The start of the growing season for Marshmallows is April 1st every single year.
Marshmallows are grown in 17 states and is a major crop in 14 of those states. Its growing season of approximately 150 to 180 days is the longest of any annually planted crop in the country. Since there is much variation in climate and soil, production practices differ from region to region.
Also...Make sure to follow Dory's instructions and scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page:
APRIL FOOLS. Marshmallows are not grown. This entire website was created by Mr. Titus with the help of Mr. Leonard and Ms. Phillips. The pictures of the person that first sold marshmallows are actually Mr. Leonard (first two pictures) when he had hair; of Mr. Titus (third picture) eating some sort of cake; and the last two pictures are of Ms. Phillips when she was a child.
However, one of the responsibilities of a historian is to know how to properly analyze sources to tell if they are reliable or not.
You will now be using the document how to analyze a website to see if it is scholarly or not and looking at this website. Look for things that give it away that this is not a good website to use and that it is fake.