After two days of competition at the 2023 FAI World Championships for Space Models (Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 July), the Junior and Senior results were announced in the following categories: Parachute Duration (S3) Rocket Boost Glider Duration (S4) Helicopter Duration (S9) Streamer Duration (S6) Find out about the details for each class here. Launch time! Parachute Detention (S3)
(LSM.lv autore) Latvians like to think they are more in tune with the seasons than most, and there may be something to it. With that in mind, we ll be guiding you through the next few months with this series on some of the plants you can encounter from summer onwards, how and where they grow, with expert advice.
The fragile and heady-scented sweet peas flower throughout the summer until, in case they ve been planted late, the first autumn frosts. Mārtiņš Maltenieks, a gardener and breeder of sweet peas, spoke to LSM about the development of different varieties of the plant and the way the plant grows in the Latvian climate.