calling any one from missouri

[OhZark Biddies]

well we hafta have some flower pics, otherwise this might as well be the Oklahoma thread ...

I’ve never had any tropical hibiscus (hibiscuses? ... hibiscu-i ?) ... are they easy to keep? do you bring them inside during the winter? Do you have to wear Hawaiian shirts and sip umbrella drinks while tending to them?

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

well we hafta have some flower in pics, otherwise this might as well be the Oklahoma thread ...

I’ve never had any tropical hibiscus (hibiscuses? ... hibiscu-i ?) ... are they easy to keep? do you bring them inside during the winter? Do you have to wear Hawaiian shirts and sip umbrella drinks while tending to them?

Yes they have fairly easy maintenance, but you do have to take them inside during the winter. I’ve got two and I love their blooms.Oh and that last one is up to you

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Went to the mailbox and found a new color day lily and a Japanese beetle on a ditch lily... first one I’ve seen this year.... @shawluvsbirds... I guess I gotta find my bag of flour and pantyhose soon, lol

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Pop quiz Missouri folks...

Question 1: What are these critters called?

A) granddaddy’s
B) daddy long legs
C) granddaddy long legs
D) harvestman
E) something else?

Question 2: What are these critters called?

A) daddy long legs
B) mosquitoe hawk/skeeter hawk
C) skeeter eater
D) gollywobber/gollywhopper
E) crane fly

Spoiler: Click to see the answer

We call #1 a granddaddy or a daddy long legs... and #2 is a gollywobber or a skeeter hawk

I was surprised to learn that some folks call a gollywobber a daddy long legs

 

[SueT]

Pop quiz Missouri folks...

Question 1: What are these critters called?

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A) granddaddy’s
B) daddy long legs
C) granddaddy long legs
D) harvestman
E) something else?

Question 2: What are these critters called?

View attachment 2201416

A) daddy long legs
B) mosquitoe hawk/skeeter hawk
C) skeeter eater
D) gollywobber/gollywhopper
E) crane fly

Spoiler: Click to see the answer

We call #1 a granddaddy or a daddy long leg.... and #2 is a gollywobber or a skeeter hawk

I was surprised to learn that some folks call gollywobbers a daddy long legs

We call them
Daddy long legs
Crane fly

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Daddy long legs and a girlynapper (mosquito eater)

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I had already forgotten about dusting with flower for the Japanese beetles. I will have to give that a try myself and see if it works!

 

[jthornton]

We call them daddy long legs and skeeter eater... anyone seen any fireflies?

JT

 

[jthornton]

Finished the roof on the run today and managed to do some actual work related work as well.



JT

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Daddy long legs and a girlynapper (mosquito eater)

girlynappers? That’s a new one for me