Plant drivel
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smokingbootI am looking forward to shopping and Japanese food tonight.
I am looking forward to my project at the weekend.
I am not looking forward to 4 more hours of mind-numbing work. So I will think about something else.
A few weeks ago, I created a twee little corner of dainty herblings, including chamomile and mint, thyme and rosemary, myrtle and lavender and sage. My criteria were scent, story and prettiness.
I only bought the fennel plant because there are so many magical myths about it, from Prometheus using it to bring fire to man, to its rep as all round repeller of evil. Well, it has repaid my ignorance by quadrupling in size in a couple of weeks, the mint is some kind of vegetable Napoleon, and the sage clearly has delusions of shrubbery. In fact, everything is rampantly flourishing and I'm a bit stunned. I consider myself a successful gardener if a plant sits in the soil without falling over. I'm so relieved not to kill the thing, the option that it might actually get bigger never occurs to me. Now they're all growing with such maniacal fervour I suspect I should dowse for organon flows/landed asteroids/buried corpses.
Maybe I should move them around, give them a bit more space before they're at each others' throats/stems/whatever, and the garden turns into Battle of the Halji.
That's the thing about life; it's a bit, well, keen, isn't it?
I am looking forward to my project at the weekend.
I am not looking forward to 4 more hours of mind-numbing work. So I will think about something else.
A few weeks ago, I created a twee little corner of dainty herblings, including chamomile and mint, thyme and rosemary, myrtle and lavender and sage. My criteria were scent, story and prettiness.
I only bought the fennel plant because there are so many magical myths about it, from Prometheus using it to bring fire to man, to its rep as all round repeller of evil. Well, it has repaid my ignorance by quadrupling in size in a couple of weeks, the mint is some kind of vegetable Napoleon, and the sage clearly has delusions of shrubbery. In fact, everything is rampantly flourishing and I'm a bit stunned. I consider myself a successful gardener if a plant sits in the soil without falling over. I'm so relieved not to kill the thing, the option that it might actually get bigger never occurs to me. Now they're all growing with such maniacal fervour I suspect I should dowse for organon flows/landed asteroids/buried corpses.
Maybe I should move them around, give them a bit more space before they're at each others' throats/stems/whatever, and the garden turns into Battle of the Halji.
That's the thing about life; it's a bit, well, keen, isn't it?
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Mint
Date: 2004-06-30 10:05 am (UTC)Mint does not just muscle in on other plants, it mugs them, steals their leaves and drives their roots off a cliff whilst laughing and foaming at the mouth.
Mint rampages, Mint makes Conan the Barbarian look restrained, Mint Should be restrained. Even Ground Elder quails and draws in its suckers when Mint stalks into the garden.
Keen ? Mint is a fanatic, Holy Jihad, The Crusades, International communism have nothing on Mint.
Mint is hell bent on converting all the world to the one true Minty way and won't take no for an answer, it won't take yes for an answer, it doesn't wait for an answer.
Mint hits you on the head and steals your country.
Mint is Evil.
Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-06-30 10:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-30 01:59 pm (UTC)In future, it may be worth knowing to plant the mint in a large pot, rim level with the ground, to prevent it's spreading.
Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-07-01 02:06 am (UTC)Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-07-01 04:47 am (UTC)Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-07-01 04:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-01 04:48 am (UTC)Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-07-01 06:25 am (UTC)Behind your back the mint is plotting, plotting I tell you.
There is only one way to stop it.
Roast lamb.
Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-07-01 06:53 am (UTC)On another matter, I will not be stabconning this weekend due to unforeseen rhubarb. But if you find yourself at a loose end, give me a call - I'm a bit short on time but I would love to see you!
Re: Mint is evil...
Date: 2004-07-01 07:24 am (UTC)Wild mint in the garden is our enemy, like radioactive waste is our enemy.
(sigh)
Unforseen Rhubarb, not as bad as unnoticed goosberry bush, but still unpleasant.
There may be a cunning plan available but it may well be rather fluid.
Is there a phone number I can reach you on ?
Re: Gooseberries
Date: 2004-07-02 03:22 am (UTC)I do indeed have a phone number, but I don't want to put it on a public forum (previous difficulties - bleah!) I'll get it to you asap!