2011 Veggies

reminds me of the rain we get in Holland!!!

whodatnation said:

Man lg your garden is fking awesome! very very nice bro I dint mind the ramble either lol you better not be smoking on that devil refer weed!

Hers where my stuff is at lol Iv also learned allot with my first full season here in colorado and will do some great things next year... just wait and see lol anwho

So right after I posted in the 600 about how I couldn't see the street on the way home because it was raining so hard... (like 10 minuts after I got home lol) I opened the door to go to my car and I saw this lol about 2 feet at some parts lol glad I parked farther away
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this is where the big street drain used to be haha
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but the plants were safe and sound at a high point in the area
They seem to like the compost tea
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like I said in the 6,,, It reminded me of sweet home new orleans, both below sea level... I have gills but they are drying up here in colorado lol

What no gills, pfff, what ya gonna do when you visit Amstedam whodat, you need gills when you come here, just so that you have more ways of processing the shmokey!!!

hope the rain stops for you whodat, at least the garden is safe.


and LG, i over planted my toms to, last year before i tore my toms out they were only about 2 feet tall, and not bushy and i had 4, so i though since they did not get so big i would plant nine in the same space, but now i have pulled up 4 or 5 of them cuz i was afraid of mold issues in theri, you still cant tell i took any plants out it is so dam bushy, i am learning a few things from my garden this year as well. and that is some tall corn, i heard mexican white corn gets huge i was gonna get some but have no where to plant corn and after the aphids took out last years corn i decided no to. my kong sunflowers are about 5 ft tall now though, i have had these american gold finches lad on the leaf stalk and they eat the leafs and eat alot of it, ive been trying to keep them off but they just keep on eating them, it looked like slug damage at first and then i saw them on it and eating it for myself, i got a finch feeder and hung it over them hoping they will feed on the seed now and not my plants.

i also got 2 big tom cages last night from work, its to late to place them on the toms but i put them in the bed with watermelon and cucumbers so they can vine u up it, i wasnt expecting my garden to get this big this fast, i based all my plant spacing off last year but this year they are growing so much faster and bigger, i guess my soil is better this year. i have some cool stuff to show the thread when i get my cam on saturday, it takes pics and records and it is a cam i have used to upload pics on here before so i should have a video or at least decent pics up tommorow

I've had a few Cabbage Whites fluttering around my brocollis, (oh there are real pretty things, lol) Yesterday I done a fat piller on one of the leaves.....the onset is here. There is seemingly a plague of moths in Europe, not sure of exact details though.

Good luck with the feeder McP, how frustrating, nature is out there munching away at our gardens!!!!

EDIT: well I guess we do our fair share of bashing nature as well!!!

rabbits = no snap peas for mello and fam. like, right down to the nubs. i *think they're nibbling the other stuff but a lot of it is well established enough that it can take it (salad greens and whatnot).

tomatoes are finally starting to look like tomato plants. some of the beans have flowers, even though they're not even a foot tall yet. hope this doesn't mean i'm going to have teeny tiny bean bushes....

and it's C-O-L-D!! we're still shivering in our sweats and hoodies at night, and it's raining today and i had numb fingers by the time i got done putting out the garbage this morning. this is not right. it's july, ffs, the ground should be radiating heat *back* at us even when the sun's not out. i should not be comfortably wearing the same "smoking jacket" i wear through the winter for puff breaks, this is such bs!!

DST said:

Hey Carbon, I quess it depends on what you will use the most. Me personally I would go for the camera. One thing my wife told me is that MP are important, but not the be all and end all of a camera. The most important factor is the quality of the lens you get with the camera. Just my 2 cents.

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Hey. Thanks for your input. I was thinking about a video camera but after your $0.02 I think I might go with a 14MP camera that I can buy other lenses for it to get better pics with.

We got a starter Canon 1000D, was only 350 GBP and then you can do what you want as far as adding different types of lenses (macro, long distance, etc). Canons lenses are quite pricey as add-ons though as they have image stabilizers in them. So I think you are doing the right thing, most camera bodies are of reasonable quality anyway. Let us know what you end up with bru. Peace, DST

Sweet. I'll try to find a 14 MP one. How can I tell if the camera has the ability to change lenses?


I was bored and I tried a Dragon Fruit for the first time and it's really interesting. I was doing some research and people say that its easy to grow so I thought I'd bring it up.

Hi Carbon, well most of the DSLR cameras have a removable lens, here's a link with some examples,,,
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=1&oq=dsl&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SKPB_enNL328NL328&q=dslr#q=dslr&hl=en&rlz=1T4SKPB_enNL328NL328&prmd=ivnsur&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=4eoXTpecHYGq-gamy_jXBw&ved=0CGIQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=80d3fa07b5febb5b&biw=1440&bih=747

This is the camera we have and we love it! Real easy to use, takes great pics, you can mess around with light exposure, iso settings, shutter speed, etc, etc. This is classed as an entry level camera for amatuers basically.
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_canon_eos_1000d.php

Hope you find something good, not sure how much cash you want to buy but I guess you can pick up some pretty good deals in the US.

