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Tigerlaff
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic |
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| Registered on: | 1/22/2010 |
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Because you've said yourself you do not deserve or want freedom. As such, you will not get the choice on how you are governed.
You have consented to the globohomo
I thought I made it pretty clear that I want my views enforced without regard to how the left votes about it. 330 million people can't govern themselves democratically. We're in a cold civil war and people are LARPing about some fictitious ideal of collective decision-making.
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That meme is ridiculous. Someone's view is ALWAYS going to be imposed on everyone else. The goal should be to have your views being imposed. The idea that we will live in a paradigm where there is no governing worldview is fantasy. As soon as the Trump administration ends (and maybe even before), it will be straight back to globohomo. Extreme social liberalism paired with big business capitalism enforced by the military.
re: The problem with this country is the freedom
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/17/26 at 12:35 am to grizzlylongcut
You are right, but the American conservative's mind is conditioned to think of "freedom" as an absolute good. The problem is that freedom is one face of a coin with the obverse side being "order."
And if you're really honest with yourself, order is more important than freedom. Pure freedom is anarchy.
America and its Constitution were a leftist experiment and for that reason its trajectory will always ultimately be to the left.
And if you're really honest with yourself, order is more important than freedom. Pure freedom is anarchy.
America and its Constitution were a leftist experiment and for that reason its trajectory will always ultimately be to the left.
re: Exclusive: Noted country star SidewalkTiger has released a new hit
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/17/26 at 12:19 am to SidewalkTiger
Grammy material. Pure art.
re: Affluent White Liberal Female takes entitlement to a new level.
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/15/26 at 8:42 pm to BoomerandSooner
These are the people who are ready to fight Civil War II with Middle America.
Yes, conduit works great. Slice a tennis ball and put it on top.
re: PSA: Check your Amazon subscriptions
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/15/26 at 1:08 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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GF (no pics) was signed up for BET and Starz and she didn't add either of those.
Sorry, bro.
Get some bricks and weight down the plastic at the ground level.
I don't care if Iran's government oppresses Iranians. This is just a vehicle for the Iranian regime change war they have wanted for 40 years.
What are you using as anchors?
re: Military operations vs. Iran - not happening (for now)
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/14/26 at 6:25 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Oh boy, more foreign military intervention in the 3rd world! Just what we voted for!
re: Louisiana Tropical Fruit Gardening - Experiences and Updates
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/14/26 at 6:38 am to LanierSpots
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wind chill could be below freezing
Wind is good. Plants do not experience wind chill and wind makes it very difficult for frost to form.
re: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson channels Cartman
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/13/26 at 9:36 pm to dallastigers
It's a late stage empire, guys. You're going to see more and more stuff like this as ruling legitimacy erodes.
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Harvested a late season guava ! Man that thing was good, completely different flavor than what I had a few months ago. It was much smaller but I’ll take small for that flavor ! Any specific Amendments that guavas like to improve fruit flavor ?
Yes, I often find the early season fruit (August/September) to be bland and not sweet. The late season fruit from Nov. - Jan. is like the best fruit I've ever eaten in my entire life. I have a few theories about why this is and how to potentially increase early season quality.
First, I am fairly convinced that the main reason late season fruit is so good is because there are far fewer fruits on the tree. There is only so much sugar to go around and they get concentrated in the smaller crop. I also notice that smaller guava varieties tend to be sweeter than larger guavas like ruby supreme in the early season, which seems to support this point.
Second, cooler weather slows the ripening process and they hang on the tree longer to develop more sugars. The ideal ruby supreme guava when maximally ripe is the same shade of yellow as a very ripe Meyer lemon and they are always better when ripened on the tree as long as possible. I let mine fall off the tree (don't pick them) and counter ripen at room temperature in a paper bag until totally yellow and the skin is thinning so that you can barely see the red flesh beneath and the aroma is very strong. To avoid injury when the fruit falls off the tree, I bag mine with organza bags that hang onto the branches. The guava falls into the bag and the bag drawstrings catch on the tree. Counterintuitively, off-tree ripening in a paper bag in warm outdoor temperatures seems to be inferior to paper bag ripening at indoor room temperature. I have tried both ways and the results are in as far as I'm concerned. Slowing down the ripening process either by doing it indoors or by cooler weather arriving definitely allows the fruit more time to develop sugars. The best fruit are always in early winter.
To address both these issues (sugar scarcity in large crops and fast ripening speed as a result of heat), I first think that you need to thin the fruit. Lots of experienced growers say this as guavas are very heavy bearers. This is even more true for potted trees; they just can't produce as much glucose as big ones in the ground. This season is going to be my first year of thinning tropical guava. I'm going to cut the total harvest by nearly half to see if I can get the tree to concentrate the sugars better. In the past I've always gone for maximum production.
Second, in addition to thinning, I would do the same thing I do to pretty much any fruit tree to improve fruit health and hopefully hangtime on the tree: make sure it is primed with plenty of micronutrients and k-mag/langbeinite (0-0-22) in the winter before growing season kicks off. For micros, I use azomite for all minerals and gypsum specifically for calcium. Potassium and magnesium (k-mag) are known to improve the quality and sweetness of just about all fruit. Calcium helps the fruit to build better tissues to avoid fruit split and hang on the tree longer without dropping from stress. This will be the first year I've used k-mag on guava. We'll see how it goes. As always, all trees should get a good foliar feed every now and then in addition to normal fertilization. I just do it randomly a few times per season.
Here is a perfectly ripe ruby supreme guava harvested 11/29/25:
This one was amazing and I want to try to make them all like that.
re: Should LSU (or the SEC as a whole) have an ice hockey team?
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/13/26 at 6:17 pm to Garlicsauce
Yes. Much better and more American than fruity soccer.
Right on man :pimp:. So satisfying when stuff just works. If it's a pop up greenhouse, they are super light. Just unanchor the frame and lift it up to get the big trees out. Can't wait to see them.
Since your guava is actively growing this is a good time to start pruning into the shape you want for the spring bloom. I tip mine every 14-18 inches.
...and for those of you watching the 10 day weather forecast....
Nope not gonna jinx it. If you know, you know.
Since your guava is actively growing this is a good time to start pruning into the shape you want for the spring bloom. I tip mine every 14-18 inches.
...and for those of you watching the 10 day weather forecast....
Nope not gonna jinx it. If you know, you know.
Not required per the label.
That's good to know. I use both. If you've never tried it, pick up some microthiol disperss sulfur. It is micronized and does not clog any of my sprayers like regular sulfur does.
Looking great dude. That may be the healthiest looking lemon zest tree I've seen. That thing is clean.
On the spraying, I was under the impression that copper has very little effect on powdery mildew. Copper for anthracnose and sulfur for mildew. Do you find that copper controls the mildew too?
On the spraying, I was under the impression that copper has very little effect on powdery mildew. Copper for anthracnose and sulfur for mildew. Do you find that copper controls the mildew too?
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How long can something like a guava last indoors without some supplemental light (no big windows in the garage)? There’s at least a week with lots of mid 30’s coming up and I’d rather just leave it picked up. Wondering if I need to break out the led lights.
A week in the shade won't kill it. Leave the lights on in the garage and then just take it out once it warms up. It may drop some leaves.
re: Louisiana Tropical Fruit Gardening - Experiences and Updates
Posted by Tigerlaff on 1/11/26 at 10:25 am to LanierSpots
Pots came from Amazon. Injection molded. I buy 10, 15, 20, and 25g.
Caddy also from Amazon:
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I also have larger caddies for the 45g pots.
Caddy also from Amazon:
LINK
I also have larger caddies for the 45g pots.
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