|
Roll on spring
Is it just me or has there been a trend for postings to get very
snappy or short tempered in the last few weeks? There seem to be many more posters losing it with each other lately. I can only put it down to the urglers version of 'cabin fever' - too many gardners stuck inside and wanting, nay, needing to get outside and grow stuff and not being able to and so having (in some cases)long heated discussions about top and bottom posting, data protection, cross posting etc etc Roll on spring!! |
Roll on spring
Roll on spring!! Which will be followed by an Autumn and another Winter with more 'cabin fever'. Why can't people accept that the indoor, cold, wet period comes every year? Mike who accepts whatever weather comes as he knows he has no control over it |
Roll on spring
(Mark Fawcett) wrote:
There seem to be many more posters losing it with each other lately. I can only put it down to the urglers version of 'cabin fever Not me; I'm my normal cheerful sunny self! And if you don't like it, maybe we should step outside and "discuss" it, eh? I cope, as best I can, by working on indoor plants and planning for spring. And I rigged up a couple of high-efficiency fluorescent fixtures over some plants in a south window to give them more than they customary gray.... on a timer for 15-hour days. I'm expecting a knock on the door any day now. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
Roll on spring
Jane Ransom24/12/03 12:03
In article , Mark Fawcett writes Is it just me or has there been a trend for postings to get very snappy or short tempered in the last few weeks? Don't worry . . . it happens every year . . . we are just starting a bit early this year :( And the shortest day has passed so it's uphill all the way. ;-) -- Sacha (remove the 'x' to email me) |
Roll on spring
You're obviously not getting enough "festive cheer" for that Seasonally
Affected Disorder! Drink is the answer. (sorry - what was the question? ;-) Great idea to have Christmas in the middle of winter, wasn't it, just when everyone needs a "lift". Days getting longer now. When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew "Mark Fawcett" wrote in message om... Is it just me or has there been a trend for postings to get very snappy or short tempered in the last few weeks? There seem to be many more posters losing it with each other lately. I can only put it down to the urglers version of 'cabin fever' - too many gardners stuck inside and wanting, nay, needing to get outside and grow stuff and not being able to and so having (in some cases)long heated discussions about top and bottom posting, data protection, cross posting etc etc Roll on spring!! |
Roll on spring
"Andy Hunt" wrote in message ... You're obviously not getting enough "festive cheer" for that Seasonally Affected Disorder! Drink is the answer. (sorry - what was the question? ;-) Great idea to have Christmas in the middle of winter, wasn't it, just when everyone needs a "lift". Days getting longer now. When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew, what lamp? How much power? How high above the bench What area for the bench? [snip] Franz |
Roll on spring
When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew, what lamp? How much power? How high above the bench What area for the bench? I actually have 2 x 250W "Eco-lite" daylight lamps, one fitted with a metal halide bulb, one fitted with a sodium bulb. The two bulbs between them give full-spectrum daylight, from the springtime-like metal halide (strong in blue and violet end of spectrum, good for plant growth) to the autumn-like sodium (strong in yellow and red end of spectrum, good for stimulating fruiting). The lights are hung above a shelf which is about 4' long and about a foot wide. They hang about 3' above the shelf, which is necessary to avoid scorching the plants. The shelf has a bit of plywood about 4" high nailed to the front, and I've lined the resulting trough with a black plastic sheet to make a water-trough, which is handy because it means you can leave the plants for a few days without them drying out. The heat from the lamps tends to encourage transpiration. I've grown all sorts of things under them including herbs of all descriptions and chillis, all year round, although they aren't normally required in the summer, except for "specialist" herbs - South-facing window sills will do just fine in the summer! The lamps are great for starting off stuff for outside in the spring - I don't have a greenhouse. I haven't found anything yet that didn't love it under these lamps - they go like billy-o. I sometimes spend hours fiddling about with the plants on my shelf in the winter - I can actually feel the strong heat and light cheering me up! The plants love it - they don't even realise it's winter-time. I have the lights on about 12 hours a day, so the plants get full-spectrum sunlight at the equivalent of a spring/autumn equinox, which doubles as a growing/fruiting season with the 2 different kinds of bulbs. I must admit, my shelf is a huge luxury. I'm very keen on energy efficiency etc (house completely kitted out with CFLs etc) but the daylight lamps are a really special thing. I switch them off in the summer if I'm not using them, they get very hot. Andrew |
Roll on spring
When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew, what lamp? How much power? How high above the bench What area for the bench? I actually have 2 x 250W "Eco-lite" daylight lamps, one fitted with a metal halide bulb, one fitted with a sodium bulb. The two bulbs between them give full-spectrum daylight, from the springtime-like metal halide (strong in blue and violet end of spectrum, good for plant growth) to the autumn-like sodium (strong in yellow and red end of spectrum, good for stimulating fruiting). The lights are hung above a shelf which is about 4' long and about a foot wide. They hang about 3' above the shelf, which is necessary to avoid scorching the plants. The shelf has a bit of plywood about 4" high nailed to the front, and I've lined the resulting trough with a black plastic sheet to make a water-trough, which is handy because it means you can leave the plants for a few days without them drying out. The heat from the lamps tends to encourage transpiration. I've grown all sorts of things under them including herbs of all descriptions and chillis, all year round, although they aren't normally required in the summer, except for "specialist" herbs - South-facing window sills will do just fine in the summer! The lamps are great for starting off stuff for outside in the spring - I don't have a greenhouse. I haven't found anything yet that didn't love it under these lamps - they go like billy-o. I sometimes spend hours fiddling about with the plants on my shelf in the winter - I can actually feel the strong heat and light cheering me up! The plants love it - they don't even realise it's winter-time. I have the lights on about 12 hours a day, so the plants get full-spectrum sunlight at the equivalent of a spring/autumn equinox, which doubles as a growing/fruiting season with the 2 different kinds of bulbs. I must admit, my shelf is a huge luxury. I'm very keen on energy efficiency etc (house completely kitted out with CFLs etc) but the daylight lamps are a really special thing. I switch them off in the summer if I'm not using them, they get very hot. Andrew |
Roll on spring
When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew, what lamp? How much power? How high above the bench What area for the bench? I actually have 2 x 250W "Eco-lite" daylight lamps, one fitted with a metal halide bulb, one fitted with a sodium bulb. The two bulbs between them give full-spectrum daylight, from the springtime-like metal halide (strong in blue and violet end of spectrum, good for plant growth) to the autumn-like sodium (strong in yellow and red end of spectrum, good for stimulating fruiting). The lights are hung above a shelf which is about 4' long and about a foot wide. They hang about 3' above the shelf, which is necessary to avoid scorching the plants. The shelf has a bit of plywood about 4" high nailed to the front, and I've lined the resulting trough with a black plastic sheet to make a water-trough, which is handy because it means you can leave the plants for a few days without them drying out. The heat from the lamps tends to encourage transpiration. I've grown all sorts of things under them including herbs of all descriptions and chillis, all year round, although they aren't normally required in the summer, except for "specialist" herbs - South-facing window sills will do just fine in the summer! The lamps are great for starting off stuff for outside in the spring - I don't have a greenhouse. I haven't found anything yet that didn't love it under these lamps - they go like billy-o. I sometimes spend hours fiddling about with the plants on my shelf in the winter - I can actually feel the strong heat and light cheering me up! The plants love it - they don't even realise it's winter-time. I have the lights on about 12 hours a day, so the plants get full-spectrum sunlight at the equivalent of a spring/autumn equinox, which doubles as a growing/fruiting season with the 2 different kinds of bulbs. I must admit, my shelf is a huge luxury. I'm very keen on energy efficiency etc (house completely kitted out with CFLs etc) but the daylight lamps are a really special thing. I switch them off in the summer if I'm not using them, they get very hot. Andrew |
Roll on spring
When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew, what lamp? How much power? How high above the bench What area for the bench? I actually have 2 x 250W "Eco-lite" daylight lamps, one fitted with a metal halide bulb, one fitted with a sodium bulb. The two bulbs between them give full-spectrum daylight, from the springtime-like metal halide (strong in blue and violet end of spectrum, good for plant growth) to the autumn-like sodium (strong in yellow and red end of spectrum, good for stimulating fruiting). The lights are hung above a shelf which is about 4' long and about a foot wide. They hang about 3' above the shelf, which is necessary to avoid scorching the plants. The shelf has a bit of plywood about 4" high nailed to the front, and I've lined the resulting trough with a black plastic sheet to make a water-trough, which is handy because it means you can leave the plants for a few days without them drying out. The heat from the lamps tends to encourage transpiration. I've grown all sorts of things under them including herbs of all descriptions and chillis, all year round, although they aren't normally required in the summer, except for "specialist" herbs - South-facing window sills will do just fine in the summer! The lamps are great for starting off stuff for outside in the spring - I don't have a greenhouse. I haven't found anything yet that didn't love it under these lamps - they go like billy-o. I sometimes spend hours fiddling about with the plants on my shelf in the winter - I can actually feel the strong heat and light cheering me up! The plants love it - they don't even realise it's winter-time. I have the lights on about 12 hours a day, so the plants get full-spectrum sunlight at the equivalent of a spring/autumn equinox, which doubles as a growing/fruiting season with the 2 different kinds of bulbs. I must admit, my shelf is a huge luxury. I'm very keen on energy efficiency etc (house completely kitted out with CFLs etc) but the daylight lamps are a really special thing. I switch them off in the summer if I'm not using them, they get very hot. Andrew |
Roll on spring
When I'm a bit cold and miserable I just look at my "indoor garden" for a bit, which sports a horrifically energy-guzzling daylight lamp. My indoor plants are happier than I am at this time of year! Andrew, what lamp? How much power? How high above the bench What area for the bench? I actually have 2 x 250W "Eco-lite" daylight lamps, one fitted with a metal halide bulb, one fitted with a sodium bulb. The two bulbs between them give full-spectrum daylight, from the springtime-like metal halide (strong in blue and violet end of spectrum, good for plant growth) to the autumn-like sodium (strong in yellow and red end of spectrum, good for stimulating fruiting). The lights are hung above a shelf which is about 4' long and about a foot wide. They hang about 3' above the shelf, which is necessary to avoid scorching the plants. The shelf has a bit of plywood about 4" high nailed to the front, and I've lined the resulting trough with a black plastic sheet to make a water-trough, which is handy because it means you can leave the plants for a few days without them drying out. The heat from the lamps tends to encourage transpiration. I've grown all sorts of things under them including herbs of all descriptions and chillis, all year round, although they aren't normally required in the summer, except for "specialist" herbs - South-facing window sills will do just fine in the summer! The lamps are great for starting off stuff for outside in the spring - I don't have a greenhouse. I haven't found anything yet that didn't love it under these lamps - they go like billy-o. I sometimes spend hours fiddling about with the plants on my shelf in the winter - I can actually feel the strong heat and light cheering me up! The plants love it - they don't even realise it's winter-time. I have the lights on about 12 hours a day, so the plants get full-spectrum sunlight at the equivalent of a spring/autumn equinox, which doubles as a growing/fruiting season with the 2 different kinds of bulbs. I must admit, my shelf is a huge luxury. I'm very keen on energy efficiency etc (house completely kitted out with CFLs etc) but the daylight lamps are a really special thing. I switch them off in the summer if I'm not using them, they get very hot. Andrew |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:06 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter