Herbs
Yes. A Bonsai tree is not the only thing I got for Christmas. I also received two silver larger pots that contained everything you need to start growing your own herbs year round. Always a bit sceptical of these 'grow your own' pots followed the instructions and expected nothing to come of it. Whether anything would grow or not is another question but again I hoped I could manage these small herbs.
The herb pots I received were for Parsley and Chives and doing some minor research these should grow easily in my room. I am now where I will be based for the next 6 months and have my Bonsai Tree and Growbox on one side of the room and my side projects on a windowsill which unfortunately does not get a great amount of sunlight. Despite this I have had some excellent results already from my herbs. Initially i saw one or two sprouts in both pots after just only 6 days of planting the seeds and now each day sees huge improvements which can be seen from the photos below. This can be particularly seen in the Parsley.
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Chives on 4th January 2015 |
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Chives a day later on 5th January 2015 |
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Parsley on 4th January 2015 |
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Parsley a day later on 5th January 2015 |
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As you can see there has been some excellent growth overall in just a few weeks. Both lots of seeds were planted initially on Christmas Day and I am hoping to see the continued growth over the next few weeks before eventually being able to harvest the herbs to use in cooking.
Cacti
This time last year I was in a similar but different position. I had not got any for Christmas I had got some money that I decided to go out and spend on a three cacti. All different species and of different shapes and sizes. A year later and I could not have guessed what would have happened. It is important to note I am not sure what each type is so if anyone knows, please leave a comment with any information on growing conditions etc. Results for the three cacti I have have been mixed. With one flourishing, one dieing and one seemingly staying exactly the same.
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The dead one. Not quite sure what happened :( |
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The non-changer. This is exactly how it looked last year. |
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The lively one. The whole top section is completely new growth and has nearly doubled in height the overall size of the Cactus. |
So these are the side projects I have going on at this time. I am planning to use the pot of the dead cactus for some other seeds/cuttings from whatever grows from the growbox. We will see. Stay tuned for further updates on the Bonsai Tree, Grow Box which now has a homemade lighting frame and everything else!!
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