In article ,
 "Evelyn Ruut"  wrote:

> "Billy"  wrote in message 
> news:wildbilly-36F6B9.23000228042008{at}c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au...
> > In article ,
> > "Evelyn Ruut"  wrote:
> >
> >> "Billy"  wrote in message
> >>
news:wildbilly-96E9C9.17500328042008{at}c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au...
> >> > In article ,
> >> > "Evelyn Ruut"  wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Yeah I know.   This used to be a wonderful active
group.   Someone 
> >> >> said
> >> >> that
> >> >> trolls took over and now a lot of the conversation
has gone to private
> >> >> lists.   I don't especially care much for private
lists.  Too tame
> >> >> altogether most of the time, and it is an
inconvenience if you don't 
> >> >> want
> >> >> to
> >> >> tune in every day.
> >> >>
> >> >> -- 
> >> >> Best Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> Evelyn
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Joan F (MI)"
 wrote in message
> >> >> news:Ap6dnafiYsel24vVnZ2dnUVZ_o-mnZ2d{at}giganews.com...
> >> >> > Hi Evelyn, been lurking since you mentioned
this group but there's 
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > much
> >> >> > activity here.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Evelyn Ruut wrote:
> >> >> > | Hi Joan!
> >> >> > |
> >> >> > | Good to see you here!   We have a very rainy
day here today, but 
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > | rain is much needed.   We placed the nettles
in a large flat bowl
> >> >> > | with the roots down into the water and the
leaves braced over the 
> >> >> > rim
> >> >> > | of the bowl last evening.  They seem to be a
little revived this
> >> >> > | morning.   Hoping to plant them today sometime.
> >> >> > |
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Haven't seen any trolls, unless you mean vendors. They
make regular
> >> > rounds.
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Billy,
> >>
> >> Someone said there were trolls at one time, but I can't
remember who.   I
> >> haven't really noticed any either since I returned here.
> >>
> >> We didn't plant my nettles today because there was a lot of
rain.  They'd
> >> have been washed away.   Hope tomorrow will be more suited
for planting.
> >
> > Get those nettles in. Plants with a future has a very high regard for
> > them.
> > http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Urtica+dioica
> 
> 
> Got the nettles into the ground in two separate places on my property today. 
> I did get one little sting, and developed a healthy respect for the plant.
> 
> Thanks for the link, it is very helpful.
> 
> I was surprised they say no medical use is known for Astragalus.   I have 
> always heard it was used as an immune system booster.   Did I read it 
> wrongly or perhaps they just are not familiar with Astragalus medicinal 
> uses?

They have a couple of dozen astragalus you want Huang Qi (Astragalus 
membranaceus). 
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Astragalus+membranaceus

I have 3 astragalus germinating from seed, 4 elecampane, and 4 mother 
wort. Hope to be able to experiment with them this year. I'm gonna have 
to retry the bitter melon and the stinging nettle, I think the 
germination trays got to wet. I have a couple of hyssop from last year, 
an 18" hawthorn, and some that I'm not sure of. One of these decades 
I'll get organized;-)
-- 

Billy
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