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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> And did you find that so many people who had a garden planted the entire
> garden, cool and hot weather vegetables alike, on one day .... the 
> official day that you "put out" a garden.  Here that day is May 10 . . . .

Yes, some Zarkers do that, also. But cool-weather crops such as lettuce, 
spinach, chard and broccoli are not much in favor. The garden patch is 
mostly long rows of sweet corn, potatoes, beans and the like, with a few 
plants of tomatoes for "fresh slicing." In fairness, they probably get more 
pounds of produce per hour of energy expended than I. Though I am not sure 
how to compare their tractor plowing, tilling and cultivating with my hand work.