Garden diary
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New soil is here
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This has been a very hard week. I can’t remember when was the last time I was so tired at the end of the week. I’m used to hard work, but the amount of the work this week managed…
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Seedlings week 14: back out again
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After a cold wave we got last week, this week has been a very nice and warm spring week. The Monday temperatures were quite low but didn’t drop under the freezing point. Now, the temperatures are back to mild…
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Violent weather change
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After almost a whole month of sun and drought, this weekend brought us a violent weather change. From almost 25°C(77°F) we dropped to 0°C(32°F) in just 24h. Instead of rain, we got snow. Luckily the soil was warm enough from…
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Seedlings week 13: tomato stakes
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When you tell someone that your seedlings need stakes, the first thing you hear is that you’ve sown them too early. But, for me, staking my seedlings is actually the sign that I did something right and that this year,…
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Monthly review: March- one big cabbage roll
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In Croatian, when you want to explain the inadequateness of the word “average” there’s a saying that roughly translates as: “Some people eat only meat, some eat only cabbages and some get the soup, but in the end, we all…