Garden diary
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Removing the sunshade plants
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Although we’ve had a week of abundant sunshine, due to the low morning temperatures, the temperatures haven’t reached over 30°C (86°F). This is wonderful for the vegetables and garden plants. They aren’t experiencing heat distress anymore. Still, we’re in a…
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Weird pumpkin identified
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A few weeks ago, I’ve noticed a pumpkin-like plant growing next to my rhubarb. I haven’t sown any of my zucchinis or pumpkins here, so I had no idea which plant it was. When it first started growing I thought…
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Battle for tomatoes continues
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As soon as we got some colder weather, the tomato diseases activated again. The blight is now spreading even faster than before, and it will be hard to stop. The rain brought us first fogs, and they are usually death…
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The summer killer was here
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The Assumption of Mary, August 15th, is a well-known date in Croatian inland as the summer destroyer. Around the 15th, we get a hard weather change with strong north winds that drastically lower the temperatures. We still get some warm…
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First pickling marathon finished
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Finally, I’ve finished with the pickling marathon. It has been almost a week of peeling, slicing, dicing, and jar hunting. I’ve used almost all medium-sized jars that I had at home and filled 110 jars of different pickled joys. While…