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Yeah it must be the Darling named GMO trees then. I think they only had to change a few genes out of the 40k in the genome. The added gene produces oxalate oxidase (OxO) which neutralizes the oxalic acid that is produced by the blight fungus. So the fungus can actually exist on the trees without the acid being formed to kill it. And the gene is found naturally in wheat and bananas and other plants already. I think there's another marker gene in there for identifying which seeds actually have the resistant gene. So really it's like 99.999% or better. https://www.esf.edu/chestnut/about.asp Here's my seeds that came in. They are way smaller than the Chinese ones you can find in grocery stores right now.

Nice. So these are the GMO "Darling" trees from Suny-ESF? As far as I know those weren't given the government approval yet, but maybe they know more than what has been publicly released yet. If so, that's awesome news. I actually purchased a bunch of seeds online this fall and I have them stratifying in the fridge now. Come spring I'll directly plant the seeds and let them freely root their taproot on their own. If anyone is around me and wants a few let me know.

40.8° with flakeage.

What’s the coldest extremes you’ve experienced?

Yeah I think I have one that’s been f’ed up for awhile.

Yeah based on BML I figured you were getting some good downslope winds there considering the Presidentials in your southern backyard.

I tried that yesterday for the first time in awhile and slightly tweaked my back. Later in the afternoon I pulled it worse than ever just walking to the coop. Heavy, heavy pain, but no pain relievers yet. I strangely feel better walking around in the yard trying to do stuff today, but as soon as I relax inside it's back to 8/10 pain. I guess the blood flow helps.

Yeah most likely. We’ve been seeing the evapo cooling in the mid levels today with these snow pellets and sleet making it to the ground despite 2m temps near 40°.

Weird. Have some mammatus just to my south with these snow pellets.

40° with a few snow pellets and flurries.

38° with -SHPL thanks to some dry air aloft. Trying to winterize the run today despite pulling my back out yesterday.

39.8°/35° BINOVC Miserable start to the day so far with the persistent clouds. I’d like to dry out so I can leaf blow.

You guys have 6 years younger on us and I thought we were at shit or get off the pot. lol

Vermont’s a bubble state. It lives in a bubble.

Ugh

Yeah I think I’ll be waiting as well, but I don’t like taking anything to begin with...even aspirin.

Tea?

I know CON does that up here. I just wait it out as long as I can and let the wind blow them to the edges of the yard. Then I get out there before the first snow or late season wet stretch and finish them off with the blowing. Then I mow everything short and just mulch in the few stragglers leftover.

Connery and Trebek so close together...almost seems like SNL needs to do a tribute one last time.

I’m not a fan of wiping out an entire species of animal in a country to protect ourselves from another strain. It’s a bad precedent.

I’ve had something the past week. My eyes have been itchy, irritated, and watery...eye lids and under my eyes dried, peeling, and a little caked up in the morning. A lot of nasal drip and some phlegm too. Maybe I’m immune now...who knows?

NAM was 538 with zonked out amounts...gotta cut those numbers by 2/3.

Not to change subjects, but wth is going on in Coos county with COVID? They have jumped to the 5th highest active case county total in the state. There's more cases in Pittsburg than my town.

ha. I just didn’t see you over there and saw all of the posts here so figured something may have happened. I rarely go over there so I’m out of the loop.

Phin...were you banned from ampol or something?