Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Great Service from Centre for Alternative Technology...
Wow, at 7am this morning the postman arrived with my parcel from the Centre for Alternative Technology. Only ordered at 10:10am yesterday and arrived within 24 hours. That is GREAT service. I unpacked the parcel to check out the Easy2Grow Kit. Looks interesting. I will write more soon.
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Buying some hydroponic kit...
So with the promise of a new greenhouse and some seeds planted on Sunday, I decided I would order some hydroponic kit. I have no power in greenhouse so I have decided to order two different things to help me grow my vegetables.
My first purchase was from Greenhouse Sensation which I read about in the Kitchen Garden magazine. I bought a Solargrow with Solar Panel, Holiday Watering Kit and Frame. Not cheap at £99.95 but I hope it will return the cost over the long term. Hopefully, when it arrives and yields lots of lovely food, I will update here. I also bought a Holiday Watering Kit which I hope will keep the plants going while I am away.
On the same website, my eye was caught by their Windowgrow product which looks very interesting and might look well on the window sill of the kitchen. It's a passive hydroponic system for herbs and lettuces and the like. It was more cost effective at just £26.90. My wife likes to buy herbs from the supermarket so hopefully I can keep these alive better or even grow them myself so I might cover my cost in about six months or so :-) We'll see....
I also purchased and Easy2Grow Kit (GGR90130) from the Centre for Alternative Technology. This was a special offer and represented very good value at just £20.00. Again it's a passive hydroponic system, I think.
Right now, I am a little concerned that my enthusiasm is getting the better of me so I best not buy or write any more.
My first purchase was from Greenhouse Sensation which I read about in the Kitchen Garden magazine. I bought a Solargrow with Solar Panel, Holiday Watering Kit and Frame. Not cheap at £99.95 but I hope it will return the cost over the long term. Hopefully, when it arrives and yields lots of lovely food, I will update here. I also bought a Holiday Watering Kit which I hope will keep the plants going while I am away.
On the same website, my eye was caught by their Windowgrow product which looks very interesting and might look well on the window sill of the kitchen. It's a passive hydroponic system for herbs and lettuces and the like. It was more cost effective at just £26.90. My wife likes to buy herbs from the supermarket so hopefully I can keep these alive better or even grow them myself so I might cover my cost in about six months or so :-) We'll see....
I also purchased and Easy2Grow Kit (GGR90130) from the Centre for Alternative Technology. This was a special offer and represented very good value at just £20.00. Again it's a passive hydroponic system, I think.
Right now, I am a little concerned that my enthusiasm is getting the better of me so I best not buy or write any more.
The choice of greenhouse...
The range and different types of greenhouse are just amazing. As well as the greenhouses, you could also choose from poly-tunnels and other structures. My wife forbade me from the poly tunnel option so it had to be a greenhouse. Then there was the discussion about how she would have to look out the window at it so it better look nice!!! :-)
The decision was made: a nice cedar wood greenhouse. This meant an increase in cost and required hard standing. Would you believe if I told you I starting digging the foundations over three years ago. A bit slow going, I think you will agree but we did have a baby girl to take care of in the meantime as well as a very busy job.
So finally last week I ordered an 8X8 Amateur Greenhouse from Alton at Quality Buildings in Morganstown, near Cardiff.
Very soon, I will be growing exciting crops inside my new greenhouse. How exciting is that!
The decision was made: a nice cedar wood greenhouse. This meant an increase in cost and required hard standing. Would you believe if I told you I starting digging the foundations over three years ago. A bit slow going, I think you will agree but we did have a baby girl to take care of in the meantime as well as a very busy job.
So finally last week I ordered an 8X8 Amateur Greenhouse from Alton at Quality Buildings in Morganstown, near Cardiff.
Very soon, I will be growing exciting crops inside my new greenhouse. How exciting is that!
2010 - The Year of the Greenhouse...
After many years of planning, lusting and wishing, I have finally ordered my greenhouse. I am excited about all the potential plants I can grow:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Chillies
- Lemongrass
- Ginger
- the potential is making my imagination run riot....
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