Any almond tree experts here? Need urgent help please:(
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Any tree expert here? Help please.
Comments (8)Here is a close up of the leaf. I live in zone 7b-8a on the NC/SC line so it has to be a tree that can live in this region. I planted it from seeds I got from someone else 4 years ago, it has been growing in a half 55 gal barrel for the last 3 years, as you can see it has large teethed leaves, smooth on bottom but slightly fuzzy? on top, the top is not smoot. Nor glossy but sort of matt....See MoreReally need help identifying this tree URGENTLY
Comments (18)I agree. Working outside as a vocation around flowers and trees, I have developed an allergy to them over the years after repeated stings. I don't panic about it, but a healthy respect for them is appropriate. I have had to make two ER trips, one in the back of an ambulance after a sting. That being said, I have a huge and lovely bee colony perhaps twenty yards from my house........very docile honeybees. Never been stung. But have been stung by wasps and it's possible that there is a ground colony of something like Yellow Jackets in or around that bush. If that is the case, a professional on insect control might be suggested to identify the insect and if there is a colony of something like yellow jackets with potential aggression issues in defending a colony, it may be necessary. Is the poster sure they AREN'T honeybees just swarming? Mine have put out three swarms the last month. If that is the case, bee keepers would be thrilled to come harvest them for nothing. Before mine balled up to travel, they were flying crazily around two trees for a day or two....See MoreUrgently need canning experts opinion on what to do!!
Comments (2)Well this is difficult to answer as it is basically going to boil down to your choice. From your description of the steps these in no way whatsoever would be considered safe to eat per the recognized USDA guidelines. And unfortunately since they are packed in oil there isn't anything you can do to make them safer. This is a very old European or perhaps Middle Eastern method of "preservation". Those that practice it would argue that it is safe because no one has died from doing it. At least not that they know of. Those of us who prefer a somewhat better guarantee of safety would never eat them. Your choice. Peppers are a low acid food and to be properly preserved they must either be (1)pickled in a strong vinegar solution and processed in a boiling water bath OR (2)they may be pressure canned in water OR (3) they can be fermented for 1-2 weeks in a salt solution and then refrigerated OR (4) mariated using the tested and approved instructions of: MARINATED PEPPERS Bell, Hungarian, banana, or jalapeno 4 lbs firm peppers 1 cup bottled lemon juice 2 cups white vinegar (5%) 1 tbsp oregano leaves 1 cup olive or salad oil 1/2 cup chopped onions 2 cloves garlic, quartered (optional) 2 tbsp prepared horseradish (optional) After blistering skins, place peppers in a pan and cover with a damp cloth. Cool several minutes; peel off skins. Mix all remaining ingredients in a saucepan and heat to boiling. Place 1/4 garlic clove (optional) and 1/4 teaspoon salt in each hot half-pint jar or 1/2 teaspoon per pint. Fill hot jars with peppers. Add hot, well-mixed oil/pickling solution over peppers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if needed. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean paper towel. Adjust lids and process for 15 mins You do not have to roast them but then you'll need to cut slits in them and the oregano, onions, garlic, and horseradish are optional. If these jars are less than 24 hours old you might be able to dump them and re-do them using that recipe. The steps you describe above sound like an attempt to do all three but for far too little time each step of the way. Then storing them in oil with no aded acid only serves to create the ideal environment for anaerobic bacterial growth and isn't recommended. Hope this helps. Dave...See MoreUrgent- Need help identifying trees
Comments (14)There is a forum here dedicated to plant identification : Name That Plant. That's where these requests should be posted and the identification is typically very fast. But we do need to see some detail....leaves, any signs of nuts or fruit, flowers/buds, stems or twigs if in winter, bark. FWIW, an app that relies on a leaf for ID purposes is not going to be of much help in the middle of winter :-) And no app is "completely accurate"!! I'd also wonder of the need for "urgent help" with these in the midde of winter.....what is the urgency??...See MoreHU-689502553
2 years agotapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
2 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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