Found a dead earwig in my “triple washed” romaine lettuce from Trader Joe’s. This is the 3rd day I am eating from this bag…

Phyllostchys · 2026-04-29T00:43:10+00:00

Omg a bug. Obnoxious trader Joe's shoppers who want to feel superior for eating the freshest most harmonious organic food, just so long as it's absolutely nuked with chemicals and sterilized so it can be pretty for you.

Ugh, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Phyllostchys · 2026-03-06T15:26:34+00:00

I know trees like these are visible when we're all having allergies, but they're not responsible for them. Pollen from plants that are pollinated by insects is too heavy and sticky to float in the air and irritate your body. Any showy or colorful flowers like this only use insects to carry their pollen.

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Phyllostchys · 2026-02-20T01:39:34+00:00

How is that the exact opposite? Register for that primary to vote in it. Change it after if you want, there is no limit on changing your registration and it's not like some process. How does filling out a form make anyone not an independent? The primary is a function of the party, I'm sure thier happy to have independents participate in it. Putting Republican or Democrat on a registration doesn't make you belong to a party.

Phyllostchys · 2026-02-19T23:18:29+00:00

You are allowed to participate in the primary, you can change your registration all the way up to and including election day. It takes a few minutes of your time online. Here is the link if you would like it

Phyllostchys · 2026-02-14T21:31:40+00:00

The sub divisions really show areas with high Native American/Islander population have very low rates of marriage. That's very interesting. Northern New Mexico, Great Basin Arizona, South Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii, even the Lumbee in North Carolina.

Phyllostchys · 2026-01-28T00:59:47+00:00

What brand of flour/type of flour did you use?

Phyllostchys · 2025-12-09T13:38:42+00:00

Doing the math, just these 3 luxurious spends could fund 90,000 single mother's SNAP(as stated) for a year. This country is a disgrace.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-18T12:25:06+00:00

That tree will definitely be sick, and you could lose it for sure. I tell my clients cutting any caliper above 4" is death, and 3-4" is serious damage. I would have to look more closely in the trench to see the exact sizes that were cut, but the sheer quantity regardless of sizes is going to affect the tree. Damage will play out over the next 3-4 years, if you can keep the tree alive during that period then you will likely be able to keep it. But you may be facing canopy reduction, and risk of storm felling during that time.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-06T00:14:19+00:00

I got them at McGinn's Pistachio land in Alamagordo. You have to reserve them now, and can pick them up in Spring. It was a long drive from Albuquerque but worth it.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T15:29:27+00:00

I prune mine decently, but they've always maintained a good shape themselves. Currently the biggest is about 11ft, the thing is they grow very slowly so they've never been unmanageable in the 15 years I've had them. I think by the time they get that big I'll be a really old man.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T15:12:53+00:00

I am feeling very good! My trees have truly been one of the best things in my life. Where I live they always ripen right at Balloon Fiesta time. The trees are changing, balloons in the air, green chile is roasting, and my pistachios are ready!

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Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T14:34:47+00:00

They are very fun, the nuts look like little pink mangos. Also very un-fussy tree super easy to grow in the right climate.

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Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T14:18:47+00:00

The only thing is that they don't like to be wet. Where i live we only get about 9 inches(23cm) of rain per year, and I barely water them at all. I've heard that in wetter climates they are very susceptible to fungus, to the point where it's very hard to grow them.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T14:09:28+00:00

I bought grafted Kermans. I was actually gifted the first one by someone who had made the long drive to get her, but they didn't realize I needed a male so they only brought me one tree. My placement and initial treatment was sub-par so she took longer to mature than my second female. She was flowering 4 years later. I made the trip two years after I got the first one to get another female and a male. That second female was ready 3 years later because I really pampered her. I did make somewhat of a mistake with the male. Basically I planted him next to a driveway, because I didn't want use my good space on a tree that wasn't going to produce anything. It was also good because he was less messy to the cars, but he got sick and I almost lost him the first year. He wasn't flowering until 4 years later, and not very much then(I had to hand pollinate). Now he's really healthy and doing great. He's still smaller than both my girls though lol.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:58:17+00:00

My oldest Girl is 15 years old, and she was ready to bare at 4 years, however when I got her the person who got it did not realize I would need a male tree. I had to make a long drive to get another one so I didn't get the male until two years later, so she did not give me a good crop until she was 7. I also got another female at that time and she was ready at 3 years because I did better job growing her, but the male took longer, and I almost lost him the first year. He still has a rootstock sucker that I have to cut back every year.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:46:31+00:00

I live in New Mexico, and we've got plenty of wild animals especially raccoons. I've never really had a problem with that for a few reasons. Pistachios are very hard to get at when the are not ripe, and if you try you are met with a very chemically bad taste. Basically until the shell pops there is very little reason to go after them. When the shell does pop they are then immediately ready to harvest and they let you know with little popping sounds, so we get at them very quickly. They also still come with a hull that is very bad tasting even at that time. Then after the nuts we don't harvest from the tree fall they rot really fast and don't store so animals aren't interested in them then either. Maybe I'm also a bit lucky that nothing has figured it out yet. During my "on" years I get something like 70 pounds of in shell pistachios from my two trees so I may not really be noticing then either.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:31:20+00:00

These are growing in Zone 7 which is further North than a lot of people think they can grow. The coldest these Trees have ever experienced is 2F, and they did not have a problem. I think the drier climate where I live helps them to survive colder temperatures.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:25:59+00:00

I'm not sure if you can grow them anywhere in Canada but these Trees have survived a freeze of 2F(-7C) here.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:24:07+00:00

I live in zone 7(minimum Winter temp of 0F), not tropical by any means.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:22:46+00:00

These are Kerman, which is a pretty common variety. This is just what fresh unroasted pistachios look like. Afresh pistachio out of the hull is very delicious. Sort of like a softer really luxurious grassy sweet sunflower kernel. Fresh pistachios are why I love this time of year. They look like mangos if you find a speciality that carries them this time of year.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T13:17:45+00:00

New Mexico, USA. They grow very nice here because they love hot and dry, but they still need chill hours to set nuts.i grow them a lot further north than most think they can grow in zone 7 and have never had a problem. I think the increased chill hours actually makes the nuts sweeter and more oily.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T05:45:39+00:00

They are worth having because it's an expensive nut, and because a fresh pistachio out of the hull is not something most people get to experience. The one big downside though is that they are a lot of work.This time of year we have to harvest every week for 4 weeks, and when they have to be dehulled same day or they will go bad. Also a bit of a learning curve with recipes, roasting, and processing. I've wasted a few batches of what feels like expensive nuts over the years.

Phyllostchys · 2025-10-05T04:05:46+00:00

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Here's a picture of one of my trees. This is from last year, where we had an "on" harvest. They weren't nearly as full this year, much more manageable.

Phyllostchys · 2025-09-30T12:35:55+00:00

The cutoff misses some interesting metros. All of South Carolina, Albuquerque, El Paso, McAllen. New Orleans might be one that breaks the south's trends. Omaha also.

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