It snowed!

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  1. marlingardener

    marlingardener Happy

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    Usually we don't see the "white stuff" in Texas, maybe once or twice in a decade, and never in October. But driving home from town today I noted the white stuff alongside the road.
    Cotton is being transported to the gin, and some bolls escape and are blown along the road side. That's our October "snow" in this area of Texas.
    My husband went out and got some to use in his bee smoker. Burning cotton bolls make a cool smoke which is needed to tranquilize the bees when the beekeeper is examining the hive.
    I sincerely hope (sorry, Toni) that this is the extent of our snow!
     
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    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    It works for me!

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  3. carolyn

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    My grass was white this morning...and it WASN'T cotton. It was frost. :-x
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    You had me going for a moment there MG!
     



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  5. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    You had me going for a minute too and I was about to start packing to move south!!! :eek:
     
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    Capt Kirk Thank a Veteran today!

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    Didn't have any snow, but it did get down to 31 this morning here. White grass too.
     
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    Desert Rat The Dusty Blogger

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    I am glad you specified a bee smoker. For a moment there I was visualizing cotton smoked baby back ribs.

    dr
     
  8. koszta kid

    koszta kid Young Pine

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    With this crazy weather -could happen soon.Up and down temps. Lot of people have colds.
     
  9. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I didn't fall for it... I was thinking you had a nice pretty white flowering plant that looked like snowflakes to show us.
    (Okay... for a second... I did think it was possible! :eek: )
     
  10. Sjoerd

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    Hahaha...MG-- you really got me on that one! What a rascal you are. :D
    What a good idea to use cotton in your smoker.
     

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