davejnh, Do not change one single thing from what you are doing! Your plants say you are doing it right. WARNING to any readers in here. If you see some Australian guy selling "Swamp Cooler Seeds" on Ebay beware. It is Nathan trying to make a fast buck! """tomato powered cooling system look completely feasible""" Now, any one want to buy a tomato powered motorbike? (If he can do it so can I ) :)

Not sure why some are getting so up in arms. It *is* unusual for someone to be buried that quickly. Name 5 others that you remember buried that quickly if you think it's so common. Seems so common now to stretch it out. I know of many who went a week and I even recall one over 2 weeks before being buried and that's pretty unusual. I also think there could be several plausible reasons for the quick burial. The quicker she's in the ground, the quicker the paparnazi will back off a little from trying to catch more ghoul-shots. The family essentially can afford to leave at will to attend the funeral - no financial issues holding them back either. And if there is a suspicion later, the body can be exhumed. I didn't follow it so I'll take other posters' word that there was an autopsy performed. Being a high-profile person the autopsy can be done quickly to accommodate the family. Had there not been an autopsy, I would say it's very strange. Here, any unattended death requires an autopsy by law. I'm certain there was an investigation though I'm certainly not suggesting that an investigation can't be botched. There's often the conspiracy theorists with many things. What little I've heard seems pretty straightforward to me though I really have little interest in it. I often wonder why autopsies are performed in certain cases but if you don't someone will sue I suppose. And there's the case I know of where the car was wrapped around a tree, the driver went through the windshield and hit the tree but it wasn't until the autopsy was performed days later that they found the bullet hole in his head. I guess I don't detest the Kennedy family as some of the ladies here do and I also don't think they're "cursed" as the media likes to hype for ratings. They've certainly had more than their share of bad luck, but some in fairness, may well have been brought on by themselves. There was a program (or two?) on PBS a week or so ago about the Kennedys that I found interesting. Contained some more things about Rose and her side of the family than is often included.

very interesting! in the center of the circle is that an iris? She didn't by any chance give you that plant did she? Because that would be even freakier. I have never seen circles except in mushrooms and they do often grow in circles. I am sure others do too with similar below ground systems. I do have a lot of ferns that just grow on their own here at this house, I think they may have been around at the original plantation that was here, our whole subdivision used to be a huge pecan orchard and plantation with tons of trees and plants.

I transplanted a bell pepper plant a few weeks ago and it has a few flowers and one small fruit growing. The problem is the leaves seem strange as none of my other plants leaves appear to stand up like this. I'm a newbie gardner and I'm not sure if there is a deficiency I need to resolve. Any help would be great!