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   Modern wind energy

   April 23, 2018 by Darold Petty

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   Not only a great story, but watch the amazing video ! https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/23/business/energy-environment/big-windmills.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

   

   Last reply by Pharris, July 11, 2021

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   Home Owner Associations - HOAs

   August 12, 2020 by DoomsDave

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   Another topic that's more palm related kinda went off the rails, and i thought this might be a good separate topic here. Like them or not, Home Owner Associations are an increasing fact of life in the U.S., and, I suspect in the rest of the world. They definitely have some benefits, primarily by enforcing maintenance which might otherwise be neglected. On the other hand, they can become too-aggressive, or, some claim, downright fascistic. A couple other Palm Talkers took an interest in the subject in its own right, namely @NickJames and @Oviedo_z10b_lol and others, too. Jump on in!

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, July 9, 2021

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   humic acid additives to soil...experiences?

   June 25, 2017 by Gonzer

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   Do tell please.

   

   Last reply by PatMaxwell, July 1, 2021

   • liquid and dry

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   The do's ..and do not's on a road trip....

   June 20, 2021 by Silas_Sancona

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   With family, and a fellow Palm Talker passing through town this past week/weekend, & now that summer starts this week. figure it might be fun to discuss past or present road trip dos / ..or don'ts considering i'm sure many will be taking ..or seriously considering some sort of epic summer trip, even if in state, just for a few days, and not hundreds or thousands of miles away.. Starting things off, Looking back on some of mine, i can say this.. * Never try to travel from San Jose, CA. to Topeka Kansas in under 30 hours, ..on less than 2hours sleep.. Not totally advisable either when driving to say Panama City, Florida from Cincinnati, Ohio ..though no one w…

   

   Last reply by Palmarum, June 24, 2021

   • random musings
   • summer road trips

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   Seeking recommendations for a *fancy* analog thermometer/barometer hygrometer combo

   June 17, 2021 by thallo

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   I’m seeking recommendations for a *fancy* analog outdoor thermometer/hygrometer combo (or weather station style with a barometer as well). I’m not totally opposed to something that is digital, but I want it to have some style. Definitely something that is functional and nice to look at on my small deck (see example below). Thanks in advance!

   

   Last reply by thallo, June 17, 2021

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   Can you identify weed in my garden?

   June 8, 2021 by NewB_NewB

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   We made cactus garden couple months ago, and now we have so many weed in there. When we made the garden, we installed landscape fabric on soil, and we covered pebble on top of the fabric. Now, we got to think that we had to use nursery grade fabric, not from home depot. Anyhow...now we need to remove the weeds. I watched couple of YouTube video regarding killing weeds, and I got to know that I need to identify variety of weed first. Please let me know what kind of weed we have in our garden. If you know the best method to kill those weeds, please share with me. Thank you.

   

   Last reply by Gonzer, June 8, 2021

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   A walk among legends in a Rockhound's playground... A thread for the casual, or not so casual palmtalk geologist..

   May 19, 2021 by Silas_Sancona

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   As mentioned Monday while adding habitat pictures to this year's Cactus thread, took a somewhat cooler Monday morning to explore a couple places located on either side of Boyce Thompson Arboretum and the omnipresent Picket Post Mountain. Goals for the day included exploring a retired Perlite mine, and trying my luck at digging/ collecting a form of Obsidian which can be found in the mine, and tracking down some iNat observations of a particular desert plant that thus far has evaded personal, in - situ observation. Let alone collection ( of seed ). Had also wanted to explore the lower portion of a canyon which wraps around the front of Picket Post ..and try to get mor…

   

   Last reply by sandgroper, June 5, 2021

   • interesting arizona geology

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   Green Memories.. Can plants remember..

   April 9, 2021 by Silas_Sancona

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   Interesting article exploring whether or not plants possess the ability to remember. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-quiet-revolution-in-botany-plants-form-memories?utm_source=pocket-newtab

   

   Last reply by Silas_Sancona, June 5, 2021

   • botany / plant science
   • plant memories

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    Relocation to Hawaii

    July 28, 2017 by IHB1979

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    Family and I have been thinking about long term plans and moving to Hawaii has come up several times. Luckily, I have a position that is remote so I don't need to be at an office. I understand the cost of living and island fever concerns. I also understand that on the surface, Hawaii seems like a paradise, but the reality is it has social and economic issues just like anywhere else. One issue has really got me stumped. I've read a lot about non-locals, especially white children having a difficult time growing up in Hawaii. Does anyone have any real life experience with this? Lot's of stories and articles online about the discrimination of non-local, especially white chil…

    

    Last reply by Pharris, May 30, 2021

    • raising family

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    Oikos Tree Crops

    May 30, 2021 by amh

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    Ken Asmus has retired and the Oikos tree crops nursery is now closed. I really liked the nurseries mission in bringing genetic diversity to the fruit, nut, and vegetable market as well as the use of native species. Has anyone here purchased trees from this nursery? Are there any growers in the southern US who are doing similar things? I have a few wild goose plums that I hope will fruit in the near future.

    

    Last reply by amh, May 30, 2021
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    MLB 2021 Thread

    April 3, 2021 by JohnAndSancho

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    Baseball's back, and I know a handful of us are sports fans. Who's your team and why? I'm a diehard Cubs fan going back 25 years or so. I used to spend the summers with my grandfather in Mississippi, and he'd fall asleep in his recliner watching baseball every day. The Cubs didn't have lights in their stadium until 1988, so every game was a day game. Harry Caray and Steve Stone were the broadcasters, and Harry wasn't always sober. They were calling a game from the Wrigley Field bleachers in the middle of a brutal heat wave, and he said "The only thing hotter than the temperatures on the field is my Budweiser." My little apartment is an absolute s…

    

    Last reply by JohnAndSancho, May 22, 2021

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    Texas weed?

