GreenDragon
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He looks a little.... grumpy. Like he would love to scream "Get off MY lawn"!
Deluxestogie Grow Log 2021
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Bye bye Buick. My 1995 Buick has passed on to a better place (i.e. NIMBY). It threw a piston while sitting in my driveway.
Although it was irreplaceable, I have nonetheless replaced it. (Notice the blue grill on the maroon car? That was my junkyard solution to a deer suicide 9 years ago. I didn't bother to spray paint it silver, prior to installing it.)
I admit that the Buick was already dead, when I posed it for the groundhog photos. I should have been more transparent about that.
Bob
Although it was irreplaceable, I have nonetheless replaced it. (Notice the blue grill on the maroon car? That was my junkyard solution to a deer suicide 9 years ago. I didn't bother to spray paint it silver, prior to installing it.)
I admit that the Buick was already dead, when I posed it for the groundhog photos. I should have been more transparent about that.
Bob
GreenDragon
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Sounds like you got all the good possible out of it. Best of luck on a new ride.
Bob
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deluxestogie 70 years ago.
My cousin sent me the nursery school "class" photo this morning.
Bob
deluxestogie 70 years ago.
My cousin sent me the nursery school "class" photo this morning.
Bob
I had a small bout of wind at about 9 pm last night. And driving rain. The ashtray on my front porch, 7 feet back from the overhang, was filled with water this morning. Bits of paint were scoured off the eastern wall of my shed. No real damage to anything.
The tobacco is all flopped about, but it's short enough to sort itself out, once it sees the sunshine. It did lay down my 10" high corn.
Bob
The tobacco is all flopped about, but it's short enough to sort itself out, once it sees the sunshine. It did lay down my 10" high corn.
Bob
Flashback to 2 JULY 2012, when that same Winesap apple tree blew down.
It was easy to stand it back up. At that time, I drove a steel fence post (seen in todays pic in the previous post) into the ground beside it, and left it tied up for about 5 years. I think it's a goner this time.
Bob
It was easy to stand it back up. At that time, I drove a steel fence post (seen in todays pic in the previous post) into the ground beside it, and left it tied up for about 5 years. I think it's a goner this time.
Bob
GreenDragon
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Just leave it as is. It will make it easier to pick the apples.
I have a plum tree about that size that blew over a couple of weeks ago. I still have six left so it’s chain saw time. They’re really producing this year and the pears look to be limb breakers again. The pear trees need pruning badly.Flashback to 2 JULY 2012, when that same Winesap apple tree blew down.
It was easy to stand it back up. At that time, I drove a steel fence post (seen in todays pic in the previous post) into the ground beside it, and left it tied up for about 5 years. I think it's a goner this time.
Bob
edit: (the plum trees are the size of your first photo, not the 2012 photo)
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GreenDragon
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Are they eat'n pears (soft) or cook'n pears (hard)? My in-laws had some hard pear trees that every summer I would fill up two 5 gallon buckets of with pears. I'd take them home, peel and slice them, add sugar, spices, and tapioca, and freeze in gallon Ziploc bags. Whenever I wanted to make a pie or cobbler, I'd defrost a bag, dump and bake. Delicious and easy!
They’re Bartlett pears (hard). My sister makes pear preserves with them that are mighty tasty.
Winesap is crisp and tart. They have always been my favorite apple variety. I do find them locally grown at farmers' markets. The orchards up in Daleville, VA have them in late autumn. I have one other Winesap tree that has always been healthier than the blown down tree. Winesap is male sterile, so they require a pollinator from a different variety. I have a golden delicious that is now about 5 years old, and beginning to bear heavily, so I expect my healthy Winesap to do well this summer.
Bob
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Give it a go. Never say die. Nothing ventured Nothing gained.Flashback to 2 JULY 2012, when that same Winesap apple tree blew down.
It was easy to stand it back up. At that time, I drove a steel fence post (seen in todays pic in the previous post) into the ground beside it, and left it tied up for about 5 years. I think it's a goner this time.
