Garden
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Harvests in August
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August is the month when my garden is making the most fruits and harvests are the biggest. This year due to the very cold April and May my garden is a bit behind and doesn’t make the progress it should…
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Flowerpedia: Ipomea – Morning glory
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Ipomea is a climber that can grow up to 5m. Although it is considered an annual plant it can be grown as perennial in places with no frost danger. Also, there are some types of Ipomea that are strictly annual…
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Tomatopedia: Malakhitovaya Shkatulka
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Malakhitovaya shkatulka (Malachite box) is an old Russian variety that’s known for its specific color and size. It got its name from a green box that was made from a mineral in the Ural. This indeterminate variety has been developed by…
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Tomatopedia: Rose quartz multiflora
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Rose quartz multiflora is a tomato variety I got 3 years ago and have been sowing it every year since then. When I got it there was very little to almost no information about it so I didn’t know much…
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Flowerpedia: Digitalis purpurea- common foxglove
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Digitalis purpurea is a European native plant that has been brightening cottage gardens for ages. Its environment is forest edges and mountain meadows. This biannual plant likes shady parts with dry and permeable acid soil. If the plant gets enough…