"Kanza alternate bears. That's part of what goes along with heavy production." Fruitnut, My wife's uncle hasn't mentioned the alternate bearing of Kanza in SE KS. They mostly have 4 varieties - Kanza, Giles, Pawnee, and Maramec (as I recall). They have a spattering of other varieties, as well as a few native pecans, but most of their planting is of the 4. My understanding is that most pecan cultivars in general are alternate bearing, but they haven't experienced much of that. Every year they haul 1500 lb. bags out by the semi load. They planted the grove in the early 80s. It took them a long time to get the initial crop, but they've been harvesting consistently now for quite a few years. I saw your name as one of the testers of Kanza. Pretty cool.

I found this bit of information also. "Brown algae" (diatoms) This is often the first algae to appear in a newly set-up tank, where conditions have yet to stabilise. It will often appear around the 2-12 week period, and may disappear as quickly as it arrived when the conditions stabilise after a couple of months. It is essential to minimise nutrient levels to ensure the algae disappears - avoid overfeeding and carry out the appropriate water changes, gravel and filter cleaning, etc. Limiting the light will not deter this algae, as it can grow at low lighting levels and will normally out-compete green algae under these conditions. If brown algae appears in an established tank, check nitrate and phosphate levels. Increased water changes or more thorough substrate cleaning may be necessary. Using a phosphate-adsorbing resin will also remove silicates, which are important to the growth of this algae. However, as noted above, it is essentially impossible to totally eliminate algae with this strategy alone. Due to its ability to grow at low light levels, this algae may also appear in dimly lit tanks, where old fluorescent bulbs have lost much of their output. If a problem does occur, otocinclus catfish are known to clear this algae quickly, although you may need several for larger tanks, and they can be difficult to acclimatise initially. There are some very plausible theories as to why this algae often appears in newly set up tanks and then later disappears. If the silicate (Si) to phosphate (P) ratio is high, then diatoms are likely to have a growth advantage over true algae types and Cyanobacteria. Some of the silicate may come from the tapwater, but it will also be leached from the glass of new aquaria, and potentially from silica sand/gravel substrates to some extent. Later, when this leaching has slowed, and phosphate is accumulating in the maturing tank, the Si:P ratio will change in favour of phosphate, which is likely to favour the growth of green algae instead. Green algae A certain amount of green algae is likely to occur in any tank with sufficient lighting. It is eaten by most algae eating fish and is generally fairly easy to remove from the tank glass. Hard 'green dot' algae This appears as small round dots on the aquarium glass. It appears to be a normal part of planted tanks with higher light levels. Algae-eating fish will not remove this algae and manual removal requires hard scraping. Magnetic algae scrapers are usually inadequate, unless the edge of one half is used inside the tank - or use a razor blade.

I was reluctant to buy our first house which the realtors called Hidden Hollow. It was a small cape on 5 gorgeous acres 45 miles from NYC. I grew to love it. 22 years later we were ready to move and I found our current house on a day when DH was traveling. I fell madly in love with the house and the land. DH came to see it and picked it apart. There was an oil stain on the garage floor and assorted other "problems" that he could find. Finally he said that since he had kind of pushed me into our first house he would sacrifice and purchase this house. The house is now called "Billy's Sacrifice." I made a sign. He truly loves the house now. The sign is hidden in the trees.

Thanks, this was a fun project and it was a long project so I thought it would be fun to share :) Butternut, we are using the pizza oven for the first time today, I’m not sure how it will go. We are following these instructions from Forno Bravo- http://www.fornobravo.com/pizza_oven_management/oven_firing.html kswl2, you 100 percent inspired the addition of the projector, we’re loving that we can watch movies out here! :) Houseofsticks the projector was an Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD so it can connect to an iPad, iPhone, etc. It also has built-in speakers. The screen is a 92-inch Elite Screens M92UWH. You cannot watch during the daytime.