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Blueberry Fields Forever
Summer in Finland also means blueberry time. We went to one of the forests in our near (about 1km away) and found a place with lots of blueberries on the plants. I got bit by mosquitoes even when I had mosquito repellant on. Those bloody bastards…
I Thinned Out the Carrots - Glog
Yesterday I said I should start thinning out the carrots, so today I did. I thinned out quite a lot and luckily the largest part of the carrots were big enough to take back to the house, prepare and EAT! See my harvest in the header picture.
Creating a Mandala Garden
In June we got some new sea buckthorn plants and around one of them we decided to create a small mandala garden.
Garden Log - a Glog!
Welcome to the first post of our glog - our garden log book for quick and simple updates on what is happening in the garden on a daily basis. This is the tag to follow if you want to know what is going on in the garden beyond…
Digging the First Potatoes of the Year
On the 11th of June we dug up our first potatoes of the year! It took three plants to give enough potatoes for us to enjoy a fulfilling dinner. The traditional Finnish first potato meal is very simple: boiled potatoes, dill and butter. Delicious…
Planting Squash and Pumpkins in Finland (Zone 5)
When I look at the hardiness map at plantmaps.com our place is right in the border of zones 5a and 5b.
5 Kilos of Strawberries for Winter
We don't have any strawberries in our garden (at least not yet), but I neither wanted to go completely without them this summer, nor have to buy imported and/or frozen berries in the wintertime.