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The 2017 randyp "All the Worlds a Stage"grow.""Rush""

My friends, I am back from my self-imposed social network ban.This year I am very happy to say I will be focusing the majority of my 50-54 plants to seeds received in a seed swap with my friend Dave,"lobo."Virgin plants, to what we have been growing Stateside demand that I do all I can to see what the black gold dirt of Iowa will do for his seed stock..I see Monsters on the horizon. :dance: Today you get my list and a couple seed starter pics,Its great to be back.Good Luck to all of you in your lives as well as your gardens.
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I got a flag to show my respect to Dave for his gift.It  will hang over and gaurd the babies before they hit the yard
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I am trying to start this year's seeds into 4 inch cups.The new on off thermostat will help
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randyp said:
 Thanks, Chuck.I have only lost 7 but have replacements, The Governor has "stayed" my dog's execution date that was scheduled as soon as I caught the little bastard.
   On personal note my Uncle Tom here in Iowa, who served in Vietnam and was diagnosed with agent orange passed away from his condition last night.He was the uncle that gave all us boys little girls names so he could tease the crap out of us whenever we got together.He also made up for it by taking us fishing.'
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So sry. for your loss Randy , my good friend of 35 yrs. just passed away from agent orange , whom also was a vietnam vet .  
 
randyp said:
Ric do you want the tips or whole wing.1/2 wing?.im trying to think
shipping pkg,,,send a pic of the feathers and my guys and I will hook you up
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You don't need to spend your money sending me feathers Randy, though thanks for thinking of me.  :)  You could make a few bucks selling feathers to a fly-tying shop or sporting goods store in your area. They probably wouldn't be interested in the covert or body feathers, but the Maribou feathers from the thighs, Flight Primary and flight secondary feathers and tail feathers would be what they're likely to find useful. http://globalflyfisher.com/tie-better/buying-marabou
http://globalflyfisher.com/video/turkey-streamer-fly
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PaulG said:
Hey, Rick!  I used to tie flies when I was a kid in S. Oregon.  
Muddler Minnows and Royal Coachman were the go-to ties.
I used to tie a lot of small dry flies, as well - Mayfly types mostly.
 
I used to love clipping the deer hair heads on the Muddlers.
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Heh... Royal Coachmen seem to work best on Brookies here. The bright colors attract them but would spook brown Trout. :)  I like spinning and clipping deer hair too... it's just a bit messy, but makes great minnow heads and Bass poppers.
 
Nice score on the turkle! ;)
 
I still hear them gobbling all day long here, but I'm too busy to hunt. My gig was bow hunting deer when I had a place to hunt. But $2,250 a year got old, and so did I...LOL
 
stickman said:
Heh... Royal Coachmen seem to work best on Brookies here. The bright colors attract them but would spook brown Trout. :)  I like spinning and clipping deer hair too... it's just a bit messy, but makes great minnow heads and Bass poppers.
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Actually, we used them on Rainbows and Browns.  We used to
fish meadow streams in southern Oregon and the Brownies
would just get huge.  Heading upriver looking over the bow as
a kid, I could see Browns that looked like small logs on the bottom.
My mother used to bake the big ones, or dad would bbq them
in a rotating basket.  OMG so good!  The biggest he ever brought
home was a 6-pounder.  Most of our fishing was catch-and-release
using barbless hooks.  
 
During grasshopper season, both rainbows would go crazy for the
muddlers.  I'd cast over to a grassy bank, then flick the muddler
from the grass into the water - often they would strike before the fly
had barely settled on the water!  Sometimes we'd laugh out loud at them!
 
Blitz527 said:
things look to be making a decent recovery after the little rascals adventure through the forest... ferment looks awesome. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Thanks, Alex, The ferment is awesome.Plants are on the launch pad ready for the yard.
 
Devv said:
Plus one on #166 ;)
 
Is Ryley in prison now?
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He would break out. ;)
 
I'm glad your plants survived the "Terrier Tornado" Randy, all looking great! :party:  Cool pics of your fermented sauce... how'd you like the flavor, and how would you describe it?
 
If you're gonna save feathers from your bird, better that you pull them from the carcass for storage. I find that pliers work best for the flight feathers. It's OK if you break the quills on those since it's the feather barbs you want in any case. When leaving chicken feathers on a skin they usually clean the skin and feathers really well and cure the skin with borax to make rawhide. I save Deer, Squirrel and Woodchuck tails that way too... turns the hide to a really stiff leather that won't spoil if you keep it dry. Have you ever done any fly fishing Randy?
 
Rick tried fly fishing once.Never came back home with the cheap real
I had. Come to find out people with road rage don't handle tangled line well.

Drip line installed and tested.Cover over beds so I can pull and plant between raindrops this weekend.They said they feel safer in the weather than around the mut.


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randyp said:
Rick tried fly fishing once.Never came back home with the cheap real
I had. Come to find out people with road rage don't handle tangled line well.

Drip line installed and tested.Cover over beds so I can pull and plant between raindrops this weekend.They said they feel safer in the weather than around the mut.


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It's true that fly fishing is very different from spincasting. You're casting the line (instead of the lure) in such a way that it lays out straight on the water... no mean feat! Line handling skills and timing are what make a good fly fisherman. :)
 
Cool that you got your plot covered with plastic mulch and your irrigation lines hooked up Randy... time to get this show on the road! :party:
 
stickman said:
 
It's true that fly fishing is very different from spincasting. You're casting the line (instead of the lure) in such a way that it lays out straight on the water... no mean feat! Line handling skills and timing are what make a good fly fisherman. :)
 
Cool that you got your plot covered with plastic mulch and your irrigation lines hooked up Randy... time to get this show on the road! :party:
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It's raining to hard for me to try and mud them in.. They have been moved to the unheated porch to go one more week.

Ryley likes this he won't need a chair.


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Devv said:
Looking good Bro!
 
Send some of that rain my way!
 
Becareful, Ryley has that "I need to help" look on his face.
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Scott this is the most moisture we have had this year.Never once needed my snow shovel.Ryley used up all his get out of jail free cards last week. ;)
 
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