[Times photo: Patty Yablonski]
"Anybody but Katherine" is already spawning sticker spinoffs as the Democrats running against Katherine Harris plan to turn out others suggesting who "anybody" should be. Story
My Dream: Life cycle
Somewhere in America, Brad White is pedaling his way cross country. His goal seems to be perpetual motion. He left June 2. When he gets back in six months, he may simply start over again.
'Doo' tell: The big deal about Great Danes
The kids love Scooby-Doo, and now they want a real Scooby all their own. Collar the compulsion to rush out and buy them a Great Dane, experts say; it may not be a great pet for you.
Kiss sticky love bugs goodbye
No longer must you forlornly gaze on the mass of deceased love bugs that shellacked themselves to your car's finish last month. Help is here, thanks to our readers' suggestions and Casimer Smerecki's generous compilation of the responses he received to his request for a love-bug cleaner.
Garden
A garden book of our own
Easy Gardens for South Florida recommends 100 plants with the most impact for the least amount of care. Finally, a gardening book worth the paper it's printed on.
The Garden Doctor: Turn sandy soil into fertile oases
Healthy soil is the heart of successful, pleasurable gardening, yet Central Florida's so-called soil is so sandy it's practically fit for an hourglass. Dumping chemical fertilizers on this sand amounts to hydroponic gardening, with subsequently non-vigorous plants ravaged by bugs and fungi. That sand holds precious water only briefly, going against our efforts to conserve during our extensive drought. Of course, deep mulches are one strategy lots of us are using to transform our sand into fertile, dark soil. Another is "pit composting."
