> Growing vegetables is great fun. You do need a sense of humor though as > you won't be the only ones eating the produce!
I had a vegetable garden for several years (V- I learned a lot from the Gardening for Dummies book) About 3 years into it, I decided to give corn a try. I planted my seeds, the shoots would come up right on time, get about 2-3 inches tal and disappear! I couldn't figure out what was happening. I planted again and the same thing happened. So the 3rd and last time, I kept a closer eye and realized when the corn got just the right heigth, the crows would land, pull up the plants and eat the seed - they would clean out the rows in about 30 minutes. So, I put a lawn chair in the middle of the garden, took some old jeans and a shirt and stuffed them with straw and went and bought one of those Mylar balloons with a smiley face - never had a problem again - the balloon floated enough to convince the birds it was alive and even my neighbors driving by occassionally pulled in to talk to me because they thought I was in the garden. Vegetable gardens are great fun and good exercise -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them." - William Farley
