thanks....it's a lot of work buTT i love to garden.... i have been thinking of making some rain barrels....we have lots of plastic 55 gal drums for the taking where i work.... i think i'll rig a few up to the guttering from my house....the wifey said she'll paint em up so they won't be an eyesore....we are picking beans too....i normally don't grow string beans buTT some must have got mixed in with the seed that i bought....pretty tasty....i didn't plant any lettuce this year....post some pics of your crop if ya want....this is also a gardening board :)