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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-05-2020, 08:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 279
Posted By barnetmill
Re: VICE filmed a 15 min Bit on the Cavendish Monocrop Failure

They got 50 or more years out of it and when/if they get a replacement will greedily go back to doing the same.
Plagues are the hazard of all agriculture. Monoculture makes if worse for sure. ...
Forum: Tiki Hut 08-23-2017, 11:50 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,627
Posted By barnetmill
Re: What besides stray cats eat cat food at night in FL?

I am sure everyone has mentioned raccoons and possums. At night in florida are many rodents about that might eat cat food. These include various rat like creatures and flying squirrels that might...
Forum: Other Plants 01-29-2016, 08:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,961
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Loquats in zone 7

I cannot speak for zone 7, but in Zone 8b in milder winters they yield fruit and in colder winters of say down to 19F no fruit on mine survive, but the leaves were not injured. They much hardier...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-07-2015, 08:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,082
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Dogs

What I do not know is if mothballs derived components will end up in the bananas.
Forum: Other Plants 10-30-2014, 12:00 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 853
Posted By barnetmill
hybrid chiquapin/chinese chestnut trees?

Two members of this forum recently gave me some seeds of an Allegheny chinquapin/unspecified chinese chestnut hybrid from a fellow member of the Southern fruit Fellowship which recently had an annual...
Forum: Other Plants 10-13-2014, 11:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 954
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Carnivorous plants, anyone?

I guess I could go out and dig up some pitcher plants which grow locally. Once I noticed in a track left by a bulldozer I had hired that there were sundews growing in it. Probably could not...
Forum: Tiki Hut 10-13-2014, 11:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,128
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Pest control

What ever I use must not be dangerous to my animals. Specifically my two White English farm dogs. Right now I am feeding them inside because of the fireants. Once I do some weeding by the fence I...
Forum: Other Plants 08-29-2014, 09:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,837
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Anyone ever plant Sorghum?

In africa IIRC it was dry land crop. There are apparently about 30 species of it.

I am interested to hear how your project turns out.
Forum: Other Plants 06-03-2014, 02:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,746
Posted By barnetmill
Re: How do you kill an extremely invasive tree?

How would you apply it to bamboo that is coming from a neighbors yard?
Forum: Other Plants 06-01-2014, 11:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,863
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Who's growing figs ?

Sort of looks like a pagan fertility ritual LOL.
Forum: Other Plants 05-29-2014, 11:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,863
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Who's growing figs ?

If you want to grow figs this is a good link. I am still reading it.

INTRODUCTION TO FIGS (http://figs4fun.com/basics.html)
Forum: Tiki Hut 05-19-2014, 12:16 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 43,004
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Climate change hoax exposed?

The latest article to come to my attention:


I believe the above prediction was for by the end of the century.

There is no question that there has been a gradual warming in some far southern and...
Forum: Tiki Hut 05-19-2014, 12:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 667
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Who's growing caterpillars ?

You probably mean who is intentionally growing caterpillars? I hope to grow Catawba (Catalpa) worms for use as fish bait. Does that count?
Forum: Other Plants 05-18-2014, 08:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,032
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Grapefruit..

I relayed the above information to our email group. They have been concerned.
My single ice cream banana survived the winter and after about seven years finally has a pup. I hope to see some sort...
Forum: Other Plants 05-12-2014, 07:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,973
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Why I don't like Bamboo..

I have a problem with some bamboo that a neighbor planted that has invaded my property and that of another neighbor. I have other issues to deal with and will maybe next return to eradicating that...
Forum: Other Plants 05-11-2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,032
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Grapefruit..

You may not know that Darkman was badly flooded during the last big rain that hit Pensacola with I am told water in his home above his floor. His orchard apparently also suffered damage from a...
Forum: Other Plants 05-11-2014, 10:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,032
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Grapefruit..

For colder climes there is an advantage to growing citrus when possible from seed. Otherwise you must protect the graft. Many citrus will grow true to seed. One downside is that fruiting takes...
Forum: Other Plants 05-09-2014, 10:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,022
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Why I have to Spray my Trees..

My response is yum and the freezer will be filled.
Forum: Other Plants 05-09-2014, 04:07 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,022
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Why I have to Spray my Trees..

There was a Peter Sellers movie also with Ringo Starr IIRC called the Magic Christian where point seem to be to really upset people. They have this one bird hunting scene where- well watch the short...
Forum: Other Plants 05-09-2014, 01:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,022
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Why I have to Spray my Trees..

I can buy .50 BMG last time I looked easier than I can .22LR. Just costs an awful lot more and I also do not own anything in such a caliber anyway. Imagine blasting through the tree rat, then the...
Forum: Other Plants 05-09-2014, 10:52 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,022
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Why I have to Spray my Trees..

Unfortunately even if that item was freely available for sale to civilians, just the price for the ammo consumed would be a lot more than what ever fruit or nuts were eaten by varmints.
Forum: Other Plants 05-05-2014, 10:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,246
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Who's growing mulberry ?

The roots of mulberry trees can also cause problems because they send lateral shallow large diameter roots a considerable distance. They have been known to break sidewalks and some other structures.
Forum: Other Plants 04-30-2014, 10:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 534
Posted By barnetmill
Flooding and my trees.

Most of the flooding is now over and I was not hit as bad as they got it in nearby pensacola. I have not heard yet from Darkman who is located in Pensacola. I am worrying a bit about water logged...
Forum: Other Plants 04-29-2014, 12:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,185
Posted By barnetmill
What fruit are you now harvesting

Some of the berries on my place are finally maturing: White mulberries on a tree planted last year, Mulberries on other trees, GOUMI berries, some of the wild blackberry are ready. The white...
Forum: Other Plants 04-26-2014, 07:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,334
Posted By barnetmill
Re: Li Jujube

Apparently jujube has a role in asian medicine. Apparently IIRC it is the fruit of the wild type that is used. The sprouts from the roots can used to grow the smaller fruit that is so used and it...
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