tomato
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Tomatoes in a forest garden? How, where and when.
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Tomatoes love the sun and warmth, but is it possible to grow them in a garden surrounded by forest or a shaded area? Choosing the right time, variety, and care makes it possible to grow them even in a garden…
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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…
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Garden Diary week 18: Rain and rain again
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What’s the same in March, April, and May? The unusual amount of rain we’ve been getting. We already got 520mm of rain this year. This is 2/3 of our yearly rain amount. We can barely get 2 dry days for…
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Garden diary week 10: lots of work
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Finally, we got some milder weather. Morning temperatures are still quite low, but daily temperatures are finally high enough to start some actual gardening. Although we had a couple of rainy days, the amount we got is still too low,…
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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…