Garden diary

  • Cold, snow and no gardening

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     November has been a “no gardening” month for me. Unlike the past couple of years, the cold came early this year, and there’s not much that can be done outside. During the beginning of November, there were still a couple…

  • Digging through the fog

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    The Forest garden, especially on the hill, during autumn, is characterized by two things: fog and rain. Sunny days usually don’t start with a sunrise, but with a long morning fog that sticks until the late afternoon. There are many…

  • Everything ends(and begins) on the balcony

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     The real autumn is here. The past week we started with our first mild morning frost temperatures and morning fogs. Of course, this means that soon there won’t be much left in the garden. The only veggies that can survive…

  • Another seed delivery

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     Last week after the first delivery of the seedbox from Planthouse, I got my second delivery from Pšeno. Pšeno is a farm shop that holds absolutely everything a farmer needs, and that of course includes seeds. I’ve been ordering seeds…

  • December in October

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    Persistent Genoa cyclone brought us 8 days of rain. Although the amount wasn’t too big, with a total of 80mm of rain, the rainfall was so continuous that the soil is completely soaked. Even the strong north winds didn’t dry…