I have a bottle of good rum from Belize yet! As for the heat, I had a bunch of firewood delivered and stacked yesterday (photo below). It pays to get ...

Jim,thanks for all the extra info. Yes, one to add for 2011!I like Hosta but have had trouble keeping them alive through my summer heat. I guess this ...

I've been following this thread hoping to get ideas. I especially like Paul's cactus bed. Summer was so hot, maybe I should get more into cacti, yucca...

Thanks for the link!Now I just need to find a vendor....--Erik

Jesse,thanks for the suggestion. It wouldn't like my winds, but neither do most of my other plants. --Erik

Jim,I'll keep the neem oil handy for my Meyer lemon but will keep it off palms and cycads. Yes, the GOTE folks need t-fern tips. --Erik

The ornithologist I know is from near there. I think I'll wait to ask her.

Aaron, that's what makes the debate--and democracy--fun. I also hate gov't regulations. Can I sell my eggs as organic? No, the paperwork and inspectio...

Yes, but I don't know anything beyond what I've read in the media. I'll ask the ornithologist and icthyologist I work with in a few days.

Done!If there is enough interest, we could do a PN group page on FB. Not to compete with the open-web palmsnorth, but for more personal stuff like bab...

Yes, the wife and I share Terdal Farm.Go ahead and friend us, but be prepared for lots of horse and helicopter stuff. We're already friends there with...

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I live in rural OK so pipe heating cable (+ thermocubes) are on the shelves of local stores. Drive to the nearest TSC (Tractor Supply Company) or simi...

It tastes like a mild lamb. Wife thinks it is too mild for her, but smoked over pecan like we did this weekend it is delicious. We have it in Camellia...