my garden diary
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Garden diary 2025 August- October: A very hard garden year is over
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When the beginning of the year starts badly, it is hard to catch up. Garden season 2025 is mostly over, and the results were deeply affected by the very moody weather. The rain came too little too late Summer continued…
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Garden diary July 2025: We got rain and straw
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After years of searching, we finally found someone in our area who sells straw. Now the garden has straw mulch. Together with the straw, we finally got some rain, and now we’re in almost ideal condition, preparing for the late…
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Garden diary 2025: cold May and burning June
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After a very cold spring, with temperatures below the average, summer came hot and dry. What were supposed to be the two mildest months ended up being a real challenge for us. May May continued the spring’s average trend. The…
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Garden diary 2025: We’re very behind on work
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Although this year looks like a very average one on paper, the reality is very different. Cold, rain, and wind kept us from doing our usual garden work and now, in April, we’re very much behind on all of the…
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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…