We got about an inch of rain the other day in Fulton, before that it was hot and dry. David Trinklein, University of Missouri Plant Science & Technology, had an article about the effects of heat on tomatoes. Here are some highlights:
A couple of years ago I was introduced to pasties. I had in my mind it was some kind of a pastry, as in sweet. To my surprise it was a savory flaky pastry pocket filled with beef and vegetables, and one of those vegetables was rutabaga.
Some time ago I read an article in Signs of the Times magazine by Darren Morton about the benefits of "green spaces." It seems that even Aristotle saw the benefits of nature as providing us with a "love of life."