    April 14, 2021 by Reyes Vargas

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    Does anybody know what this weed is? I noticed this weed years back. This weed has a very pungent order. You will smell the weed long before you will be able to see it. It used to cover a lot of my yard but I reduced it by literally getting on my hands and knees taking the weed out and putting in a bag to discard. I'm pretty sure this is an invasive weed. When you step on it mow it it spreads the pungent smell and makes my head hurt.

    

    Last reply by Palmensammler, May 5, 2021

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    Worm farm

    April 26, 2021 by sandgroper

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    Does anyone else have a Worm farm? I reckon they're great, we throw all our veggie scraps into this thing along with paper, cardboard - virtually anything organic other than meat scraps and the Worms make it into a fantastic fertiliser. This set-up produces "Worm tea" which when watered down is amazing, you can see the difference on plants watered with this in a matter of days. The beds provide an incredible fertiliser once the Worms have finished with it, it's like a really rich compost that produces very impressive results when dug in around the plants. This Worm farm is pretty easy too as you rotate from bottom to top and as the Worms finish their work on the bottom t…

    

    Last reply by Butch, April 27, 2021

    • fertiliser
    • worms

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    Escobar's hippopotami

    April 17, 2021 by Darold Petty

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    My opinion is that they should be killed,.. now. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/americas/colombia-hippo-gothere-intl/index.html

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, April 17, 2021

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    BLEAH!

    June 26, 2012 by DoomsDave

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    I know, I know, I have better things to do, but I suspect this guy doesn't and I'll celebrate that . . . .

    

    Last reply by Moose, April 15, 2021

    • Crazy mugshot
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    Fermented Tea

    July 2, 2012 by sur4z

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    I'm always game to try "most" food/drink items orinating elsewhere; but I'm not so sure after watching this stuff get made. It's a fizzy tea drink that is suppose to aide your digestifve tract, prevent hair loss and clean rust marks off cement. Anyone (Paul?) try it? http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Big-Batch-of-Kombucha/

    

    Last reply by Moose, April 15, 2021

    • Kombucha
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    Pre 2006 Palmtalk forums

    April 10, 2021 by EastCanadaTropicals

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    How was Palmtalk like before 2006, I couldn't find anything about it before then, not even in the way back machine.

    

    Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, April 11, 2021

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    California wildflowers show us yours

    March 17, 2017 by DoomsDave

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    California showers empowered bowers of California flowers. This picture I got from the web, taken near Lake Elsinore. Show us yours!

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, March 30, 2021

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    Anza-Borrega Park

    January 3, 2011 by palmmermaid

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    We are going for a week in Anza-Borrego Park later this month. Any of you San Diego residents know anything about it? How are the roads going in? We are flying into John Wayne airport and driving. I will be taking a Certified Interpreter Guide course for a week there.

    

    Last reply by Butch, March 29, 2021

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    Is Gold the answer?

    November 21, 2009 by PalmGuyWC

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    I will admit I'm a very unsophiscated investor. I thought I was so damn smart before the dot com bust. Most of my IRA was invested in tech stocks and I felt rich. Hell, I was, but then the bust came and I felt pretty stupid. Then the real estate bust came and the present situation and I'm feeling stupid again. I felt so inept, I hired a "financial advisor." He's done a fair job, sold a lot of stock, has me in a nice cash situation with a balance in equities, and I can't complain about that, but his stock picks haven't been to wise. I got a letter from my financial advisor today with the same platitudes about the current situation, etc, the same stuff I see on the finan…

    

    Last reply by www.dadluvsu.com, March 28, 2021
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    Houston sports thread

    March 3, 2021 by JohnAndSancho

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    Spoilers I'm a Cubs and Saints fan and hate the Astros But James Harden WHY JJ Watt WHY* *very much aware that he was cut but dude did so much for the city

    

    Last reply by HtownPalms, March 22, 2021

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    Place to buy Citronella Grass?

    March 16, 2021 by NewB_NewB

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    Hi, I have been bitten by mosquito last year, and I can see couple of mosquitos already. So I want to prepare. I searched Citronella grass[Cymbopogon nardus or Cymbopogon winterianus] is good plant to repel mosquitos. Can you let me know where I can buy it near Hacienda Height? Thank you.

    

    Last reply by NewB_NewB, March 17, 2021

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    Plants that get enormous

    September 19, 2020 by DoomsDave

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    This week it’s California Coast Redwoods here’s one in my hood a mere babe at 90 feet show us yours!

    

    Last reply by Butch, March 13, 2021

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    Funny ads on PalmTalk

    January 2, 2018 by Kim

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    I am seeing some hilarious ads on PalmTalk today. Okay, I tend to dress modestly, but whiskey tango foxtrot? Not into witchcraft or goth, by the way...

    

    Last reply by climate change virginia, March 12, 2021

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    Went to Sebastian Fl and found this growing

    March 12, 2021 by Jimbean

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    I went hiking around St. Sebastian State Park in Indian River County. At first I thought these where southern red cedars (Juniperus virginiana var silicicola), but noticed that these were not exactly red cedars.

    

    Last reply by Jimbean, March 12, 2021

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