my garden diary

  • Harvest Wednesday on Tuesday

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    rollinggarden

    Usually, I harvest every Wednesday. Somehow, this day works for me like a harvest day, but I had to move it to Tuesday this week. This week is very busy for me and I have to mow the orchard. I…

  • Post rain cleaning part 2- more tomato blight

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    rollinggarden

     We’re back to our normal rain dodging. For the past 3 days, there have been showers all around us and we didn’t get a single drop. Since we’re surrounded by 4 mountains, all the rain ends up on the mountains,…

  • Seedling disaster

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    rollinggarden

     The seedlings that I’ve sown in July were growing really well. Most of them already had big leaves, and some were even ready for transplanting. I was just waiting for the rain to soften the soil, and then this happened….

  • House plants- my precious!!!

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    rollinggarden

     An attic apartment with small windows isn’t a perfect place for house plants. Since we have a concrete roof, there’s not much chance of adding roof windows without major renovation, so we live with what we have. Actually, I don’t…

  • First tomato harvest- harvest Wednesday

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    rollinggarden

    This week was the first time in this gardening season that I’ve harvested my tomatoes. Although summer has been really hot, the cold spring and slow soil warming had delayed my tomatoes. But, finally, tomatoes are ready, and I’ve harvested…