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How We Track & Manage Our Produce Use

Even on a bad year, we do get quite a lot of produce - especially berries and fruit seemed to like the cold summer this year.

This Fall's Garden Harvest in One Post

Fall 2017 has been somewhat crazy. Perhaps there'll be a little retrospect on it later, but for now let's look at some of the delicious veggies we were able to harvest this autumn from our annuals garden.

Pickled green tomatoes it is

In March I started to plant a lot of tomatoes. 5 varieties, 8 - 15 plants per variety, planted in pots indoors. It all looked very well in the beginning, the plants where growing, enjoying the sun behind the window. I transferred them into bigger…

Our First Year with Photovoltaics

Last year in August we got our 4.6 KWP photovoltaik on-grid system up an running. Time for some thoughts.

We finally start the harvest season

Did I mention that the spring and summer 2017 have been awfully cold and rainy? I think I have, in every post since March! It's true, but I am very glad to tell you that August has finally been somewhat nicer.

Calendula in the Garden

I have a lot of calendula plants in my garden. Usually too much, as they tend to sow themselves in the fall and rise in the most surprising places the next spring. I let them rise, as they are actually really beneficial plants to have in any…