Organic Gardening
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Today I am grateful for all the berries in my garden. Some of the red currants are ready to be picked. Many more to come these coming weeks. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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We’ve had some lovely days with occassional rain showers this past week. I love these cooler days, they are perfect for working in the garden. The breeze we’ve had kept all the biting insects away. (Biting insects can be a huge problem some days). I am most grateful for the little shed at my allotment.…
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Today I’m grateful for today’s harvest. It might not seem like much, but to me it is. Garlic scapes are so delicious, and harvesting them now equals bigger garlics when it is time to harvest them in a few weeks. Strawberries are always delicious. These ones are from the allotment garden. I planted earlier strawberries…
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It’s the weekend! I’m so happy you’re joining me for some coffee and conversation. Can I get you some coffee? Or tea? How is your week so far? I just started a three week long vacation. It is slightly shorter than usual, since I took some extra days off for school during the spring semester,…
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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Little Free Library
One of the other gardener’s at the allotment garden society made this cute ”Little Free Library”, for a free book exchange at the allotment garden. I think it’s such a great idea!! I looked through my books at home this morning and decided to gift these ones. I took half of them with my to…
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These past two weeks I’ve been harvesting a few red and yellow onions as needed. I have a few curing in my garden shed as well, and some still in the ground. I like growing a variety of onions in my garden, since it is something I use a lot of in the kitchen. What…
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I love having a variety of marigolds in the garden. I love them for their beauty, colours, ability to attract pollinators and deter pests. Yesterday morning I noticed the first ones in bloom. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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This morning I noticed that the first poppies of the season are in bloom. I love these delicate flowers. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m grateful for our container garden. It’s a small balcony-garden with around 30 strawberry plants and some salad greens. The strawberry plants are runners from the strawberry plants at the allotment = free strawberries. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Welcome to this summer edition of the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? The photos in this post are from this morning’s visit to the garden. I rode my bike the 4miles/6,5km to the garden before 5am this morning. I wanted to beat the heat. Summer is here full force.…
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