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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

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From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
To: <wce1482 AT yahoo.com>; <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] out of the blue


> william Eggers wrote:
> > Try turmeric.
>
> I can hardly stock enough of it.  Jeannie also takes that and it comes
> highly recommended by a lot of folks. Wiki has an excellent article on
> some of the uses and research involving turmeric.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
>
> I do have two large containers of different curries, so I suppose I
> could do that, but while I like curry, I can't imagine taking it every
> day.
>
> It would be great to grow it.  I checked and I see that it might be
> possible here.  It's tropical, so I might have to take special
> precautions, but it might be possible.
> http://www.urbanharvest.org/advice/othergardening/ginger_galangal.htm
> That page suggests that the gingers can be grown in Houston, and seeing
> that it is the ginger family gives me a bit of hope, because I have kept
> a ginger plant alive in a large pot here, but only in the greenhouse.
> I think it would be worth a try, especially if global warming continues
> it's trend<g>.
>
> B
>
>
>
> --
> The true significance of Sacajawea's involvement in the Lewis & Clark
> expedition is that it was the first documented trip in history where men
> asked a woman for directions and followed them, allowing them to arrive
> at their destination.
>
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