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by mantis
Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:10 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussions
Topic: After 4 years and 2 months I finally got my farm truck back.
Replies: 6
Views: 5272

Re: After 4 years and 2 months I finally got my farm truck b

Thank you. The pictures don't really do it justice. It is absolutely perfect. Every bolt on the truck is new. I'm happy to finally have it back home. Hopefully this will help it last another 45 years (it is a 1965).
by mantis
Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussions
Topic: After 4 years and 2 months I finally got my farm truck back.
Replies: 6
Views: 5272

After 4 years and 2 months I finally got my farm truck back.

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by mantis
Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:50 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bambusa Verticillata or Gigantochloa Verticillata
Replies: 9
Views: 6156

Re: Bambusa Verticillata or Gigantochloa Verticillata

I believe it has now been classified as Bambusa membranacea var. Striata :wink:
by mantis
Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:20 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Does anyone remember the thread with the bamboo invading
Replies: 7
Views: 7579

Re: Does anyone remember the thread with the bamboo invading

I remember that thread, but there is another one where it totally took over a house. I believe one of the forum members went to try and help the homeowner out. It was ugly.
by mantis
Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Does anyone remember the thread with the bamboo invading
Replies: 7
Views: 7579

Does anyone remember the thread with the bamboo invading

the house? Pictures of bamboo growing under the siding, coming up inside the house, etc? I cannot for the life of me find the thread.

Thanks. :)
by mantis
Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:35 pm
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: New USDA Hardiness map
Replies: 4
Views: 4651

New USDA Hardiness map

Haven't seen this posted yet.

http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
by mantis
Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussions
Topic: Life has gone crazy...
Replies: 4
Views: 3661

Re: Life has gone crazy...

Alan_L wrote:I can see keeping 4 chickens in the backyard, but 95? :shock: Your yard doesn't seem that big (thinking back to photos you've posted).

Keeping it from the HOA is one thing, but is that even legal in your city?
:lol: Hahahaha! I don't have all the chickens in our yard. We have 3.5 acres.
by mantis
Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:36 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussions
Topic: Life has gone crazy...
Replies: 4
Views: 3661

Life has gone crazy...

Our farm is fully up and running. 95 chickens. If you want to laugh along with us you can follow our adventures here: http://threesistersfarmtx.com/ I am going to try an update regularly, but we'll see how long that lasts. I am loving the family working together on the farm. Seeing our 5 & 8 yea...
by mantis
Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:47 pm
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: It's big and green...
Replies: 3
Views: 3376

Re: It's big and green...

Needmore is correct. It is Bambusa vulgaris.
by mantis
Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: Bromeliad acting strangely...
Replies: 16
Views: 12387

Re: Bromeliad acting strangely...

marcat, the bromeliad finally put out seeds. I'm just waiting for them to drop, and then I'll pick them up and get them to you.
by mantis
Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:04 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussions
Topic: Houston, we have a farm...
Replies: 3
Views: 3115

Houston, we have a farm...

Well, more like Needville. I've been selling my families extra chicken eggs (a dozen a week) to a friend. My friend runs a small coffee shop, and has decided to expand to a larger location where he is going to start a small breakfast and lunch service. He talked me into raising eggs for him, so our ...
by mantis
Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:05 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' shoots
Replies: 5
Views: 3715

Re: Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' shoots

None of my B.m.'AK' have shown any signs of flowering.
by mantis
Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:32 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' shoots
Replies: 5
Views: 3715

Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' shoots

Taken from leaning out the upstairs window. Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' in the foreground, and Bambusa textilis var. gracilis in the background.
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by mantis
Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:05 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: So what did you block with your bamboo?
Replies: 46
Views: 23015

Re: So what did you block with your bamboo?

Nice work, Mantis. How long did that take? Those pictures were taken 3 years apart, but in those 3 years I changed the bamboos along the fence line. The current bamboos were planted just over 2 years ago. The original picture had (Left -> right) Bambusa tuldoides, Gigantochloa maxima, and Bambusa m...
by mantis
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:30 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: So what did you block with your bamboo?
Replies: 46
Views: 23015

Re: So what did you block with your bamboo?

Neighbor's illegal daycare...

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