Garden diary

  • Pickled peppers everywhere

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     The beginning of September is usually the time when we start making pickled peppers. Although most of the vegetables are stored in August and July, peppers are one of the last vegetables we store. The reason is this is the…

  • another harvest Wednesday

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    rollinggarden

    After the last rain period, the morning temperatures have dropped and are now around 10°C (50°F). This has slowed down my vegetable growth and now I’m harvesting only once a week. Today I decided it was a good day to…

  • Digging the onion bed

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    rollinggarden

     Deep digging is something I absolutely hate doing. There’s no other garden job I hate more than digging. Since my garden is in the middle of the forest, with no access to mechanization, plowing is not an option for my…

  • Lettuce and heat- a bad combination

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    rollinggarden

    One of the first and most grown vegetables is certainly lettuce. Butterhead, crisphead, romaine, or loose-leaf there is always at least one variety or type of lettuce growing in every vegetable garden. But what happens when the garden is just…

  • Preparing for a new season

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    rollinggarden

     Although this season is almost over, my balcony is slowly filling with new pots and trays. I’ve decided to do a big change in my gardening. No more empty garden during the winter. I will try to keep the garden…