brassicas
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Potato and brassicas planting
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One big job never comes alone, there are always dozens of smaller jobs that need to be done at the same time as the big one. This situation followed me throughout the last week. While we were moving the soil,…
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seedlings week 9: here comes the cold
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Just as the seedlings started getting big enough for a safe sunbathing, the weather changed, and we’re back to winter temperatures. Mornings are getting colder every day, and although the days are sunny, the temperature doesn’t reach 10°C (50°F). This…
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Seedlings week 8: more brassicas
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After 8 weeks, the seedling shelf is now a small seedling forest. The seedlings that I’ve transplanted last week are growing well, and there haven’t been any lost seedlings. This week I’ve decided to transplant my leggy brassicas to…
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Seedling progress week 5
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A month after the new seedling season started, the seedlings are making good progress. The issue I thought I’d have with too cold shelves turned out to be a completely different issue: my shelves are too hot. Conditions are almost…
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Digging through the fog
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The Forest garden, especially on the hill, during autumn, is characterized by two things: fog and rain. Sunny days usually don’t start with a sunrise, but with a long morning fog that sticks until the late afternoon. There are many…