There's nothing like a good thunderstorm to cool down a hot June day

smstonypoint · Jun 2, 2018

Rustyiron said:
Steve, we've got April through Sept. bug's. :laughing:
Just getting out of "black fly" season, the regular mosquito's are taking over for them now. The Dragon fly's are a big help along with copious amounts of .......

Your stockpile would last me a decade.

Steve

oldballs · Jun 2, 2018

Jstpssng said:
And wash in that 10-10-10 that I put out just as the rain started coming down. I then sat in my truck watching the lightning and listening to the thunder, until it morphed into a slow steady rain. It will be a good night for sleeping. :thumbsup:

Yeah, it's cool now...........but .......it blew down the corn, potatoes and some unstaked tomato plants........just for 0.12 inches of rain....with limbs, stix and leaves all over.
:thumbdown:

QRTRHRS · Jun 2, 2018

Rustyiron said:
Steve, we've got April through Sept. bug's. :laughing:
Just getting out of "black fly" season, the regular mosquito's are taking over for them now. The Dragon fly's are a big help along with copious amounts of

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And if you run out of those, a bit of diesel fuel works. Makes that shower especially satisfying, lol!

Jstpssng · Jun 2, 2018

smstonypoint said:
Just curious. Based on a previous thread, I believe what a "June bug" is differs across regions. In my area, a "June bug" is a Cotinis nitida according to Wikipedia:

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Do you have the same "June bugs" in Maine? I haven't seen any so far this year in NC.

Steve
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Ours are brown. These are the ones that start out as grubs in your lawn so that the skunks dig it up every night.

oldballs said:
Yeah, it's cool now...........but .......it blew down the corn, potatoes and some unstaked tomato plants........just for 0.12 inches of rain....with limbs, stix and leaves all over.
:thumbdown:

We didn't get the wind, but about 1/4 inch of water looks pretty good when I left this AM my beans and corn were perking up. I didn't get home until well after dark, so hopefully the crows didn't come along and decide that my corn was tall enough to harvest.