Garden
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Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
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Hollyhock- a biannual plant from the family of Malvaceaes is a Eurasia native flower that has been a part of our grandmothers’ gardens for many years.This plant is native to the Mediterranean type of climate, but it has adapted really well…
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Tomatopedia: Indigo rose- the purple garden beauty
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A few years back I came across some Indigo rose seeds. I’ve sown them and was amazed by the wonderful color of this tomato. Beautiful little purple balls on a bright green plant soon turned into a real center display among all…
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Tomatopedia: Azoychka – the yellow queen of high altitude gardens
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Azoychka, also known as Golden borage(Zolotoy Borago) was first discovered by an amateur gardener Kruglova in 1980. The name of this Russian heirloom has been a big debate over the years.Russian word “Азоюшка” (meaning Azoyushka) has been incorrectly transcripted to “Azoychka”.Although…
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Cyclanthera pedata
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kaywa, achocha, pepino de rellenar Achocha, a herbaceous vigorous vine is one of the very rarely sown vegetables in Europe. To Croatia, it was brought only a few years back and it still doesn’t even have a name, although some…
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Herb base: Lungwort
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Some time ago I wrote about my plan to make a small base of herbs, tomatoes, and flowers with their basic information and use them all in one place. Well that went down the drain due to many problems that…