Month: May 2011

Crows as game birds

Drew, the answer to your problem with crows is to declare them “Game Birds”. You must have the right to decide what you want to eat. I’m told they are delicious if cooked in the Australian traditional way of cooking…

IMG_1367

IMG_1367   I’m trying to get all my daffodils identified and tagged.  Any help will be greatly appreciated. Could this be Chiquita 2 W-GPP.  I have bought Chiquita and will take another picture tomorrow as there seems, in my picture,…

Peculiar poet seedling #2

Hi Mary Lou, Want to trade gel caps with pollen? Together we might be able to create an entire race of really ugly poets with maybe a split corona amongst them… Steve

Peculiar poet seedling

I have hesitated over the posting of this photo. It has flowered in six previous seasons and this year. In two of the last seven seasons it has flowered as an 11aW-GYR. The corona is a small, shallow disc but…

Crows

I’m a little surprised to see you recommending feeding the crows Keith….around here the only thing we only feed them are lead pellets at a high velocity. They can be extremely destructive – especially at planting time if they decide…

fly

Hello,   Today I was attracted by a strong buzzing noise to a daffodil leaf at grass level. I thus could watch the mating of large Narcissus flies and I was really surprised by the loud and frenetic happening. Has…