Hi HippieZep, Your photos wonderfully illustrate the broad range of variation that one cross can provide. They also make me very glad that I managed to save my 'Night Star' bulb when it threatened to die a few years back. Under my growing conditions cybisters thrive, but (for me) 'Night Star' and 'Melfi' are a bit more delicate. Many thanks, Blanca

Karyn, I have them all in the green room ;-) Even dug out the ones that were growing outside all summer. Kristy leaves hers in...but I am scared that the soil will stay to wet anytime during the winter and they will rot. This one was one of them that grew in the ground. So I am SO LUCKY :-) Lucy

Tricia - I have fiddleheads at the bottom of my hill. I have not checked on them this year because the snow just melted Friday. I moved a clump of 4 (ostrich ferns) from my Mom's farm before she sold it. They multiply like crazy and last year I had at least a couple dozen. Maybe I have another treat in my near future! :-) Unless we get that 4" of snow they say is coming our way. Upper 70's today - winter later in the week. I've got both flip flops and boots at the door. Jim, your post gave me a smile. Goes to show the MOREL of the story - there is no room for strife on a "yay - it's spring!" thread. Even a simple discussion can sometimes MUSHROOM into a big fight. [ pun intended :-) ] My Dad had so many morels on his property that he would dry them and give them away to his co-workers at the airline and the neighbors. I like them as a treat - on occasion. My dad could eat them everyday and often did as he had a never ending supply of dried morels on hand. Dcarch - too bad I did not know you 6 years ago when my Mom still owned the property! You'd be getting boxes of Morels! Teresa This post was edited by teresa_mn on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 16:00

We have a 6 qt Nuwave and love it. My favorite thing to make in it are steaks, believe it or not. They are like they are grilled on a gas grill (nothing as good as charcoal) and easy to have done to your perfect inside temp. As our grill season is very short here, I love being able to have steak the other 9 months out of the year without having to clean splatters all over the stove. My kids love fried ravioli and you can do homemade easily in the air fryer. Thaw frozen ravioli and bread with egg and breadcrumbs/parm and spritz with oil and cook in the AF until crispy. Wings are great in the AF too without the mess and babysitting of deep frying. I have a large Breville toaster oven with convection and a range with convection and the way an air fryer works is much different. The air speed is much greater which crisps things faster without over cooking. In fact, if you make burgers in one and toss on a slice of cheese without something on top to hold it down, the cheese will fly off the burger before it melts.