Thread: What's in your garden?

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Humor duly noted Ootai. Mr. Funny guy.

Normally our Mulberry trees grow 20 feet or taller in between trimmings so I guess a bean pole stick guy like you with clubbed feet could stand flat footed with a 3 meter extension and cut them...

Stumpy I thought you enjoyed it as it was you who changed their name to "Stumpy".
I don't believe in making fun of peoples shortcomings(fark there I go again sorry!) so please except my apology as I never meant to cause offence.
Anyway I am far from being a "beanpole" being just a little under 6 foot tall. I used to work underground with a miner who was about 5ft 7in tall and we called him Stubby. He always used to say he wished is was 6 ft tall so he could reach all the thing us tall wankers hung just out of his reach. Then another guy come along and he was 5ft 4 so he got the name shorty and Stubby was happy that he was no longer the shortest guy there then bloody hell we got a new guy in who was just under 5 ft tall so he became Tiny. The problem we had with him was he couldn't reach the pedals on the machines so we had to make extensions for.
My brother is 6ft 5in tall so I never consider myself to be tall.

As for reaching branches 20ft high you don't need to be tall or use a ladder just cut them of 3ft above the ground. Mind you it might not help the tree bear fruit in the future.

Originally Posted by ootai

I don't believe in making fun of peoples shortcomings(fark there I go again sorry!) so please except my apology as I never meant to cause offence.

HAHAHA. No apology mate, I was laughing my ass off. I am not a big guy that's for sure. About 5'8 and 165lbs.

The Stumpy name change is a funny story. I did try and change it back to JPPR2 but my request was shit canned, so Stumpy it is.

Originally Posted by ootai

just cut them of 3ft above the ground. Mind you it might not help the tree bear fruit in the future.

Well yeah.....HAHA. There is that option. But then I would have nothing but "Stumps" (pun intended) around my place.

I think this might be Cizara sculpta, no common name and the Thailand Nature Project doesn't show it as being from around here.

Cizara sculpta species page - THAILAND NATURE PROJECT

I was about to dive in for my morning 42 lengths today when I looked down and saw this...



I hooked it out, a full six inches with dogs for scale. Tommy got in a sneaky sniff of course.

I've seen three of these big centipedes in the garden in the last few days, maybe something to do with the change of weather? The dogs will go for any snake but leave these things well alone. They are my least favourite garden creature but I don't like to kill them and they go over the neighbour's wall using a long-handled dustpan and brush.



This 'drowned' centipede still went over the neighbour's wall. I once had a scorpion come back to life a few hours after netting it out of the pool so I treat these things with respect.

^ You should take one and drop it into a bottle of ya dong, apparently the venom gives it an extra kick. Ask the gardener.

^ I'll ask the neighbour's if I can have it back!

Originally Posted by Mendip

I was about to dive in for my morning 42 lengths today when I looked down and saw this...

Scary, those toes.

Originally Posted by Mendip

I was about to dive in for my morning 42 lengths today when I looked down and saw this...

I hate those damn things, That is a small one but notice his fangs in that pic? I nabbed one about 11" long a few weeks back and posted it in a jar. But I do have to say, I am not sure which is scarier, the centipede or your fungus toes.

Corn is ready. In fact pulled 3 ears off for my dinner tonight. Very sweet. added a little butter and pepper

^ There's no fungus there mate. That's just your common and garden crud from the veggie patch.

I've got a passport run coming up in a couple of weeks, they'll be as good as new!

Originally Posted by Mendip

That's just your common and garden crud from the garden.

So about 1 week ago, I trimmed my mulberry trees way back. I water heavily after for a few days, added some fertilizer and they are loading up with berries already.







Should have a nice bowl full in a week or two.

Was relaxing in the shade and had a "Friend" doing the same. I have about 6 or 7 mating pairs of these doves around. Fun to watch the little ones take first flight as my Lab Judy waits patiently for one to land on a low branch.....

Originally Posted by david44

off your phone or a real camera?

Off my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. It takes amazing photo's for a point and shoot and fast zoom.

Look forward to the pics. I have a customer I speak with 2 or 3 times a week in the Czech Republic. I am supposed to visit their factory early part of next year.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

I am supposed to visit their factory early part of next yea

If before Easter wrap up warm Central Europe while not Siberia has a continental climate, snow possible in the Ms until late Spring. May and Sepember are ideal around 22-25 in day like here but much much cooler at night. If you don't want to fly like an Eskimo they have all the gear and proper double glazing heating in Hotels nd work places to German standard these days.

If you only visit one place in prague for dinner thsi ancient brewery in centre and very well known has great food and alle

The 2 Cats
Two Cats - Review of U Dvou Kocek, Prague, Czech Republic - Tripadvisor

Menus in very busy Bierstube restaurant in Engrish ish ! The Trout is superb and sirloin is good and my friend had the Trout twice , If I lived nearby I wouldn't eat anywhere else.
Best beer in the world around 50 crowns $2.5 light dark or mix brewed on the premises.
A huge high quality solid meal lots of good quality well cooked meats and dumplings cabbage potato gravy etc around $12-$18.

I can recommend similar places in Kromeriz or Brno, nearly every town has a brewery restaurant, pm for details

Originally Posted by Stumpy

I have about 6 or 7 mating pairs of these doves around.

That is a great picture. A Spotted dove, I'd say, although I have been wrong about these things before.

This chap arrived with a bang on the outside kitchen, no idea where he started his jump, this is about 6 feet above floor level. Also no idea what he is, some kind of tree frog perhaps.

^

I have seen a few of them around here. They can jump a pretty good distance and stick to about any surface.

saw this bug on a tree today. Its about the size of my thumb.

Its a Cicada BB. More specifically Canthigaster Cicada as some call it.

Finally this tree has taken off which I started from a branch from another tree we have.. Its a big leaf tree and offers a ton of shade. I planted this by the my wife's kitchen and my BBQ area to offer shade during summer. They actually produce big fruit which my wife gives to neighbor to sell at the market.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Its a Cicada BB. More specifically Canthigaster Cicada as some call it.

So I did not discover a new specie of insect?
Crap! and I was planning to name it . Magnifica Bucaroosa .
Oh well... Pretty bug though.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

So I did not discover a new specie of insect?

Unfortunately No. But they are very docile and prefer to not fly so you can pick them up and they will hang out on your hand. I get quite a few on my Mango trees about this time of year.

This evening as I was sitting by the pool area, I watched this big moth take its first flight.