gardening
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My dinosaur kale ”Nero di Toscana” is getting off to a good start. I have it at several different location all over the garden, mixed in with annual flowers such as marigolds and poppies. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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I finished reading Urban Allotment Gardens In Europe this morning. It’s been a most interesting read, and given me a more in-depth knowledge about the history of allotment gardening. I also learned about the modern day challenges allotment gardening is facing, from developers, politicians, and environmental challenges. The book made me reflect more about the…
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Today I’m most grateful for the rain outside my window. I’m enjoying this morning with the door to my balcony wide open, a cup of coffee and a great new book about growing kitchen herbs (from our amazing library). What are you grateful for today? Maria
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What are you grateful for today? Maria
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In this garden bed I have a mix of plants that keep on giving, year after year. At the front I have tulips that bloom in the spring. The rest of the bed is a mix of Egyptian running onions and Jerusalem artichokes. Today I’m grateful for perennial vegetables. Over time I want to create…
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Today I’m grateful for all the spinach I harvested in the garden this morning. I usually enjoy the smallest ones as they are in a salad. I blanch the bigger, more mature leaves. I briefly put them in boiling water with a pinch of salt, I’d say 1-2 minutes, no more. I immediately put them…
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This year my pumpkins have taken their sweet time to sprout, but today I noticed some tiny seedlings. I am most grateful that there will be pumpkins this year. Pumpkins are fun, beautiful, nutritious, abundant in the amount of food they deliver, and on top of that they have great shelf life. What are you…
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What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I feel grateful for the oregano that survived the winter. It is the first time one managed to survive at its regular spot in the garden bed. I did not take it inside over the winter. This oregano slept under a thick layer of mulch and later snow. I planted this oregano from seeds…
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