Growing Stuff

Category: Equipment

  • Using de-ionised water with carnivorous plants

    Using de-ionised water with carnivorous plants

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    Ben George
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    Turns out carnivorous plants are particularly picky about the water they are given. I now use a de-ionised water meant for cars!

  • Terracotta pot drainage

    Terracotta pot drainage

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    Ben George
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    I recently purchased a few terracotta pots, for a couple of reasons… Weight – less likely to tip over vs plastic Look better than plastic pots Should allow more air to substrate The plan for these was for my overgrown Opuntia cactus and also my seedling Ms Mars sunflowers. Having purchased them I started to…

  • Lechuza BALCONERA 50

    Lechuza BALCONERA 50

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    Ben George
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    Living in a small flat, we don’t have much room for growing plants. I Wanted to find something that was relatively portable (compared to an allotment!!) but would enable growing of a few edible plants. What I ended up with was the Lechuza Balconera. A trough like container that holds a supply of water in…