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Post by RickB on Mar 12, 2021 19:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 12, 2021 19:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 12, 2021 20:26:46 GMT -5
Trigger heard the weather report for the weekend. I don't think he's impressed. I decided I better get some essentials made in case the power goes out. I never eat the pretzels or nuts out of the Chex mix, so when I make it, I do the stripped down version! LOL
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 12, 2021 23:39:51 GMT -5
amygdule - He gave me that same look when I was "taste-testing" the Chex mix...and by taste-testing, I mean eating a big bowl of it! LOL Come on over...I'll share the Chex mix with you...but you have to promise to bring that beach along with you if you can. I love those sunset pics on the beach you took today. They really are a showing a "different world" than what we're used to out here.
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2021 0:50:31 GMT -5
amygdule - More than will fit in either one of our pockets! LOL
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Post by stephan on Mar 13, 2021 1:16:20 GMT -5
RickB I have found fig very easy to propagate. Last Jul/Aug I made 8 cutting off my 30 year old tree and just stuck them in one big planter, they all sprouted. About a month after sprouting I moved them to individual pots. Ready to plant about 3 of them in the yard. It is my understanding that figs can only be spread by using a cutting from other trees. The one I have came from my Dad who had them on the property for 50 plus years. His came from my grandmothers house from somewhere around 1910-1020 timeframe. So the young trees I will be setting out are technically been in the family for over a 100 years. Kind of a neat connection to the past. I am hopeful that one of my kids can keep a cutting going. I usually end up giving the birds most of the crop. During the season, June mostly, I go out every day and find 3 or 4 the birds haven't gotten and eat them fresh picked off the tree. Yum!! Henry Do you think figs would grow in northern Arizona, Henry? I would love to have a fig tree. So they need another fig for pollination? I want to get rid of some of the apple trees we have around here (crappy apples) and put in some new fruit trees -- namely black cherry and and maybe another freestone peach. Figs would be cool to have, too. Figs are very interesting. Botanically speaking, they are not technically fruits. They are “inverted flowers.” They are pollinated by tiny wasps that have established a symbiotic relationship with fig trees. So this speaks to asking a nursery about whether figs grow in Arizona — the heat isn’t a problem. They do very well in California’s Central Valley, but you’ll need the wasps. Now for the part that gets some people... the pollinating wasps do not make it out of the fig (don’t worry, they are tiny, and dead, plus they don’t sting to begin with). However, this means that some squeamish people and vegans won’t eat figs, due to the <0.001% insect content, which has already been digested by fig enzymes (ficain — similar to papain [from papaya] and bromelain [from pineapple] used as commercial meat tenderizer). But, boy, there is nothing like a fresh fig.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 13, 2021 4:34:51 GMT -5
amygdule Do you find carnelians like the one in 4th photo often? It is beautiful.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 13, 2021 4:37:17 GMT -5
What happens when one combines boards from a late 1800's barn, the roof from a horse barn and doors from a mid 1900's medical facility? You get a bar.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 13, 2021 7:35:44 GMT -5
That is so awesome.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 13, 2021 7:43:41 GMT -5
Nothing has been sealed yet in the bar I posted above. Did anyone notice there are spaces that are wheelchair accessible? We have a couple of regular customers who utilize wheelchairs. Almost everything is accessible and family friendly within the new facility.
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Post by Brian on Mar 13, 2021 7:45:05 GMT -5
amygdule Do you find carnelians like the one in 4th photo often? It is beautiful. No, Carnelian Sagenite isn't very common. Finding Sagenite makes me happy That one is incredible! I love all of the pictures you post, amygdule. When I was looking at colleges, I wanted to go somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. By that time, I had already traveled to almost every state in the US, and that area, particularly along the coast, resonated with me more than anywhere I have ever seen. Alas, in-state tuition (which still meant something at that time) meant I was bound to the opposite corner of the US. After graduation, I looked for jobs in that area to no avail. I have even tried to get my wife to consider just moving out there, but she is a diehard east coaster. For now, I will have to simply enjoy visits to that beautiful area and enjoy the pictures. Thank you for sharing your beautiful landscape with us!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 13, 2021 9:11:14 GMT -5
Do you think figs would grow in northern Arizona, Henry? I would love to have a fig tree. So they need another fig for pollination? I want to get rid of some of the apple trees we have around here (crappy apples) and put in some new fruit trees -- namely black cherry and and maybe another freestone peach. Figs would be cool to have, too. Figs are very interesting. Botanically speaking, they are not technically fruits. They are “inverted flowers.” They are pollinated by tiny wasps that have established a symbiotic relationship with fig trees. So this speaks to asking a nursery about whether figs grow in Arizona — the heat isn’t a problem. They do very well in California’s Central Valley, but you’ll need the wasps. Now for the part that gets some people... the pollinating wasps do not make it out of the fig (don’t worry, they are tiny, and dead, plus they don’t sting to begin with). However, this means that some squeamish people and vegans won’t eat figs, due to the <0.001% insect content, which has already been digested by fig enzymes (ficain — similar to papain [from papaya] and bromelain [from pineapple] used as commercial meat tenderizer). But, boy, there is nothing like a fresh fig. Thanks for the info, stephan . I probably could have done without knowing about the wasps, but I'll check with our local nursery. I am neither vegan nor too squeamish and I do love fig bars. I have never had a fresh fig.
