I've tried just raking the flowers from plant but it leaves them looking raggedy with flowers stems poking out every which way. Rather I use my pruners and cut each flowering stem back to a set of leaves or flower buds below..takes a lota time tho. I have a lotta 2 1/2' self-sown plants this year so am only harvesting flowers from a few. The other's I prune back hard to about 1' and they still will produce new blooms but just not as quickly for removal of new ready to bloom buds. As you know the foliage can look great all on it own! Today will be my 3rd harvest this year already. Vera

I've been experimenting with lasagna gardens this year and have some success...and some almost failures. The tomatoes are huge..but mostly greenery and the fruit is wrinkled so I guess I should have watered more even though the lasagna stayed moist. Picked the first ripe ones yesterday. The acorn squash have taken over the bed and are climbing the fence now and are setting squash. I planted a row of corn in a brand new lasagna bed and it is doing well. It was nothing but grass clippings and shredded paper with a small amount of compost. I thought it would get a foot high and then keel over. Not so, it just keeps growing and even though I planted late, is starting to tassle. Another last minute bed is woodchips and grass clippings (obviously the grass is growing this cool summer) with only enough compost to plant seeds in. Last week, I seeded this one with parsnip seeds and last night it looked like every one had germinated! This in my experience is very unusual. They usually take ages to germinate and then are spotty. There are so many coming up I thought they were weeds! Meanwhile the beans are producing well and one of the best veggies this year has been the peas. With all of the cool weather they are still producing. It's been quite fun trying this type of gardening.

I speak from experience.....you really need the big marshmallows. The little ones are drier, there is more cornstarch on the outside and more outside....and it doesn't work. Wait until you can get the real big marshmallows. By the way....would you post that recipe? I am not sure I really know where I put my copy...and it was really good and hard to spoil fudge....if you followed directions!! LOL! Linda C

I only like fried oysters that are done with corn meal coating which is how most are done around here. I mix just a little flour or bisquick in with my corn meal and I add Tony's cajun seasoning into the dry mix too and about a teaspoon of baking powder. I beat my eggs(2) and milk with a little hot sauce in it. Put the cleaned oysters in the milk solution and let sit for 30 mins or so. shake off excess liquid, roll in the dry mix to coat well, drop into very hot oil till golden brown, flip if needed (4-5 mins). drain them on paper towels. (do NOT crowd the oil)