Looks like Brown Rot. Trim off the parts with it showing, and if the tree foliage is super dense do some trimming to open up the airflow. Make sure if you are watering it the water is not getting sprayed directly on the trunk or foliage.
Hi all, I have a raised garden bed in the front of my house (south facing). It is set a few feet back under a roof overhang, so it gets basically no rain or sun....
If your bed is absolutely isolated and there is no way for the runner roots to escape, mint would be a good option. Really make sure it's isolated though, dig down to the bottom and make sure it doesn't connect to your other dirt areas like lawn or other planters. If there is a way for it to escape it will, and it will take over.
While they're cute and all, chipmunks are destroying the root systems of some well-established shrubs in my yard. Does anyone have any tested and proven methods for repelling them from certain areas? I don't want to poison or trap the little buggers, but I'd like them to stop killing things. I also don't want to make any of the...
This works great, but I suggest using powdered (like how cyanne pepper usually comes) instead of flakes. Flakes encourage birds to give them a taste and I cant imagine its good for them.
My neighbor has a groundhog living under their porch. They don’t seem to mind and neither did I, until I found one of my tomato plants had been eaten. I’m 99% sure it was him because I’ve seen him hanging out in my driveway....
Hi again v13, we're the pest fighting pepper homies today lol
This does work, however groundhogs (and many ground or below ground rodents) navigate and "view" the world largely with their sense of smell, so powdered pepper can basically blind them or cause a lot of torment.
You can do a similar thing with shorter term consequences by using oil-based scents instead of powder. Garlic, crushed lavender, home fragrances such as the liquid from glade plug-ins, e-cigarette juice, a perfume or cologne you want to get rid of, etc. All of these will have a similar effect to the cayenne but without permanent damage.
Or if you really want to go with the pepper solution I'd suggest emulsifying it with a blender and cooking oil so that the particles are at least mostly trapped in the oil.
Not all fossils are bones. (Or shells. Or teeth.) Most of us would agree that mammoth tusks and Stegosaurus spikes are pretty darn cool. And yet, the fossil record is not limited to old body parts. "Fossils" are defined as any "naturally preserved remains or traces of [life forms] that existed in the geologic past."
Hey music nerds! I'm in the process of planning my low-budget wedding, and unfortunately a DJ is one of the things that does not fit into our price budget. So I have been creating two playlists - one which is more PG for the first half of the night, and one which is more raunchy for the late night party. I think I may need to...
I really like the look of figured maple with electronics, I've tried making a few different things out of figured maple but the only time I feel like it isn't too "busy" is when its broken up with something like the black speaker cones. It looks very nice, well done OP!
How did sanding go for you? That stuff always makes me want to take a damn angle grinder to it.
For any of you that are located in Central Washington state, the Heritage Gardens of the Columbia River Basin organization has been wonderful to work with! They design native plant, low water, and insect/animal habitat friendly landscapes for homes (and I think businesses)....
What a happy lil fella! Each time I try to a nest-style succulent as a start it ends up bolting on me really quickly after getting transplanted to soil. Any advice?
Funny - my last attempt was in a matching elephant pot, with the same appearance.
Ok I'll try even more light, my other houseplants seem happy but small succulents have always gone awry on me. My outdoor birds nests do great, they basically grow like ground cover for me. Thanks for the reply!
Been working on a bit of an experiment to see if I can build a foraging map showing optimal areas based on recent weather conditions (in this case min/max temps and rainfall between 4-7 days ago....
Very cool! I did a similar project (but for Oyster mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest of the US). I really like your use of recent weather data, I just used historic for mine.
Something else I did and I think you might benefit from is adding some blackout layers to your map. Some that I used are impermeable surface maps (roads, parking lots, buildings), private land maps (in the US foraging on someones property is a good way to have a gun pointed at you), and waterway maps.
I was also able to find data on foliage coverage, which I'm not sure if the mushies you're looking for like or avoid tree cover.
Its been several years, but almost all of this info was available as downloadable databases and/or esri online maps from my state government for free.
Super cool project! Its unfortunate I have to read it upside-down though =-p
what happened to my cherry tree? abd how to help him? (lemmy.loomy.li)
Donut life
How to make magazines appear in search?
Having an issue I hope someone can help with:...
Patiently waiting for more frenchie friends to arrive
Zone 7 plant suggestions for a spot with no rain or sun?
Hi all, I have a raised garden bed in the front of my house (south facing). It is set a few feet back under a roof overhang, so it gets basically no rain or sun....
Anyone have non-lethal means of getting chipmunks to go away?
While they're cute and all, chipmunks are destroying the root systems of some well-established shrubs in my yard. Does anyone have any tested and proven methods for repelling them from certain areas? I don't want to poison or trap the little buggers, but I'd like them to stop killing things. I also don't want to make any of the...
OC Suggestions for keeping groundhogs out of my garden?
My neighbor has a groundhog living under their porch. They don’t seem to mind and neither did I, until I found one of my tomato plants had been eaten. I’m 99% sure it was him because I’ve seen him hanging out in my driveway....
Whenever I feel grouchy I try to remember to enjoy the little things. Like a warm seat on a sunny morning.
There's a Rhino-shaped Cave in Washington State (science.howstuffworks.com)
Not all fossils are bones. (Or shells. Or teeth.) Most of us would agree that mammoth tusks and Stegosaurus spikes are pretty darn cool. And yet, the fossil record is not limited to old body parts. "Fossils" are defined as any "naturally preserved remains or traces of [life forms] that existed in the geologic past."
OC Looking for (paid) wedding playlist help!
Hey music nerds! I'm in the process of planning my low-budget wedding, and unfortunately a DJ is one of the things that does not fit into our price budget. So I have been creating two playlists - one which is more PG for the first half of the night, and one which is more raunchy for the late night party. I think I may need to...
Jabba the Pupp goes mush
Bluetooth Speaker - Wenge and Zebrawood (imgur.com)
Bluetooth speaker I made out of Maple, Wenge, and Zebrawood with shellac finish.
Jabba enjoys a good cozy blanket (or two)
Heritage Gardens of the Columbia River Basin (www.hgcd.info)
For any of you that are located in Central Washington state, the Heritage Gardens of the Columbia River Basin organization has been wonderful to work with! They design native plant, low water, and insect/animal habitat friendly landscapes for homes (and I think businesses)....
OC This is one of the first succulents I started from a cutting. It seems to have taken off!
Jabba the Pupp
Great post from @sarae@ecoevo.social about the Yakima Valley Museum (kbin.social)
All credit to sarae...
Aussie Magic Mushroom Map (mushmap.0x4.au)
Been working on a bit of an experiment to see if I can build a foraging map showing optimal areas based on recent weather conditions (in this case min/max temps and rainfall between 4-7 days ago....
OC Jabba the Pupp on his first camping trip!