sime42
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Yep. My speculation is that the troughs are too low. I read somewhere that that matting has a lift capacity of 6", I think I've got more than that height difference. I can't be arsed to sort it now as not going to be away for any length of time this summer now.
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Nope, you'd end up with too much capillitating! All the water would flow out of the reservoir and flood the tray. Capillary action rather than gravity is the name of the game. The idea is that having the reservoirs below keeps the mats on the tray, (and hence pots), moist at all times, but not waterlogged. It also keeps things humid, normally good in a greenhouse.
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They look really good. No slug damage? Weather hasn't been with us either in the UK, you're not alone.
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Boysenberries are brilliant btw. Easy to grow, very productive, good flavour, large fruits, no thorns. What else could you possibly want in a berry fruit? Mixed race so the best of all berries obviously.
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It's this kind of stuff. Gardman Grow It 76001 Capillary Matting Seed Tray Inserts 32 x 18cm free P&P WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Therefore it is ideal for greenhouses and indoor plants. Use with Grow ItSeed andGravel Trays. No, it's not working well this year. Strange because it's been good previous years. Maybe it's too old or the reservoirs are slightly too low. I'd recommend it if you set it up successfully. It provides a nice constant supply of water and very useful if you go away for a few days.
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Not quite. It's tricky to know what to do but I suggest moving the top one down until it's halfway between the bottom one and its current location. (That looks to be about 1/3 of the height). Then tie it on loosely, or with something stretchy, so there's some give, to hopefully avoid the trunk snapping at that point in strong wind. Also, remove the lower tie as I don't think it's doing much.
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Seems like it's a tough one today, best effort so far being a 4.
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I'd say that the ties are a little high up. Isn't the rule that young trees should be stacked at up to a third of their height? To allow adequate flexing of the trunk to ensure strengthening and supporting root development.
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Anyone else spotted the huge irony?!
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It's all the fault of those WWF wrestlers of course. Or was it Conservationists?
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Something weird about how well they're doing in France at the moment I think it was.
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Analysis: Biden's incoherent debate performance worsens age fears WWW.BBC.CO.UK The president came into his debate with Donald Trump with a low bar to clear, and he struggled, writes Anthony Zurcher.
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Talking of renewables, bring on the mussels and seaweed! How scientists are growing seafood under offshore wind farms WWW.EURONEWS.COM Denmark is serving up a side of mussels alongside renewable power.
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I don't know either but I'd guess the closer to the equator the better. The sunlight being strongest there. If that's true then great, we can put all the solar panels in and around London!
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It would make far more sense to put solar panels on new industrial buildings near the big cities and keep the land for grazing, or plant some trees. Think about how many massive crappy new distribution and warehousing centers there are everywhere. The square acreage must be huge. All it would need is a bit of roof structure strengthening work. There's also a bonus of the power generation being close to the power consumption locations.
