Sage and waterbarrel worms

[rasmusW]

Hi all!

No, the thread title is not the name of a 80’s punk band….

I got a few questions for you all.
Have any of you ever used sage for decoration?
I have used little thyme branches before, but i’m not sure if sage is okay to use.
I’m asking because my little sage bush is dead.
It does have some nice twist and turns. I would ofcause cure it propperly before use.
Here is a picture of it..

Next question. A couple of weeks ago i noticed a lot of worms swimming around in the barrel or lashing onto some branches i got in it.
I have no clue of what they are and if they could be used as fish food.
Here is a picture of them. Hopefully its visible in the middle of the picture and on the net.

-r

 

[MacZ]

No, the thread title is not the name of a 80’s punk band….

I would have assumed post-punk or dark wave.

Sage is safe, knock yourself out.

The worms look suspisciously like mosquito larvae. You know what that means.

 

[rasmusW]

I would have assumed post-punk or dark wave.

Haha.. yeah! Maybe that.

Cool. I’ll save the sage.

The worms are 3-4cm. Long, so i don’t think its mosquitos. I will try to net some and get a better picture.

Thanks, MacZ.

-r

 

[Mike Wise]

I've used sage brush in the past, but not the herb sage. I had no problems with it safety-wise, although it did turn 'rubbery' and disintegrate after ~5 years.

 

[rasmusW]

Thanks Mike!
I didn’t know there where more than one sage.

-r

 

[Gamegurl]

Haha.. yeah! Maybe that.

Cool. I’ll save the sage.

The worms are 3-4cm. Long, so i don’t think its mosquitos. I will try to net some and get a better picture.

Thanks, MacZ.

-r

They mosquito larva do get that big and wiggly.
Nuke em

 

[MacZ]

Nuke em

Why? It's free high quality fish food.

 

[Mike Wise]

Thanks Mike!
I didn’t know there where more than one sage.

-r

Sagebrush, found throughout the western US is nothing like a Sage bush (which I have growing in my garden) which produces the herb sage. They definitely smell different!

 

[rasmusW]

Thanks Mike!
Just out of curiosity, I had to look it up after your last post.
Live and learn..

-r

 

[anewbie]

I guess common name for plants is as bad as common names for fishes ?

 

[MacZ]

I guess common name for plants is as bad as common names for fishes ?

yep. That's the reason the scientific community invented the binomial nomenclature almost 300 years ago (Carl of Linné, 1753).

 

[anewbie]

yep. That's the reason the scientific community invented the binomial nomenclature almost 300 years ago (Carl of Linné, 1753).

So he is the devil who created this mess.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Thanks Mike!
I didn’t know there where more than one sage.

-r

Salvia is a huge genus. Your plant looks like Salvia officinalis.

Cheers Darrel

 

[rasmusW]

Hi all,

Salvia is a huge genus. Your plant looks like Salvia officinalis.

Cheers Darrel

I’ll take your word for it.

-r