Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[tdhenson86]

ok for those stuck with brown and cold and snow



last night launch of the shuttle program ever



the above picture turns into this below



we live roughly 3 miles from the space center gates and the launch pads are due east of our front door so always made for good pictures



and some garden and flower pictures

WOW!!! Those are some beautiful pictures. Also, can you send some of that sunlight up my way???

 

[chickenbelle]

Has anyone seen chick-among-us?

I claimed a swap yesterday that I need to PP for and I didn't get a response when I PM'd for the PP addy.

 

[tdhenson86]

I keep going back and forth between those bush cherries and blueberry bushes to landscape in front of our porch...have you every had the berries from them? I feel a little cautious because the last cherry I planted ended up with little tiny sour things lol

Most bush cherries are sour, little, tiny berries. However, if you can find a good cultivar, it may be worth it. On the flipside, if you get some Jersey blueberries, they will be worth their weight in gold with sweet, heaping baskets of berries.

 

[wife2abirdman]

Yeah!!!! I got my Marans eggs from crfarm! I can't wait!! Now let's hope I don't mess anything up!!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Quote: yep they sure are lol

Quote:
OK,
everyday lens is my Nikon DX 18-55 1:3.5-5.6G ED
The big lens is Sigma DG 150-500 1:5-6:3 APO with built in optical stailizer
Digital HD 2x telephoto
Digital HD 0.45x super wide angle with macro

I also have a number of filters and run a UV filter every time I use the camera to cut the sun glare here.

the big lens has a lens shield attached to the front of it to help cut sun glare more.

a good tripod and a wireless HD memory card that sends the pictures to my laptop as I take them here at home. When away from home it can hold roughly 3000 pictures before it has to pair and download again. I shoot at the highest quality possible for all photos allowing me print poster size if I want.

 

[Snapnzap]

Most bush cherries are sour, little, tiny berries. However, if you can find a good cultivar, it may be worth it. On the flipside, if you get some Jersey blueberries, they will be worth their weight in gold with sweet, heaping baskets of berries.

Well I already have heaps of tiny sour cherries so I am leaning towards the sweet blue berries.

I am just worried about soil conditions for them with all our clay...

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

we plant blueberries down here in nothing but mulch, or more precisely pine bark nuggets and then give them a good fertilizer, and per the master gardener who told me to plant this way they perform very well. She said to avoid having them too near sidewalks or the pool deck as the cement messes with them causing poor growth and poor fruit.

 

[babymakes6]

Quote: yep they sure are lol

Quote:
OK,
everyday lens is my Nikon DX 18-55 1:3.5-5.6G ED
The big lens is Sigma DG 150-500 1:5-6:3 APO with built in optical stailizer
Digital HD 2x telephoto
Digital HD 0.45x super wide angle with macro

I also have a number of filters and run a UV filter every time I use the camera to cut the sun glare here.

the big lens has a lens shield attached to the front of it to help cut sun glare more.

a good tripod and a wireless HD memory card that sends the pictures to my laptop as I take them here at home. When away from home it can hold roughly 3000 pictures before it has to pair and download again. I shoot at the highest quality possible for all photos allowing me print poster size if I want.
Thank you! I need to find a new camera, so am looking on ebay.

 

[tdhenson86]

Quote:
We have pure clay out here, so we dig a big hole (about 2 feet wide and deep) and fill it with a mix of top soil, fertilizer, and peat moss. We use 1 bag of peat moss per 2-3 bags of top soil with a little bit of fertilizer added. Sometimes, we also add another part sand depending on how well the drainage is in that area. You can add the sand or leave it out. I prefer adding the sand just as another thing to help with drainage in our clay soil. The peat moss keeps the soil acidic. Best of luck!

ETA: The peat moss comes in a HUGE bag. So, that's the huge 1 bag per 2-3 topsoil that we use. The mix turns out to be about 50% peat moss and 50% topsoil/sand.

 

[Snapnzap]

Thank you! I need to find a new camera, so am looking on ebay.

Another option is the Nikon d3200 it is basically a less fancy version of the d60, you have a bit less control but the image quality is still great and it is more affordable. Both have nice kits at Costco right now if you are a member.