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We have a very healthy population of coyotes here, and I've never heard of anyone loosing a dog to them. Considering the number of 'coon hunters that run dogs at night, you would think somebody would have lost one by now. A friend of mine has had a dog stay in the woods all night many times, and...

I used a compost tea brewer back in my giant pumpkin days. Aerated is the way to go. Non-aerated tea will quickly go anaerobic and stink to high heaven. I can't attest to scientific evidence from my own experience as there was no controlled environment. My plants performed well, but may have...

We have raccoons, possum, foxes, bobcats, weasels, dumped dogs, dumped cats, neighbors dogs, red tailed hawks, bald eagles, owls, a rare black bear or two now and then, AND thick as thieves COYOTES coming out of our ears. Sounds like our predator problems are similar, minus the big cats. Was...

The neighbors dogs would be the worst predators. Then there are the numerous hawks. Technically, the properties deed restrictions forbid farm animals, but someone would have to sue me to get rid of them. I only have three neighbors on the road and nobody complains. If the chickens were to start...

I posted pics of my trees on another thread about my Fuji. If you look closely you can see two of the Fuji limbs tied down.

They dressed out avg 5.5 lbs. I wish mine could free range, but the predator count is way too high. The future holds a dedicated meatie run though.

I only spray them after the blooms are gone. I use malathion.

I was doing some reading last night and came across an article that described root pruning in advance of moving it. It's on my list of things to do this week :thumbsup

Once they are in place I just go back and push the stakes in a little to keep them from slipping. These are made from non-treated 2x2's. I've had them for several years and they are still going strong. Just make sure they are dry when you put them away for the winter.

Thanks Bee. It works well for what we do.

I'll have to remember that next time Chickie. Won't have any blood and guts pics, but maybe a shot of the Webber in action. Dew is planning a Memorial Day party, but I doubt chicken will be served. It's fascinating to me how many people won't eat chicken that doesn't come from the store??? We...

Forgot to add that for Romas, I just cage them with cheap cages. Many of them fall over, but the are all ready at once, so I just pull the cage and all up to pick the tomatoes. It keeps most of them off the ground.

I use my tomato tunnel method. It's prune, stake and tie, but it's very solid. I have never had it blown over in even the strongest storms. The tops of the stakes are bolted together, so they fold up at seasons end for storage. Each stake pair is tied to the next, and each end is anchored with a...

Took six of the largest to freezer camp last weekend. We ate the first one today...BBQ of course. Harvested six more yesterday. They are cooling in the fridge now.

Thanks Bee. I'll try to dig out to the edge of the tree canopy and go as deep as I can. I'll have to enlist some help. That's going to be one heavy root ball. The power company has already been through the right-of-way once this year. They cleared it pretty good, but stopped just feet from this...

Dew has always wanted a white dogwood. I recently bought her a red one and planted it. Yesterday we were looking a wild cherry tree that has been cut down so many times it looks like a bush, and is just beautiful when it's blooming. Just down the hill from it, we spotted this: It's...

I don't start spraying the apple trees until after petal drop. I don't currently have any disease pressure (knock on wood), so I only spray for worms after the flowers (and hence the bees) are gone. Here is the Fuji: And here is the Jonathan:

Yeah, I have a magnet on a pole. My idea was to be able to pick nails up, hold it over a bucket, turn off the power and drop everything without having to pick everything off by hand.

The pond isn't nearly big enough to require a backhoe Bob. I'll dig it by hand. I'll break it into projects Mary. The pond has to be first though. The excavation alone will destroy everything around it. Following that will be the pathways, which will also require excavation. Then the cabana...

I am so happy to see this Fuji flowering! I have been waiting for so long for it to happen. I am crazy happy to see it in the same bloom stage as the Jonathan! I FINALLY HAVE A POLLINATOR!!!:weee:clap:weee