[fatbelly]

This Tin Foil Business.......It really does work.

I read on here about putting tin foil at the back of plants
that are growing on window sills etc to get light all around the plant.

Well I have tried it on my Tomato plants and it works a treat.
They are no longer bending towards the light source each day
and they seem to have improved since I put the foil at the back of them.
Will use it all the time now.

[DD.]

I don't like to say 'I told you so' but..................................

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=16067

[purplebean]

We currently have a tin foil fortress in the living room  I potted up 86 peppers/toms/aubergines into 3 inch pots yesterday. Thankfully hubby doesn't mind  

[millie C]

I used to work in a day hospital where we grew seeds, cuttings, and plants for therapy for the patients, but we only had a bench by a big window, and were only there Mon, weds & friday, so we used to have plants on capillary matting and they always grew too leggy and towards the light - used to spend most of our time turning them around (good therapy but bit repetitive!) We then found an old mirror and managed to devise a way of putting that behind the plants - it worked like a dream. They say magic is all done with mirrors!

[WhippetMaster]

Just been reading this and other entries by DD. Will be trying this tommorrow    sounds excellent for window sill growing.

[woodburner]

I'm thinking of sticking some on cardboard first, it'll help it stay up and probably make it last longer too.

[DD.]

I'm thinking of sticking some on cardboard first, it'll help it stay up and probably make it last longer too.

It's fine if you stick it under your pot or tray & then fold it upwards, then bend the sides inwards. Been doing it years.

[Bernard]

Sounds like a good plan for some situations -
but I think if I tried this with my orchids they literally wouldn't know which way to turn!