tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post2230441751459283922..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: All About Ski Bike Junkie’s YardWatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-5672329115948523852009-02-26T17:46:00.000-07:002009-02-26T17:46:00.000-07:00Jodie- always happy to expand your vocabulary. Tom...Jodie- always happy to expand your vocabulary. Tomorrow's post will have another new word that I think is totally you.<BR/><BR/>Marissa- yeah, I always liked that graphic. ;^)<BR/><BR/>Rachel & SBJ- no worries, it was a fun post to write (and Janette did all the work!) Janette did email me a correction which I've pasted below. Good luck and let me know what you end up planting.<BR/><BR/>(from Janette)The Porcupine is the only bark eater that I know of from the critters that you listed. If the bark had been nibbled on, it's most likely due to those prickly critters and/or mice. The deer tend to be browsers, and the elk are grazers. All are destructive in their own way but the ungulates do most of their damage with their antlers (which also damages the bark) and by stompling (technical term... ha ha). The native plants can usually handle the browsing (with a few exceptions such as the Mtn Mahogany), and the more prickly plants and the more established plantings seem to survive the best.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-40620369131898338152009-02-26T14:44:00.000-07:002009-02-26T14:44:00.000-07:00Wow! You're so thoroughly helpful. Thank you so mu...Wow! You're so thoroughly helpful. Thank you so much! If we plant a piñon, you're welcome to come harvest pine nuts with us. <BR/><BR/>Being from the Midwest, I'd love to be surrounded by tall trees, but I'll look forward to just having something taller than me in the yard.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611043209149128358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-33211467000007322372009-02-26T14:04:00.000-07:002009-02-26T14:04:00.000-07:00I would just like to mention that your Tree ID Gra...I would just like to mention that your Tree ID Graphic brought tears to my eyes (from laughter). if only it were more relevant to my region; it'd be mighty helpful.Marissa Buschowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902867977131616596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-20465994117746917182009-02-26T10:17:00.000-07:002009-02-26T10:17:00.000-07:00This is great information. Really more than I hope...This is great information. Really more than I hoped for. <BR/><BR/>We have a stand of Gambel Oak in the park adjacent to our yard. We're also more or less in the center of the development, so I haven't yet seen deer wander into our yard.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of Piñon Pine, one of the mountain mahoganies, and the Bigtooth Maple. I'm sure Rachel and I will read up on them and the other suggestions extensively while we wait for the snow to melt.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and for what it's worth, the wind where we are isn't that bad. No worse than Lehi/Highland/Cedar Hills and often much better.Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-27184623257779460282009-02-26T07:37:00.000-07:002009-02-26T07:37:00.000-07:00I always pick up surprising new non-botanical tidb...I always pick up surprising new non-botanical tidbits on your blog Watcher. Snarky is now my new favorite word... I aspire to use it at least once per day for the next several weeks...Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274901219563583995noreply@blogger.com