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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Barlow columbine

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    Two years ago I bought Barlow columbine seeds, “Black Barlow” and “Rose Barlow” to be exact. Now after 2 years they are finally blooming. European columbine(Aquilegia Vulgaris) can be found as a native plant in many gardens in Croatia. That…

  • Flowerpedia: Cosmos fizzy

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    This spring I bought Cosmos fizzy mix. A mix of regular cosmoses and “fizzy variety”. Cosmos is a Mexican native plant that belongs to the family of Asteraceae. Over the centuries it spread all over the world. This plant was…