Bob
Oldfella
Nothing ventured, no aging body part seriously injured. I will go out and stare at this toppled tree today, and make a decision about what is reasonable for me to attempt. It will never be a normal, healthy tree again. As a roughly 20-year old dwarf apple tree, it is approaching its expected end of life (~20 years). What limits the lifespan of dwarf fruit trees, compared to their full-size counterparts, is the dwarfing rootstock to which it has been grafted. This particular 20-year old specimen now grows upon a twice blown over, dwarfing rootstock.
Bob
The Corojo 99 bed alongside the house is finally peeping up over the rise.
I arose at 6 am to sit out on my porch, and watch a rocket launch from Wallops Island this morning. (Somehow, the folks at launch control discovered that I had a perfectly clear view of the eastern horizon, so they put the countdown on hold until a bank of clouds totally obscured my view. But I enjoyed a huge mug of coffee and a freshly rolled breakfast stogie.) The remainder of my morning was spent lifting weights. [That would be attempting to replace the two piston struts that support the unjustifiably heavy lift hatch on the back of my Mitsubishi Eclipse. I did manage to replace one of them, before all my strength had been expended.] After lunch, I weeded two tobacco beds and a part of one veggie bed. After dinner, I mowed the grass. Then I stumbled back out of the house to snap the above photo before sunset.
Bob
I Cannot Tell A Lie
My brother cut down that apple tree. My eldest brother came over with a "smart" battery-powered chain saw, and did the deed. His payment was a number of apple logs from the trunk. I'll lasso and haul away the branches with my Oh Deere! lawn tractor. And, of course, I'll save a few prime suspects for making an apple wood pipe.
I now have two, healthy apple trees still standing.
Bob
My brother cut down that apple tree. My eldest brother came over with a "smart" battery-powered chain saw, and did the deed. His payment was a number of apple logs from the trunk. I'll lasso and haul away the branches with my Oh Deere! lawn tractor. And, of course, I'll save a few prime suspects for making an apple wood pipe.
I now have two, healthy apple trees still standing.
Bob
One heavy branch in each hand, I dragged all the branches to a spot near a brush pile in the back. That required only 6 trips from one corner of the property to the diagonal opposite corner. I'll lop away most of the smaller branches from them, so that all that branchy mess will settle well in the brush pile. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.
Meanwhile back at the shed, I have a trickle charger attached to my Oh Deere! lawn tractor battery. I decided that hand-pushing the lawn tractor out of the shed, then pulling my car over, and starting the tractor with jumper cables was probably as much labor as just dragging the branches by hand. (I think it was the chilly night, down to 48°F last night, that made the tractor unwilling to start.)
Now, there is a grassy shadow of a fallen apple tree, where I was unable to mow the grass.
No sign of hornworms yet. They're not due until June 20. Yesterday, I purchased some Bonide Thuricide concentrate. Once I see the first baby hornworm or even one hornworm egg, then I will be spraying the tobacco with BT weekly for the remainder of the summer.
The manufacturer says this stuff is good for 3 years after date of purchase. It's not a chemical. It's dormant bacilli. I have no idea how many years it sat on the retailer's shelf, although there is what appears to be a date. "20091701". Could this really be 12 years old? It will be interesting to see if it works at all. $18.95.
Bob
My email question for the Bonide customer service folks:
Their prompt, though meaningless email reply:
Bob
"...printed on the bottle of "20091701". That would make it over 12 years old. I have been unable to locate a shelf life for this product. If it were a chemical, I would not be too concerned, but it is suspended bacilli. Is this likely to still be viable?"
Their prompt, though meaningless email reply:
"Thank you for contacting us. We do not have expiration dates on our bottles. The code on the bottle is for internal inventory purposes for the plastic bottle itself. We do recommend using products within 5-7 years from the purchase due to label changes. Thank you.
Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Warm Regards"
Sigh...Bob
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