january

  • Early seedling start: When and how

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    Although most gardening books and portals recommend starting the seedlings in early March, sometimes 8-10 weeks isn’t enough and our seedlings are not ready in early May. This can be due to the lack of room, warmth, light, or bad…

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    January sowing in a forest garden

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    January, although the coldest month in many countries, can bring us surprises and warm weather. Should we use it and start sowing or do we wait? Garden sowing in a forest garden Owning a forest garden can be a much…

  • January review: a lot of waiting

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     January is usually the slowest garden month of the year. There is no real garden work that can be done during January, we can only start some of the seedlings, but other than that, there’s not much that can be…

  • Garden visit in January

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     January visits to the garden aren’t something we do here. The garden is usually covered in snow, or completely frozen. It’s hard to even get to the garden if the weather isn’t sunny but cold. The past couple of days…

  • Starting tomatoes

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     It’s been a very cold week, temperatures have dropped well below zero again and are keeping us indoors most of the time. Soil is completely frozen for days now, so there is no way to do any gardening work.  This…