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(knocks twice on a pipe.)

"Beaker" if you mean the vessel. He is Beeker.

By now, I've harvested 4-5 pods from the cowpea (with plenty to go) First berry on the red nightshade turning. In less positive news, there seems to be something wrong with my green cherry tomatoes; they're extremely bitter. And one of the Hooker's chives plants has a flower spike/scape.

Tons of people have done this one (Dolly Parton included,) but most go slow and bitter. This is how Billy Ed Wheeler intended (fast and agitated), turned up to 11 (you can hear the fear.)

Not even close. Other countries have other idea about the flavors potato chips should come in. Iberian ham is a popular one in Spain (along with chorizo, lemon pepper, fried egg, caviar, truffle, etc. Think prosciutto flavor. Britain's smoky bacon crisps are similar, while, over here, I suppose...

If you ever wondered where Phil Harris's "The Thing" came from, this is it.

Finally have a cucumber started.

Someone I knew said they hadn't lived until they tried the Iberian ham potato chips I found (well, they said they were "life changing".)

I smell a rat, or rather, a hinny.

Don't really remember the name. Someone's name Yellow Wild Currant, I think.

FINALLY some pods on the cowpea! Pods on all the common beans as well. Still nothing with the rice beans. If they fail, I really should toss the regular red ones (they're taking up a lot of room), but I have reservations. It's like this-this is the first time I've grown rice beans under...