Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[farmgirl19]

I'll bet it is neat to see those kids in a garden for the first time, Lou!

Sometimes, I think half the fun of gardening is nurturing it and watching it grow. Yes, the food is good, and is neat to put up and have in the winter too, but growing and sharing, is definitely part of why most of us do it!

 

[Lou66]

Lou, I started to school before they had school lunches, so we all carried our lunch, and mine included a pint of milk. Of course we had our own milk cow so my milk was pretty "rich"; i.e., had a bit of cream in it. And since we also had no refrigerator at school for our lunches, occasionally my milk would be soured by lunch time. And when that happened, I'd shake the jar walking home that afternoon and have just a little butter when I got home.:laughing:

Bird when I started to school.. it was one room and went all the way thru the 9th grade,, You had to go to town if you wanted higher education,, My brother and I would carry our lunch in a one gallon syrup bucket,, all ways the same thing, couple of large biscuits with a slice of cured ham,:licking:, with some fry potatoes wrapped in a dishtowel.. There was always plenty of cool well water.:laughing:That was our job at school my brother and I was to draw the water in the morning and at lunch,, everybody drink from the same gourd unless you brought your own.:thumbsup:. Lou

 

[Lou66]

Farmgirl I had one of them ask me how long does it take to grow a garden,, I told him two to three months before you can start picking,, He said he thought it took years to grow thing,, I told him it take years to learn how to grow thing and I still learn..:laughing:

On a side note I picked another tomato (one pound and 7 oz.) But my friend Norma is smiling and not talking,, yet,, Lou

 

[pacerron]

Another use for Jim's deer fence fabric.
We always had a fungus problem with our grapes until a couple years ago when Robert from NY told us what spray we needed to fix it.
Last year we had a ton of nice green grapes coming along but the deer decided since we had them blocked from the garden with deer fence they would get even by eating off all the green grapes.

This year we have more great looking grapes, so we are trying some deer netting/fence over them to see if when the deer put their nose on it they will be scared off, as they have been in the garden.

When they get a little further along we will put out the coon trap.
Ron

 

[bindian]

I have been leaving my minnow trap in my smaller pond to snag mosquito fish to move some more to the new pond. But I need to bait it to catch them. In the meanwhile, with it deep enough, the perch fry swim into it. I give them to Booger as he loves sushi. In the last ten days, the water level dropped enough to where the trap's inlet was at water level.

I was fixin' to add Aquashade to the ponds when I noticed something moving in the minnow trap. At first I thought it was a frog..........until I got closer and saw a huge water moccassin. I got my son's pellet gun but could not find the pellet clips. So I got Dad's old Winchester pump 22. I didn't wanna use the 22 as the trap is soft metal. Anyway, I pulled the string on the trap enough to get it out of the water, but stablized so it would not swing. I popped the snake with a shot in the belly, then took a head shot.

Then I realized the tail was still moving. Wait, that tail has a head. It was not just a baby. But wait, two babies. Anyway, I emptied Dad's 22 (it holds 13 long rifles) and hit all the snakes, taking care to not hit the metal trap frame, while shooting through the 1/4 inch screen holes. Well, I am sure some of those holes are a little bigger now.

So, the trap is back in the water with the snakes in it. I really dread getting the dead snakes out I am gonna wait until tomorrow to remove them. I was afraid, while I went for the 22, that the snake(s) would get out and Booger was right there going ballistic. Guess he thought...........more sushi.
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

bindian; I am not snake phobic, and welcome some to help keep rodents under control. However, Moccassins, Cooperheads, and rattlers need to be dispatched, when seen, IMO. Glad that Booger stayed safe through the event!

 

[bindian]

bindian; I am not snake phobic, and welcome some to help keep rodents under control. However, Moccassins, Cooperheads, and rattlers need to be dispatched, when seen, IMO. Glad that Booger stayed safe through the event!

I agree. King snakes and such are welcome at my place. When I was little, I saw a King snake eating a huge Copperhead. It wasn't pretty, but Dad explained the King snake is our friend. Friendly and helpful, but still spooky.

Funny thing now.....................there are little perch swimming in the minnow trap. Guess Booger will get some sushi tomorrow after all.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

bindian; I am not snake phobic, and welcome some to help keep rodents under control. However, Moccassins, Cooperheads, and rattlers need to be dispatched, when seen, IMO. Glad that Booger stayed safe through the event!

I agree. King snakes and such are welcome at my place. When I was little, I saw a King snake eating a huge Copperhead. It wasn't pretty, but Dad explained the King snake is our friend. Friendly and helpful, but still spooky.

Funny thing now.....................there are little perch swimming in the minnow trap. Guess Booger will get some sushi tomorrow after all.
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

Booger will get sushi, if more moccassins don't come in and eat his perch! :laughing:

 

[sseelhoff]

My weather station temp reading hit 110 today. The sensor is on a post on the back porch-in the shade. The car thermometer read 105. Official temp at the closest NOAA reporting station was 103. Whichever you choose, it was hot. My eggplant have literally baked on the plants. No eggplant for me this year.