august

  • Weird pumpkin identified

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     A few weeks ago, I’ve noticed a pumpkin-like plant growing next to my rhubarb. I haven’t sown any of my zucchinis or pumpkins here, so I had no idea which plant it was. When it first started growing I thought…

  • Battle for tomatoes continues

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    As soon as we got some colder weather, the tomato diseases activated again. The blight is now spreading even faster than before, and it will be hard to stop. The rain brought us first fogs, and they are usually death…

  • Making mulch up the hill

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     Temperatures are back over 32°C (89.6°F), and we’re experiencing another heatwave. This is why I decided that it was time to do another mulching tour in the garden. I have lots of freshly sown vegetables and a couple of beds…

  • Regrowing kohlrabi from the root

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     Many of the vegetables can be regrown from leaves, roots, and even the fruit itself. Usually, we harvest them, bring home, and then regrow vegetable from scraps using water jar or small pot with soil. But can the vegetable be…

  • Post rain cleaning part 2- more tomato blight

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     We’re back to our normal rain dodging. For the past 3 days, there have been showers all around us and we didn’t get a single drop. Since we’re surrounded by 4 mountains, all the rain ends up on the mountains,…