Granny's gone and done it again

[h2oratt]

Glad to hear that you are all okay, @BigBlueHen53. I happened to glace at the radar about 9 pm and saw a tornado warning slightly north east of Joplin. Didn't read anything on the news so figured that it hadn't done much damage. They usually don't this time of the year.

So strange having thunderstorms the middle of November. We moved to Missouri wanting to flee the Illinois government and for milder winters. People laugh when we tell them that. Truth is our average snowfall in IL was over 40 inches a year. Here it's only 22. More ice but less snow and cold. Gotta love it.

You have to find the micro climate.

 

[h2oratt]

I have seen them for sale w/ bumble too. Gross.
H2o, the membrane they are talking about is the skin. You need to peel the skin off.
Where does those comma go ? Hahahaa

Are the scales on top of the skin

 

[h2oratt]

You may be able to answer a question for me concerning succulents, which I LOVE to grow. Having a house full of cats they are about the only thing that survives their teeth and claws.

Years ago I had a huge crown of thorns that had been my mothers. It outgrew my house and I donated it to the church.

Last year I got the itch to grow another one. Usually I don't have problems with succulents but the one I bought on Ebay was a headache from day one. I got it started and suddenly it started to die back. I unearthed it, bought new potting soil, washed the roots, replanted, fertilized and waited. It did great for about 6 months. Bloomed even but never grew taller than 4 or 5 inches. Suddenly, it began to die back again and this time I couldn't save it.

Any idea what happened? My Christmas cactus (more of a Thanksgiving cactus) is thriving and getting ready to bloom, my other cacti can't be killed no matter how hard I try. I want to try another crown of thorns but not until I figure out what happened. I use Miracle grow potting soil and fertilize once a month with Miracle grow.

Help? Anybody?

They thrive on neglect. Your soil is way to rich. Don’t fertilize.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Are the scales on top of the skin

yuppers all that comes off

 

[Granny Hatchet]

heres one that dont call for you to skin them https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_stock_from_chicken_feet/

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

From ikea?

worse from China

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have seen them for sale w/ bumble too. Gross.
H2o, the membrane they are talking about is the skin. You need to peel the skin off.
Where does those comma go ? Hahahaa

The comma goes after ate.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We have 30 hens at least. Getting 3 eggs a day.

About the same.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Glad to hear that you are all okay, @BigBlueHen53. I happened to glace at the radar about 9 pm and saw a tornado warning slightly north east of Joplin. Didn't read anything on the news so figured that it hadn't done much damage. They usually don't this time of the year.

So strange having thunderstorms the middle of November. We moved to Missouri wanting to flee the Illinois government and for milder winters. People laugh when we tell them that. Truth is our average snowfall in IL was over 40 inches a year. Here it's only 22. More ice but less snow and cold. Gotta love it.

We are in SE MO. Not quite in the Bootheel, but near it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Blue, cacti like poor dry well draining soil . Not miracle grow. No ferts. Just piss poor dirt and ignore it.
Im home and wore out ! I fixed Tom something to eat. Roberthad KFC and I am too tired to fix myself some food.

That wasn't me with the miracle grow. I think my aloe vera (only succulent I have at the mo) doesn't like the well water.