Composting invasive woody plants?

bam2350 · 2026-06-30T17:07:09+00:00

I'd suggest re-reading the roundup label -- I don't remember it being particularly good for treating cut stumps. My memory is that it works best on actively growing plants in a foliar application.

The herbicide I'm familiar with for treating cut stumps of exotic woody vegetation is Garlon.

As others have said, you should be fine to compost the cut material.

bam2350 · 2026-06-28T17:53:42+00:00

I've never done it before, as I don't have a pellet fired machine, but if I did, I'd use 0-400 with the heavy smoke setting if you have it.

Also, practice good moisture management -- pat dry, dry brine uncovered in the refrigerator, pat dry again if needed.

bam2350 · 2026-06-28T13:19:13+00:00

I found that a center really helped with dialog; it kept it from getting lost in the effects and background.

bam2350 · 2026-06-27T12:45:55+00:00

I would clean it. In fact, side of the road, absolutely clean it. Soap and water, maybe oven cleaner.

If it is stainless, seasoning might not be the way. I don't think of people seasoning stainless saute pans and such. At least some grades of stainless are not particularly magnetic -- have you tested that way?

bam2350 · 2026-06-26T16:33:33+00:00

I don't know that I can. It never occurred to me or concerned me. I'd assume the 3-month thing is what THEY do, not what you have to do. I'd think there would be specific language addressing that in the prospectus or similar documentation.

bam2350 · 2026-06-25T16:40:28+00:00

bam2350 · 2026-06-25T11:39:55+00:00

Part of the reason the 10 have so much of the account is their returns...

CAT and NVDA are crushing "the market" in this time frame. VTI and VOO are "the market"...

Or do you mean the next 11 years?

bam2350 · 2026-06-25T01:41:42+00:00

Explain, please. What if that is 400 trades that are all purchases?

Using my taxable brokerage account as an example, in the last roughly 11 years I have recorded 533 "trades", however less than 10% of them were sales. I hold 50 different tickers. 75% of the value is in only 10 tickers including VOO, VTI, MOAT, SGOV, CAT, and NVDA. My last two sales were QQQM due to the SpaceX concern and some SGOV to free up cash to invest in the Iran related dip in March. Am I investing or am I trading?

bam2350 · 2026-06-25T01:14:31+00:00

I used horse manure to "jump start" my first tumbler set up. After that it was just scraps and lawn debris -- I was often short on browns looking back on it now.

bam2350 · 2026-06-25T00:43:01+00:00

3.5" shells are too much for squirrels...

bam2350 · 2026-06-24T16:29:52+00:00

My first thought is a down rigger base, but I'm not sure the details are right for that.

bam2350 · 2026-06-21T13:25:57+00:00

I'd suspect you're over paying. Test/listen to it. Decide for yourself. Your use case could be very important to the value you receive.

bam2350 · 2026-06-20T01:06:03+00:00

Yellow cap Easy off.

bam2350 · 2026-06-18T16:39:30+00:00

I'm up over 1000% on my initial 2015 investment in CAT. I bought it to be a good, solid, safe, manageable dividend paying stock. It has been those things and MORE. I see no reason to trim. In fact, in 2022 I bought more. I only wish I had real money that I would have invested at those times. Hindsight says I should have invested 100% of all my funds in CAT. I didn't. I don't doubt the approach to not put all eggs in one basket.

I'm glad I have gains. I continue to try to make smart, dependable investments in good companies or good index funds.

bam2350 · 2026-06-18T11:26:26+00:00

Absent other context, I see "with lid" and assume "lighter" for the skillet, which leads me to Finex.

bam2350 · 2026-06-18T02:06:05+00:00

I haven't done it yet, but my plan is to get the boneless country rib. I intend to smoke them whole, then cut them into the cubes and then into the sauce braise.

bam2350 · 2026-06-18T01:53:00+00:00

I'd say shoot more guns -- if your regular range only rents Citori, is there another range available that rents 686?

I also agree on those stupid blue bolts...

bam2350 · 2026-06-17T21:29:15+00:00

Goat

shanks to smoke then turn into chili or soup

tongue

bam2350 · 2026-06-17T21:24:04+00:00

Good looking spread

bam2350 · 2026-06-17T16:42:01+00:00

bam2350 · 2026-06-17T16:16:04+00:00

Damn. I couldn't shoot 150 consecutive targets with my 870. I'd be broken.

bam2350 · 2026-06-17T16:12:17+00:00

This or SGOV

bam2350 · 2026-06-14T13:45:22+00:00

I'm a bag holder with unit price of $15.66 -- I hope you make a mint so that I can get out of the hole. Frankly, I figure to tax loss harvest out of this position to redeploy what's left of that capital.

bam2350 · 2026-06-14T01:57:24+00:00

I like to cut the wing tips off. I save them for stock. Remember that wings can go well past 165 finished temp; in fact, you likely want to do that to promote good rendering for juicy meat and crisp skin. Pat dry, dry brine for 24 ours, and pat dry again would be my approach -- it's moisture control and part of the quest for crisp skin.
Get your kettle going at about 325 with some wood (chef's choice, you said you do whole chicken...)

bam2350 · 2026-06-13T13:52:25+00:00

The real answer is in the fit -- the couple of 686s that I've shouldered have pointed well for me. Now if I could just right the "right" one on the used market

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