Garden
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Seedling progress week 6: sunbathing first seedlings
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It has been a very very long time since we had a February as warm as this one. Over the past decade, February was usually the coldest month of the year, with constant cold winds, temperatures below zero, and snow…
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Gribnoye Lukoshko – Mushroom basket tomato
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Gribnoye Lukoshko, a Russian tomato variety, was discovered in 2007 and has been a loved variety in many gardens since. The ribbed shape of this tomato is the reason why this tomato got the name “Mushroom basket”. The shape and…
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Seedling progress week 5
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A month after the new seedling season started, the seedlings are making good progress. The issue I thought I’d have with too cold shelves turned out to be a completely different issue: my shelves are too hot. Conditions are almost…
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January review: a lot of waiting
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January is usually the slowest garden month of the year. There is no real garden work that can be done during January, we can only start some of the seedlings, but other than that, there’s not much that can be…
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New compost box and a flat path to the garden
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Last year, after finally finishing the house renovations, we decided to concentrate on fixing the yard. The side garden has been neglected for years and needs lots of work, so slowly we’ll try to make it look good. This summer…