I'm Dee Dee (really!). I'm a software engineering manager at a Silicon Valley company by day and gardener when I can find the time. We have a small garden at the house and two community plots in the neighborhood. All gardening is organic. I grow mostly veggies and flowers but am alway looking for something new to try. This year was peanuts. They are still alive, but the deer kept them in neat short clumps. What are they supposed to look like? Every year, my mum and I have a contest between us. The winner has the chore of disposing of both entries. We choose something, anything! and see who can grow the biggest, longest, etc. This year it was sunflower, and mine was bigger. You can see a picture of it at http://www.globalgarden.com/dd/Photos/garden/prize_sunflower.html Next year, we are talking about doing ears of corn :-)