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[AllenK RGV]

I give thanks I found a 5th cockerel in DW's silkies, Pumpkin kept attacking me while grabbing pullets needing a head shave. That guy is going to be bad as heck protecting hens. The other guys only gave alarm calls. He was just shaved relatively recently. Luckily no spur attacks just unrelenting biting and pinching so he must not have developed spurs yet.

I kept thinking it was Buster attacking but his hackles are grey not jet black and we haven't noticed any hackle feather development on Pumpkin. Oh well he is a classic pure silkie not the cochin cross so guess he develops slower.

Our broody silkie(David like NCIS) gives thanks that I put todays eggs under her. Yesterday she was brooding an empty nest I will toss tomorrows eggs to her as well.

 

[AllenK RGV]

The 18 month old Sumatra have really slowed down on production I have one that is reliable on the porch about every three days and the Silkies are down from 7+ to about 3 per day now. I need to drop off my eggs today to the family I loaned our weedeater to so I can rule our more nests.

 

[AllenK RGV]

@RebelChief if you are on facebook, there is a group "Native Plants of the Rio Grande Valley" that is hosting an event tomorrow called Plantsgiving in Weslaco. You will have to join group and PM the individual hosting it. You would be expected to bring a trowel and your own pots. It sounds like it is free you just have to clean up some plant offshoots.

 

[AllenK RGV]

So DW and I went to that facebook plantsgiving event yesterday. The score was 3 neem saplings, a small passionflower cultivar, an ebony sapling, a south african bulbous plant I have wanted since the 90's, some other plant I have no clue about, and cuttings with root hormone on em from a Mexican Torchvine.

In other news when life gives you lemons:

We have already cleared off the south facing lemons, north side look ready soon too.

 

[007Sean]

So DW and I went to that facebook plantsgiving event yesterday. The score was 3 neem saplings, a small passionflower cultivar, an ebony sapling, a south african bulbous plant I have wanted since the 90's, some other plant I have no clue about, and cuttings with root hormone on em from a Mexican Torchvine.

In other news when life gives you lemons:

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We have already cleared off the south facing lemons, north side look ready soon too.

That's the nice thing about living in the "Valley"! fruit trees!

 

[AllenK RGV]

So I found a great replacement plant for all those evergreens my wife hates. I had been pretty sure this plant would air layer nicely and it did. Its clone is in the former black widow domicile. Would love it if anyone could help with an ID it forms huge purple flower bracts usually only after it rains and the butterflies and hummingbirds love it.

 

[RebelChief]

So I found a great replacement plant for all those evergreens my wife hates. I had been pretty sure this plant would air layer nicely and it did. Its clone is in the former black widow domicile. Would love it if anyone could help with an ID it forms huge purple flower bracts usually only after it rains and the butterflies and hummingbirds love it.

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Very nice. My meyer lemon tree is pretty loaded and slowly getting close. I am also loaded with oranges, key limes, an orange that is only good to make a drink or marinaide out of and another tree that has tiny little oranges, about the size of a tangerine (but you can't eat them they are WAY to sour) and last but not least.....grapefruit. If anyone likes grapefruit I have a few to spare. I also have a sad pomegranate bush that was hidden under another tree that has one fruit on it and is trying to add some more.

I wish I had made it to the group. Been busy here getting things done. I will will try the next time. I would love to get a neem or two.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Very nice. My meyer lemon tree is pretty loaded and slowly getting close. I am also loaded with oranges, key limes, an orange that is only good to make a drink or marinaide out of and another tree that has tiny little oranges, about the size of a tangerine (but you can't eat them they are WAY to sour) and last but not least.....grapefruit. If anyone likes grapefruit I have a few to spare.

I wish I had made it to the group. Been busy here getting things done. I will will try the next time. I would love to get a neem or two.

You could still join that FB group, and PM the individual who sponsored it at her house. She has loads of those little saplings and loves meeting plant people, is a highly intelligent woman and very engaging. Her cacti collection is so beautiful in her front lawn worth the trip alone just to see it.

Wow you have loads more citrus than we do, but to me grapefruit is something I would eat only if the world ended and that was the last food on earth.

 

[RebelChief]

You could still join that FB group, and PM the individual who sponsored it at her house. She has loads of those little saplings and loves meeting plant people, is a highly intelligent woman and very engaging. Her cacti collection is so beautiful in her front lawn worth the trip alone just to see it.

Wow you have loads more citrus than we do, but to me grapefruit is something I would eat only if the world ended and that was the last food on earth.

You sound just like my husband. LOL. I love the juice. In fact I ordered a juicer so I can make some without hurting in the process.

I did join . I have a couple plants I would love to get identified so I am happy to be there.

 

[AllenK RGV]

You sound just like my husband. LOL. I love the juice. In fact I ordered a juicer so I can make some without hurting in the process.

I did join . I have a couple plants I would love to get identified so I am happy to be there.

We just use a regular old blender for our smoothies. Juicers probably keep the fiber. I will admit I know nothing about those.