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Light Experiment with Chili Plants

May 24, 2009

In tight urban spaces one of the biggest problems is getting enough light and growing in appropriate conditions. I was concerned about the short time we have direct light for in the apartment and whether the cooking in the apartment was upsetting the plants in the living room so I tried a small experiment.
I took [...]

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Impulse Buying @Newlands Garden Centre

February 15, 2009

I went to a couple of garden centres this morning before the Six Nations to check out what deals for containers were on offer and I came away with a bush and a tree.
I’ve been asking around about the droopy lettuce seedlings on the GardenWeb and Irish Allotments forums. The general consensus seems to be [...]

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