my garden diary
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Another storm
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It is now becoming a pattern. A week of good, even hot weather, is interrupted by a storm at the end of the weekend. The same thing happened this week. This time after the summer temperatures and intense heat, the…
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Planting more seedlings
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It has been incredibly hot the past couple few days. We’ve literally jumped from spring to late summer. Temperatures are over 32°C (89.6°F), and although this means that there is no frost damage, it also means that the freshly planted…
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Tomato and pepper transplanting
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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…
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Gravel delivery
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It’s finally here, almost two months later than we planned, the weather allowed us to buy gravel and start finishing the steps and side garden. Initially, we planned to finish around the beginning of April and use the second terrace…
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Sowing week
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This year has been very specific when it comes to sowing. Somehow, with cold March all of the vegetables ended up being sown at the same time. There has been no March sowing, the plants that needed to be sown…