>>>Dearest George, >>> >>>Over the years, I have discovered many, many ways to test temperatures >;-) >>>I dare not even begin to tell all on *this* list ;-) >>> >>>Bambi--who must admit that sitting in the soil is one of my favorite ways >>>;-) >>I noticed that you did that at night, Bambi. Did you face the neighbors or >>did you have your back turned? Margaret >> >Now, now, Margaret... I wasn't testing the soil temps in front of the >children!! >And sometimes it's at night, and sometimes not... ;-) >I have neighbors on both sides, so I guess it depended on what side they >were on. > >Bambi I thought this was Jaime's forte.:-) Cheryl Schaefer schaefer @epix.net Zone 5 in the fabulous Finger Lakes of NY