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  • A cold week in July

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    May and June have been unusually warm. Temperatures have been over 30°C/86°F most of the days, and the rainfall, which was slim, wasn’t enough to keep the garden growing well. I was getting ready for a bad gardening year with…

  • Another excellent harvest and more storms – the main garden weekly review

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    rollinggarden

    The weeks in June are all the same. Extreme warmth followed by a couple of storms and then more extreme heat. After a very rainy past week, this week we didn’t get any rain at all. The storms have passed…

  • Main garden progress 23-29.05

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    rollinggarden

     Sun, sun, and more sun is the review of this week. Temperatures have been through the roof, with morning temperatures around 15°C(59°F), and daily have been around 30°C(86°F). Of course, because of the temperatures, the soil is pretty much all…

  • Side garden progress 23-29.05

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    rollinggarden

      This week in my side garden has been as busy as the past couple of weeks. Honestly, I’m starting to feel trapped on a neverending day. Basically, every day is the same. I wake up at 4 am, have…

  • Tomato and pepper transplanting

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    rollinggarden

     When the thermometer shows 28°C(82.4°F) there’s no more reason to keep the seedlings away from the garden. The last frost date is May 15th, so there’s no more danger of sudden temperatures drop. This is why this week, while my…