Garden
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Autumn is coming
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After a very warm and dry beginning of the month, and 19 days without rain it seems this week the weather will change. Although until yesterday the forecast was telling us we’ll be having another above-average warm week, yesterday evening…
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Same old harvest
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Unlike most of the gardening season this week, I haven’t been in the garden at all. The last time I was in the garden was a week ago to harvest the vegetables. Since then I haven’t been feeling too good…
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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…
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another harvest Wednesday
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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…
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Digging the onion bed
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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…