garden
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Broad beans are in
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After a long dry and warm period, the past couple of days have been very rainy and cloudy. Still, the temperatures are well above the average, and because of this, the soil is already warm enough for sowing. Since we’re…
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Garden visit in January
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January visits to the garden aren’t something we do here. The garden is usually covered in snow, or completely frozen. It’s hard to even get to the garden if the weather isn’t sunny but cold. The past couple of days…
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Tomato season is over
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The end of September means also the end of the tomato season. Although this September has been warmer than normal, with temperatures constantly over 25°C (77°F), the end of the month still means the end of the tomatoes. Every morning…
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Don’t water the beans
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Beans are one of the vegetables that are highly stressed during the summer heat. They like warmth and they are very frost sensitive, but when temperatures are too high, the beans will react with the lack of pods. This year…
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Weird pumpkin identified
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A few weeks ago, I’ve noticed a pumpkin-like plant growing next to my rhubarb. I haven’t sown any of my zucchinis or pumpkins here, so I had no idea which plant it was. When it first started growing I thought…