sept 20, 2009 22:53:58 GMT -5
Too bad you missed it , Stephen. We were there too and have a pleasant time  . Shit! This week I had to go to a meeting in Aalst at short notice (quite near to Frank's). If only this had been better planned... Hey Stephen, you should have told me, you were only 20 kms away from here...You know you're welcome over here....  |
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Post by silverseeds on Sept 21, 2009 0:34:58 GMT -5
I hope I can get over there someday. see the old country.
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Post by stevil on Sept 21, 2009 2:27:06 GMT -5
They really are working hard these days, and they are seriously over-stressed. And I discovered a new plant in my garden: solanum michlachaumus. I think it needs some reselection for straighter stems though... Frank: I thought that anything from the northern hemisphere was considered a weed in your garden... Actually, this Solanum michlachaumus does look like it is trying to resist being weeded! |
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Post by stevil on Sept 21, 2009 2:42:45 GMT -5
Too bad you missed it , Stephen. We were there too and have a pleasant time . Hey Stephen, you should have told me, you were only 20 kms away from here...You know you're welcome over here.... Sorry. It was arranged at the last minute and I was travelling with a couple of colleagues and it just wasn't possible to get free. Anyway, that's what I thought beforehand. However, we stayed in Gent (even closer) and it turned out I had a couple of hours in the morning free and I visited the botanical garden which was (as I think you told me) very good - lots of unusual (edible) things: Allium hookeri, Boehmeria spp, Asimina triloba (small), Anredera, Pseudocydonia sinensis, Cephalotaxus, Hydrophyllum canadense etc... Until the next time... Stephen |
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Post by biorag on Sept 21, 2009 5:06:50 GMT -5
solanum michlachaumus : interesting plant which seems not to be stabilized !?
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Post by bunkie on Sept 21, 2009 8:35:51 GMT -5
solanum michlachaumus........lol...good one orflo! ;D
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Post by orflo on Sept 21, 2009 12:40:26 GMT -5
They really are working hard these days, and they are seriously over-stressed. And I discovered a new plant in my garden: solanum michlachaumus. I think it needs some reselection for straighter stems though... Frank: I thought that anything from the northern hemisphere was considered a weed in your garden... Actually, this Solanum michlachaumus does look like it is trying to resist being weeded! It's even resistant to round-up....  |
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Post by orflo on Sept 21, 2009 12:50:49 GMT -5
Hey Stephen, you should have told me, you were only 20 kms away from here...You know you're welcome over here.... Sorry. It was arranged at the last minute and I was travelling with a couple of colleagues and it just wasn't possible to get free. Anyway, that's what I thought beforehand. However, we stayed in Gent (even closer) and it turned out I had a couple of hours in the morning free and I visited the botanical garden which was (as I think you told me) very good - lots of unusual (edible) things: Allium hookeri, Boehmeria spp, Asimina triloba (small), Anredera, Pseudocydonia sinensis, Cephalotaxus, Hydrophyllum canadense etc... Until the next time... Stephen There's also a good asarum collection, and the largest collection of peperomia in the whole world (but as far as I know only one is edible). It's quite packed with all sorts of things, isn't it? I must say I never saw an anredera over there. There's an interesting little shrub as well, just in front of the cactus greenhouse: ugni molinae, with very tasty fruits, but it doesn't bear fruit this year.... It needs some protection against heavy frosts though... |
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Post by stevil on Sept 21, 2009 14:37:28 GMT -5
There's also a good asarum collection, and the largest collection of peperomia in the whole world (but as far as I know only one is edible). It's quite packed with all sorts of things, isn't it? I must say I never saw an anredera over there. There's an interesting little shrub as well, just in front of the cactus greenhouse: ugni molinae, with very tasty fruits, but it doesn't bear fruit this year.... It needs some protection against heavy frosts though... Yes, I saw the Ugni (have tasted Ugni jam in Chile some years ago). Haven't seen fruit in Europe.. I guess the Peperomia collection is in the greenhouses - didn't get that far unfortunately. Cornucopia mentions two species, one with Coriander tasting leaves! Hadn't heard of that before...it's Peperomia maculosa if you want to seek it out and sneak a taste. Let us know! |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Sept 21, 2009 16:15:48 GMT -5
I would imagine that with solanum michlachaumus, Round-Up only works with a rope and possibly a cute horsie.
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Post by ottawagardener on Sept 21, 2009 18:12:22 GMT -5
Nice shorts Michel |
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Post by ottawagardener on Sept 21, 2009 18:14:15 GMT -5
Can we ever entice all of you Europeans to come visit the native land of S. michlachaumus?
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Post by stevil on Sept 22, 2009 2:38:18 GMT -5
Can we ever entice all of you Europeans to come visit the native land of S. michlachaumus? I thought that this species was actually a native of Europe, but had become extinct in the old country. It has recently been reintroduced (in Frank's garden and probably elsewhere). In the meantime, it has become rather invasive in the new world due to its promiscuous nature |
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