Spearmint

Mentha spicata

http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/1348?utm_source=lyris&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=101103-Seeds-from-Santa&utm_content=zone

I have never grown Spearmint from seed.

It might be fun to try it.

Superweeds

http://www.rodale.com/monsanto?cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2010_11_03-_-Top5-_-NA

The sad saga of Monsanto and the creation of superweeds.

Garden at MSU

http://www.finegardening.com/item/16842/pink-and-burgundy-for-fall

We grew some of that Japanese Blood Grass in a pot this year.

Next year, we should plant some in the ground.

Cat in the garden

There was a gray/white cat hunting along the back line this morning.

The squirrels were having apoplectic fits.

My regular cat is a tabby cat, which also gives the squirrels fits.

Herbs vs. Colds

http://www.rodale.com/cold-and-flu-remedies?page=0%2C0&cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2010_11_01-_-Top5-_-NA

I might have to stop sharing my elderberry fruit with the birds and selfishly hoard it for myself.

And maybe I am allergic to Echinacea. I have been blaming ragweed but we have a lot more coneflowers than ragweed in the garden.

Black Dragon

Coleus 'Black Dragon'

Available from Park Seed (link here)

Worth trying as a houseplant.

Prairie Moon Nursery

http://www.prairiemoon.com/seeds/wildflowers-forbs/echinocystis-lobata-wild-cucumber/?cat=251

As per the link, they even offer Echinocystis lobata seeds.

So it is a tough choice.

Give up on the wild cucumbers or order a hundred seeds?