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Comments (11)Hoosier, my point is I found conflicting information. The problem is that pollination data is not very accurate as it is hard to test. Also many people don't understand that for cherries it is more than bloom timing that matters for pollination. At some point I found this guide that listed the different groups that cherries fall under but I can't seem to find it now. Well, here is one without a lot of data, see below. Oh, here is a link that says Stella may not work for Bing in some areas: link. Pollination compatibility for most fruits is fairly simple, but not for sweet cherries. For the original poster, I would say there is a good chance the Stella will work, or there is a wild or flowering cherry in the area that will do the job. But, it is not certain. Scott Here is a link that might be useful: cherry groups...See MoreMy Bowling Pin Binge !
Comments (12)They are pretty! Just find a shady spot for them. Those are so nice and a lot of work. Down here in south Texas plastic beads not only fade, they crack and crumble after about one summer outside. I only use the plastic beads for things I don't really worry about like plant hangers. Resin garden stuff doesn't last outside here either. Glass beads keep better, but are a lot more expensive. I buy them at TS and GS to keep the cost down....See MoreBing's Last Tomato Journal Entry for 2008
Comments (13)Morning all, Raybo, First off, congrats on all your press out there. You've really taken a simple design and "Mona Lisa'd" it!! Actually, the BER really wasn't that bad...maybe twenty tomatoes out of 400 or so. Will see if I can find the C-Tex for next year. And no, no fall garden. Tried it last year with dismal results. All done for this year. Hope you have a great season. Send some PICS!! Cheers! Hi Timmy, I really liked the Big Beef. Nice big tomatoes (10-12oz), perfectly formed, very good production, and no disease problems. They'll be my staple for next year. Hope all is well up North! Cheers! Johnny, You know...after further review I guess I really shouldn't be too disappointed with my results. The production of some varities wasn't what I hoped for but it was still fun trying new ones. Trial and error is how you find the types you like best. So now I know more than I did last year!! Cheers! Sprtsguy, Farkee, and Alley Cat, Thanks so much for your comments...much appreciated!!. I sure learn a lot on this site and it's fun to compare notes with others. I used hydrated lime which I picked up at a farm CO-OP. Next year I'll use Dolomitic lime which tends not to affect PH as much. As I told Raybo above, in hindsite, I really didn't have much of a BER problem after all. I think out of a total of 400 tomatoes or so, I only had to cull about 20 which had BER. Most of these were the Parks Whopper CR, same plants I had trouble with last year. However, I'll continue to grow them next year as they produce a perfectly shaped, tasty and large (10-12 oz) tomato. Their production is really good also...15-20 fruit per plant. It it were me, I'd continue to use the lime. The Black Cherry were good but others liked them better than I did. I was really disappointed with Opalka. Had heard so many great things about it but for me, production was very poor. The Kellogg's Breakfast was really a disappointment. Very bland, almost tasteless. Of course, one year's experience doesn't really mean much as the weather was really not normal this year down here. So...I don't mean to belittle any of these varieties, maybe they just don't do all that well where I live. Or...maybe I don't know what the hell I'm doing!!!! Cheers! Cheers all and happy growing...send PICS!! Bing...See MoreNinapearl
Comments (8)The slight malformation of the dog's front legs could have been the result of an injury when it was a pup. A vet gave a lecture once to a dog group and cautioned the owners not to allow young dogs jump from the tailgate of s station wagon to hard ground. He said that pups do not know better and will hop off this height and are in danger of damaging their growth cells, notably in the shoulder. It doesn't show right away but will later in life as a bad and painful shoulder joints. A dog's gait varies depending on the speed he is making. Some speeds are not natural and the animal's body will compensate. Ever watch a dog following a wagon drawn by a team of horses? The speed is less than a easy trot and faster than a slow walk for the dog. You may see the dog trotting merrily along with his hind quarters not in-line with the front part of the dog. A common discription is he's 'dog tracking'. This keeps the hind legs from hitting the front paws. The same dog, when chasing a rabbit at full speed, will straighten the alignment, stretch his body, and become the speed demon that he is....See More
last yeari have recorded every single episode of bing and bev's (his breeder) appearances on the talk show circuit. and have watched them all so far. did you see him on jimmy fallon last night? OMG, what a character!! i am SO excited to see the movie!!
