garden
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Tomato season is over
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The end of September means also the end of the tomato season. Although this September has been warmer than normal, with temperatures constantly over 25°C (77°F), the end of the month still means the end of the tomatoes. Every morning…
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Don’t water the beans
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Beans are one of the vegetables that are highly stressed during the summer heat. They like warmth and they are very frost sensitive, but when temperatures are too high, the beans will react with the lack of pods. This year…
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Weird pumpkin identified
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A few weeks ago, I’ve noticed a pumpkin-like plant growing next to my rhubarb. I haven’t sown any of my zucchinis or pumpkins here, so I had no idea which plant it was. When it first started growing I thought…
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The summer killer was here
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The Assumption of Mary, August 15th, is a well-known date in Croatian inland as the summer destroyer. Around the 15th, we get a hard weather change with strong north winds that drastically lower the temperatures. We still get some warm…
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Regrowing kohlrabi from the root
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Many of the vegetables can be regrown from leaves, roots, and even the fruit itself. Usually, we harvest them, bring home, and then regrow vegetable from scraps using water jar or small pot with soil. But can the vegetable be…