tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post6990038091552043578..comments2024-03-09T08:25:28.473-06:00Comments on Window on a Texas Wildscape: Martin season's a comin'Sheryl Smith-Rodgershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-20455138569387188372015-01-30T10:11:41.112-06:002015-01-30T10:11:41.112-06:00We shall have four this year hanging underneath ou...We shall have four this year hanging underneath our aluminum house. And no, the gourds don't have to be painted white. I've read that it's best to paint for two reasons: 1) The white reflects heat; 2) The paint helps preserve the gourd for future seasons of use. Sheryl Smith-Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-60968301884361941832015-01-28T20:39:01.137-06:002015-01-28T20:39:01.137-06:00Do the houses have to be white? And howany do you ...Do the houses have to be white? And howany do you have to have?Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-34281860445825939582015-01-28T08:54:57.350-06:002015-01-28T08:54:57.350-06:00Our good friends about a mile away put up a homema...Our good friends about a mile away put up a homemade house a few springs ago and RIGHT AWAY got martins! They live closer to the river and have LOTS of open space around their many houses (he keeps building more houses). <br />Sheryl Smith-Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-74843977127870381822015-01-28T07:49:59.961-06:002015-01-28T07:49:59.961-06:00We haven't tried martin nest boxes yet but I&#...We haven't tried martin nest boxes yet but I'm totally planning on going that direction as soon as The Hub retires. The care/maintenance/engineering required will be right up his alley. There can never be too many martins! (and reading your story I know I will have to be patient...so work for everybody there).TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.com