Naturalist Notebook

Of multiple entries, this is the "real" one. http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/grow-your-own-popcorn-zmaz79zsch, http://www.ehow.com/how_5556959_dehydrate-popcorn.html, -- drying instructions http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine/w...

Sow seeds 1/2 in. deep directly in the garden from March through early June and again in early September. Late spring and early fall sowings should be 3/4 in. deep. Sowing beets in deep summer heat is difficult - young seedlings wilt and disappear, and...