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The Anglesey project is funded through the European Leader programme with support from Anglesey Council and the Welsh Assembly Government. Many people came to our Open Day - and were pleasantly surprised by the variety of plants that can be grown without soil. It was a pleasantly warm day and we were fortunate in having a breeze to help keep the temperatures down. The first *official* visitor on our Open Day was a good and supportive friend -Goronwy O Parry MBE - here being shown around by the Herblady... 
An interesting article is to found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/5120946.stm
Hydroponic Growing - July 2006 At present in the demonstration unit we have growing: Sweet Peas - Carnation - Calendula (marigold)-Nasturtium - Lavender - Helychrysum French Marigold (tagetes) - Sweet William-Okra - Peppers - Pak Choi Tomatoes - Runner Beans - Cucumber - Courgette Many different varieties of Lettuce - Cabbage greyhound Sage green - Sage tricolour - Sage golden - Sage purple Rosemar- Thyme -French Tarragon Mint - Chives - Stevia (sweet herb of Peru)Roquette - Basil - Coriander Feverfew The Meadowsweet in the lanes is a picture this year - and the smell as of new mown hay is a delight. 
We have been very busy harvesting this herb as it is one that I use a lot of. The smell when the bunches of flowers are cut is very addictive !
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April 15th 2007 Our new addition - settling in well Another Bouvier des Flandres called Chewbaka - a friend for Maisie and our Kerry Blue terrier - the infamous Nelson!
Building Floating Beds 
Building wooden frame 
 Line with thick plastic watched by Nelson and Chewy Tidy up before battening plastic down.. Second water bed made up 
Thin Polystyrene sheet measured up and holes cut for pots Close up of small pots and little basket pots awaiting seedlings. 
Note Bubbler on top left to aerate the water !  Seedlings 
120 plants growing well - June 10th 2007 and....12 days later - 22nd June-wow what a difference! 
3rd Floating Bed! Takes 105 plants 
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