We have a patch of everbearing red raspberries, here in Madison, WI. I don't remember the variety-I purchased the potted starters, locally, 15 years ago. Every fall I cut the canes down, and heavily mulch the bed with about 8 inches of shredded tree leaves, from a Norway maple that grows in our front yard. The worms have a field day with the leaves, and they will be gone by the following fall. The plants are vigorous, and the fruit is of good quality. With regard to fertilization, the shredded tree leaves is all that they get. I do spend considerable time removing japanese beetles every summer, and sometimes I water the canes when we experience drought.

Catfish are scaleless and he may be showing signs of burning from the meds you have used. Scaleless fish are very sensitive to meds and you can burn them if you are not careful. I would give him a dose of stress coat to sooth the skin and just let him be in some clean water and see if that does not heal the welts.

Tell us, how are the seeds shaped? Is this a pole or a bush bean? Where did you get the seed? It's likely to be difficult to identify, since there are so many varieties out there. It's been over 25 years since I grew Cranberry pole beans, sold by Gleckers Seeds. But I believe they fit the description as would any cranberry bean. George Tahlequah, OK

I grow Buckeye Belle and it is a dark black red. It is a lot darker red than the picture shown on website. I think it is a fault of the camera in that it cannot capture the true color. I also grow Karl Rosenfeld and it is more of a magenta red than true red. The true vibrant reds in peonies are more likely to be found in hybrids rather than the true lactifloras. There are two peonies that I grow that I think would qualify to be called true reds and these are Alexander Woolcott and Red Charm. Henry Bockstoce is a third one though not as close as AW and RC.