Afraid we're running out of room. I've nursed my partner's spider plant back to life. Nursed a fern we bought together but forgot to water, back to life. Killed a coffee plant bought from the Eden project. Currently have around ten chilli plants grown from seed demanding heat and light, which have become my pets. Half a dozen tomato plants with likewise demands. And then the vegetable patch - which is our first effort. Limited to small space, we planted everything too close together, and consequently, the potatoes are up to our hips, likewise parsnips. The rhubarb is good, and the courgettes have just started to be ready. We let the sugar snap peas get too old. The broad beans are ready. Salad leaves were a success but we never let them grow hearts. Had a handful of strawberries.
We've also started making paper briquettes for burning in the winter - the briquette maker was an early Christmas present. We began making briquettes with enthusiasm, until we realized how much hard work it actually is, and how messy too. They don't apparently burn too well on their own, but are best alongside wood or coal. Apparently (again) they can also be used to soak up hot fat from cooking - before burning. James, trying to be green. On 4 July 2010 12:23, Rachael Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > The Global Garden > SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW > > The Global Garden is a collaborative initiative to creatively contribute to > positive environmental action in regards to climate change. Each participant > has planted a tree or potted a plant and has agreed to cultivate it as part > of the global garden. As the garden continues to spread beyond geographic > boundaries, into homes and backyards across the world via a network of > participants, it acts as a practical gesture of commitment to conserving and > protecting not only our local and unique eco systems, but the wider global > environment. > > Plants have a very real and tremendous effect on the environment; Some > estimates conclude that 100 trees remove up to five tons of CO2, 400 pounds > of ozone, and 300 pounds of small particulate matter. A study by the U.S. > Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service determined that trees in New > York City annually removed more than 1,800 metric tons of air pollution from > that city’s atmosphere. So each plant in our garden contributes to a > healthier planet. > > Progress of the garden will be documented via the website and collated on > the Global Garden google map to plot its growth and spread. > > You are invited to participate!!! Plant a tree or pot a plant in the Global > Garden and watch how it grows. > > GO TO: http://theglobalgarden.wordpress.com/about/ TO PARTICIPATE > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
