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06 Nov 2009This has been a very good growing year 1 Allotment garden10°C / 50°F
Even though personally, things weren’t really striving (at home, the kids, work…), the weather was superb this year. I had a very good harvest!
Lots of apples and pears, not too many snails…
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06 Nov 2009Rats? Knolselderij and Allotment gardenThe celery suddenly spreads its leaves: what is happening? When I remove the leaves, that are all loose, I see what has happened. The whole root has been eaten! Probably mole rats, they have had a liitle feast on it. Only the two celery that I have grown in the SFG have matured nicely!10°C / 50°F
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06 Nov 2009Artichoke is growing Artisjok Established and Allotment gardenFrom one little pot I have planted five plants in my garden. Three in the plot where the other artichokes used to grow and two on the side near the raspberries. So far they have grown nicely. Hopefully I’ll have lots of artichokes next year!Cloudy 10°C / 50°F
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06 Nov 2009No apples this year Apple 'Sterappel'Not one apple has grown on this little tree this year…Cloudy 10°C / 50°F
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09 Jun 2009One down Willow and Party gardenThis spring we have removed one of the two trees. It was a little crowded in this small garden. And I wanted to have more flowers in the minimal space I have. So now there is only one. It was pruned in spring and only now some sprouts are returning. I almost thought we had killed it…Cloudy 14°C / 57°F
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09 Jun 2009Cut back Tayberry and Fruitcircle gardenIn winter I have cut back all branches, it was such a mess! Now the stems are almost 60 cm high, and on some of them fruit is already showing!Cloudy 14°C / 57°F
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09 Jun 2009A basket full! Fruitcircle garden and StrawberryCloudy 14°C / 57°F
I have just harvested a hat full of strawberries! And I haven’t even put a netting over most plants. I now know that most fruit are not eaten by birds, but by slugs and woodlice.
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09 Jun 2009Last year Rhubarb 'Nåsåker' and Allotment gardenThis is the last year I will leave my rhubarbe alone. Next year I can finally harvest some branches of my own plant! This year I still bought some at the supermarket, but it is way too expensive!Cloudy 14°C / 57°F
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09 Jun 2009Some fruit Red Currant and Fruitcircle gardenIt isn’t much, but there is some fruit. Probably isn’t enough for juice, but maybe for a little tarte?Cloudy 14°C / 57°F
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09 Jun 2009No plums Plum 'Reine Claude D'Oullins' and Allotment gardenI have hardly seen any blossom this spring and there certainly is no fruit on this tree either!Cloudy 14°C / 57°F
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