penny x stamm <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote: > Well after all, Pat, do you eat bitter melon? Or long beans? > Or bok choy? Or water chestnuts? Or bamboo shoots? > Or wintermelon? I can't speak for Pat but I eat all of that. Fact is, many of us grow vegetables so that we can get things that aren't found at the grocery store. Did you say your profession had to do with food? Liz