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JoesMum

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I’m going to be a bit quiet of the TFO for a week or so, my exams are quite stressful at the moment and seeing unwell tortoises on the health section is a bit more stressful than usual maybe because I’ve got a lot going on, haha:).I’ll pop in to the jolly CDR a couple times to see what your getting up to. I’ll be back next Monday as exams finish, yay:D

Good luck with the exams.

I have to admit that, on the app, I only go into subscribed threads and the CDR is top. I only go into the full list if I have time.
 

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Good luck with the exams.

I have to admit that, on the app, I only go into subscribed threads and the CDR is top. I only go into the full list if I have time.
When you're in like that do you still get the alerts? I alerted you to a question about hibernating in the UK.
 

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I drove my toy riding mower back and forth in the two pastures this a.m. It's supposed to be about 103F so I tried to get out there before lunch time.

I shaded my body as much as I could:

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(I've GOT to remember to smile - and maybe a dab of lipstick. Geez, I look like a man!)

Because I no longer have horses and grassy pastures mean extra work for me, I've kept the pastures just bare dirt the last several years. In the spring I spray with Round-up. I usually have to spray a couple times, as seeds sprout at different temperatures. But this past winter I have a terrible sprouting of horseweed. Horseweed is almost impossible to kill unless you can spray it when it's a baby. But we had too many rainy or windy days and I couldn't get out there to spray. So a month or so ago I mowed it, then waited a couple days so leaves could sprout on the cut stems, then I sprayed it. But the Round-up didn't work. This a.m. when I started mowing, some of the plants were about 2' tall. My two pastures are just this side of the white rail fence:

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And as I was driving back towards the house I spotted this growing on the other side of the fence in the manure pile:

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I think it's a banana squash. Now I have to remember to turn on the water occasionally so it will grow.

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You don't look like a man but you work like one...if we have to have perpetual youth to be beautiful I've done crapped out a long time ago...your knowledge and experience is an answer to my prayers for my tortoise. And also all the others on TFO.

Agreed [emoji173]️
 

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@Yvonne G

Our weather report was wrong!! We are at 102 right now at 3:15.
I try to not pay attention to what they say the temperature is. My cooler stops working good at 99F, so if I don't know how hot it is, my cooler still feels like it's putting out cool air! Mind over matter! That's pretty hot for your neck of the woods, huh? And it's probably humid too. That's HOT!!!
 

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I drove my toy riding mower back and forth in the two pastures this a.m. It's supposed to be about 103F so I tried to get out there before lunch time.

I shaded my body as much as I could:

View attachment 274390

(I've GOT to remember to smile - and maybe a dab of lipstick. Geez, I look like a man!)

Because I no longer have horses and grassy pastures mean extra work for me, I've kept the pastures just bare dirt the last several years. In the spring I spray with Round-up. I usually have to spray a couple times, as seeds sprout at different temperatures. But this past winter I have a terrible sprouting of horseweed. Horseweed is almost impossible to kill unless you can spray it when it's a baby. But we had too many rainy or windy days and I couldn't get out there to spray. So a month or so ago I mowed it, then waited a couple days so leaves could sprout on the cut stems, then I sprayed it. But the Round-up didn't work. This a.m. when I started mowing, some of the plants were about 2' tall. My two pastures are just this side of the white rail fence:

View attachment 274389

And as I was driving back towards the house I spotted this growing on the other side of the fence in the manure pile:

View attachment 274388

I think it's a banana squash. Now I have to remember to turn on the water occasionally so it will grow.

I love the hat!!! And surprise veggies are always good too. Amazing what a little poop can do [emoji23]
 

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I’m going to be a bit quiet of the TFO for a week or so, my exams are quite stressful at the moment and seeing unwell tortoises on the health section is a bit more stressful than usual maybe because I’ve got a lot going on, haha:).I’ll pop in to the jolly CDR a couple times to see what your getting up to. I’ll be back next Monday as exams finish, yay:D

Good luck!!!
 

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I drove my toy riding mower back and forth in the two pastures this a.m. It's supposed to be about 103F so I tried to get out there before lunch time.

I shaded my body as much as I could:

View attachment 274390

(I've GOT to remember to smile - and maybe a dab of lipstick. Geez, I look like a man!)

Because I no longer have horses and grassy pastures mean extra work for me, I've kept the pastures just bare dirt the last several years. In the spring I spray with Round-up. I usually have to spray a couple times, as seeds sprout at different temperatures. But this past winter I have a terrible sprouting of horseweed. Horseweed is almost impossible to kill unless you can spray it when it's a baby. But we had too many rainy or windy days and I couldn't get out there to spray. So a month or so ago I mowed it, then waited a couple days so leaves could sprout on the cut stems, then I sprayed it. But the Round-up didn't work. This a.m. when I started mowing, some of the plants were about 2' tall. My two pastures are just this side of the white rail fence:

View attachment 274389

And as I was driving back towards the house I spotted this growing on the other side of the fence in the manure pile:

View attachment 274388

I think it's a banana squash. Now I have to remember to turn on the water occasionally so it will grow.
Sjoe, now I am tired just reading that. ! Too much hard work so early in the morning.
 

CarolM

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I’m going to be a bit quiet of the TFO for a week or so, my exams are quite stressful at the moment and seeing unwell tortoises on the health section is a bit more stressful than usual maybe because I’ve got a lot going on, haha:).I’ll pop in to the jolly CDR a couple times to see what your getting up to. I’ll be back next Monday as exams finish, yay:D
Good luck Ben and you do what you need to do. We will wait right here for you.
 

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Good mornooning, roommates! I’ve been (and will probably continue to be) a little quiet. A lot of last-minute social engagements. A lot of work trying to sort everything out. Traveling to Canada on July 1st. Still have dinner for class moms, daughter’s birthday party, end-of-year gifts for class teachers, friends visiting from Australia and US... Wish me luck! Miss you all. Love.
 

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When you're in like that do you still get the alerts? I alerted you to a question about hibernating in the UK.

I don’t get alerts whatever I look at. They don’t seem to work for me. I get notifications, but thee are so many from the CDR the mentions get missed.

If people need my attention, they need to PM me with a link to the thread. I have this in my signature.
 

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