Hi Oliver. I think lack of light and space are a problem with indoor growing. Windowsills soon fill up with seedlings and young plants at seed sowing time in the spring, and plants stored on dining room tables suffer from lack of adequate daylight.
An idea I have mentioned before on the forum on a similar thread is some kind of vertical windowsill depth shelving unit. It could double (maybe triple) the amount of growing space receiving natural daylight from a window. Ideally it would fold flat when not in use, like a clothes airer, and the shelves designed to fit standard size plant pots.
It's difficult to explain the image I have in my head properly , but it's kind of like those wire over door storage things you can get for bathrooms, but instead of hooks at the top it would have suckers to secure it to the window, four legs and sturdy feet at the bottom.
This is an link to a wilko product that is similar...
Me too Joyce, it would be better if these college bods would tell us what they want to design and let us comment on that. Do they ever have anything in their minds when they ask for these surveys.
Don't blame the students, I think it's often the teaching staff that set these tasks, and they in turn have been given them by companies that like to get their research and development done for them on the cheap by universities and colleges, rather than pay salaries to people who actually know something about the industry.
Kitty .. that does sound like something very useful in the spring when we're pricking out our seedlings.
As for the question ... I think that the students are expected to produce evidence that the product they decide to develop is something that will be saleable ... i.e. something for which there is a demonstrable demand ... hence asking us the question
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It might help this forum members to be more willing to answer such questions if the original poster (student) would state very clearly what is precisely the "task" they have been set and by whom, and in which institution they work, at which level.
In my opinion the questions that are asked are far too vague to be of any use.Are those students' teachers aware of that? Do they educate their students on the basic steps to do research, how to construct a valid survey, etc.?
But unless we send a Round Robin to every FE and HE establishment with a product design course, how do we get that message across?
As it is each student arrives here knowing only what they know ........ unless they're downright rude and demanding I have no problem with helping them out if I can ... as long as they learn from the experience .... we may never know if they do, so I suppose we just have to have a bit of faith in them and their educators ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
What a great question, it’s nice to see some keen interest from a younger generation over the topic of gardening.
It is so important we encourage such interest and any questions put out there, not only to ensure gardening and growth of plants continue in the future but also to teach the younger generation the benefits of gardening.
We we’re once at the age of this individual asking the question, wouldnt you at this age want to receive encouragement and positivit?
When this young gentleman becomes a succesful designer we can feel a sense of pride in the fact that all that positive advice will have contributed to his success.
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Hi Oliver. I think lack of light and space are a problem with indoor growing. Windowsills soon fill up with seedlings and young plants at seed sowing time in the spring, and plants stored on dining room tables suffer from lack of adequate daylight.
An idea I have mentioned before on the forum on a similar thread is some kind of vertical windowsill depth shelving unit. It could double (maybe triple) the amount of growing space receiving natural daylight from a window. Ideally it would fold flat when not in use, like a clothes airer, and the shelves designed to fit standard size plant pots.
It's difficult to explain the image I have in my head properly
, but it's kind of like those wire over door storage things you can get for bathrooms, but instead of hooks at the top it would have suckers to secure it to the window, four legs and sturdy feet at the bottom.
This is an link to a wilko product that is similar...
http://www.wilko.com/smart-kitchen-storage/wilko-over-door-rack/invt/0437087?nst=0&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInqKInML12AIVhz8bCh3Iagz5EAQYAiABEgLobPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Not suggesting that this design is ideal for plant growing, just to give a general idea of what I'm waffling on about ?.
Good luck with your studies.
Don't blame the students, I think it's often the teaching staff that set these tasks, and they in turn have been given them by companies that like to get their research and development done for them on the cheap by universities and colleges, rather than pay salaries to people who actually know something about the industry.
Kitty .. that does sound like something very useful in the spring when we're pricking out our seedlings.
As for the question ... I think that the students are expected to produce evidence that the product they decide to develop is something that will be saleable ... i.e. something for which there is a demonstrable demand ... hence asking us the question
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It might help this forum members to be more willing to answer such questions if the original poster (student) would state very clearly what is precisely the "task" they have been set and by whom, and in which institution they work, at which level.
In my opinion the questions that are asked are far too vague to be of any use.Are those students' teachers aware of that? Do they educate their students on the basic steps to do research, how to construct a valid survey, etc.?
But unless we send a Round Robin to every FE and HE establishment with a product design course, how do we get that message across?
As it is each student arrives here knowing only what they know ........ unless they're downright rude and demanding I have no problem with helping them out if I can ... as long as they learn from the experience .... we may never know if they do, so I suppose we just have to have a bit of faith in them and their educators ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
What a great question, it’s nice to see some keen interest from a younger generation over the topic of gardening.
It is so important we encourage such interest and any questions put out there, not only to ensure gardening and growth of plants continue in the future but also to teach the younger generation the benefits of gardening.
We we’re once at the age of this individual asking the question, wouldnt you at this age want to receive encouragement and positivit?
When this young gentleman becomes a succesful designer we can feel a sense of pride in the fact that all that positive advice will have contributed to his success.
Kindest of regards,
Beckay Tay Tay
I like the idea of a collapsible window shelf thing. Perspex or glass shelves for maximum light. Good idea, Kitty.
It would have to be quite sturdy ... Moist compost can be quite heavy.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.