autumn
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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…
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Battle for tomatoes continues
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As soon as we got some colder weather, the tomato diseases activated again. The blight is now spreading even faster than before, and it will be hard to stop. The rain brought us first fogs, and they are usually death…
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The summer killer was here
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The Assumption of Mary, August 15th, is a well-known date in Croatian inland as the summer destroyer. Around the 15th, we get a hard weather change with strong north winds that drastically lower the temperatures. We still get some warm…
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A little bit of garlic and a lot of covid
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I was looking forward to this week. The forecast was saying 7 sunny days with temperatures over 20°C. We haven’t had sunny weather for weeks and I couldn’t wait for some nice weather. I was planning to do all my…
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Raining and digging
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When you live in a place surrounded by 4 different hills (the Alps on the west, Ivanščica on the north, Sljeme on the east, and Samobor hills on the south) the climate is a bit different than in the rest…