I have a friend who sold stems of Johnson Grass at the Farmer's Market in her cut flowers. She ran out of blooms in her garden so she picked wild flowers and grasses. LOL. There is always someone willing to buy anything. You could probably get 50 cents a piece for those.

Lana, you’ve probably figured it out by now but there definitely is an option to set the drying cycle at a certain time each day. It’s there, for exaple, for those that have a Bain Ultra as a tub/shower and that want it to go off when no one is home (ie - at work and/or school) so, say, at noon instead of after each time to tub is used. And it is easy to inadvertently set. When/if you phone Bain Ultra, they'll probably want to know what kind of control you have in order to guide you. If you don’t phone, look at your user manual (or find one online) for directions. On my Z2 control it is found when pushing Menu - Others - Drying Cycle. ‘Enable’ sets it to go off each day at whatever time you actually push that button; ‘disable’ makes it go off only after the pump has been used.

Glad you enjoyed. My DD says that some places in the world have dancers that come out one at a time and perform . It is called a flash mob ! I loved the entire thing and the wonderful enthusiasm. I have performed this piece many times as a singer when I was younger and still performed . This was so beautifully done and a perfect setting. c

Hi Jim: Getting to know neighbors is important. Few summers ago, our side of the street lost electricity for 4 hours, but people across the street still had their power on. So I went to my neighbor across the street to borrow her microwave to defrost a frozen dinner for my kid. Later on our refrigerator broke down, my husband fixed it ... but I had to put my food in the neighbor's refrigerators. One neighbor's washing machine broke down, and they had to travel far to get it washed. One product bad for roses: salt in chemical fertilizer, also salt in sewage sludge (milorganite), and salt in horse manure. Salt drives down potassium. However, salt is VERY USEFUL in lessening a cold. My kid caught a cold Feb. 6. Her cold lasted 1 day: she had fever & took a nap. I gave her Brewer's yeast & buckwheat honey & milk .. and her cold was gone the next day. My husband got it worse: 2 weeks of bloody nose, coughing .. he took daytime cold medicine (with caffeine), plus night-time cold medicine (Acetaminophen which suppress fever). What I learned from my microbiology professor: skip the cold medicine that suppress fever, since fever is nature's way of raising the temp. to kill the virus. She told the class to rinse their throat with very-salty-water at the 1st sign of a cold. Here's an article from New York Times: Gargle with salt water for colds "A sore, itchy throat and respiratory congestion are some of the more common symptoms of a cold, and gargling with salt water seems to help for several reasons. A saline solution can draw excess fluid from inflamed tissues in the throat, making them hurt less, said Dr. Philip T. Hagen, editor in chief of the “Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies,” which is due out in October. Dr. Hagen pointed out that gargling also loosens thick mucus, which can remove irritants like allergens, bacteria and fungi from the throat. In a randomized study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 2005, researchers recruited almost 400 healthy volunteers and followed them for 60 days during cold and flu season. Some of the subjects were told to gargle three times a day. At the end of the study period, the group that regularly gargled had a nearly 40 percent decrease in upper respiratory tract infections compared with the control group, and when they did get sick, “gargling tended to attenuate bronchial symptoms,” the researchers wrote. Other studies have also found gargling helpful against sore throats and congestion. According to the Mayo Clinic, for best results, dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a full glass of warm water and gargle the solution for a few seconds before spitting it out. Adults who want a more palatable remedy against cough and sore throat can try mixing warm water with lemon and honey. No need to spit it out." **** From Straw: I use more salt than the above to make sure it's strong enough to kill a broad-spectrum of bacteria and virus. I felt a sore throat last evening (Feb 21). Still energetic, but I immediately gargle with salty water. I ran a fever during the night, piled up blankets. I woke up at 7 am, gargle with salt, and I'm fine now as I drink brewer's yeast & buckwheat honey & milk. Buckwheat honey has been tested to be more effective than cough medicine. Brewer's yeast has been proven in studies to shorten the duration of cold, plus boosting immune system. This got to be the mildest one-night cold that I had ever experienced, the salt-gargle is VERY EFFECTIVE in stopping prolonged sore throat. WebMD on buckwheat honey What Brewer's yeast does is to help sleep easier, and deep sleep is the best way to boost immune system, unlike day-time cold medicine (with caffeine) which destroys sleep. Brewer's yeast is laxative like magnesium. Once a person is able to "go", thus get rid of toxins, the cold is lessened.