Well............now my boss would like me to plant rau ram for her (Polygonum odoratum). At first I wrote back telling her that I'd have no part of raw ram and that she ought to stick with crown roast. Fortunately, she has a sense of humor.
Does anyone know of a source for seed on this one?
rau ram
Sounds like it is primarily propagated from cuttings.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/310/
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Poly_odo.html
Looks like this place in Vermont will sell you a plant:
http://www.billybong.com/ladybugherbs/herbs4_al.asp
Imagine that, something in the knotweed family, one of my favorites (sorry critterologist), that isn't insanely fertile. Come to think of it, I guess they're not all easy to propagate from seed even though they are very productive plants. I had a dog of a time trying tp propagate Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate (a lovely annual, especailly in its variegated form which has pink flowers) I got three plants but the next year there were many.............many seedlings in the bed to take their mommy's place.
Well, thanks again, Mermaid. You're a gem.
You are very welcome Buckthorne! I love to cook with fresh herbs and have been known to go great distances to acquire them.
I purchased my plant from Mountain Valley, and it grew very well. Unfortunately, to me it had a strong metallic taste that some references had mentioned, so I let it expire instead of bringing it in for the winter.
My boss is into that kind of thing. She has me grow Murraya and I'd swear the stuff smells like petroleum. She says it's a "must have" for lemon grass. I don't know lemon grass but she does have very good taste so I'll just have to trust her. (Though I'll admit to never having tasted it before, the smell just seems like Nature's way of saying, "Eat me and throw up".)
Are you refering to the Curry Leaf - Murraya koenigii?
I love to cook with those. The leaves have a citrus like smell around here. What are you growing them in?
I am refering to M.k.. (Maybe its all those petrochemicals my greenhouse manger puts on them. Kidding once again.) I grow them in a potting mix that is peat, compost, pearlite and mineral based. I grows in two different conditions, one a dry Conservatory and the other a very humid,hot greenhouse. It seems to prefer the later. I'll have to knuckle under and try it. A citrusy herb sounds quite enticing.
The one in the greenhouse actually grows in a soiless mix (see the string on Epsom Salts in the Rose Forum for more details).
Once again, thanks!
There are three varieties commonly grown. Do you know which one you have?
http://www.bhatia-nurseries.com/curry.htm
I dunno. I have whatever they sell at Logee's. I'll certainly check out the others!