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re: Popcorn Trees/Chinese Tallow
Posted by AyyyBaw on 9/25/26 at 8:37 pm to Allthatfades
Girdle with a chainsaw and spray triclopyr in the cut if it’s in an area where it’s safe to fall unexpectedly.
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Pleasure to have you out here. What we walked through today was once one of the largest ecosystems in our country. It’s now less than 1% of its previous acreage. Tallgrass prairie is disappearing and also beautiful in all seasons.
I bet if you juice them and strain the juice it would make a fine jelly. Absolutely zero experience with processing guava though.
re: Best website to order quality scuppernong / muscadine vines?
Posted by AyyyBaw on 9/17/26 at 7:03 am to Tiger In the Swamp
Ison’s is the leading muscadine nursery.
I scooped up a few mulberry scions from Marta at Really Good Plants about 3 weeks ago. It looks like 4 out of 5 grafts on a single potted red mulberry rootstock were successful. 2 are DMOR9 and 2 are Aussie scions. All 4 successful grafts were cleft grafts that matched perfectly to the rootstock diameter. The one failed graft was a veneer graft. I bound the graft tightly with rolled Saran Wrap then covered the entire union and scion with parafilm then topped with aluminum foil. I left it in a shady spot and watered daily. I just removed the foil this morning. So summer grafting of mulberry is possible but I think the shade and water are essential. Definitely easier to pull off with potted rootstock.
Members mark 36” is the best bang for your buck IMO. I built it into our outdoor kitchen cabinet and have had zero complaints. I also bought it for under $300 - the stainless one.
Thank you for the input. I might try to graft it if I can find some decent scions.
Not a tropical, but figured y’all might enjoy. Pics of a Noire de Barbentane fig I picked today along with fresh batch of muscadine jelly. Most of these muscadines were Ruby Crisp which is a red.
Not a tropical, but figured y’all might enjoy. Pics of a Noire de Barbentane fig I picked today along with fresh batch of muscadine jelly. Most of these muscadines were Ruby Crisp which is a red.
I know this is a long shot, but figured I’d ask. I came across a lady selling these guava plants for under $20 a pop. She had no idea what type of guava these are. Any thoughts on tropical vs cattley just going off of foliage? I don’t see a graft union, so assuming it’s a seedling. Don’t have super high hopes of anything elite, but figured why not for $20.
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food forest
Mind sharing what zone you’re in and what you have growing? I’ve been planning and prepping several big rows to be planted food forest style - swales, intermixed species, etc. I’ll finally be planting this fall. Any tips?
Get the wooden scented trap posted above and be done with it. They work. Don’t let one die in it and don’t let the scent get washed out by rain. Keep the door channels free from dirt. Enjoy.
re: Killing Armadillos and Racoons?
Posted by AyyyBaw on 7/29/26 at 10:01 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
If you still have a clear shot but just worried about the noise, 22lr bolt action with the right suppressor and subs can be really quiet.
Got it, giving you a text now if you want to delete your number from the post
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do you know what species those are?
Very location specific, but around here the vast majority are H. moscheutos aka crimson-eyed mallow or swamp rose mallow. Most are white with a crimson eye but I see occasional clusters of fully pink ones.
We do also have H. laevis aka Halberd-leaf mallow.
Hilltop has a nice prairie. I’ve collected seed from there last fall. I go to an annual conference there for work and always enjoy strolling around the place.
There are a couple of prairie remnants that I pass on my way to work every day. Prime time for seed collection of your silphium, liatris, gaura, most rudbeckias, mints, etc will be in about another month or so. They are full bloom right now. A thick patch of blooming liatris in prairie is a sight to behold.
We did ours in the spring. Where you’re located, was it ANPP that did the certification or wild ones, etc.?
Congrats on the certification. We have a few prairie restorations going on. If you ever make it around Vermilion parish would be happy to give you a bunch of seeds. Collected a grocery bag of hibiscus seeds today.
Congrats on the certification. We have a few prairie restorations going on. If you ever make it around Vermilion parish would be happy to give you a bunch of seeds. Collected a grocery bag of hibiscus seeds today.
Been eating some good purple possum passion fruits the last two weeks. Almost no tartness in the fruits that drop off the vine. Started hoarding them to make jelly next weekend.
Look up the fig pop method for rooting cuttings. It’s a lot easier than rooting in an open container due to idiot-proof moisture control.
re: 2026 Fall Garden Thread
Posted by AyyyBaw on 7/22/26 at 3:04 pm to PillageUrVillage
Ripped out my tomatoes, cukes, peppers, melons, and eggplant today. I only left okra as they are still producing good. For fall I’m keeping it simple with cukes, mustard greens, pole beans, and a couple cabbage and broccoli plants. All direct seed except cabbage and broccoli. I’m ready for the fall.
re: Hawks are a threat to my chickens
Posted by AyyyBaw on 7/14/26 at 5:59 pm to Oilfieldbiology
Aerial predators are tough for free ranging. Maybe a big protective rooster or livestock dog?
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Where’d you get the scion wood?
Really Good Plants - scions were all excellent.
Good news. It’s easy as hell to graft loquat during the summer. All 3 grafts are showing signs of life. This was a healthy seedling rootstock in a 7 gallon container.
This is a cleft graft of Big Jim White at the top of the main leader.
Here is a veneer graft of Argelino about halfway up the main leader.
And lastly, here is a veneer graft of Big Jim White on the lower portion of the main leader.
I let the grafts heal for 2-3 weeks and then cut off all existing rootstock branches. That really forced the grafts to start leaving out.
Mulberry update - I was able to root Tice, Maple Leaf, and Chicken Claw but they are very touch and go right now. Just took out of my rooting bags and placed in 1 gallon pots. Very minimal roots. I wouldn’t be surprised if they take off and grow great or wilt and die. Mulberry grafting is also very touch and go. Still have some with swollen buds but nothing really leafing out yet. Fingers crossed on the mulberries.
This is a cleft graft of Big Jim White at the top of the main leader.
Here is a veneer graft of Argelino about halfway up the main leader.
And lastly, here is a veneer graft of Big Jim White on the lower portion of the main leader.
I let the grafts heal for 2-3 weeks and then cut off all existing rootstock branches. That really forced the grafts to start leaving out.
Mulberry update - I was able to root Tice, Maple Leaf, and Chicken Claw but they are very touch and go right now. Just took out of my rooting bags and placed in 1 gallon pots. Very minimal roots. I wouldn’t be surprised if they take off and grow great or wilt and die. Mulberry grafting is also very touch and go. Still have some with swollen buds but nothing really leafing out yet. Fingers crossed on the mulberries.
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eat a LOT of dates
Not a true date, but jujubee does grow and fruit in south LA. Referred to as Chinese dates and can be eaten crisp or soft. Plenty of different cultivars.
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