Ed Kennell 38,174 #1 Posted October 21, 2021 Todays observations. Apple tree in blossom. Pear tree producing. Bussy time at the neighbors farm with over 50 buggies. Lantern devils still swarming the silver maple. Cauliflower banded to keep the sun from turning the head yellow. Broccoli ready to harvest. 4 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,999 #2 Posted October 21, 2021 Will you please stop concerning yourself with the crazy conspiracy theories of climate change! Get out there and burn some fossil fuels, throw some plastic bottles in the ocean, pour some old crap gasoline down the storm drain and enjoy the environment while you can. Our grandchildren and great grandchildren can worry about that type of nonsense! 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,117 #3 Posted October 21, 2021 You can keep the Broccoli! 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sodaking27 777 #4 Posted October 21, 2021 Cauliflower also…. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #5 Posted October 21, 2021 I thought you were going to post that you bought a green tractor… Phew!!! 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,306 #6 Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Todays observations. Apple tree in blossom. Pear tree producing. Bussy time at the neighbors farm with over 50 buggies. Was that a wedding or a funeral? I saw the buggy tracks from my place to yours. The Amish neighbor just returned home, about 5:45. I have lilacs blooming now for the second time, never had that before on these 40 year old trees. Edited October 21, 2021 by lynnmor 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Tinsnips 477 #7 Posted October 21, 2021 looks yummy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,117 #8 Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, sodaking27 said: Cauliflower also…. Cauliflower is even more evil than broccoli. Brussel sprouts can go into the circular file as well. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,174 #9 Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, lynnmor said: Was that a wedding or a funeral? Not sure Lynn. I know they have a fall business strategy meeting. I'll ask David tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,174 #10 Posted October 21, 2021 3 hours ago, squonk said: You can keep the Broccoli! 3 hours ago, sodaking27 said: Cauliflower also…. 1 hour ago, squonk said: Cauliflower is even more evil than broccoli. Brussel sprouts can go into the circular file as well. I never met a veggie I didn't like. Just smother them in cheese. Well, maybe egg plant can be round filed. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,117 #11 Posted October 21, 2021 Cheese can go to except mozzarella on pizza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,174 #12 Posted October 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, squonk said: Cheese can go to except mozzarella on pizza So Mike, when you order your cheeseburger, you say "hold the cheese"? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,117 #13 Posted October 22, 2021 I don't order a cheese burger. Now bacon , that's another matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,574 #14 Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, squonk said: Cauliflower is even more evil than broccoli. Brussel sprouts can go into the circular file as well Best way to eat your vegetable's - Feed them to an animal and then eat the animal. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,574 #15 Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, lynnmor said: Our second lilac bloom started mid September and just ended last week. Never seen such a thing in my life time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,877 #16 Posted October 22, 2021 40 minutes ago, Achto said: Best way to eat your vegetable's - Feed them to an animal and then eat the animal. salad is what food eats! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,227 #17 Posted October 22, 2021 Wow, never would have suspected such strong reactions to veggies! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #18 Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Handy Don said: Wow, never would have suspected such strong reactions to veggies! I don't get it either! Them is some delicious veggies they're runnin' down! I never met a veggie I didn't like! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #19 Posted October 22, 2021 I also had second set of blooms this year in several plants like the dogwood. The amount of fruit all trees produced from acorns to walnuts and hickories is out of this world. More this year than the last four combined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,229 #20 Posted October 22, 2021 15 hours ago, squonk said: You can keep the Broccoli! You have something in common with George HW Bush. George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, mentioned his distaste for broccoli a number of times. The first mention of broccoli during Bush's presidency was in March 1990, when he made a joke that the workers in the Office of Personnel Management would get merit pay "in broccoli".[1] Shortly after, a journalist from U.S. News & World Report broke a story that Bush had banned the vegetable from Air Force One.[2] In response, the broccoli-growers of America pledged to send a number of trucks of the vegetable to the White House. When asked if he'd lost the "broccoli vote" because of his comments,[1] Bush made the following casual remark about the vegetable outside the White House in an exchange with reporters:[3] I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid. And my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States. And I'm not gonna eat any more broccoli! ... For the broccoli vote out there, Barbara loves broccoli. She's tried to make me eat it. She eats it all the time herself. So, she can go out and meet the caravan of broccoli that's coming in from Washington. — George H. W. Bush[4] George S. Dunlop, President of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, gave First Lady Barbara Bush a bouquet of broccoli and an additional ten tons of the vegetable in trucks.[5][6] A few days afterwards, Bush hosted a state dinner to honour Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Prime Minister of Poland, and journalists noted there was no broccoli on the menu, as most of the broccoli given to the president's family by the farmers had been donated to the Capital Area Food Bank 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,877 #21 Posted October 22, 2021 9 hours ago, Handy Don said: Wow, never would have suspected such strong reactions to veggies! I still eat veggies, with my meat I love me some onions, jalapeños, squash, zucchini, etc. no bell peppers, fungus or tomatoes for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,117 #22 Posted October 22, 2021 No peppers or tomato's is just wrong! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #23 Posted December 12, 2021 OK, this is nutzo... December 10th and I've got some blooms on a Forsythia! WTH is going on? OH yeah, I've also got a Rose with several blooms on it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #24 Posted December 12, 2021 Lantern devils still swarming the silver Never heard of such a thing. Nor has Google. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,641 #25 Posted December 12, 2021 I’m kind of hoping all these nasty bugs overstaying their welcome succumb to a good hard rapid onset frost, get totally annihilated, and don’t return next spring. I believe I’d be ok with that. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites