Growing Stuff

  • Yes, it’s the middle of August. My sunflowers still haven’t flowered, in fact they’re only just coming into proper growth! That’s what happens when you plant them late I guess! They are also a dwarf variety as, living in a…

  • My Spinach is doing well. The Lechuza container it’s growing in is doing its job well, keeping the substrate moist. As expected, not sure we’ll have enough for a sandwich, let along regular crops for salads, but thaht’s not the…

  • Let’s see if seeds from my Gerbera Daisy will grow…

  • So far when my Gerbera daisy flowers had started wilted I gave the plant a bit of water and it would quickly perk up. This time however is different. This time the the flower that’s wilting wouldn’t perk up with…

  • 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…

  • Like my cactus, I don’t think my sunflower seedlings would have been getting enough light on our east facing, sheltered balcony. So decided to move them with the cactus to the front, but I also wanted to put them into…

  • IT’s felt like quite the wait (probably 8–10 days) but today I’ve got the first signs that my sunflowers are actually germinating! My Ms Mars sunflowers should grow to be much smaller than the super tall plants we’re used to,…

  • Our Peace Lily has seen better days to say the least! I’m not entirely sure when this plant came into our possession, possibly around 2003-2005, which would suggest we’ve not done quite as badly with care I thought. A year…

  • Sometime in spring 2020 I bought an attractive little plant with a bright yellow flower. Thought it might brighten up the flat a bit. Turns out it’s a Gerbera daisy, possibly Gerbera jamesonii but I could be wrong. If someone…

  • 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…