wngsprd
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I didn't built any traps yet, but did catch 20 with the butterfly net...my son got about 8. I killed over 200 last year that way, but they still keep coming.
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I didn't built any traps yet, but did catch 20 with the butterfly net...my son got about 8. I killed over 200 last year that way, but they still keep coming.
ronjhall
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Drinking first cup of coffee. 47° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 64° with rain in afternoon. Yesterday project at neighbors went well until it rained. Got tractor stuck twice. Thank goodness for the FEL. Or it would still be stuck in all that muck. Maybe able to go back and work on it by Friday when the clay and compost dries out some. Not going to clean tractor up until project is complete. My cloths had to be washed off outside with garden hose. I am amazed how the soil changes in a little over 500'. I have no clay on my property. Theirs is all clay. No plans for today. Something will show up.
Prayers for all in need.
Good Morning All.
Prayers for all in need.
Good Morning All.
ronjhall
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I did use the Brakeleen on a few last week. Having more success with that than the traps. Since I put the traps up I have only seen 1 or 2 a day. I did see a few yesterday at my neighbors. They think they are Bumble Bees.
Eric Salop
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Good morning. Almost a week now without any rain, the sun keeps on shining and grass growth is slowing as the top few inches are drying out fast.
Yesterday I thought I ought to cut the top growth down a grass track that hasn't been grazed due to badgers wreking the fence line by their digging and mounding. I knew I could only get half way down the track or the tractor would get lost down their earthworks, what I hadn't expected though was for my topper to find the barbed wire from the fence. By the time I heard the rattling and hit the pto stop, the wire had coiled itself good and proper around one of the cutter bars and drive shaft. Spent the rest of the morning underneath cutting it out. After that trudging around a field with a knapsack didn't seem so bad.
RNG, I have a water trap filter, just have to make some space in a shed before I can try spraying that epoxy. It turns out I bought a marine grade, which it seems is more difficult for novices like me to use. I remember when you were doing lots of spraying in your plastic tent at night. Don't think my wife would be too impressed if I tried that in her greenhouse - although she did say something about the glass needing some shading...
Drew, doubt if nowadays it would be considered acceptable to use children as "volunteers", although in the 60's our school would close for a week for potato picking, which was not until October.
Yesterday I thought I ought to cut the top growth down a grass track that hasn't been grazed due to badgers wreking the fence line by their digging and mounding. I knew I could only get half way down the track or the tractor would get lost down their earthworks, what I hadn't expected though was for my topper to find the barbed wire from the fence. By the time I heard the rattling and hit the pto stop, the wire had coiled itself good and proper around one of the cutter bars and drive shaft. Spent the rest of the morning underneath cutting it out. After that trudging around a field with a knapsack didn't seem so bad.
RNG, I have a water trap filter, just have to make some space in a shed before I can try spraying that epoxy. It turns out I bought a marine grade, which it seems is more difficult for novices like me to use. I remember when you were doing lots of spraying in your plastic tent at night. Don't think my wife would be too impressed if I tried that in her greenhouse - although she did say something about the glass needing some shading...
Drew, doubt if nowadays it would be considered acceptable to use children as "volunteers", although in the 60's our school would close for a week for potato picking, which was not until October.
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The wood boring bee has a horn on his head for drilling. If you find an active hole fill with chewing gum seems to spell their demise
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45F clear sky upper 70's for high.
Plans for today... Couple good hours trimming around tress ditch before the blackflies come looking for me,replace pine bench broken wooden bench w/thicker piece,than take the day as it comes.
Must have had four legged visitor over night
I see my chair just inside the shed door move to one side.
Enjoy the day all.
Plans for today... Couple good hours trimming around tress ditch before the blackflies come looking for me,replace pine bench broken wooden bench w/thicker piece,than take the day as it comes.
Must have had four legged visitor over night
I see my chair just inside the shed door move to one side.Enjoy the day all.
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32 and going to a high of 72. Wind SW 9 mph. Sunny. The humidity will be about 83%, I can do without that.
Pretty much everything closed today, (Victoria Day) so I might get some stuff done around here. Move some topsoil and rake it out. Plant some flowers over a grave and do some research about moving the battery in the Journey from inside the left front fender (in front of the wheel) to the storage spot in the left side footwell under the floor in the 2nd row seating area. I need to find a battery (12 volt) that is about 12" long x 8" wide and 8" deep. I don't care if it is a AGM or not as long as it fits. I think I will look at Optima, first.
I also need to find the block heater cord for it. It came from Chrysler with a block heater installed, so there will be one shoe horned in there somewhere.
I found a welder for the Jeep, but his Dad says, "good luck with finding him sober". I don't care if he is sober or dead drunk as long as he can weld. Which is something I cannot do.
Happy Victoria Day all that celebrate it and the rest of you that don't, have a good day
Pretty much everything closed today, (Victoria Day) so I might get some stuff done around here. Move some topsoil and rake it out. Plant some flowers over a grave and do some research about moving the battery in the Journey from inside the left front fender (in front of the wheel) to the storage spot in the left side footwell under the floor in the 2nd row seating area. I need to find a battery (12 volt) that is about 12" long x 8" wide and 8" deep. I don't care if it is a AGM or not as long as it fits. I think I will look at Optima, first.
I also need to find the block heater cord for it. It came from Chrysler with a block heater installed, so there will be one shoe horned in there somewhere.
I found a welder for the Jeep, but his Dad says, "good luck with finding him sober". I don't care if he is sober or dead drunk as long as he can weld. Which is something I cannot do.
Happy Victoria Day all that celebrate it and the rest of you that don't, have a good day
ronjhall
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I do not chew gum anymore.
When I find a hole I put a dab of TangleFoot Bird in the hole. First bee to land on it is stuck. No more bees can get in hole. Bees never come back to hole. Does not seem to be available anymore. Bird X is a similar product.
Bird
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I didn't see your question until this morning, but that's the same terminology we use in Texas and Oklahoma as well.
64 degrees this morning going for 81. Looks like another warm, sunny day.
wngsprd
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66 going to 82, maybe rain, no more yesterday although we watched one thunderstorm pass by to the northwest.
Ground still too spongy to mow or till plots, so went around and used the loppers to cut vines growing up the cedars...honeysuckle, wild grape and greenbrier...flushed a pair of bobwhites under one cedar by accident. Had a thrasher fussing at me under a different cedar for getting to close to its nest.
Wildlife quite active...we have seen baby chipmunks for the first time. Fox was in the driveway eating sunflower seeds this morning when I got up. Corn snake was on the stepping stone by the porch step when I came in last night after gathering the suet feeders (to keep the raccoons from getting them)...Coco was growling at it to alert me...she is not a Whipper, but at least growls. I just stepped around it and called Coco in...wasn't out there this morning...guess it moved on...or is it in the flower bed waiting for us???
Ground still too spongy to mow or till plots, so went around and used the loppers to cut vines growing up the cedars...honeysuckle, wild grape and greenbrier...flushed a pair of bobwhites under one cedar by accident. Had a thrasher fussing at me under a different cedar for getting to close to its nest.
Wildlife quite active...we have seen baby chipmunks for the first time. Fox was in the driveway eating sunflower seeds this morning when I got up. Corn snake was on the stepping stone by the porch step when I came in last night after gathering the suet feeders (to keep the raccoons from getting them)...Coco was growling at it to alert me...she is not a Whipper, but at least growls. I just stepped around it and called Coco in...wasn't out there this morning...guess it moved on...or is it in the flower bed waiting for us???
