Hallson Gardens

Thanks everyone! I couldn't keep all this fun to myself!

It has all of the charactor of a sparrow and was in a flock of them so my best guess is that it's a sparrow, just mutated. No pink eyes but I bet if it carry's on those genes it just might produce an albino offspring? Yes, hostapalooza, it has white on it's tail but the same size/shape as a sparrow....

Hi Theresa! AKA neighbor
You have a PM!

Love the birds John, I don't remember seeing to many Carolina wrens around here. I'm glad you are feeling better!

A few more

I really enjoy these majestic birds and have recently indulged myself in capturing them during their daily activities. These were taken along the IL river.

As I was having my morning coffee, rubbed my eyes to make sure I was seeing this correctly then ran to get my camera.
Sorry, it's a little blurry as I took the pic through a plastic covered window. I've never seen one like this before!

Hi Greygardener
No complaints here so far and much better than last year! Is it possible your sdl. pots/trays aren't warm enough? Just a thought. They like it at or around 75 degrees.

You betcha Jane, they're still good if the seed is plump!!!!

Now that's a lot of seed there!
You did good Alexa!

:( Galaxy is aborting her pods right & left! I knew I should have dug her in the spring, if I dig her now she'll surely loose them all. :cry: My main breeeders are in pots and in the house right now. :P Heat index for today is to reach 115, we've had 20-some days straight with temps of 90 or higher ...

Barry White produces the best mood of all in order to get amazing babies!

Gosh Mike, you're not alone. I've killed my share of seedlings with water this year. Good thing I have so many to practice with and take my mind off of what I did.

IMHO, I think you're right Wanda. :wink: I'm very new to this hybridizing thing. From what I can see, there are a lot of people working with the same sort of crossings. I think it's more of an individual perception/choice as to how hard one wishes to work at meeting their goals. Personally I think i...

Thanks for the update Demi!
Looking forward to photos when they come into focus.

WhooHoo! Now you're cookin Denise! Can't wait to see more young'ins!

Hi Mike! Great topic favorite topic! :P I have a few favorites at this point but my most favorite at the moment would have to be a sdl from Rod's strk mix, I call her 'Little Lacy'. It's a good little grower in comparison to the rest and so far is retaining an extremly lacy edge on her last two sets...

I got my test results back from Dr. Lockhart. More good news than bad! :P The leaves I sent in that I suspected of having a virus all came back negative! Yeah! :P Those were...Paradise Joyce (who obviously just looks funky in changing color), Striptease, Gold Standard, Parhelion (who's showing funk...

In my food service certification classes I took a few years back, I learned that deluted bleach in a spray bottle is only viable for 24 hours for sanitizing. I would think undiluted bleach would be ok though.
I use alcohol because it evaporates fast.