my garden diary

  • Are we in May?

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    rollinggarden

     May should be the month in which we start with the transplanting. The night starts to get warmer, usually over the growth range and there is no more danger of frost so seedlings are perfectly safe outside. Days are usually…

  • It’s time to clean the slope

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    rollinggarden

     When you live on the hill most of the garden is one big slope. There is almost no flat surface and they need to be created artificially. Artificial flat parts usually come with retaining walls and can be a real…

  • Dashing through the snow in April

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    rollinggarden

     April weather is usually mild with lots of sun and showers, most of the nights are fairly warm, and even if we do get some frost it’s usually mild and we’re able to go through it without any damage. This…

  • another harvest Wednesday

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    rollinggarden

    After the last rain period, the morning temperatures have dropped and are now around 10°C (50°F). This has slowed down my vegetable growth and now I’m harvesting only once a week. Today I decided it was a good day to…

  • Digging the onion bed

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    rollinggarden

     Deep digging is something I absolutely hate doing. There’s no other garden job I hate more than digging. Since my garden is in the middle of the forest, with no access to mechanization, plowing is not an option for my…