The weather in January was unusually mild this year and my garden woke up thinking that Spring had already arrived. A short burst of extra hard frosts earlier this month soon dispelled the illusion and many emerging blooms have been cut back. One that I am watching carefully is the rooted branch of a fig tree I was given last year which was producing new shoots but are now just blackened twigs. However my camellias have defied the frost and are in full bloom still including the flower in the picture which has taken on half its color from the adjoining bush.
Talking of colors I came across this article about using purple lighting to grow plants indoors. Apparently the dominant type of chlorophyll in plants only needs purple light to function. By using red and blue LEDs to create purple light you can dramatically reduce the energy needed to grow plants indoors.
Most of us will have heard of planting by the moon, the technique of timing your activities to coincide with the phases of the moon, but watching the clouds for a sign is a new one on me. “Look at the sky. Watch for the ball-like formation of the clouds. If you have that sign, you can plant your camote cuttings at sunset” is the advice from Lolo Pedro as reported by Ver F. Pacete writing in the Sun Star Bacolod newspaper. And it’s not just the timing that is important, there is a specific ritual to be followed. Read more..
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