Archive for February, 2008

Drip Spikes Mark 2

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Well I have mixed feelings about the drip spikes now. Seems they get clogged very easily with the normal grit in the pots and this prevents the water from being applied to the plants. I am going to persist with them as I feel that when they work they work well. However, [...]

Another Tech Drama

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Well just as I got the ISP and hosting sorted my Mac decided to throw a spanner my way. The MagSafe power connector has carked it.
For those of you not aware of a MagSafe connector it is a great idea with magnets used to hold the power cable in place, instead of [...]

BlackJack Zucchini Update

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Well I thought it is time to give you all an update on how the latest BlackJack Zucchini’s are progressing. As many of you would recall this plant is my nemesis and I at one stage swore not to grow any more. Needless to say I buckled and bought some hardy looking seedlings [...]

Drip Spikes

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Well before the move I was given about 12 drip spikes to trial in the garden. As luck would have it it then rained for a week, and then I had all the technology failures below to deal with. Anyway yesterday I finally deployed the spikes using some of the collected rain water.
The [...]

A New Host

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Over the last week my former host has basically driven the majority of their clients away due to a whole service failure. My sites were, and some still are, affected. As a result my sites are on the move. SCHWOIT was the first restored and socko’s spot will be second. The [...]