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Does anyone have a recipe for cooking potato tops that are 30 to 36 inches tall and they are still upright! I must have gotten something out of kilter although we had late rains for this area. The Red Gold is starting to flower so I may be able to rob a few spuds soon. My garden helper picked 2 gallons of Raspberries Wed and Thur and it killed her back as it took a total of 4 hours.

Our son in law spent yesterday power washing our post and rail fence and will be back next week to paint it. It separates our neighbor's cow from our landscaping. It's made of pressure treated lumber and it wasn't primed properly when it was installed 5 years ago. Is there any primer that will stick to PT lumber?

Our ten day forecast for the Humboldt Bay Region

"Is there any primer that will stick to PT lumber?"

Glidden makes a primer called "Gripper", that will stick to just about anything. Lowes had a demonstration board with this stuff painted on a bunch of things. I bought some and it covered paneling that had been sprayed with Scott's Liquid Gold for a couple of decades. Then I got adventurous and painted some old ceramic tile in the bathroom. It stuck to both beautifully.

Cooking potato tops? I understood that potato tops are NOT to be eaten: they’re loaded with solanine and oxalic acid, which causes cramps, nausea, and even, death. I’ve heard they don’t taste very good anyway (they are very bitter.)

Can you enlighten me?