HedgeappleFruit.com - Poems

Horse Apples

By Nancy Fitz-Gerald Viens

Tail end of a ragtag summer, Horse apple time in Texas When heat lifts its heavy hand Briefly from my shoulder, and The sun sinks like a golden balloon Behind Longhorn Meadow. Green globes of luminescent Day-Glo Big as Texas grapefruit Lie in the Bermuda grass, Hefty enough for small boys To chunk at tree trunks or a passing car With a satisfying "thunk."

Lumpy, ludicrous fruit You broadcast the possibility Of autumn once again, The possibility of cool nights Under a down comforter, The possibility of a giant twist In the atmosphere, a hurricane To stir up dregs of my lethargic soul Worn down by one hundred degree heat-- The great, gigantic, final possibility Of rain.

Recent Guestbook Entries

Wow I really can't believe someone sells these. I live here in Ohio and they are all over here at this time of year. Most people do pick some up from the trees and yes they do work from keeping bugs away.

- Jack

I am a woodturner (using a wood lathe) and I love turning Osage Orang, commonly referred around here to as Bodok. I love the beautifulyellow color of the wood. Highly polished when finished, it is almost gem quality. My only problem is finding enough to make things with. should you like, I can furnish photos on e-mail of my finished bowls. I'd be glad to participate in any kind of research that includes cutting and shaping. I keep almost all of my saw dust and shavings to prove to folks that I didn't dye the wood! I would like to see an actual picture of the tree.

- Mal

Recent Survey Entries

Name: Maureen
State: TN
Years used: 1
How many used: 10
Obtained: HedgeappleFruit.com
Places where used: Kitchen
Pest After: roaches
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: 100% Reduction
Ants: 100% Reduction
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: July
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Always
General Comments: I live in an apartment and had roaches. I could not believe how well this worked. I order extra and put them in air tight bags and used them all year. I have not seen one bug since I started using them last July..
Did They Work: Yes

Name: Leigh
State: IN
Years used: 10
How many used: 10-12
Obtained: Other
Places where used: All over crawlspace, in garage corners, in tool shed
Pest After: Spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: No Reduction
Ants: 100% Reduction
Slugs: No Reduction
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: October
Any initial activity? Yes
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: Grandma taught me not to pick them off of tree, to only pick up fallen ones. I leave them in crawl space after they rot and only have to put new ones in every 2 years. They keep spiders away that long..
Did They Work: Yes