Garden

  • A little bit of garlic and a lot of covid

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    I was looking forward to this week. The forecast was saying 7 sunny days with temperatures over 20°C. We haven’t had sunny weather for weeks and I couldn’t wait for some nice weather.  I was planning to do all my…

  • Raining and digging

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     When you live in a place surrounded by 4 different hills (the Alps on the west, Ivanščica on the north, Sljeme on the east, and Samobor hills on the south) the climate is a bit different than in the rest…

  • Blue Ipomea flowers all around

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     Over the years I wrote about my love for Ipomea. The wonderful climber that gives lots of flowers, much-needed shade, and grows quickly is something my garden absolutely needs. I love it because of its delicate flowers, wonderfully shaped leaves,…

  • It’s never just one pot

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    I’ve never transplanted just one pot. Not once in my life. I start with the plan to transplant just one plant that needs a bigger pot and end up transplanting plants for hours. Like I have no control over myself,…

  • Preparing for next season part 2 : finally sowing

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    After waiting almost a whole month for the rain, yesterday I finally managed to sow the spring vegetables. Having too much work that needed to be done in one day I dag the beds quickly, and with the rain, we…