seedlings
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First pepper transplanting
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The last possible frost date in this region of Croatia is May 15th, still this year some of my seedlings just couldn’t wait so long. Some of the peppers started growing buds and turning yellow, and I decided that it…
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Seedlings week 16: Everything out
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After a long period of carrying in and out, last Thursday I finally moved all the seedlings outside. The heated shelves have been emptied, and the wardrobe is now filled with blankets and clothes. The temperature past 14 days has…
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Potato and brassicas planting
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One big job never comes alone, there are always dozens of smaller jobs that need to be done at the same time as the big one. This situation followed me throughout the last week. While we were moving the soil,…
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Seedlings week 14: back out again
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After a cold wave we got last week, this week has been a very nice and warm spring week. The Monday temperatures were quite low but didn’t drop under the freezing point. Now, the temperatures are back to mild…
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Violent weather change
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After almost a whole month of sun and drought, this weekend brought us a violent weather change. From almost 25°C(77°F) we dropped to 0°C(32°F) in just 24h. Instead of rain, we got snow. Luckily the soil was warm enough from…