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First Snow Flakes Falling on Finnish Soil
Yes, on the 25th of October 2016 the first snow flakes were falling on Finish soil. I have to addmit: I do like snow. So I got really excited about it and shot a small clip.
Planting Winter Garlic
Did you know that in cold climates it's better to plant garlic in the fall than in spring? It gives it a head start and enables it to grow big bulbs by the next fall.
We Are Harvesting our Corn
When a friend of ours who lives a few kilometres from us said that he would be harvesting their corn the next day, we thought that we should look after ours as well. On the next day the weather wasn't that nice, so we decided to wait a little…
Cucumber Frenzy
We did have some cucumbers growing in our garden, but not enough to make conserves of them.
Conserving the Carrots In Sand
We had a lots of carrots in our garden. Before frost we harvested them all, Lumias Mom came over to help on a sunny day and we got everything out in an hour or so. But the problem really is: we can't eat them all at once. So we searched for an…
The Last Tomatoes - or: Winter Is Coming
When we came to Finland I immediately started building a small tomato green house. I built it from old cupboard parts, basically with nearly no costs at all - just for the screws and the PVC foil.
Mustikkakukko - Recipe and How-To
One of the tastiest, most original Finnish pastries I have ever tasted is the mustikkakukko. It is a traditional sweet pastry from Savo region in the…