seeds
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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…
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Garden diary week 6: still waiting for the warmth
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We’re still waiting for spring here. The weather has been sunny but really cold. The soil has been completely frozen, and there’s not much that can be done outside. We’ve had no rain in February, but since December and January…
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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…
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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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Seedlings week 13: tomato stakes
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When you tell someone that your seedlings need stakes, the first thing you hear is that you’ve sown them too early. But, for me, staking my seedlings is actually the sign that I did something right and that this year,…