self sufficiency
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Today I’m grateful for the progress of my winter sowing. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Judging from the picture above this might not look like much…but it is! It is my oregano surviving the winter in a gardening zone it shouldn’t. Last year my herb garden did very well. In my part of Sweden the majority of herbs are grown as annuals. My oregano plant looked strong and I decided…
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For a few years I’ve been working with a combination of different types of composting methods such as bokashi, wormfarms, recycling yard waste, Hugelkultur raised beds, as a result every year my compost produced a little bit more of that desirable black gold. It looks like 2026 is the first year I do not have…
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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Progress
It’s starting to grow! What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m grateful for an amazing sunny Sunday in February. I took my bike up to the allotment garden and started some more seeds. I also enjoyed listening to the birds and nature around me. What are you grateful for today? Please tell me in a comment. Maria
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Weekend Coffee Share – Let the fun begin!
Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? It is snowing outside.. and I started planting seeds yesterday. What? Why? Isn’t it a bit early, you ask. Well, I only sow seeds that benefit from the natural cold stratification to trigger germination. I have them outdoors in…
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Today I spent some time making a map of my allotment garden. I placed all the perennials in their places, and now I can easily see the spaces available (the empty squares are empty garden beds) for annuals. Annuals are plants that only live for a year. In colder climates many plants are grown as…
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Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026? Maria
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Nothing makes me feel rich in the garden as when my berry bushes are full of ripe berries. When I first got my allotment I started to plant a variety of berry bushes, and now I have many different berry bushes at my allotment garden. Raspberries are my children’s favourite, even now when they are…
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Favourites in the garden is a series about crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am extra grateful for. One of these are pumpkins. In the photo you can see a previous harvest of New England Pumpkins at my allotment garden. Most pumpkins are edible,…
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