Re: Growing medicinal foods (was Re: All my edible's are dying)

In article <snowshoe-FE6D59.10144729062008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Jan Flora <snowshoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <ompomelet-A82E26.06071929062008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > In article 
> > <wildbilly-9054E9.23065228062008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >  Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > In article <ompomelet-39266D.23570528062008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >  Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > Garlic is useful for female yeast infections as well. 
> > > 
> > > I hear cranberry juice (not punch) is best. 
> > > à ta santé
> > 
> > No, that's for urinary tract infections, not yeast infections...
> > 
> > I add cranberry juice to cocktails just because I like it. :-)
> > 
> > Yogurt and vinegar douche is the old remedy for Yeast, but garlic
works 
> > better.  I've not been bothered by it for awhile but last time I did, 
> > pigging out on garlic actually worked.  I also recommended it to my
best 
> > friend last time she had a problem with it and donated 10 heads of 
> > garlic to the cause. Fortunately, she _likes_ garlic! It worked for
her 
> > as well.
> > 
> > Eaten in recipes, NOT made into a douche.
> > 
> > Pardon for the semi-off-topic post, but one can grow garlic too. <g>
> > Like other foods, it's very medicinal.
> > 
> > Medicinal garden foods might make an interesting thread...
> > I have trouble growing garlic. I'm probably not doing it right.
> > Never been able to get it to "clove" for me, but onions did ok. They 
> > seem to like sandier soil. But, with the cost of water here, it's 
> > cheaper for me anymore to purchase most veggies instead of trying to 
> > grow them. :-(
> 
> Hey Om -- go look at: http://www.filareefarm.com/

> 
> Since you're down there in hot, old Texas, you need to grow garlic 
> varieties that will thrive in your climate. The Filaree website explains

> the different types of garlic and which ones do well down south.
> 
> There's at least one big, commercial seed garlic seller in Texas. You 
> can probably find them on google.
> 
>    Jan

Why thanks! :-)

I was just trying to grow what I bought at the grocery store. I remove 
the outer covering from a head of garlic and set it in water until it 
starts to sprout, then separate the cloves and plant them.  I always end 
up with a mild, onion-looking thing at the base...

And they never bloom.

I have a stand of wild onions and a HUGE patch of garlic chives that 
re-plant themselves every year! They do well.
-- 
Peace! Om

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