That is an interesting article, Barb--I hadn't seen that one. No nearby lakes, but I have a couple farm ponds! I used to SCUBA dive in Lake Tenkiller ...

My ol' double wide is too old to have them, even in the bathroom. I left the one in place out in the Sabal bed for now and will re-evaluate over the n...

Thanks!Roof is up, but I'm out adding wind protection now--very windy. And 80 oF :D More photos soon. --Erik

We're trying to finish the palm hut today with a roof for the rain coming tonight and to reinforce for the winds. Here is a photo in progress. Mostly ...

I considered raising hogs here but the goats are enough of a challenge. I bet pigs would love Colocasia tubers! As it is the chickens dig up and eat t...

Down here it means, "broad leaved evergreen." I.e., Ilex, Mahonia, Aucuba, Rhododenron, Photinia, Nandina, Laurus, etc. Someone else says it means, "b...

Thanks for the tip. Rain showers started just as you wrote that. :lol: Keep the tips coming, everyone. --Erik

Tim,thank you so much for the details. Those of us new really need to know exactly how things work, so we appreciate your effort Naturally, I'm going ...

Jesse,don't get too excited by the green Passiflora leaves just yet. Mine did the same thing last year. It died and just didn't know it. This year, I ...

Barb,oh, the snow! The ice!I forgot what those look like. I went out to protect Trachy today and couldn't make myself do it. So warm. Surely my foreca...

A new trick I used this year was to become a Facebook friend with a local nursery. I started commenting on their wall, all complimentary about how wel...

Nice photos. Despite my 80 oF day, your neighborhood looks better than mine does!I'm using more Euonymous as it looks good in summer and winter. Mahon...

Bill,don't log off! I need your insight. The 250 watt light (designed for chickens, don't ya know :lol: ) is in the palm hut (other thread, with phot...

Gonz,your big Trachy sure had a good year!Mine (photos above from a year ago) was defoliated from winter, grew some new leaves in Spring, sulked all S...

I'm looking forward to Bill's photos as well. Jim may be right about climate differences. I am closer to the Gulf of Mexico. Not close enough for me, ...