Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins in Bm (RV 580)

[Ysarex88 82]

Out for a walk this morning. Taking some photos along the way.

Joe

 

[tirediron]

Nicely spotted and very clever on the title!

 

[Ysarex88 82]

Nicely spotted and very clever on the title!

Thanks, just bought a recording of the Vivaldi concerto last week so it was on my mind.

Joe

 

[smoke665]

Wow these are unusual.

 

[Ysarex88 82]

Wow these are unusual.

Vining Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) -- can be quite a nuisance but at least it's not bent and determined to take over the world like it's bushy relative (Lonicera maackii). Down in Alabama you have (Lonicera x bella) -- kill on sight with extreme prejudice before it's too late. I'd love a chance one day to setup a little experiment where bush honeysuckle and kudzu slug it out till only one is left standing.

Joe

 

[smoke665]

'd love a chance one day to setup a little experiment where bush honeysuckle and kudzu slug it out till only one is left standing.

We have a saying you don't stand in a field of Kudzu more than 5 mins or you'll never be found!! Even it and honeysuckle are nothing for the newest threat Palmer amaranth (Giant pigweed). Spray it with glyphosate and it will curl up take on an "alien" appearance then keep right on growing. Cut it off and it will put up new shoots before you're out of the field. Pull it up by the roots, and unless you burn the waste, it will re-root itself.

 

[Ysarex88 82]

'd love a chance one day to setup a little experiment where bush honeysuckle and kudzu slug it out till only one is left standing.

We have a saying you don't stand in a field of Kudzu more than 5 mins or you'll never be found!! Even it and honeysuckle are nothing for the newest threat Palmer amaranth (Giant pigweed). Spray it with glyphosate and it will curl up take on an "alien" appearance then keep right on growing. Cut it off and it will put up new shoots before you're out of the field. Pull it up by the roots, and unless you burn the waste, it will re-root itself.

Amaranth is native and edible. It's become a recent problem agriculturally because repeated spraying has bred a Roundup resistant strain -- Frankenpigweed. It's actually quite nutritious but to be eaten in moderation as the oxalic acid content is quite high. I'm actually growing some in the garden. I also like to eat Lamb's Quarters (same family) which is also sometimes called pig weed but same precaution; very high oxalic acid content -- don't want kidney stones.

Joe

 

[smoke665]

It's become a recent problem agriculturally because repeated spraying has bred a Roundup resistant strain -- Frankenpigweed.

Depends on when you spray. If you catch it small glyphosate will still stop it. We have also hired crews to hand weed (pulling it up by the roots)to get rid of it, before it became a major problem in fields.

Pigweed may be the least of our problems this year. You might have seen this on the news or in the papers. Dicamba damage is back — and possibly worse than before So far we haven't seen any damage to the soybeans, which may be because there isn't a lot of cotton grown close to us, but time will tell.

 

[Ysarex88 82]

It's become a recent problem agriculturally because repeated spraying has bred a Roundup resistant strain -- Frankenpigweed.

Depends on when you spray. If you catch it small glyphosate will still stop it. We have also hired crews to hand weed (pulling it up by the roots)to get rid of it, before it became a major problem in fields.

Pigweed may be the least of our problems this year. You might have seen this on the news or in the papers. Dicamba damage is back — and possibly worse than before So far we haven't seen any damage to the soybeans, which may be because there isn't a lot of cotton grown close to us, but time will tell.

I had not heard that one. Doesn't surprise however. The only part of that story I don't understand is that the farmers being harmed aren't simultaneously being sued by Monsanto for illegal use of their products. Has the making of a futuristic sci fi film -- the GMO wars. There's a lot of stuff in today's world that scares me; we've got terrorists, and drug cartels and insane world leaders with nukes -- but if I had to put together a list in rank order of the most serious threats we face I'd be very inclined to start that list with Monsanto.

Joe

 

[smoke665]

most serious threats we face I'd be very inclined to start that list with Monsanto.

Don't forget the other two of the musketeers, BASF, and DOW. Glyphosate may be nothing compared to the problems with Dicamba. It will drift for miles, then consolidate with dew and reform.

 

[Gary A.]

A very nice title. The yellow are the flowers passing?

Reading the story on Dicamba ... wow ... while I've been aware of Monsato's lack of ethics for decades ... whenever a new example pops up I am always shocked.

 

[smoke665]

only part of that story I don't understand is that the farmers being harmed aren't simultaneously being sued by Monsanto for illegal use of their products. Has the making

Discussed this today with our tenant in MO. Because of the Dicamba's ability to drift over many miles, the fact that it's formulated by several companies, and unscrupulous applicators, it's difficult to determine who the guilty party is

 

[Gary A.]

California is declaring Dicamba cancer-causing, Monsanto is sueing.

 

[smoke665]

California is declaring Dicamba cancer-causing, Monsanto is sueing.

Well yeah, they have a double profit stream at stake. The formulation and the genetically modified dicamba resistant soybean Xtend. If dicamba use is stopped then there's no reason to plant their seed. Keep the herbicide and you'll have no choice but to plant their seed even if you don't have pig weeds, or face the potential of crop loss from drift.

 

[Ysarex88 82]

California is declaring Dicamba cancer-causing, Monsanto is sueing.

Monsanto is always suing. That's their natural state of existence.

Joe