Introduction:

"This blog is not necessarily for lovers of art, it includes a variety of topics and whatever. I'm a painter who likes to know what's really going on in the world today. So you might find anything from Shamrocks to Salmiakki mentioned here on my blog. There will of course be some boring, factual and informational posts, but I'll keep them to a minimum, I promise!

And I might get a bit nostalgic now and then.

So you have been warned!"


- Alan Hogan



Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Shamrock Experiment: Day 1


I thought I'd try and grow my own shamrock for St.Patrick's Day this year. This small green plant needs a little care and attention to be grown indoors, so don't be surprised if this goes all wrong. And there isn't a huge amount of sunshine in my part of Finland at the moment.

I didn't have any soil or fertiliser around, so I have to make do with some old mix of wood chippings and dirt. Because of this I will have to keep it well drained with water over the next few weeks.
Will I have the 'Luck of the Irish'? We shall see!






I purchased this small packet
of seeds while in Ireland last Christmas.










So here's the first photo of my experiment.




Keep watching this terribly exciting blog to see if the
shamrock grows in time for good old
St.Patrick's Day 2010!


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