garden planning

  • February seedling sowing for an early garden start

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    Although great, in scorching climates, forest gardens can be a problem for an early vegetable start. The lack of sun and prolonged shade can keep the soil too cold for decent plant growth. Because of this, I concluded that it…

  • New compost box and a flat path to the garden

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     Last year, after finally finishing the house renovations, we decided to concentrate on fixing the yard. The side garden has been neglected for years and needs lots of work, so slowly we’ll try to make it look good.  This summer…

  • Seedling progress

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     It has been 18 days since I’ve sown my seedlings and they are making nice progress. The heating wire and the lights are warming up the shelf without any problems. Until 3 days ago, they were both turned down during…

  • Sedums everywhere

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     While the weather was still warm, on Wednesday, I used the morning to have my cup of coffee on the balcony, in the company of my sedums and houseleeks.  For months now, I have been planning to turn the garage…

  • Garden planning: How much sun is too much sun?

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     Gardening tips and articles on the amount of the needed sun can many times be very confusing and misleading for a new gardener. We follow the tips that we find in books and online, read the labels on seed bags,…