From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
      Looks like we may get tired of strawberries ... nah , that ain't   
   happening ! Picked another basket this morning to be sure we had enough   
   for a batch of jam , coulda made 2 batches with these and what I picked   
   on Thursday . So Mrs Snag made one batch and cut a bowl full up for   
   shortcake . That makes 17 half pints of jam so far . Still have some   
   fresh berries in the fridge which I plan to freeze tomorrow . A cup of   
   berries and a quarter cup of sugar , seal in a vacuum bag and   
   refrigerate for a day to develop the syrup before I freeze them . I also   
   found time to plant a bunch of other stuff that was ready , including   
   about 40+ sweet potato slips plus seedlings of yellow squash , cucumbers   
   , zucchini , spaghetti squash , bell peppers , and a Roma tomato   
   seedling that I had damaged when planting the rest . There's one more   
   Roma in ICU , but I'm not sure if it will make it . We also scored   
   another 3 plants that are bee-friendly . I'm trying to increase the   
   number of plants that bloom in  midsummer since the spring nectar flows   
   are the only reliable source of nectar for the   
   bees/butterflies/hummingbirds. Scored a Spirea and a Rose of Sharon for   
   buy one and the second plant half price , plus a large bunch of purple   
   bee balm rooted plants - those were free . So far the taters are going   
   gangbusters , corn is up - apparently some either got washed away or   
   eaten by birds - beans are coming up now and all the tomato plants have   
   survived so far . Another monsoon-like rain storm tonight means I'll   
   need to check things over in the morning to see if any plants got   
   damaged . Oh , and I forgot about the small pot of chives , they're   
   ready for a bigger home so they'll get repotted to a 6" container . Now   
   I need to learn where/when to use them ... does sprouting mung beans in   
   a jar count as "gardening" ?   
      
   --   
     Snag   
   Yes , I'm old   
   and crochety - and armed .   
   Get outta my woods !   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)