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    2024 review: Hot and stormy

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    With the beginning of a new year, we usually look back at the year behind us. This 2024 in our garden has been challenging. With lots of work, in the end, things paid off. It can always improve, but we’re happy with this year’s results. January- June: Warm and very stormy The past couple of…

  • Delaying late blight for a healthy tomato harvest

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    Late blight(Phytophthora infestans) is a fungal disease that can’t be cured. Once the plant is infected we can only delay the symptoms enough for the plants to produce fruits. While there are many fungicides available, people who use natural methods are in a difficult situation. But, with a couple of easy tricks, we can slow…

  • Monthly review: June in my garden

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    After a very cold spring with vast amounts of rain, June brought us much milder weather, with the first summer heat wave—something the garden really needed. Moody weather The biggest issue with the weather in this part of Croatia is the drastic changes we experience on a weekly base. May and June are usually the…

  • Garden Diary Week 24: a bit of sunshine

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    Finally, after weeks and weeks of rain and showers, we got a few dry days(and a shower). Catching Up On Work The one dry week after a very long period of rain had to be used well. Although temperatures are still quite low, with morning temperatures around 10°C(50°F), daily longer sunny periods are finally making…

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    Garden Diary Week 23: first bigger harvest

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    What started in May, continued in June. Showers and rain are now becoming a pretty normal daily schedule. We already got 50mm of rain past couple of days, and it seems this June will also be stormy. I’m almost sure we won’t have a hot summer this year. Temperatures are still mostly below 25°C(77°F), and…