Your profile indicates you are in zone 2b. You are going to struggle with canteloupes. When you say canteloupes, do you mean traditional French canteloupes or American muskmelons? Muskmelons require a ton of heat, water and sun. Canteloupes are a little more forgiving, but not by much. Spacing: WAY too crowded. The root systems on a melon plant is approximately mirrored by the vine system. When you see the vines sprawling, the roots are trying to do the same. If you need the vines to sprawl out of the bed because you don't have enough space, how are the roots to have enough space? Personally, I grow my melons 4' on centre, with rows 4-5' apart. That may be a bit extreme, but I don't like watering every other day. I would not consider growing closer than 3' between plants. So in other words, no more than 5 plants per bed based on your dimensions.

Swatch, eh? I was hoping not to hear that bad word. ;-( I've never done one before...okay, maybe years ago! I just checked a dishcloth I made with 4mm needles, and the tension seems to be right. I think I'll plow ahead with the 4mm needles...5mm does seem large and the hat looks much finer than those needles would produce. Okay! Fingers crossed (as much as is possible while knitting), I'm plowing ahead! Thank you, Donna, and Socks, for taking the time to review that pattern for me. I sincerely appreciate it! ;-D ...Lindi

I couldn't find any pomegranates or seeds, so I just left them off and garnished with mint. This was the first time I've had to do that. I think the biggest down side was that without the pomegranate seeds to signal what the stuff is, people think it's bean dip. A rather reddish bean dip! So I had to tell them. Now, back to my question -- Linda, how much cream or butter would I need per cup of dip? How do you mix it in? I guess I could use the mixer, but it would have to be very gently, because I don't want to break up the nuts and corn too much.

Sorry to say I am not at all surprised by RH's duplicity in pretending they are selling one of a kind rugs (or one of a kind anything, for that matter), or their incompetence in tracking their stock, their fake shipping dates and timely charging of your credit card. The company is a complete fraud, from the ground up, IMO. Honest catalog retailers state their wares are "unique" because the item being described is hand made and therefore the one that arrives may not look like the picture. RH seems to play fast and loose with that concept as their ad copy makes you believe that a featured item is truly the ONLY one like it. I always wondered how they could spend so much money showcasing single run new items or one of a kind vintage or antique things. Now it appears they have revealed their true business model to you. I always thought their brand appealed to the yuppie worst in us all. I include myself in that, I'm sorry to say. I have purchased a curtain rod from RH about seven years ago and probably would have bought other things as well, but after receiving their massive catalog missives decided not to do business with them any more.