Garden diary

  • Another excellent harvest and more storms – the main garden weekly review

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    The weeks in June are all the same. Extreme warmth followed by a couple of storms and then more extreme heat. After a very rainy past week, this week we didn’t get any rain at all. The storms have passed…

  • Mama bear has had enough

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    This has been a really difficult year for the seedlings and potted vegetables. The beginning of the spring was very cold, which didn’t allow our seedlings to grow as they should. After the cold, came unusually warm months, and we’ve…

  • Tomatoes are out of control

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    For most of the past week, I was away from the garden. The weather changed abruptly, and after a few warm weeks, we again had an episode of cold, rainy, and windy days. Of course, as soon as we get…

  • Working on side garden terrace

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    After almost a year and a half, we finally finished the extensive construction work in the side garden. During the past year and a half, we’ve demolished 4 sheds that were in the side garden, cleaned the area, built a…

  • Changes bring big harvests

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    We all strive to grow big and beautiful pieces of vegetables. We want perfect lettuce heads, big cabbages, long carrots, and lots of beans and peas per plant. But, what if we notice that no matter what we do we…