FIANLLY GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE TODAY FOR A LITTLE YARD TIME. made it to the citrus orchard. not a bumper crop, but enough for the 2 of us to eat fresh citrus till feb maybe. then we clean the trees get ready for next years fruit. we got SUNBURST TANGERINES, SATSUMA, NAVEL & RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT. the one i look like iam presenting it.........is a COCKTAIL TREE. it has navel, grapefruit, and lemon all on the same tree. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]
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Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
Nice looking hair do. All swept back in flowing locks. Your comb it back by yelling at yourself in the mirror.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
All I can say is...Joe looks pretty good for an old fart that has had his share of health issues!!!
AND he has a lot more hair than I do!
Keep on truckin' Joe!!!
BTW...All we have here at our place in Mexico is coconuts, and they are 20' up in the trees so I just wait for them to fall down and pray that I'm not under the palm when one decides to fall!!!
Tried growing veggies here, but since between the birds and the iguanas, it was a waste of time.
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Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
was in "south" florida 1976..........got caught by the park rangers..........while i WAS UP IN THE COCONUT TREE, cutting them off))))) made me climb down, scolded me and informed it was illegal to do what i was doing, then said, he felt sorry for me, as i looked like I BELONGED UP THERE)))))))
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Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
had a branch break on the "sunburst tangirine." had to pick all fruit from it. to many to eat so hennie made some into juice.......so goooooooooood. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]
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Posted by Rob Lenz (Member # 2994) on :
I heard on the news a litte while baock there is a bug infesting the citrus trees and they are dying, you are lucky Joe yours look healthy.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
ours are recovering from the freeze we had in jan 2014!!!!! i had a 10 ft tall ruby red grapfruit, and a 8-9 ft tall navel orange tree totally destroyed of everything above ground. had to cut them back to the ground. i now have new growth from the root, 3-4 ft tall, 1" stalks.....but no idea if they will produce fruit. if not i have great root stock to "graft" to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzGdDqWJcFU these are the trees i lost after that freeze. [IMG][/IMG]
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Joe..I am no expert on tropical fruit trees, but don't the commercial growers use water sprayers/sprinklers to protect their crops if a freeze is forecast?
Could you have done that in 2014?
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
no its what killed them.look at the video....the ice came 1st then the temps went down to 18-19, ice supposedly only gets to 30-31 degrees, when it freezes, not the case here. also the water they are spraying has a higher temp then the air.......this is what provides some protection......but once its ICE ON THE TREE......the damage is almost to bad.
Posted by Bob Kaschak (Member # 3146) on :
Jak se mas Joe?
Those oranges look great. Wayyy better then anything in the stores up north, ha ha.
Thanks for sharing.
Bob
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
sorry
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Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
rusty...........YOU REALLY HAVE TO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS))))))))
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Joe...
That pic is a keeper. Save it and include it in your resume!!!
Scary thought though...OP is God and Rusty created him????????? Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
After creating for 6 days the God of the Bible was so tired that he had to rest a day...after creating Joe I had to rest for a full 2 days...and damn it...I told he and Hennie not to eat the fruit from that tree...and there they go...nobody listens to me anymore...maybe I'll send a freeze down Pensacola way and kill their fruit trees.
[ December 07, 2016, 02:07 AM: Message edited by: Rusty Bradley ]
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
go ahead......THEN I WILL COME LIVE WITH YOU!!!!
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Wow Rusty. That is the most bone chilling come back by Joe I've ever seen. Better cancel the freeze. He really got you this time.
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Joe...thou shalt not tempt thy creator...I got a bag full of curses you know...don't make me go Old Testament on your bones.
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Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
as the devil........i can PEE in YOUR bowl of wheaties......ANYTIME))))))))))
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Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
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