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Four days in space for the low-low price of $650?? Such a deal!
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Grafted Hass Avocado Tree
Gordon Bakke replied to TwoSailors's topic in Gardening, Landscaping, Agriculture
BTW, avocado trees need excellent drainage. That and the selection of appropriate root stock may be key factors for success in growing these. -
Grafted Hass Avocado Tree
Gordon Bakke replied to TwoSailors's topic in Gardening, Landscaping, Agriculture
While I would not normally recommend this, a friend here in Volcan has grown a couple trees from Hass seeds. Kind of a crap shoot, but he claims the fruit from said trees is remarkably similar to that from his Hass clonal trees. Also, if I remember right, he claims to have gotten fruit from these seedlings after only 3-4 years. Might be worth a try. -
What IS Pickleball?
Gordon Bakke replied to Jer's topic in Sports, Hobbies, Fitness Training, Health Activities
Nice concise report about the sport. One of the issues we have had is that as people become more proficient at the game, newcomers can be a bit intimidated at the level of play. Its our hope, in Volcan, to buy another net, so that one court can be dedicated to new players. -
Pickleball in Chiriqui
Gordon Bakke replied to Jer's topic in Sports, Hobbies, Fitness Training, Health Activities
Warren Fast is one in the Boquete group. I think they are playing maybe two days a week at the large gym there. wfast54@shaw.ca In Volcan, we play Tuesday & Friday at 2:00 at the lions club. gbakke342@msn.com You might be able to get by just borrowing racquets to play. At our facility, that's what we generally do, as we have a couple of young Panamanian guys who play with us. -
Pickleball in Chiriqui
Gordon Bakke replied to Jer's topic in Sports, Hobbies, Fitness Training, Health Activities
Yes. There is a group in Boquete & a group in Volcan. Still to come in the not too distant future - the "Chiriqui Challenge", an informal competition between the two emerging super-powers. -
How Living Abroad Can Reduce Your Stress
Gordon Bakke replied to NewsLady's topic in "News.Boquete" Archives
Yes, yes I swallow. Hmm..that just didn't sound right....NOT! "The site that potential expats trust" C'mon Chuckie..... -
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/scientist/roubik.html
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Are not Africanized honey bees the main form of honey bee found here? Seems like it would make a lot more sense for a bee keeper to re-locate such a swarm rather than destroying them.
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This is within about 1/4 mile of where American expat Georgia Tripp was murdered in 2013.
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Also, I think Fidelity's charge for an international wire transfer is $10 - $15. The receiving banking institution in Panama will likely charge you a similar additional amount.
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I'm pretty sure that Fidelity charges a 1% foreign transaction fee on ATM withdrawals, while re-imbursing any other fees.
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Plants and Trees of Boquete
Gordon Bakke replied to Peter Sterling's topic in Gardening, Landscaping, Agriculture
Very nice. I noticed a couple minor spelling errors in skimming through - namely Stachytarpheta & Ocotea. -
Are GMO foods good for Panama?
Gordon Bakke replied to Penny's topic in Gardening, Landscaping, Agriculture
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Yes, it is mostly ancient history, although these folks still have holdings on the west side of the mountain that were once the focus of some very grandiose plans. Weird? Yes but also VERY interesting life histories. See Jon Ronson's book "The Men Who Stare At Goats" for more about General Stubblebine. A pretty good read. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats
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No, a number of mistakes in your post, Penny. NSF founders Laibow & Stubblebine moved to Chile several years back. No reports that the General is dead, but he apparently is in grave condition in a hospital in New Jersey. Chiriqui Libre was INDEED the name of an online newspaper - started by David Dell. Quite interesting, actually, but the functionality of the site was never very good, and most of the articles seem to have disappeared. http://www.yourpanama.com/chiriqui-libre-january-2013.html