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07-09-2013, 08:06 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
the golpher traps out west used the tunnel trick too
of course tho it was a belly squeezer bar trap but very effective
but the way they fooled the gopher was to make a small round hole
in the back side of the trap [ o ] so when they look ahead it
APPEARS as though the tunnel exit is up aways and then they'd stumble/bump
into the spring lever....
so R9's method is tried and true  dead on |
I've caught 100's of them that way.... almost any varmit can be caught in a blind set... all animals ( and fish) are creatures of habit.... with a little study and careful placement of said capturing devise.. they all can be caught.. rather easily...
and I have eaten them before... they are rather tasty ...slightly/mildly gamey.. but not unpleasant...very simular to muskrat... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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07-09-2013, 04:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Thanks for the tips rockfish! Thinking i got them all .Caught 2 so far ,and haven't seen any more damage . I released them both in the area of elitist snobs who cut off access to one of my favorite spots . Well worth the potential 100 fine  !
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07-10-2013, 04:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
.Caught 2 so far
I released them both in the area of elitist snobs who cut off access to one of my favorite spots .
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awesome  |
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07-10-2013, 08:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,743
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
Thanks for the tips rockfish! Thinking i got them all .Caught 2 so far ,and haven't seen any more damage . I released them both in the area of elitist snobs who cut off access to one of my favorite spots . Well worth the potential 100 fine !
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that's great... I like the way you think...When I used to trap unwanted beaver ( under my ADC license)... I always thought about live trapping them and letting them go in areas where people thought they were "cute".. unfortunatly ( for the beaver) all the problem beaver I trapped were deceased... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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07-14-2013, 04:45 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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with all this humidity and rain my landscape gardens have gotten out of hand requiring a lot of cutting back. Like a jungle out there.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-15-2013, 04:39 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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ya'll need some red flamingo's Paul
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07-29-2013, 05:27 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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1/2 hour of picking. Going to freeze these and make jam at a later date. Too busy now.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-29-2013, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
1/2 hour of picking. Going to freeze these and make jam at a later date. Too busy now.
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My youngest son who turns three next month could put all those away in one sitting.
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07-29-2013, 07:30 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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LOL. but you wouldn't want to clean up after him. Can you say blue poop
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-29-2013, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
LOL. but you wouldn't want to clean up after him. Can you say blue poop
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Been there done that. Very blue!
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07-30-2013, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,594
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cupcakes please
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08-23-2013, 06:45 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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08-23-2013, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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i learned an important lesson about fertilizer this year
back (last fall) when my worm bed was covered in leaves that were
partly shredded then covered with stacks of leaves laid flat
for over winter protection... i had added some strong fertilizer (organic)
that would provide ample nitrogen for decomposition.
Well that fertilizer was still "available" come the next spring
so much so... that my pepper crop grew 5 feet tall and produced
small peppers even though the foliage was LUSH meaning it was
dedicated to growth and not fruiting. Lesson Learned!
adding a note:
actually they are fruiting just not the way i had envisioned
Last edited by Raven; 08-26-2013 at 10:38 AM..
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08-24-2013, 03:06 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,406
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Tons of tomatoes.... But all are green. None ripening.  |
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08-24-2013, 11:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
Tons of tomatoes.... But all are green. None ripening. |
then pick some....toss in a paper bag with a few cut apples
and since they release Ethelyn (sp) gas that the professional growers use
to ripen a warehouse full of green tomato's (thats how they ship-em)
you can force them to ripen....
placing them on a sunny window sill does the "trick" too |
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08-25-2013, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Tomatoes and peppers awesome,zucs were a complete failure.
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08-24-2013, 08:01 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,178
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I got so any friggin tomatoes......made 10 pints of salsa last weekend, made 10 pints of pasta sauce today......picked enough today to make another 10 pints of something
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08-24-2013, 08:11 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,406
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Dani was psyched about your cukes and tomatoes. Thank you.
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08-25-2013, 11:33 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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My zucchini was jammin until I got the powdery mildew......wiped them out.
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08-25-2013, 11:49 AM
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Not Jack
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Other Cape
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Tomatoes and cukes both went extremely well. Trying to find new ways of eating tomatoes now.
Unfortunately the beetles got to my cukes bad- wilt did them in. Still got some nice fruits from them tho. Next year I think I'll do corn.
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08-25-2013, 06:18 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackK
Tomatoes and cukes both went extremely well. Trying to find new ways of eating tomatoes now.
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Jar up a bunch of salsa.....real easy to do and now I have a bunch for the football season. Gonna make some more next weekend.....
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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08-25-2013, 03:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
My zucchini was jammin until I got the powdery mildew......wiped them out.
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Exactly!Wiped mine out too.Treated to little to late. |
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08-26-2013, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
My zucchini was jammin until I got the powdery mildew......wiped them out.
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for the next time that occurs
if you have a bag of powered sulfur at the ready
it is supposed to kill off the powdery mildew
which generally happens when there's been a combination of rain,
watering of the foliage, followed by / afternoon SUN or very high humidity.
Also, if you check the details some strains have
powdery mildew resistance.... |
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08-26-2013, 04:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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An extremely mild mixture of Dawn and water(mostly water) works wonders on broadleaf vegetable plants.Like I said for me it was too little too late.
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08-25-2013, 06:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Simple answer to that powdery problem. Snip those flowers, stuff 'em with goat cheese and fry the suckers.
You can get great squash at the market, flowers...not so much.
-spence
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08-26-2013, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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were gonna need BIGGER STAKES
it's BEEFY
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11-05-2013, 08:28 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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But, I want one Big enough to put wheels on it
so I can drive it around town  |
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11-05-2013, 09:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
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never have i seen a tomato that big... |
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11-05-2013, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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me neither
but..........
it's real
created by Burpee
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11-05-2013, 08:30 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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