garden

  • Garden diary: after rain visit and harvest

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    This week we finally got some much-needed rain. It wasn’t too much. We got 20mm of rain over 48 hours. The slow and steady rain managed every drop to be soaked in. Still, even with the continuous rain, the garden…

  • Garden Diary: Still dealing with drought

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    Gardening has been really hard this summer. Continuous heat and watering could be the entire description of the past couple of months. Still, we’re making slow progress and have good veggie success. Continuous drought The past week has been as…

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    Watering the overheated garden: When and how?

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    Watering the plants is one of the essential chores in the garden during a heatwave. But when is the right time to water our plants? Can we do it whenever we want? Or will the watering affect our gardening results?…

  • Garden diary: late summer sowing

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    Although August is considered a harvest month, in which we harvest the fruits of our spring and summer work, there is still plenty of time to sow new vegetables and prolong our gardening season. In previous years at this time,…

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    Blackberries: how to store them for winter

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    Blackberries are one of the berries that we rarely store. Due to the high water concentration, blackberries can easily spoil and are mostly used as fresh. But there are plenty of ways to store blackberries, especially bigger amounts. Blackberries on…