If people knew the dirt factors in their packaged foods, they wouldn't eat those either.
ETA - I'm in northern AZ, which is high desert -- totally different climate from the Valley. I believe our growing zone is 7b. We're also about a mile high, so I don't know if a fig would give a fig about that or not. I'll have to visit Watter's and ask Ken about it.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 13, 2021 9:19:10 GMT -5
Stunning sunset pictures, 'Dule! Sagenite Carnelian -- who knew? It's gorgeous!
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 13, 2021 9:46:02 GMT -5
Yes, that sagenite is AWESOME!!!!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 13, 2021 9:47:49 GMT -5
Here's our latest forecast...it says historic. I don't want historic.
I feel for you, Mike. That sounds awful. Stay safe and warm.
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Post by stephan on Mar 13, 2021 10:21:24 GMT -5
Figs are very interesting. Botanically speaking, they are not technically fruits. They are “inverted flowers.” They are pollinated by tiny wasps that have established a symbiotic relationship with fig trees. So this speaks to asking a nursery about whether figs grow in Arizona — the heat isn’t a problem. They do very well in California’s Central Valley, but you’ll need the wasps. Now for the part that gets some people... the pollinating wasps do not make it out of the fig (don’t worry, they are tiny, and dead, plus they don’t sting to begin with). However, this means that some squeamish people and vegans won’t eat figs, due to the <0.001% insect content, which has already been digested by fig enzymes (ficain — similar to papain [from papaya] and bromelain [from pineapple] used as commercial meat tenderizer). But, boy, there is nothing like a fresh fig. Thanks for the info, stephan . I probably could have done without knowing about the wasps, but I'll check with our local nursery. I am neither vegan nor too squeamish and I do love fig bars. I have never had a fresh fig.
If people knew the dirt factors in their packaged foods, they wouldn't eat those either.
ETA - I'm in northern AZ, which is high desert -- totally different climate from the Valley. I believe our growing zone is 7b. We're also about a mile high, so I don't know if a fig would give a fig about that or not. I'll have to visit Watter's and ask Ken about it.
You’ll probably have to grow it in a container and bring it indoors in the winter. They like zone 8 or warmer. As for knowing what’s in packaged foods... you’re right. You don’t want to know. Or wine, for that matter. I worked in a winery for a crush. Quite educational. And, oh my God, was I tired. Serious physical work and long, long hours.
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Post by miket on Mar 13, 2021 10:31:59 GMT -5
Here's our latest forecast...it says historic. I don't want historic.
I feel for you, Mike. That sounds awful. Stay safe and warm.
Thank you, ma'am! I don't think they even really know anything still, there are a bunch of conflicting forecasts. I guess we'll see!
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2021 11:42:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, stephan . I probably could have done without knowing about the wasps, but I'll check with our local nursery. I am neither vegan nor too squeamish and I do love fig bars. I have never had a fresh fig.
If people knew the dirt factors in their packaged foods, they wouldn't eat those either.
ETA - I'm in northern AZ, which is high desert -- totally different climate from the Valley. I believe our growing zone is 7b. We're also about a mile high, so I don't know if a fig would give a fig about that or not. I'll have to visit Watter's and ask Ken about it.
You’ll probably have to grow it in a container and bring it indoors in the winter. They like zone 8 or warmer. As for knowing what’s in packaged foods... you’re right. You don’t want to know. Or wine, for that matter. I worked in a winery for a crush. Quite educational. And, oh my God, was I tired. Serious physical work and long, long hours. Did you have purple feet for awhile?
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Post by stephan on Mar 13, 2021 11:43:18 GMT -5
You’ll probably have to grow it in a container and bring it indoors in the winter. They like zone 8 or warmer. As for knowing what’s in packaged foods... you’re right. You don’t want to know. Or wine, for that matter. I worked in a winery for a crush. Quite educational. And, oh my God, was I tired. Serious physical work and long, long hours. Did you have purple feet for awhile? LOL. Just purple hands.
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Post by miket on Mar 13, 2021 21:05:42 GMT -5
One of my sons just came by and gave me this, he stopped at a rock shop near me and thought I'd like it. He was right. 😁
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