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[Elwood Lightfoot]

Elwood if you have any of that cane left after poops pease bring some to the June meet and put my name on a few sprigs. I love growing things like that.
We are finally getting some munch needed rain tonight. I set out some wave petunias today so maybe they will have a good start!

Wayne I will bring some to NEOCS for you, If Tony O's suggestion works I will have some pots of starts there also, That will indeed be cool and provide a ton of cuttings, I'f you think about it I'd like to talk you out of a few of the snake gourd seed when you come this way.

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If you cut the cane between each node where the little plantlets are trying to grow, you can root each one. Shove them straight down in some loose soil so where the part growing off the cane is about an inch below the soil level with the leaves facing up above ground. Water well and don't let them dry out this summer. Treat them just like you would seedlings and you'll have plenty on new plants to plant, trade or give away. Would make a great privacy fence too.

BTW, They'll root in water too. Just takes longer for them to get established when you plant them out.

Thanks Tony I'll be trying this, Would you leave the bamboo section with the node in the middle long or shorten it closer to the node? Since some nodes have starts coming out on 2 or more places around the node can you split the bamboo lengthwise to separate the different shoots? I could get lucky and have some started by POOPS this way but most likely since that's just around the corner root sections will be best

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Sounds like a neat experiment.

I think so too, I have some containers that should work for rooting them in soil it would make the ones I bring to NEOCS have a better chance to survive transplanting,
Did you get the gourd seed I sent to you? I had forgot to ask LOL should have arrived with the bulletin board.

 

[Poco Pollo]

The Coweta sale was still going strong when I left around tenish. I couldn't stand the suspense of not knowing if Naomi had kidded yet. DH was home and promised he'd keep an eye on her, but I think that meant he'd go check if the dogs told him there was a problem. She was bleating and complaining when I got home, be she had not delivered her baby yet. This morning, she's acting like she's weeks away from kidding, and she's spending time talking with Galen's and Milagra's babies.

There were some white peafowl that went high last night: around $130.00 each. Joe sold some amazingly beautiful birds last night. Prices were way, way out of my range on the really nice birds. I did get a lovely travel cage: no pictures yet. It's made of cedar and has a wire screen floor. I think it will make a great transport cage if I ever find myself taking a bird to a show. I bought four Cuckoo Marans babies for $3.50 each. They're an active bunch, and I plan to put them with the Marans chicks I got through the Easter Hatch A Long. I also bought hatching eggs, so I'm going to set a new tray before bedtime tonight.

Joe - I'll let you know how the eggs do. Thank you so much for thinking of me. I should also have an update on April 25th, which is when I'll candle my current hatch for lockdown. Those babies will be out of the shell before the end of April, so we'll know if you've got a pair or a trio coming.

 

[Poco Pollo]

... gourd seed I sent you?

Sooner has it. She had forgotten to put it in her vehicle when she and I met for the bulletin board. I'm sure I'll catch up to her soon.

 

[BBAcres]

Good morning everyone. I won the cutest chick picture for the Easter hatch a long. Thanks a lot to those of you who voted for my picture.

 

[Sooner]

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Quote: Cool, for some reason I'm thinking someone else had a package coming and I can't for the life of me remember who I made it up for or even if I sent it with Sooner, LOL Not a big deal really though I still have plenty of the different types I was planning to bring some to POOPS and to NEOCS a bundle of those and the bamboo would make some cool raffle items for both events..

 

[Kassaundra]

Good morning everyone. I won the cutest chick picture for the Easter hatch a long. Thanks a lot to those of you who voted for my picture.

Cool you deserved it, it was a very cute pic.

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Good morning everyone. I won the cutest chick picture for the Easter hatch a long. Thanks a lot to those of you who voted for my picture.

Awesome! Congratz!

Hiya Carah,

I was using your name didn't know you were behind me the whole time I didn't say anything bad,, really I didn't LOL Who all did make the seed packages up for I was thinking I made three and it's driving me nuts trying to think of the third person LOL

 

[modernman]

Newcastle will start 5 pm.we tryed to call everyone to let them know but some number were wrong.so please help me by letting youre friends know hope to see everybody their.going to be a nice day for a auction.

 

[mjgigax]

Good morning everyone. I won the cutest chick picture for the Easter hatch a long. Thanks a lot to those of you who voted for my picture.