hello there from Brittany!

I started creating different wind breaks in our garden. Not too high and loosely placed in order to well integrate. The micro-climates created by those small breaks are incredible - I grow kiwi, akebia and other tropical plants now without massive walls surrounding me.

"The Walipini (underground or pit greenhouse) in this bulletin is designed specifically for the area of La Paz, Bolivia. However, the principles explained in the bulletin make it possible to build the Walipini in a wide variety of other geographic and climatic conditions. The word ‟Walipini” comes from the Aymara Indian language of this area of the world and means ‟place of warmth”. The Walipini utilizes nature’s resources to provide a warm, stable, well-lit environment for year-round vegetable production. Locating the growing area 6’- 8’ underground and capturing and storing daytime solar radiation are the most important principles in building a successful Walipini."

Pdf  ---   http://www.survivalistboards.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1268

Wow, that sounds amazing!!!

 Lot of other great articles their as well, but you may need a account to download.

Hey there,
I am Philippe from Brittany and I just joined this forum! I have been growing/ experimenting with edible plants & mushrooms for some years now and am still stoked about seeds coming to life, growing & flowering.
As the climate in Brittany is very humid and very mild, it is actually a pretty amazing place for experiments.
Depending on the season, I always have different seeds to share!

Does anyone have advice how to get your Kratom plants into a compact shape?

In a 2 meter high grow tent they quickly reach the top, becoming rather long and spindly. A long strong stem without leaves or branches, then a few branches at the top, all quite lanky. Any chance to get it more into a shrub form? Even cutting back the main stem to half high just resulted in the plant pushing out one long branch from that point, instead of branching out.

How to get it to branch out more?

Maybe cut it back to a few centimeters above ground and hope that it will regrow as a shrub? Or is that going to kill it? The stem is already quite strong, about 2-3cm thick just above the soil.

hi

welcome to STS nolannorwood, hope you enjoy your stay around here!

What kind of gourmet mushrooms are you cultivating?

welcome to the forum cil311, from another Canadian.  Are you east , central or west coast?

welcome to the forums Ernest!  Hope you enjoy your stay around here .

hey i am from canada and i grow a variety of super hot peppers and i'm interested in more varieties. i'm also growing a caapi vine and i'm looking for accompanying plants/shrubs