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They're easy to get rid of if you locate their nest. Last autumn a raccoon or something dug up a yellowjacket nest and ate some of them. It was only a few inches under the surface. I would just spray wasp and hornet killer down the hole in the evening or early morning. Dunzo.

No problem grafting onto them, but I wouldn't do anything drastic yet. Do you water or fertilize them? If not, try a little fertilizer and a lot of water this year, but don't use anything high in nitrogen. If you do fertilize them, hold off on it this year.

When I was reloading for my Savage Axis .308, I'm used IMR 4895 because it's what was available. Consistent 1.25 to 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards with 150 grain bullets. Got the same performance from federal Fusion 150 grain and Remington Corelokt 180 grain, and I wasn't in the US enough to...

I'm all for the birds and bees, but there is a time and a place! 😂

I just sent emails to my representatives. I hope others do as well. Here's what I sent to Mike Turner: "I disagree with the idea of adding software to automobiles to monitor driving, including any for of "kill switch.". This is a violation of our 4th and 5th amendment rights and is contrary...

That's how I was raised. That's why I'd be happy with my 2 mil and go live my life comfortably and enjoy my hobbies and spend time with my family. I really have no use for fancy things, and I'd probably just stress out worrying about expensive toys rather than enjoying them.

I'm never buying a yacht. I'm buying a fishing boat. A Roth IRA with 2 million at a 5% dividend rate is 100k in cash per year, tax free. I can easily live on that with some left over to reinvest.

Heh. I wish. I'm not buying a boat until my retirement account is over 2 million. Everything I make gets invested, and I just transfer out what I need to pay bills and taxes. When I hit 2 mil, I don't have to work anymore, so I can cut my work day down to 07-10am, and I can take off as many...

Oh I forgot about those viewing type birdhouses. I recently inherited one with a camera. I need to dig that out and get it running. Not sure what species it's for, though. I'll put it out and see what I get. Maybe I can get a pair of great tits to watch this summer. We have a lot of great...

I do the exact opposite. I kill big mature trees so hawks and owls have places to sit and hunt. I don't want birds or rodents in my orchard at all. I also fell old beech trees near my fruit trees to make the cavities unattractive to raccoons and cavity nesters. Lots of birds eat insects...

I wouldn't bet on self fertile. You sure the problem is frost pockets? How many flowers are you seeing? It would be strange for trees in a colder microclimate to bloom earlier. They might be getting frozen by the cold if they are in a frost pocket. Do you know what variety they are? If...

That's exactly why I hate buying into an inflated market.

Interesting. I wonder if I could pay for an Asia trip with a pocket full of silver and a stopover in Shanghai. That's my old stomping ground.

Try red osier dogwoods. They don't get tall and grow like a bushy willow. "Osier" actually means willow. With mine. I bend the outer stems down to the ground, and they root and help spread the shrub out to become a thicket.