2020 pick of the day

mamuang · August 30, 2020, 10:31am

I am surprised your Irish Spring soap has worked for you.

anon18642480 · August 30, 2020, 10:48am

Only the one with “Original” on the box. It really smells very strong in the dry heat. I saw on the camera that the squirrels tried to avoid them.

mamuang · August 30, 2020, 11:18am

I used the soap f many years ago but it did not seem to work. Will look for the original to again. Thanks.

anon18642480 · August 30, 2020, 11:24am

I don’t know if it will work in the rain. The water will dissolve and make a mess on the ground, and the smell may not be there anymore. I usually remove them before the rainy season.

mamuang · August 30, 2020, 11:56am

That’s what I thought. We have a lot more rain than you do, even with our “ drought”

SpokanePeach · August 30, 2020, 9:51pm

Got the PF24C tree netted yesterday. Birds were starting to get after the peaches. Still about two weeks to go before they are ripe. Took two 30x30 nets.

StacGrowingInPa · August 30, 2020, 10:26pm

How many trees are in each net? It almost looks like more than one.

SpokanePeach · August 30, 2020, 10:53pm

Just the one tree. Found a seam between two main branches to be the dividing line between the two nets. There’s some 2x4s supporting some branches.

Phill_Boise_7a · August 31, 2020, 12:18am

For whatever reason the birds seem to prefer my pluots over my peaches. Luckily I prefer my peaches . I should still do this next year though.

SpokanePeach · August 31, 2020, 1:24am

I think it’s the color. The darker the color, it seems the more they are attracted. My white apricots get very little attention.

Lodidian · August 31, 2020, 2:47am

Discovered in Newport, Vermont, circa 1870, Magog Redstreak, according to Hedrick in 1914, “has been on probation for nearly a half a century.” It has barely survived into the 21st century. In the old apple books, its fruit was consistently rated from fair to good as an eating apple, but Hedrick called it of “unquestionable excellence” as cooking apple. Tomorrow they go into a kuchen (if we can find our late friend’s recipe).

moose71 · August 31, 2020, 3:19am

i know of several wild apple trees here that produce apples just like this. yes they are a good cooking apple. collected and made some applesauce mixed with wild y . transparent. very good.

Phill_Boise_7a · August 31, 2020, 4:56am

Made a short video regarding July Elberta and Red Baron Peach if anyone is interested. Red Baron reminds me a lot of Indian Free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWYAaG0PxaM&t=177s

mrsg47 · August 31, 2020, 8:57am

Great job, not easy netting trees of that size!

Naeem · August 31, 2020, 7:57pm

Picked these yesterday

LotsToLearn · September 1, 2020, 1:05am

Pine beans (or maybe pole beans that decided to climb the evergreen behind their trellis)

Auburn · September 1, 2020, 1:26pm

Nice looking apple

Auburn · September 1, 2020, 1:28pm

Nice display. What variety of okra do you grow?

mrsg47 · September 1, 2020, 4:20pm

I miss okra!

Naeem · September 2, 2020, 12:00am

Its called Desi Okra normally you will find at Asian grocery stores.