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Re: 'best' (or worst?) gardening tip

John Orwick wrote:
> Just on a hunch, I went into the garden at night when
> it was quite dark, with an ultraviolet light of the type used by mineral
> prospectors.

	Well, I went right out and tried it just now. I don't have any horn worms, but
I figured I must have something! I was a little surprised at what I did find. I
have a Pepper Plant that wasn't doing as well as the rest of them, and it showed
spots all over it that weren't there under my flashlight and weren't on the
other ones... I wonder...
	I also saw that the mildew on my Squash leaves fluoresce, that might come in
handy... except that I usually just assume that I have mildew and treat with
Epson's regularly...
	The little cut leaf worms that are on my beans didn't shine, but they were
probably hidden. I turned some compost today and the pile showed a lot of spots
that weren't worms so I assume it was mold or bacteria or something.

	Interesting...

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