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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 08:17:38 AM
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My sister bought me a bag of horse apples that are now in sink of water just incase there are critters on them. After they are dried I will put them in throw away containers; put at the back of all lower kitchen cabinets & under the sinks in both bathrooms.
I will throw away last year's horse apples along with containers and replace with this years crop.
Horse apples won't kill roaches but they won't stay around where they are. I will also put them around outside water hydrates to keep outside roaches & water bugs away.
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 09:59:46 AM
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Sara, what are horse apples? Can you post a photo so we can see what they look like? This is totally new to me and you know how crazy nuts I am about all things Apple!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7115 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 10:34:59 AM
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Winnie, I haven't mastered the art of posting pictures.
Horse apples are the fruit of the bois d'arc tree. It has green knobby skin and the size of apples to grapefruits. It's inedible unless you are a horse.
As it ages it oozes a sticky milky substance that repels roaches.
The wood of the bois d'arc tree is very hard and was used for pier & beam foundations & fence post. It's said that the post will last over an hundred years. I believe it for I have seen 100+ farmhouses with bois d'arc posts foundations still standing level.
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014 |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 1:14:49 PM
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Thanks Sara for this new information! Totally fascinating!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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Terralea
True Blue Farmgirl
138 Posts
Terra
Midland
Michigan
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2014 : 4:20:56 PM
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I thought horse apples were the poopy droppings of a horse....I was concerned about the smell! LOL. What a relief that this is not the case :)
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2014 : 4:24:25 PM
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Terralea, Now that's funny. I needed a good laugh.
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014 |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2916 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Sep 05 2014 : 5:56:48 PM
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Oh my goodness.. We have TRILLIONS of these. They are such a nuisance; the trees are ugly, VERY pointy, and full of stickers.. I wish I could send you all buckets of these dang things. ( and when we need to trim them, they DESTROY hubby's chain saw blade..very HARD wood)
Maybe they keep the pests away, I don't know.. I tend to give that credit to the scores of bats that we see every night. We scarcely see any mosquitoes.
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Sep 07 2014 : 06:34:50 AM
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I'm so glad Winnie asked what horse apples are. I was wondering.
I had a good laugh about what Terralea said.
I wish Lisa lived closer, because I'd like to try out Sara's method of drying them out and using them as pest control.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3492 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2014 : 03:50:09 AM
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DH, kids, and I went out of town for a few days and on our way back we stopped at a little diner and ate. Upon leaving I saw a tree loaded with what I found out later were the Osage apples. I picked some from the ground to bring home and place on top of fire ant hills. Worked for sure, all ants gone!
Lisa ...omg girl! Yes too many sure would be awful. They are so very sticky.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7115 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2014 : 04:41:31 AM
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Kelly, I never thought about putting them on fire ant hills - live and learn - especially here on the farm.
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - May 21 2015 : 9:36:26 PM
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I did not know these osage horse apples were useful. My neighbor's tree is always loaded with them. I may try them on the ant hills.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - May 24 2015 : 5:59:53 PM
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Omgosh! I am so glad you clarified what your horse apples are! I was worried about you putting them in the sink with water...eeewww. I'm with Terralea...that's what we call horse droppings around here. We know the green, knobby thingees as Osage oranges. I wish we could grow them in northern Iowa. I've heard we are too far north. I have also heard they repel spiders. So, I buy them in the supermarket and put them in the corners of the basement. They're also supposed to make a tough natural fence.
Farmgirl sister #3926
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
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Posted - May 24 2015 : 7:44:46 PM
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We have them here as well. Everyone kind of considers them to be a nuisance, but there is a purpose for everything I guess. Great tip!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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