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Post by reed on Nov 18, 2016 20:41:57 GMT -5
The left overs of Tom's snow was supposed to be here by now as cold rain. It's a little late, 67 right now and bright stars, wind is picking up though and has a touch of cool to it. Our prediction now is for overnight thunder storms.
We went fishing all day and came home with three or four pounds of bass fillets. They are a hybrid between large mouth and some other fish they introduced a few years back and were not supposed to cross. Well they did and now they want you to catch as many as yo can, no size limit. I still only keep big enough to make a nice size filet. They screwed up on introducing the foreign parent line but turned out OK far as I'm concerned. These things are fun as heck to catch, a little 1/2 ponder fights like a monster and they are plenty tasty. I think they are a new kind of bass, they can't all be F1 hybrids from the original ones.
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Post by steev on Nov 18, 2016 22:42:33 GMT -5
I recall bass fillets baked under stewed tomatoes being tasty; haven't had that for years.
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Post by philagardener on Nov 19, 2016 7:18:18 GMT -5
We went fishing all day and came home with three or four pounds of bass fillets. They are a hybrid between large mouth and some other fish they introduced a few years back and were not supposed to cross. Well they did and now they want you to catch as many as yo can, no size limit. I still only keep big enough to make a nice size filet. They screwed up on introducing the foreign parent line but turned out OK far as I'm concerned. These things are fun as heck to catch, a little 1/2 ponder fights like a monster and they are plenty tasty. I think they are a new kind of bass, they can't all be F1 hybrids from the original ones. Somehow the term "land race fish" isn't quite right. I considered "water race fish" but "sluice breeders" has a certain ring to it . . .
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Post by walt on Nov 19, 2016 14:08:35 GMT -5
Last week near-record highs. Last night mid-20sF. I liked last week better.
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Post by reed on Nov 19, 2016 18:21:40 GMT -5
We had 79 F yesterday, 41 F today. Not the extremes you folks deal with but pretty hard to get used too. The 100% chance rain didn't work out but pretty sure I saw a speck of sleet today, maybe two.
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Post by richardw on Nov 20, 2016 12:39:51 GMT -5
Been late coming but first of the summer warmth due this week.
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Post by steev on Nov 20, 2016 20:40:25 GMT -5
Rain gauge on the farm: 0.3" rain and 3" lizard; mixed weather. Had dropped to 34F long enough to nuke all the sprouted spuds and the last of the cowpeas; drizzle/rain occasionally all weekend.
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Post by steev on Nov 23, 2016 2:04:50 GMT -5
Started rain in Oakland ~10:30PM; hope it doesn't screw up my getting work done tomorrow, before Thursday (Thanksgiving); I'd really rather not have to work on Friday; rather spend Friday doing the books and posting statements (send me money!). OK, stopped at 11PM.
Climate Change being what it appears to be, I planted corn a month earlier, last year, than ever before; barring evidence this Winter of colder temps, I'm starting to toy with the idea of a month earlier than that; this is weird.
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Post by steev on Nov 28, 2016 14:07:45 GMT -5
So far, so good; rain is running above NTD; snow on the peaks west of the farm, right on schedule.
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Post by galina on Nov 30, 2016 3:58:56 GMT -5
Winter has come with a bang, sharp frosts and barely above freezing during the day. But the skies are beautifully clear and sunny, which is better for morale than the 'daily dull' we had to endure before this cold snap. So dull that we needed lights on all day and the solar panel produced nothing at all! All the roofs and grass are white, yesterday the frost never melted on the north side. Last night was colder than any of the nights during the winter 15/16. And it is only November!
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Post by mskrieger on Nov 30, 2016 14:24:04 GMT -5
November rains came, and frost as well. So autumn has finally arrived for real, six weeks late. Such a weird season. Fall comes later and later...
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Post by Drahkk on Nov 30, 2016 14:49:06 GMT -5
Line of bad storms came through last night an knocked power out for about 12 hours. Knocked over one of my neighbor's trees. No major damage, though, and we needed the rain. Maybe it will be enough to lift the burn ban we've been under for months.
Other than that, this winter has been so mild that I'm considering planting snap peas. It has only dropped below freezing a few nights, and days are still in the 60s and 70s.
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Post by RpR on Nov 30, 2016 21:30:18 GMT -5
Well up here in great white north, or just south of it, the week before Thanksgiving I finally buried my roses and covered them with leaves. Make a little corn shock for decoration and cleaned out the garden of debris.
Two days ago I was out working in a T-shirt and blue jeans but this warmer than average weather is a normal above average in the long rund, I remember many falls like this as a youth.
With the above average rain fall at least next spring will not be dry.
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Post by richardw on Nov 30, 2016 23:42:43 GMT -5
this winter has been so mild that I'm considering planting snap peas. It has only dropped below freezing a few nights, and days are still in the 60s and 70s. Bit early really Drahkk its only day one of your winter, first day of official summer here though you wouldn't think so, cloudy and mild today for the 1st of Dec
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Post by Drahkk on Dec 1, 2016 9:45:36 GMT -5
I cut a fresh watermelon less than two weeks ago. I had squash, limas, gourds, tomatoes, and peppers still actively growing and producing until last week, when we got our first (and so far only) hard frost. This winter is predicted to be extremely mild, and it looks like it will be. Every year I regret not trying a few things over the winter.
Have to clear some space before I can sacrifice any seeds, though. Now that more of the summer stuff is finally dying and drying out, that should be easier. I'm not planting something like that until we're officially out from under this burn ban, anyway. Don't like having to hand water constantly.
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