And other unnatural diversions by indomitable city growers! If you're a grower, especially one who's growing under open skies, you've probably learnt by now who's the boss. No, I don't mean your spouse, or the manager cutting your cheques, or even those demanding kids of yours! It's Nature that calls the shots, right?!. There's simply no getting around climate, season, sun orientation, sunlight availability, moon phases, wind factors, precipitation, humidity levels, airborne

For the love of God, and all things good, PLEASE hole your containers! There are few things as contradictory as a self-professed plant lover growing his/her beloved plants in a container with no holes. What should seem to be common sense, that plants will need to vent, just as we humans do - especially if they keep getting watered and fed (!) - is apparently, esoteric wisdom to many. Here are some photos, mainly from gift shops, where neither the seller nor the gifter seem to