Showing posts with label watering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watering. Show all posts
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
The last meal
All the plants got a treat today in the form of some 4:2:6 in their water. For Rosie and Jim however, this'll be the last input they get from me. Tomorrow they'll have to face December outside.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
On watering
A bit last-minute, but it occurs to me that these experiments need a watering scheme for the indoor plants. I've already decided on pro re nata - or when the plants need it - but even then there's a decision to be made: PRN per plant, PRN per group, or PRN globally?
I've decided on globally. That means that when I decide (completely arbitrarily) that enough of the indoor plants need watering then all will be watered. If too few are in need of water then none shall be watered. I reckon this approach should strike a balance between taking care of the needs of indoor plants and a perceived need to mimic the behaviour of rain in nature, which doesn't much care about the watering needs of an individual plant.
This will take effect after the fortnight's run-in. There's no point in abusing the shoots before they've put out roots or else they'll all fail.
I've decided on globally. That means that when I decide (completely arbitrarily) that enough of the indoor plants need watering then all will be watered. If too few are in need of water then none shall be watered. I reckon this approach should strike a balance between taking care of the needs of indoor plants and a perceived need to mimic the behaviour of rain in nature, which doesn't much care about the watering needs of an individual plant.
This will take effect after the fortnight's run-in. There's no point in abusing the shoots before they've put out roots or else they'll all fail.
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