Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Pink and white are by far the most common in many areas, but oleander comes in a rainbow of colors: http://oleander.org/varieties.html oleander soup , <cr8iveart wrote: > > Janice and May, > Any oleander - it only comes in pink or white, that I know about is fine. But before you order on ebay, > check your local nursery. Since you are in east Texas - maybe near the coast? Houston, corpus > Christi, you may find that it is all around you and you didn't even know it. The guy at my local nursery > told me that the only reason that it wouldn't do well in Memphis, was the freezing rain/ice, so it would > need to be brought in in the winter. You might need to do that if you are in an area where you have > any freezing during the winter. I will probably need a bigger pot for mine this fall before I bring it in. > Before you make a batch you need to go back to the board for this group and print off the > directions that Tony has posted and read them a few times to really understand them and buy the > equipment that you need. In the mean time, you can spray the plant's leaves with a mixture of water > (distilled or reverse osmosis), vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to remove any pesticide over spray that > might be on the leaves, even though the guy at my local nursery told me that oleander plants don't > have to be sprayed, because pests don't like thme;-)!! I have never made oleander tea and don't know > how you would do that. I have made one batch of oleander soup, which I did not filter as well as I > should have -it should, I think, be clear and not have any sediment. Mine was almost clear, but when > I mixed it with the vodka, thinking that it would kill any bacteria that cooking didn't killed, there was a > lot of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. I had had 5 people in my family die of cancer; my mother > just the month prior to my diagnosis. The dr convinced me of the urgency of lumpectomy, chemo and > radiation. Then, when I tried the first batch of oleander soup, not filtered correctly, I didn't fair too well > but tried to stick it out for a few weeks. I did mix at the same time, some creme which, while it has not > done anything dramatic, none of the moles and skin tags have come up as anything but that. I am > thinking about making another batch or ordering from the guy in So. Africa, especially since that > olender has a plant/herb with it that helps with mood, and I have suffered with depession all my life > and a little relief from that would be nice. Anyway this is probably way longer than you meant to get, > but I hope that it answers some questions. There are people in this group who are much more > knowledgeable than I am, but I will be glad to communicate with you. Hope that you had a happy 4th. > Janna > > > > " jlshill50 " <jlshill > > 2007/07/05 Thu AM 07:35:49 EDT > > oleander soup > > Re: She is special! > > > > Hi Janna, hope you had a great July 4th! I am in east Texas, and your > > response answered my question that I was going to post today. I > > wondered if oleander could be grown in a pot. What kind of oleander do > > you grow? I did a search on ebay and saw that there are several > > varieties with different colors of blooms. Is it easy to care for? We > > have had rain here almost daily since school has been out. Have you > > made the oleander tea? Are you consuming it now? Please share your > > experiences! > > Blessings, > > Joyce > > > > oleander soup , <cr8iveart@> wrote: > > > > > > Where are you? I am in Memphis, with olendaner in a big clay pot on > > my patio(I bring it in in the > > > winter). Too much rain here and freezing in the winter - splits the > > bark and rots the roots. Janna > > > > > > > > " jlshill50 " <jlshill@> > > > > 2007/07/02 Mon AM 06:59:26 EDT > > > > oleander soup > > > > Re: She is special! > > > > > > > > Well I am feeling more " at home " here the more I read!! Janna, I too > > > > teach " special " students, high school Language Arts, public school. A > > > > very challenging as well as rewarding calling... Nice to meet you > > Janna! > > > > Many blessings, > > > > Joyce > > > > > > > > oleander soup , <cr8iveart@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Been there, living it everyday, in the trenches! I teach at a > > > > " special " school already - 20 % LD and ED > > > > > children and 30% ELL learners in an environment of over 50% > > > > African-American, and over 75% of > > > > > the poppulation of my school on free or reduced lunch. (For those of > > > > you who doon't understand > > > > > those abbreviations: that is LD - " Learning-Lisability, " ED - > > > > " Emotional Disability, " and ELL - " English > > > > > Language Learners. " That means less than 25% of my students have > > > > IQ's of over 100. Wee, we have > > > > > lots of fun everyday. I think that qualifies as special in anybody's > > > > book! Janna > > > > > > > > > > > > robert-blau@ > > > > > > 2007/07/01 Sun AM 09:13:49 EDT > > > > > > oleander soup > > > > > > Re: She is special! > > > > > > > > > > > > Gee, if you like, we can send you to a " special school " . > > > > > > > > > > > > Posted by: " cr8iveart@ " > > > > > > cr8iveart@ dreamweavermphs > > > > > > > > > > > > Glad to know that I am special - I'll accept the opportunity to be > > > > > > special any chance I can ! ;-) J > > > > > > > > > > > > " Tony " @> > > > > > > > > > > > > As a matter of fact, Janna is very special. > > > > > > > > > > > > : - ) > > > > > > > > > > > > But I did remove the duplicate posts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > oleander soup , ahzoov@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 6/30/2007 1:14:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > > > > > > cr8iveart@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > Tony, > > > > > > I am interested in knowing the vitamin/mineral supplement you > > > > use,..... > > > > > > Janna > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm interested in knowing how you get to send 3 responses when the > > > > rest > > > > > > of us only get one? You somebody special? > > > > > > Nobody Special > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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