STEP 1. Using landscape stakes in combination with string or twine, define the path you wish the gravel driveway to take from the curb all the way to its end point. Next comes a labor-intensive proposition: To prepare the way for the gravel, you must remove any grass or topsoil from the marked-off area.
In Season: Oysters. Our recipe recommendations for what's in season. Raw, fried, baked, stuffed or made into a sandwich, oysters are always satisfying. The bivalves are available all year, but they're best eaten in the colder months from September to April. While a long-standing myth says oysters should not be eaten during months that do not contain an R (May through August), oysters generally are thin in the summer because they devote their energy to reproducing.
Most oysters less than one year old are male, while most older oysters are female. Did You Know? The cavity within an oysterâs shell is always filled with water. This allows oysters to survive for a long time without having to open their shells to feed. During cooler months, oysters can live out of the water for extended periods of time. Oysters are one of the most important commercial catches in the Chesapeake Bay. Historically, oysters were only eaten during months whose names contain an âR.â