"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[mzstre]

Lol! Took me a second to figure out that you meant berries, not silkies! Whew!

This made me laugh out loud!!!

 

[1MrsMagoo]

This made me laugh out loud!!!

 

[luvmychicken]

If anyone lives around Jennings. They have a chicken thief. He took the hens first then came back for the roo. They got him on video but have not yet caught him. Glad I have a watch dog in my back yard!!!

 

[catdaddyfro]

If anyone lives around Jennings. They have a chicken thief. He took the hens first then came back for the roo. They got him on video but have not yet caught him. Glad I have a watch dog in my back yard!!!

Isn't that still a hanging offense just as horse thievery is? If not it ought to be, well there ought to be a lot more things hanging offenses if my opinion counts for much.

You know, eventually if there were enough PUBLIC hangings(like they used to be) things would get rectified, the bone yards may be overflowing but still yet....

Jeff

ps Good mornin' La-yers and BYCers too I'm not all in a bad mood this mornin', LOL

 

[kuntrygirl]

If anyone lives around Jennings. They have a chicken thief. He took the hens first then came back for the roo. They got him on video but have not yet caught him. Glad I have a watch dog in my back yard!!!

ARE YOU SERIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad they got him on video. Some people

 

[kuntrygirl]

Can anyone tell me what are the 5 best fruit trees to plant that will produce quickly and abundantly in Louisiana? Thanks

Satsuma, Mulberry, Mayhaw (more of a bush than tree), peach, and plums do fairly well here. Also, on a bit more exotic side, you have figs, and jujubes that do really well. We do have native PawPaw trees here, and I hear they grow quite well. I have tried growing them in my orchard, but sadly the tree itself must taste good because EVERYTHING eats them: The geese, the goats, the horse....all of them eat them to nubs even through protection.

I was really impressed with the size of the fruit and taste on my Illinois everbearing mulberry tree last year. It was a first year tree (about 3 years old as planted) and grew like MAD and surprisingly produced quite a few berries.

Not trees, but blueberries and goumi berries do really well here too....along with thornless blackberries and muscadines.

Great info. So many different ones to choose from.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Fig takes off quickly and gets huge fast. Peaches also grow and produce quickly. If you want citrus--lime and lemons also do fairly well. My F-I-L also has grapefruit trees. Good jellies from those. I have never had much luck with any others. I have tried pears, but my trees grew then just would never produce. [COLOR=B22222]Gorgeous boys! Show offs![/COLOR]

Gracie has silkies and so do I. We are keeping the chicks I hatched a few weeks ago, but have 3 more due to hatch next week. Someone else here has silkies...is it LaMike??? Someone help me out on that.

Pears are terrible for taking FOREVER to produce. Their is a saying my grandpa used to have, that he planted "pears for his heirs". Also, with almost all fruit trees, you need to be aware of how many chill hours they require: A chill hour is the number of hours the temperature is below 45 (I think their is a lower threshold, but we don't need to worry about that here). In my area, trees requiring between 400-650 chill hours do really well. Anything under 400 blooms too early and has a high risk of having its blooms and leaves killed by frost. Anything more than 650 and the tree may not get enough chill hours and although it may flower, won't produce much fruit at all. Also, you need to know whether a tree is self-fruitful or needs a second type as a pollinator. Most citrus and peaches I believe are self-fruitful. A couple varieties of Japanese plum are as well: I think Santa Rosa is self-fruitful. Some trees, lower chill apples in particular, require a specific tree as a pollinator. LSU offers a free PDF download called the home orchard. It is very helpful for picking varieties and gives you detailed pruning and care instructions. It can be found here: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/commu...+Garden/Fruits/The+Louisiana+Home+Orchard.htm Good luck everyone!

Thank you for the link.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Good morning peeps. What is everyone planning on doing for Good Friday and Easter? What's on the menu?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Terri, I have 1 goose eggs rocking and rolling and pipping. I had cracked the egg last week and I put some wax over it, so I scraped the wax off last night and I felt the egg rocking and I heard the baby pipping. Not it will be a long wait. I have read that it can take 2 - 3 days before the baby comes out of the shell. :/

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Terri, I have 1 goose eggs rocking and rolling and pipping. I had cracked the egg last week and I put some wax over it, so I scraped the wax off last night and I felt the egg rocking and I heard the baby pipping. Not it will be a long wait. I have read that it can take 2 - 3 days before the baby comes out of the shell.

I am very excited you have one hatching! I knew you could do it. Before long, you are going to be an old hand at this artificial incubation thing!

From the time you hear the peeping, which means they probably internally pipped about a day ago, it can take another two days or so for them to hatch. Once the externally pip...that is when the real patience comes into play. It is absolutely NERVE wracking to wait and wait and wait with them making seemingly no progress. Then, you'll go away for a couple hours and come back to a gosling sitting in the incubator.

Also, you are most welcome for the link to the fruit/orchard publication. LSU Ag Center also has an AWESOME vegetable garden publication that is available for free here:
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_..._crops/Louisiana+Vegetable+Planting+Guide.htm

All the varieties they recommend in it have been thoroughly tested at their research stations throughout the state. Now, just because it isn't listed, doesn't mean it won't grow. However, the varieties they list do tend to produce better in our state. Texas and Mississippi also have similar guides available online as well.