Castor Beans

You outta be blushing,
like a what?
ROTFLOL

yer gettin mail

Mollybee: They are the red. Alot of times it depends on the growing conditions as to how tall they get.

You hear that Vi?? So lets hope you have wonderful growing conditions! LOL
Thanks debby

Rootdoctor do yu have seeds of both types?? I have six seeds that I got in a swap but they are not marked green or red.You have mail!! Thanks

I have some red seeds if anyone needs some.

I dearly need some Castor Bean seeds, will try for shade, repelling jack rabbits and the endless destructive gophers.
Happy to supply postage costs. Email me, anyone, with castor in subject line....Farizona

You have mail farizona!

I've tried you too.

Happy,Vi,Lav,seeds just hit the mail.
No Addy for Farizona,weed, LMK
Root.
Anyone else I missed?

Holy cow, CC! Did you fertilize those things? There's hope for me in Ohio if your New York castor beans got that big in a season.

mr. rootdoctor i would like some of your green castor beans. please and thank you. :o) i'll send an email with my address.
debi z

Loved reading about these CBs I planted some seeds a few years ago, and still get occasional volunteers. Love 'em!

Lav, to answer your question, the dumb bunnies around here do nibble on poisonous plants. I have no clue if they sicken from the experience or not, but I have seen them chewing on my hellebores, castor beans (when they were small enough), rhubarb leaves, you name it. I have also seen squirrels busily gathering the ripe beans from my CBs, but no idea if they just store them or eat them. Maybe that is why I still get volunteers every year.

Birds have very different metabolisms than mammals; many things which are poisonous for mammals are not to birds (and vice versa).

I haven't seen any signs of raccoons or possums taking nibbles on them, those are the only other wild herbavores in my garden. Thankfully, no deer.

The public herb garden where I volunteer does grow these, but far away from the walkways so that inquisitive children cannot sample them.

They were in the Dahlia bed which is full of horse manure,and it is pretty moist soil.I grew them once in my leach feild and the got bigger than that!And I didn't start them in pots,I direct seeded them.......

farizona,Debi Z,castors are in the mail.

thanks root your a sweeti,i'll look for them

rootdoctor -- received seeds on Saturday and will plant today!!! Thanks

Rootdoctor- You have email. I'd lost this thread for a bit.
Thanks- the seeds arrived today. ...farizona

Thanks Doc, got my seeds but somebody filed em an forgot to tell me! Boy, and I thought my office was safe. Sorry to make you wonder about me. Can't wait to see the red and green ones growing together:)

Glad you all got them,good luck with them!!sure was glad not to have them go to waste!

Vi, if you need more red ones let me know. I still have tons!!!

Hi Mollybee, did you get my sase for your castor bean seeds? I thought I sent it,however I have been kinda busy cause I went nuts on the co-op forum.Just cant help myself!!Let me know. Thank you,Weedlady
Hey Root,If ya got any of yours left I would love to try that color also. thank you all for one more addiction!! Enjoy Spring!!!

When did you send it?? I haven't seen it just yet. Maybe it will come tomorrow. I'll let you know as soon as it arrives and I'll get them out to you the next a/m in the mail back to you.
I'll be in touch

Castor Beans are indeed toxic to the fatal degree but I've never known an animal to eat them. The famous Castor Oil is made from them you know. So is a poison used by the underworld to get rid of enemies. It leaves NO trace unless the lab knows to look for it. I read that dead occurs hours or days after the injection of just a tiny amount of the toxic ingredient and is usually attributed to natural causes, mostly cardiac arrest. The info is one the internet for those interested.
I have volunteer plants all over the yard since I don't get all of the seed pods removed each fall. Sometimes I move them to new locations if they are in the path of the mower. Fairly successful at that if I take as much soil as possible and don't disturb the roots very much. I use large size loppers or a hand saw to cut ours off at the soil line.
There are other ways to run off moles/voles, etc. if you are afraid of CBs. Well used cat litter applied either on top of the soil or into the runs/mounds will cause the critters to leave permenantly as the smell seems to stay in the soil for a VERY LONG TIME. I've never had a problem with it burning plant roots but then I don't put it in direct contact with the roots either. NOISE is something else that will make the moles/voles leave. Like firecrackers exploded in the run, lawn mowers driven over the area daily or more often, loud music, especially with a frequent strong bass beat, played over the run(i.e. boom boxes),smoke bombs like you get for 4th of July dropped into the run, and garlic grown in the flower/veggie beds and left until late fall or even permenantly.
GOD bless and keep each and all of you and may your yardening/gardening season be top notch.

Mollybee - have my seeds went in the mail?? I am going on holiday and will have my mail stopped soon - sorry to be anxious but I want to get them in the ground before I go. Thank s

Happyoma, I don't remember recieving your postage. When did you send it?? I did recieve Farizona postage and sent seeds out the next day.
As for Weedlady and you I haven't recieved anything yet. I'll let you know as soon as I get the postage, and I will send the seeds the next day after that.
E/mail me the address you used, just to be on the safe side and I'll make sure you sent it to the right place.

Mollybee, the seeds arrived today. See email. farizona

Hi Debby, I got the castor seeds today. Thank You so much!!! I have a mole thats got to find another HOME!!!!I was wondering if I should plant them or sprout them first. What ever, I JUST CANT WAIT!! Thanks again and if I can keep anything alve this summer I may have something to share with you. Enjoy Spring!!

Mollybee you sweet thing.I am so sorry I asked you if you had gotten my sase. It was just your addy that I kinda picked up on. dont know why,HEHE I hope I didnt add anymore hair loss! It was Debby that was kind to send me the mole runner (beautiful)plant seeds! Im sorry, Weedlady

Just now seeing this thread again. No problem Weedlady.
It happens to the best of us :)