Greenhouse lizards

A very interesting idea to help deal with greenhouse pest control, as mentioned most notably in books by Stefan Buczacki, is to keep lizards in the greenhouse.

The green anole is a very active climber and will escape through vents but the brown anole or anolis sagrei naturally lives closer to the ground and looks a [...]

Growing on

What was that about spring approaching? Surpised by the amount of snow overnight, which you can see on the edges of the pictures. So it was back to the greenhouse and at least get some seeds into a heated propagator.

Taken through the lid of the propagator, at the back we’ve got sweet peas. Front left-hand side has [...]

Amaryllis or Hippeastrum?

Hippeastrum

One sign that spring’s approaching is this hippeastrum which we have had for five years. These are often sold as amaryllis because they are part of the same species but they bloom in spring, possibly even late winter, while the amaryllis that looks similar to this actually blooms in autumn. They also have a [...]

And so we wait…

Still quiet. Early February, weather still holding things back and oh how I long for better weather. As well as generally improving one’s mood, there are so many jobs and ideas that need a break in the frost and rain cycle that we seem stuck in; the occasional sunny day isn’t helping. The plants in the [...]