What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

No I had borrowed one back in the summer and she cant get it anymore...and idk what I'd do with him anyways...he's huge! So definitely would find his way back unless I took him out I'm the country and that's just giving someone else my problem.

Many counties have borrow programs and will come get the trap when it's full.

 

[TJAnonymous]

No I had borrowed one back in the summer and she cant get it anymore...and idk what I'd do with him anyways...he's huge! So definitely would find his way back unless I took him out I'm the country and that's just giving someone else my problem.

When I manage to catch ours, I will be taking him/her to the state park that's 6 miles from my house. It's big enough to give the critter a fighting chance at survival and I won't be giving my problem to someone else. Plus it's highly unlikely the critter will return to my area...not impossible but unlikely.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Can of fishy cat food and a couple of hardboiled eggs in the live trap that he cannot reach in and take out..you'll catch him.

DH half opens a can of sardines. Works like a charm

 

[Ascholten]

I've learned that when the okra grew slowly over the heat of the summer, it stayed tender longer. Up to seven inches, it was fine. Now that the weather has cooled and they grow super fast, they only get about four inches before they turn woody and get chucked in the bag marked for gumbo. I can hear the difference as I cut them with the kitchen knife. Tender is a clean little snick. Tough sounds crunchy.

When I grab my Okra, i kind of pinch into the stem with my thumb nail, If I can about pinch it off with my thumbnail or maybe have to just give it a little twist, it's nice and tender, when I have to spin the thing 20 times or use a knife / scissors to cut it off the plant, it's tough. If you gumbo them as you said, or any other cooking method using liquids they can tenderize, deep frying if it starts tough it will BE tough. My experiences found that about 4 inches was top before it got woody no matter how fast / slow they grow. BUT there are different okra's and I found that some just behaved differently. I had one that had a reddish hue to it that was just, tougher overall period.

Aaron

 

[Ascholten]

Looks like a floofy cat to me.

Looks more like a weasel or ferret to me, or a cat maybe, is not walking right to be a coon.

Aaron

 

[Elyrian1]

I tried the thumb nail thing and almost got a spider so... Stuck with the scissors.

 

[Ascholten]

If you use a live trap, make sure you anchor it down, if the coon has any age to it or is savvy which it sounds if the alarm didn't scare it, it will flip the trap over to trip it, and dump the bowl of whatever food is in it, and then just pick it out of the screening to eat it. yes they are that smart some of them.

Aaron

 

[Elyrian1]

We do have ring tailed cats in certain parts of the country.

 

[Ascholten]

Well, when ya ketch it and cooks it, let us know what's in the pot !!

Aaron

 

[CluckNDoodle]

She started flying at the fencing looking for weak spots and squawking like I was trying to murder her. What a drama queen....

These are all black seeded loofah. I probably have over 100 seeds just from one loofah and I will end up collecting 2 dozen loofah by the end of the season. So lots of seeds... I'll just feed them to the hens and squirrels if no one wants them. Whatever I don't save for next year anyway....

Lol, Crazy chicken.

I would love to swap some seeds with you. I didn't grow any of my own this year and the Loofah that was given to me has white seeds.
I have plenty that I can send you in return.