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There are hundreds of chilies slowly ripening on my eight large bushes. The four smaller plants are a bit behind their big brothers. I think because they don't receive a lot of morning sun, but rather noon to 4pm sun, they are ripening slowly. Perhaps that's speculation. Anyway, I am in no hurry.

It appears they are either Yellow Habaneros, New Mexico Suave Yellow Habaneros, or maybe Red Savinas (if they go red). We shall see. I cut one off a week ago and tried it while still green. Blisteringly hot!!

My mixed lettuce is growing amazingly fast. Some display a rusty tinge, since that is their natural complexion. They are planted very close together, so I decided to thin them out by pulling up small plants when I need them, allowing the rest to grow large and then picking leaf by leaf.

And as for my rocket - well - it's just shooting up, like....a rocket. I can hardly pick it fast enough. Neither my dad nor my son really enjoy it's bitterness, so it's just me. The leaves are very large (as opposed to the wild rocket leaves, which are tiny), so a few eaten raw with every meal really gets the digestion moving. We don't eat enough bitter herbs, so I feel blessed to be able to go out and pick them on demand. Such are the joys of the home garden.

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Don't laugh, now it's possible.

Umesh Patel from USA wrote me a letter yesterday, and I'm sharing the contents with you:

"Hare Krishna Kurma! We all love Gulab Jamuns but my mom has diabetes so I was searching for a sugar substitute.

I tried so many things but it didn't work well. But, I tried Agave Nectar and it worked as good as sugar. Agave nectar doesn't boost your blood sugar level like sugar, and at the same time it's 4 times sweeter than sugar.

On the top of that, you don't have to make sugar syrup because it comes in a liquid form like Honey. Hope you will try this and share with other people."

Any comments, dear readers?

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