The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

I think I recall there is something complicated about how Vanilla flowers get fertilized

Thanks!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Bruce, I am an extreme wood pile ogler. Yours is particularly nice and I love how close to the house it is.

 

[bruceha2000]

Well then you will like these pictures as well SCG

That would be my Dad (who will be 90 tomorrow) on the left and me splitting and stacking this past June. That would be before I broke down and bought a real tractor and started implementing the "minimize the number of times I have to move each piece of wood" plan.


A bunch of that wood is now in the rack on the porch landing or on the porch.

There are some people around here that make some pretty fantastic wood piles.Highly decorative. I don't think I could stand to burn it if I spent a lot of time making it look so nice.

 

[bobbi-j]

Told me once he'd seen a guy who bent over and impaled his eye on a piece of rebar that was sticking up out of the ground and blended in with the background.
My eye doctor is my Doctor Honey!

Being an EMT for over 30 years, I've seen a lot of blood and other stuff. I can handle that. But I have told my crew that if we ever get an eyeball call, I'm driving and I'll wait in the truck while they do what they have to do. There's just something about eyes....

 

[Bunnylady]

I think I recall there is something complicated about how Vanilla flowers get fertilized

Like most orchids, it has a sort of lock-and-key relationship with one particular pollinator. I understand commercially grown vanilla is hand-pollinated; I don't know if the people with the paintbrushes are required to hum "Flight of the Bumblebee" while they do it, though.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well went out to see how my broody silky where so took dogs inside are the 2 boys
2 girls on the screen porch .. The boys where out about 10 minutes total waited for them put them back in let Snow and Fear out went to the main coop shut the pop door all are in it's dark left their light on BF said he will do closing tonight if I want to make it to bed early

 

[Alaskan]

Funny how we collect so much stuff, but we don't touch most of it.

Yes!

Drives me crazy!

 

[ronott1]

Like most orchids, it has a sort of lock-and-key relationship with one particular pollinator. I understand commercially grown vanilla is hand-pollinated; I don't know if the people with the paintbrushes are required to hum "Flight of the Bumblebee" while they do it, though.

That does sound like a bit of work

 

[perchie.girl]

My DW asked about growing vanilla here. It is quite expensive now and might be a fun thing to try. I have not looked into it yet though

I have looked into it..... Very labor intensive the Vines take several years to mature...
The vines can grow 400 feet long.
They dont take cold at all.

https://www.thespruce.com/vanilla-orchid-care-1315974

 

[ronott1]

I have looked into it..... Very labor intensive the Vines take several years to mature...
The vines can grow 400 feet long.
They dont take cold at all.

https://www.thespruce.com/vanilla-orchid-care-1315974

Thanks!

It does go below freezing her in the winter so likely not a possibility