Whatever it says on the seed packet, but in every direction. If it says broccoli should be spaced 18" apart, that's what I do. Each plant is 18" from the next, and anything planted in the same area of said broccoli would also be 18" from it, with the exception of radishes or lettuce, which could be harvested before the broccoli needed the extra space. Tell the man he has to imagine how big the full grown plant will be and give it that much space. I also find it better to do my squares in rows, and leave about 1/2 square between the different crops. It just seems to give them a bit more breathing room and I find it makes watering and harvesting much easier. That's why I'm a "semi-square-footer". Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden

Ruth, the kidney wood tree in the side yard is about 20 ft tall and multi trunked. I had a second one in a flower bed that I just loved because it let filtered light in to the flowers, but it declined. I think the cause was too much water given to the flowers. Sunny Irene, now I remember the plant. Crystal, I know what you mean. Some acronyms throw me. SABG stands for San Antonio Botanical Garden. Some people call it SABOT which may be more correct. I'm not sure. But I've seen the red fairy duster in nurseries like Rainbow Gardens here in San Antonio. There is also a pink one. Pam, thank you. How are you feeling now days after the bout of fever?

Update: The problem is solved. My mistake: not calling the dealer I originally bought the stove from first. In 2007, Eurostoves was absolutely amazing in helping me through the decision and installing process. I called them with my first problem almost 2 years ago late at night, expecting to leave a message but instead spoke to a live person who worked on my problem immediately. The former service rep from Bluestar contacted me the next day, and gave me his direct line to handle all the subsequent problems. Apparently, that service rep was not the most effective employee at Prizer-Painter and has since been replaced. In retrospect, I should have continued to contact Eurostoves first and let them handle my repair requests. So fast forward to today. A few hours after posting, Eurostoves called and asked how they could help. . . again, I am stunned at that kind of service. Sorry to get kitschy here, but it felt like a little guardian angel seeing how sad I was and floating down to save the day. Note that I did not call them. Trevor saw my post, went through his old files to find my number, and called ME! Within minutes of that conversation, Eurostoves called back to walk me through a simply adjustment that I could do myself. . . and I did fix it just like that. Turns out it was a simple combustion adjustment. So look for my upcoming post: "One more thing you should know before choosing your appliance dealer." (Hint: it's a happy post.) Thanks for all your concern and attention. Laat2, I can still post the receipt info if you want. I have to dig a little deeper to find the first string of them, but the last one, from Apr 08 says "leak rt broiler saftey" and lists part numbers 718901 (Thermovalve), 718301 (pressure Reg), and 701805 (gas valve). It's a carbon copy that isn't the most clear, but I think I got it all. This may seem helpful to those in the know, but it's all Greek to me. Let me know if you still want it.

That's so clever. Thought I was going to wake up Christmas morning and have to wrap Harry's presents. I just kept forgetting to do it. But it all got done today. I hope the author of that poem remembered to have them gift wrapped!