Garden diary
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Harvest before the rain
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After the longest heatwave this year that lasted for 10 days, we should be getting some colder air and rain tomorrow. Since the temperatures have been really high, reaching over 38°C (100.4°F), there’s a big chance of a storm, thunderstorm,…
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Making mulch up the hill
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Temperatures are back over 32°C (89.6°F), and we’re experiencing another heatwave. This is why I decided that it was time to do another mulching tour in the garden. I have lots of freshly sown vegetables and a couple of beds…
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Regrowing kohlrabi from the root
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Many of the vegetables can be regrown from leaves, roots, and even the fruit itself. Usually, we harvest them, bring home, and then regrow vegetable from scraps using water jar or small pot with soil. But can the vegetable be…
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Harvest Wednesday on Tuesday
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Usually, I harvest every Wednesday. Somehow, this day works for me like a harvest day, but I had to move it to Tuesday this week. This week is very busy for me and I have to mow the orchard. I…
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Post rain cleaning part 2- more tomato blight
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We’re back to our normal rain dodging. For the past 3 days, there have been showers all around us and we didn’t get a single drop. Since we’re surrounded by 4 mountains, all the rain ends up on the mountains,…