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Removing the sunshade plants
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Although we’ve had a week of abundant sunshine, due to the low morning temperatures, the temperatures haven’t reached over 30°C (86°F). This is wonderful for the vegetables and garden plants. They aren’t experiencing heat distress anymore. Still, we’re in a…
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Catching May sun makes huge difference
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Spring sun is the most important thing for the summer vegetables. Those 2 months of sun and warmth will define the rest of the season. Losing the May warmth can delay the harvests up to 40 days and disrupt the…
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Garden review: July
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We haven’t even properly started this gardening season, and we’re already in the second half of the season. Plants are already in full harvest, temperatures are at their peak, and before we’ll realize we’ll be cleaning the garden and getting…
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When there’s no rain there’s always the barrel
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Summer has been very dry. We haven’t had any slow-falling rain in the past two months. Officially we got 80mm of rain this month. It came in two heavy showers, and most of it was drained away, so it’s a…
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Rain and heatwave
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After a very rainy May, June started exactly the same. Most of the days were rainy with lots of short showers. Some of them turned into spring storms, while others would just make the garden wet for an hour and…