Sunday, 23 October 2011

gardening info-small disaster

You know those small mishaps that happen especially at the end of the day,well here's my latest,seedlings having a water when you know what's coming yep the rose comes off the can and bye-bye seedlings S%&£

gardening info- wheat grass

Wheat grass grown in small trays inside polytunnel by my colleague Annick who extracted the juice giving a beneficial drink. Wheat grass consumption began in the 1930's as a result of experiments by Charles F Schnabel It has been argued that Wheat grass helps blood flow digestion and general detoxification of the body. I have tasted it and I have had no side effects except that I need scarifying in the Autumn to prevent moss

Monday, 17 October 2011

gardening info-germination with the moon

Gardening with the Moon is getting a little complicated, well that is if I let it, this is just a little experiment just to see if the Earth/Moon relationship works or is it just coincidence. Basically these plants have had a decent germination and were sown roughly a month ago, the chart I'm working from says that it is favourable to sow again tomorrow possibly Wednesday,but I know the temperature/light will be different,interesting!

Sunday, 16 October 2011

gardening info- OH NO


OH NO Just when you thought I was regaining my sanity look what happens I've set up another snailery.What do you want another one for? I here you say,well I've got a lot of snails,joking aside they are beginning to work.This one again is fitted out with self contained apartments and you can see one of the happy tenants settling in