Market Farming

["John Cowan" <vivax AT northlink.com>]

Hard to tell without a close up of the leaves but the yellow tubular flower
at the base makes me think it is "Tree Tobacco", native to mid-elevations in
Arizona. A tincture of the leaves might make a good insecticide for aphids
and thrips.

John Cowan



> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Matt
> Cheselka
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 11:07 AM
> To: Market Farming
> Subject: [Market-farming] What Is It?
>
>
>
> I've got this plant growing wild near my garden and I can't figure out
> what it is.  Does anyone know?
>
> http://personal.riverusers.com/~cheselka/cosmic_lettuce/what_is_it.html
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt Cheselka
> Cosmic Lettuce
>
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