Good luck bru,

DST

DST said:

Hi Carbon, well most of the DSLR cameras have a removable lens, here's a link with some examples,,,
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=1&oq=dsl&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SKPB_enNL328NL328&q=dslr#q=dslr&hl=en&rlz=1T4SKPB_enNL328NL328&prmd=ivnsur&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=4eoXTpecHYGq-gamy_jXBw&ved=0CGIQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=80d3fa07b5febb5b&biw=1440&bih=747

This is the camera we have and we love it! Real easy to use, takes great pics, you can mess around with light exposure, iso settings, shutter speed, etc, etc. This is classed as an entry level camera for amatuers basically.
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_canon_eos_1000d.php

Hope you find something good, not sure how much cash you want to buy but I guess you can pick up some pretty good deals in the US.

Good luck bru,

DST

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I might buy a Cannon. As for the cost of the camera I'm looking to spend around $200+. I don't live in the US so the prices here are higher here.

Cool, well I am sure you'll pick up something nice for 200 and change. We bought ours in the UK when the euro was strong against the £ so got a good deal on it. Mail order is good but I would advise going to a shop and getting some advise and getting the thing in your hand. The part I like about DSLR cameras is that it feels like you got a camera in your hand!!! if you know what I mean, lol.
Well, looks like I won't need to water the garden since it's raining here today, GREAT!

DST said:

Cool, well I am sure you'll pick up something nice for 200 and change. We bought ours in the UK when the euro was strong against the £ so got a good deal on it. Mail order is good but I would advise going to a shop and getting some advise and getting the thing in your hand. The part I like about DSLR cameras is that it feels like you got a camera in your hand!!! if you know what I mean, lol.
Well, looks like I won't need to water the garden since it's raining here today, GREAT!

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Sounds good. I'm more worried about not being able to find lenses at the stores around here easily.

Well the canon comes with an 18-55mm lens anyway, and for most starters that is a pretty decent range. If you then want to get mad with it you can get something like a 35-100mm range lens (which is what I have been trying to persaude the wife to get! lol) But there is always the internet, loads of camera deals (if you can order through the net that is)

DST said:

Well the canon comes with an 18-55mm lens anyway, and for most starters that is a pretty decent range. If you then want to get mad with it you can get something like a 35-100mm range lens (which is what I have been trying to persaude the wife to get! lol) But there is always the internet, loads of camera deals (if you can order through the net that is)

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Sweet. well depending on the prices around here for a good 14MP camera that I want I might but a HD Video camera if I can find one around here that can do 1080p videos.

Hey all. Ok First of all I did some searching online and I seem to find Cannon, Fuji and a few other brands but not much luck with sony so I decided to pick this to see what you guys think. I might be able to get a lens up to 800mm at a store near here. It will cost almost $670 with tax but I want to make sure that it has changeable lenses with it. Here's a link for it.

I know its not the 14Mp that I was wanting but it does do up to 12.2MP also I've never used Cannon so I want to know if anyone knows if its a good quality one or not.

Cannon ESO Rebel T3

or

http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/products?m=gp&pid=8850

I am jealous, I want one as well. That looks real nice Carbon and I think perfect for what you are looking for. That lens with it is the same as mine and gives you pretty good coverage. If you want to get into detailed marco or panoramic shots you might some day want to but another lens but this puppy will keep you sweet for a number of years. Depending on how much you want to throw yourself into photography I guess. but we have had the old Canon model of that (without video option) for a few years and are still super happy with it!!! Happy shopping and full report on first day of play please!?

DST

DST said:

I am jealous, I want one as well. That looks real nice Carbon and I think perfect for what you are looking for. That lens with it is the same as mine and gives you pretty good coverage. If you want to get into detailed marco or panoramic shots you might some day want to but another lens but this puppy will keep you sweet for a number of years. Depending on how much you want to throw yourself into photography I guess. but we have had the old Canon model of that (without video option) for a few years and are still super happy with it!!! Happy shopping and full report on first day of play please!?

DST

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Sweet. Thanks. Now I have to buy a new memory card because the one for my old camera won't work with the camera that I am looking at. I might just buy the 16GB SDHC. The camera specs says it can take up to 800 pics roughly with no flash so that is awsome.

My question is does it support interchangeable lenses?

I don't know. I'm gonna be busy so if I get it on the day that I am busy I might not get a chance to show my work on the first day.

all my pics are on a decade+ old canon powershot (5 mp). it's been dropped, repaired, dropped again and not repaired, and finally handed down to me from my dad because i was having a "omg i dropped my point&click in the pool" crisis.

so i can attest to canon being a quality brand. (mine supports other lenses, my dad gave me a long-distance one, but i hardly ever use it)

so i have a question for you guys:

i've been using my kid's bathwater to water the container garden (it's the shortest haul from that bathroom) but he's had a bit of a rash the last couple days so i added some drops of tea tree oil to his bath yesterday.
do you think it'll be ok to use this water? (i used about 10 drops to 6 gal water)

i know tea tree oil is an indiscriminate killer; i don't want to disturb all my nice microbes but do you think 10 drops/6 gal would be strong enough to damage them?