i'm going to st. louis on the 4th to see it with a longtime dane friend. then i am traveling to iowa on 4/11 where bing and bev live. the movie company has rented the entire theater for a private showing for bev's friends and family so it'll be epically fun. after the movie, there will be a Q&A session with bev, the movie director and bill murray will be there and of course, bing will be at her side to meet all of his fans!
MM i'm sure you already know that bing is a littermate of frank's. while bing is traveling the country and appearing at film festivals, talk shows and charming everyone he meets along the way, frank is doing nothing but sleeping and farting all day. 😂
also, there's a very quick scene in the movie of bing at a dog park. one of the dogs (don't blink or you'll miss her) in the background is one of pippin's littermates.
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@KW PNW Z8 😂 the only time i squeeze into that little spot is a couple of times a week when i do cold laser treatments on them after a rough day of play. if i sit there too long, they will tussle for my lap and i end up buried in danes, barely able to breathe. i do have my own recliner. frank is good about letting me have my personal space there but pippin sometimes gets extra cuddly...
as for the iowa trip, i'll be so excited to get there, it won't be hard staying awake/alert. same for the trip home, i'll be missing my puppers so much, it'll be an anticipatory trip! 💖
MM, i don't know how many people this theater seats but i'm sure it'll be packed to the gills. i'm going to try to get as many photos as i can!!
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@lily316 i'm glad you got to meet them. danes, raised with love, kindness and firm training are truly delightful dogs. these were my 2 holstein cows...
destiny (on the right), rescued at the age of 5. she was terrified of everything but with lots of love, she turned into a social butterfly.
and this was samson (on the left) he came to me at the age of 2.5 years but i lost him to heart disease only 6 months later. he was huge, clumsy and so so sweet!
i know what you mean. frank weights 30# more than i do and pip is 60# more than i am. when they are playing, especially when they have zoomies, i NEVER turn my back on them! 😂 - last year
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@murraysmom, olivia was my oldest. she was 8 when i adopted her from rescue, diagnosed with a leaky aortic valve at 10. regular appointments with a cardiologist in st. lous kept her going. i laid her to rest at 14, not because of the heart issue but because arthritis was putting a big dent in her quality of life. up until that set in with a vengeance, she was a spunky old gal!
@ lily316 i had never even been up close to a dane until i got my first one. the day ashley arrived at my house, i was amazed at how big she was at 170#. the first time in the house, she sauntered over to me and sat down next to me on the couch. i looked at her feet, the size of dinner plates i swear, and wondered to myself what in the heck was i thinking! 😂 now i am so used to their size, i don't even give it a second thought and i laugh to myself when i'm out with pippin and frank and someone says to me "those are the biggest dogs i've EVER seen!!"ashley...
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sometimes life just throws a curveball. i thought pippin was over her recent (and first ever) UTI. she started leaking urine again late yesterday afternoon so i had to cancel my trip to iowa. i took a urine sample to the vet today and while there is no longer any blood, there is still bacteria so pip is now taking baytril which is considered one of the "biggest guns" as antibiotics go. hopefully, this will do the trick!
even if i could make it to iowa on time, my doggos always come first and i don't want to be 5 hours from home if something unexpected happens since pip isn't 100%.
i'll miss seeing friends i know and friends i have yet to meet in person but there will be other trips. there will never be another pippin!
i hope my dane friends will post lots of photos of this epic gathering so i can at least share those with my KT friends!!
frank is laying hands, errr paws, on for healing!
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