tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310469314105846272.post1308461924232412444..comments2023-08-24T10:14:08.827-05:00Comments on Simple Life: RamblingsSalmonslayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03386636564654779854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310469314105846272.post-12417933904562378562011-08-24T16:30:21.278-05:002011-08-24T16:30:21.278-05:00Thanks Carolyn. We plant castor beans as a natural...Thanks Carolyn. We plant castor beans as a natural way to keep out moles, gophers, deer, rabbits and other pests plus we enjoy their ornamental aspects.<br /><br />As to the Ricin....ssshhhhh! You will have Homeland Security after us. Actually you do have to be careful handling them and disposing of them so the animals dont get into them but most animals have a natural aversion to them and we dont have kids on the farm any longer. We will pull them and bag them after first frost and send them downrange to the dump.Salmonslayerhttp://salmonslayer-simplelife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310469314105846272.post-7847818577737284672011-08-23T17:13:23.670-05:002011-08-23T17:13:23.670-05:00Why the castor bean plants? Ornimantal or is ther...Why the castor bean plants? Ornimantal or is there any "other" (menaning non-ricin) uses for the plant? My grandparents used to have several plants on their property, but I never got around to asking them why they liked them.<br /><br />Keep recooping!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.com