Thank you, all, for your kind comments! If you use a charcoal briquette, be sure that it's not one of the kind that's been presoaked in lighter fluid. Activated charcoal, the kind used in fish tank filters, also works well.
Gardener was the label imprinted on me when the souls were handed out and so be it. --Margaret Roach (Thank you, Sharon!) Notes from the Garden: Articles of interest on all aspects of gardening Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens: Come on in and take the tour! Check out the photos!