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Growing leafy brassicas in reused plastic juice bottles- is it worth it?
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Most of us grow brassicas the old fashion way. We grow seedlings and transplant them into the garden. We keep them watered and wait for them to grow heads. But what when they refuse to grow one? Is the problem…
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Harvesting and cooking brassica greens
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I’ve never had such an early brassica harvest in all my gardening years. This year I decided to try a new approach to growing brassica greens. Usually, I’d sow the brassica seedlings around March, transplant them in the middle of…
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Hail and rain
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May always brings violent weather changes. The temperature in May changes within 14 days from early spring mild warmth to summer heat. Showers are very often, and sometimes even storms are present. May is the month in which we get…
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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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Last garden visit in 2021
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Although my garden is just below the house, December has kept me well away from the garden. It has been really cold and frosty. Almost all of the mornings have been well below 0°C (32°F), and daily temperatures refused to…