Still building my above ground garden boxes. Love these boxes and I make them cheap. Mostly out of old fence panels. Now I've ran out of the old stuff and bought some new panels.
What is in your backyard?
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Those boxes look great, Hopper.
I am a little jealous.
I am a little jealous.
They are super easy to make brother,,, and cheap.
I also seal them with Thompson's water seal before I fill them with soil. I have weed gaurd cloth on the bottom to keep bugs out and black plastic on the sides.
I also seal them with Thompson's water seal before I fill them with soil. I have weed gaurd cloth on the bottom to keep bugs out and black plastic on the sides.
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Looks like a back saver to me.
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Ahhhh, that answered my question of ‘why are they on stilts’. Makes perfect sense.
Keeps them off the ground away from bugs and root knot nematodes,,,,and it's definitely easier on the back. I can mow or weed eat under them and it doesn't effect my grass. Also if I need to I can move them.
The boards sticking up give me away to cover my plants if I needed to during the winter.
The boards sticking up give me away to cover my plants if I needed to during the winter.
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Oldfogey sent me some of his pets; One big Tom and eight hens following. They started out in the back yard and followed each other single file to the front yard. That Tom was BIG!
The Redbuds in the yard are really starting to pop right now.
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Just lookin' for some chow.
OF, I've got that same bird in your video, a scarlet macaw. His name is Bill 'cause he's got a big one.
OF, I've got that same bird in your video, a scarlet macaw. His name is Bill 'cause he's got a big one.
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Good thing his name isn’t Dick…
Scarlet Macaws are all over the place here. There are 100’s of Red-Lored Parrots. Not as impressive but I would say 90% of them fly in pairs. I think they breed for life like Canada Geese. My wife and I are loving the wildlife.
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One of the guides here told us 25 years ago, the Scarlet Macaws were endangered but the govt has implemented strict policies promoting ecological goals and the population has recovered very well. Now that is a government I could support. The policy helps both the flora and fauna but also helps improve the lives of the citizens by providing employment and providing infrastructure(which is mostly ecologically designed too). We could use some smart politicians in the US(but won’t get any since they are money grubbers).Good thing his name isn’t ****…
Scarlet Macaws are all over the place here. There are 100’s of Red-Lored Parrots. Not as impressive but I would say 90% of them fly in pairs. I think they breed for life like Canada Geese. My wife and I are loving the wildlife.
That looks like Roster.
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That was a baby black bear? Or at least a young black bear. I am glad we don't have thoseJust this stupid fkr
And so we start again, this will be year #5 with this dumb fk.
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Those are 100 gallon trash cans, he stands about 3.5 feet on all 4s, prolly 300-350 pounds.
He's been here for at least 4, the first year was a wayyy bigger bear like 450-500 pounds.
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Took a tour of Manuel Antonio National Park yesterday. Our guide was incredibly good at finding animals with incredible camouflage. He also has a knack for getting good picks with his spotting scope.
