Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:21:18 -0400 From: Haw River Assembly Subject: Re: dead fish at Jordan Lake In response to the sighting of dead fish at Jordan Lake (said to be between Ebenezer Beach and Poplar Point) In general, it is not a good idea to swim where thereContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:37:58 -0400 From: Anne Flannery Subject: Hummingbirds vs yellow jackets Thank you Thank you Thank you to all of you Chatlisters who wrote me with your wonderful ideas to keep the yellow jackets away from the hummingbird feeder. What a great resource this Chatlist is! Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:00:14 -0400 From: Kira Dirlik Subject: Another swift note I am finally taking the time to read all the many websites that folks here recommended. This paragraph below was quite upsetting. From http://www.chimneyswifts.org/page22.html “…… Chimney Swifts are protected by Federal Law under the Migratory BirdContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:54:19 -0700 (PDT) From: deborah bair Subject: Re: swarms on hummer feeders Anne: I had a terrible problem with swarming on my hummingbird feeders this year, and finally googled “swarms” & “hummingbird feeders”. This was the main suggestion: spray with PAM! Spray around theContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:52:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Strickland Subject: “cow killer ants” These are wingless wasp and they do indeed sting. They have a very powerful venom and the pain factor gets worse instead of better. Last time I was stung by one I stepped on itContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:18:50 -0400 From: Aaron Honeycutt Subject: Bird Problem For Kira I read your post about the young birds in your chimney. Sitting here I, of course ,can’t say if the parent birds are coming down to feed their young which have fallen down below theContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:13:22 -0400 From: Whitney Schmidt Subject: Purple Crepe (or Crape) Myrtles I think what you may want is the Lagerstroemia indica ‘Catawba.’ Cooper Payne Tree Farm in Hillsborough sells them, and probably many other folks around here. Cooper Payne spells it “Crape.” Generally wholesale nurseriesContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:30:38 -0400 From: Tom Glendinning Subject: Subject: Dark purple crape myrtles wanted Use a landscape professional. They can obtain the plants, plant them and guarantee them. BTW, it’s crepe myrtle. The market strategy imposed by the big box stores in the last five years hasContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:17:15 -0400 From: Aaron Honeycutt Subject: Turkey Vulture problems For Bonnie, Vultures are sometimes encouraged to leave an area by hanging black plastic trash bags from tree limbs or porch railings in the area of congregation. The theory is of course that they might perceiveContinue Reading
: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:51:44 -0400 From: John Oberlin Subject: RE: Subject: underground electric dog fence Greetings, I’ve had a couple of underground electric dog fences for our dogs at different houses. They do work and can at times work very well. However, it is just as true thatContinue Reading
From: Al Cooke Sent: Fri, July 8, 2011 9:39:44 AM Subject: Re: Needing advice with our Leland Cypress Re: Needing advice with our Leland Cypress “twitching cocoons” on a Leyland cypress are probably bagworms. You may want to confirm that by comparing with pictures at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/trees/ort081e/ort081e.htm The cocoon is generallyContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:44:41 -0400 From: Meg Miller Subject: scholarships Pt. 2 Morning all, Have gotten some emails about my scholarship post. These scholarships are almost exclusively for RISING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. I sent out the note to the chatlist b/c I didn’t think the word was gettingContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:05:50 -0400 From: Meg Miller Subject: fryer oil and scholarships Does anyone buy used fryer oil? I’ve heard it goes for $1 to $1.50 or more a gallon. Starting in August I will have about 30 gallons a month if anyone out there is interested. Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:04:43 -0400 From: G Subject: Magnifying/Minifying Gmail Fonts Most times it’s just “operator error”. Before in-depth research, just try using your control button while pressing the + (plus) or – (minus) key on your keyboard. Works more often than not!Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:35:01 -0400 From: Jane Dunlap Subject: for Sara Kane (and others) re: small font in GMail All current web browsers have some sort of “zoom” feature. In some you can magnify just text or the whole window and there are add-ons available that let youContinue Reading