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  • Everything ends(and begins) on the balcony

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     The real autumn is here. The past week we started with our first mild morning frost temperatures and morning fogs. Of course, this means that soon there won’t be much left in the garden. The only veggies that can survive…

  • Pickling season: Sort of Provansal vegetables

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     Every pickling season I try to find some new recipe to test and try out. Usually, I look in my old cookbooks or on our local recipe sharing online community and usually find a nice recipe that I like, and…

  • Seedling disaster

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     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….

  • Growing seedlings is easy when the temperature is right

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    There are only 3 things you need for the seed to germinate: a healthy seed, water, and the right temperature. Healthy seed is something we can’t really affect. We can collect them in time and store them in a dry…

  • Onion and garlic harvest

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     June brought us first harvests. The cold has been affecting us for too long so everything is a bit late but still, I’ve started harvesting peas, strawberries, lettuce, and cucumbers.  A few days back I’ve finally harvested my onions. I’ve…