my garden diary

  • Garden Diary: August review

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    After an extremely hot July, August had been hot, but with a couple of cooler days. Usually, in this part of Croatia, summer is over around August 15th, and this year wasn’t different. Our mornings are now much colder, with…

  • Garden diary: after rain visit and harvest

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    rollinggarden

    This week we finally got some much-needed rain. It wasn’t too much. We got 20mm of rain over 48 hours. The slow and steady rain managed every drop to be soaked in. Still, even with the continuous rain, the garden…

  • Garden Diary: Still dealing with drought

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    rollinggarden

    Gardening has been really hard this summer. Continuous heat and watering could be the entire description of the past couple of months. Still, we’re making slow progress and have good veggie success. Continuous drought The past week has been as…

  • Garden diary: late summer sowing

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    rollinggarden

    Although August is considered a harvest month, in which we harvest the fruits of our spring and summer work, there is still plenty of time to sow new vegetables and prolong our gardening season. In previous years at this time,…

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    Garden Diary: July side garden progress

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    rollinggarden

    This year we started a new side vegetable garden. After demolishing the old sheds, the space was filled with new beds, vegetable spaces, and a small garden. The garden is making nice progress every month, and this year we’re learning…