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Post by snuffy on Aug 12, 2017 14:13:09 GMT -5
Wow snuffy those are huge gourds I have never seen them that large. I know everything is Texas is bigger and those could be turned into condo's for several bird families. How did your poppy's did this year? Poppies did well! Chopped out most of them,they delay my planting too much.They grow around the fringes of my beds. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 11, 2017 21:38:48 GMT -5
maybe a little large snuffy but there fine you going to turn them into birdhouses walt Some of the smaller ones I will. The big ones we may decorate.When these cure out over the next several months I'll have thousands of seeds if someone wants some. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 11, 2017 21:24:06 GMT -5
These are the first pics I've posted from imgur.Think they are a little too large.Easy fix?
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Post by snuffy on Aug 11, 2017 21:19:54 GMT -5
I've shown my purple martin gourd houses in the past.This year I ordered different seed to try and get somewhat larger gourds for them. Guess I did!!! snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 11, 2017 21:03:24 GMT -5
At least Smitty has rocks and shows us pics. Unlike another overposting newbie here. Member block feature on here works fine for me! snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 11, 2017 19:55:40 GMT -5
I'll take box 1. One rock I don't have. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 11, 2017 14:20:14 GMT -5
Curious about your shop.Apparently it's a coin shop.I'm also curious as to how you jumped into such a large rock purchase,apparently with no rock knowledge previously.Don't know if I could gamble like that on any product.Guess that's why I never got anywhere.
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Post by snuffy on Aug 10, 2017 13:26:35 GMT -5
Here's my Lot-O lid Yesterday I had a revelation. I feel stupid for taking so long to realize it, but whoever named the Lot-O must be a fan of Jerry Lee Lewis. Need I explain? Lynn Not a great fan of his,but know the song.May have to explain to some others. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 9, 2017 20:58:51 GMT -5
My name is Julie and I have been away for some time .... For some reason, in the past few weeks, I have been getting update notices for threads that I started way back when. So ... I decided to check in and say HI! I moved to Tucson in 2015 and loving it. Cheers to All Hey Julie! Often wondered how you were.Think of you when I see some of my leather pieces.Good to hear from you. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 9, 2017 14:42:47 GMT -5
I remember going into a black owned establishment to check on vending machines in the early '70s.Jars of clay on the shelves for sale. My coworker told me about the clayeaters.Here in Texas too!!! snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Aug 3, 2017 14:40:55 GMT -5
A dollar store here sold the onyx eggs buck apiece,bought a bunch.
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Post by snuffy on Jul 30, 2017 6:57:31 GMT -5
Those fire pits rust well sitting on concrete with full sun. They rust faster and more homogenous with direct sun hitting their surface go figure, so full day of sun with zero shade is best. Retired full sun plant nursery a God send for growing rust. Rust patina a commodity these days. No water or fertilizer required. However irrigating with water mixed with muriatic acid does wonders for speeding rust. Muriatic acid hell on weeds. Demolition of one of the greenhouses. Bloody hard work. Water holding boxes made of treated 2 X 10's with rubber liners lasted 25 years. Been giving the greenhouse poles away. Land will be reclaimed and put into pasture grass. The heck with pasture grass. Use the lumber and make raised beds for tomatoes,fruit trees! snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Jul 26, 2017 18:34:53 GMT -5
It's scary to think what the"Marvin Zindler" bug who would have shut down your Bug Ranch might have looked like!! (It's a Texas thing) That dang SOB!!!! snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2017 23:39:08 GMT -5
I was amazed at the size of the bush and how it was absolutely loaded with berries. Compared to mine at home I just finished picking a couple weeks ago. What variety pf blackberry you growing down there Snuffy. Hot and humid north of Houston. Must be hard for a blackberry to thrive or no? Mine are just sizing up good in Colorado . Grow Triple Crown for the area. Tested 15 varieties, including the much touted and disappointing Doyle, and Triple Crown is best for our mountain valleys at 6,000 ft. Thornless, productive, huge and tasty. Your mileage may vary. I have the best luck with the Arapaho variety, thornless and good producer.Ripens over a months time,pick some every day.Good size. We have varieties developed to go well in our area.Brazos berries are popular,however very thorny,no more getting stuck for me, all thornless from now on!!
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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2017 23:05:48 GMT -5
We definitely eat them. The Himalayans are great for pies and good old freezer jam, but if I find a patch of the native trailing blackberry I'm definitely in heaven. The smaller berries are way more tasty, especially by the handful on a hike. Then there's the salmonberries, like what raspberries should taste like. My personal favorite is the wild strawberry, the size of a large pea, and incredibly tasty. Found at higher elevations in late summer and early fall. Might have to search an acre of alpine meadow to get 2 or 3 nice handfuls, but worth it. I was amazed at the size of the bush and how it was absolutely loaded with berries. Compared to mine at home I just finished picking a couple weeks ago.
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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2017 21:16:57 GMT -5
Hey folks! Got to Whidbey Island next to Seattle yesterday.Temps are certainly better than back in Texas
We were riding around yesterday and I saw a huge berry vine loaded down with berries.Then I started noticing them about everywhere we went Googled and saw they were probably the noxious Himalayan strain.Just curious,do the people around here eat them? Looks to be enough around to feed the state. Looks like they are just now beginning to ripen.Had to try one I found ripe
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Post by snuffy on Jul 14, 2017 19:31:36 GMT -5
Great to hear from you again!!!
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Post by snuffy on Jul 6, 2017 21:19:15 GMT -5
Great hobby!! I've had a metal detector for many years. Checked out lots of old homesites around my area.Finally figured out the poor folks in the old days didn't have any money to toss around. Finally tired of kneeling down and digging and getting up again time after time every foot or so.They didn't have a shortage of iron tools and farm equipment to find,many pieces of iron stoves.Had only wagons,didnt pull keys out of their pockets and lose change. And damn those pull tops off cans in more modern times.Too old now to want to get up and down,enjoy it while you can!
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Post by snuffy on Jun 29, 2017 7:41:38 GMT -5
Over a lb a month for me I'd say.When I was low carbing it for 5 months,was much more. Have my lipids checked every 6 months,and all my levels are at or near optimal.Will not eat artificial substitutes at all.A person eating out often doesn't know how much butter is consumed in the food,especially at places like the noodle shack{Olive Garden}.
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Post by snuffy on Jun 20, 2017 12:32:59 GMT -5
North East. Longwood Kingwood area. Where are you (snuffy) Near Bryan-College Station
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