Do yourself a favor and choose or make a medium that allows you to water to beyond saturation, so you're flushing out accumulating salts as you water, w/o the need to be concerned about the soil remaining soggy so long it limits root function and/or wrecks root health. It doesn't make sense, when you have options, to choose a medium you'll be persistently at war with for control over your plants' vitality.

Obviously, the conversation is open-ended and awaiting your response .....

Al

You want to grow an olive in your library? Is the library made out of glass? I ask because olives need full sun.

Nil - Hmm... that is quite the quandry. It's such a dillema with libraries. I like basking in the sun while reading books, but in my home we keep all the blinds closed in our mini library room with blinds closed to avoid bleaching of the books.

For me I'd rather have the blinds open and have plants there but my wife owns nearly all the books and would probably kick me out. =)

lol there are films that can be applied to windows that block 99.9% of the UV.

Nil13 Tell me more! I need UV blockage for fine art without having to live in a tomb! Nancy

You can buy the film at the hardware store usually - it's pretty much the same stuff as car window tint film (without the tint).

I think my wife would still insist on keeping the blinds closed, the books are that precious for her!

Thank you! Off to buy some tomorrow! Nancy