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Garden Diary week 18: Rain and rain again
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What’s the same in March, April, and May? The unusual amount of rain we’ve been getting. We already got 520mm of rain this year. This is 2/3 of our yearly rain amount. We can barely get 2 dry days for…
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Garden diary week 11: a week of warmth and growth
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This week we finally thought that we entered the mild spring period. This proved wrong at the end of the week, but at least for a couple of days we enjoyed the warmth and managed to do a lot of…
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Garden diary week 10: lots of work
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Finally, we got some milder weather. Morning temperatures are still quite low, but daily temperatures are finally high enough to start some actual gardening. Although we had a couple of rainy days, the amount we got is still too low,…
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Garden diary week 8: Unexpected snow
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After a week of late spring warmth, we jumped back to the winter. In just 24h temperatures dropped from 15°C(59°F) to 0°C(32°F). Rain, which started on Friday, quickly changed into the snow covering the garden and the yard. The good…
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February seedling sowing for an early garden start
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Although great, in scorching climates, forest gardens can be a problem for an early vegetable start. The lack of sun and prolonged shade can keep the soil too cold for decent plant growth. Because of this, I concluded that it…