Tag: kitchen garden
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In a Vase on Monday | 2nd October 2023
I was going to skip today because of so many repeats, but realistically, I only have a few more days to post before I’ll be forced to skip for lack of materials. So here we go! Two small bunches next to each other because I don’t have a big squat vase to fit all of…
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Six on Saturday | 30th September 2023
The great thing about doing garden work once autumn fully sets in is knowing that places you tidy up will stay relatively tidy for a while. When you’re out there pulling up all the dead plant material and come across some weeds, you can just tell them “Y’know, can we just… not?” and they’ll usually…
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Garden Inventory | Pyrus communis ‘Pepi’
Pyrus communis ‘Pepi’ (päärynä) is a pear tree originally bred in Estonia, so it does great in our cold winters. The fruits are abundant and ready to harvest pretty early for a pear — usually in early September. I’ve read that this is a smaller variety and that pear trees grow slowly, to begin with,…
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Six on Saturday | 23rd September 2023
It’s been a gentle September, a couple of chilly nights aside. With the mellow temperatures and increased rainfall has come an amazing mushroom foraging season. The late autumn mushrooms are appearing earlier and the late summer mushrooms are still out in droves, so that I can’t walk from the house to the garage without coming…
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Six on Saturday | 16th September 2023
Autumn activities are in full swing this week! We had a cold snap two nights ago, hitting a low of 2°C, so there was a lot of mad scrambling to get all the houseplants back inside that evening. Next week, we will officially start dipping below 10°C most evenings, so it is time to start…
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Garden Inventory | Malus domestica ‘Red Cinnamon’
I’ve had this post in drafts since the beginning of summer, as one thing or another kept my attention from working on it. That’s often how I feel about harvesting this particular apple tree as well, because it ripens in the first weeks of September, just when it gets harder to find any time in…
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Six on Saturday | 9th September 2023
I originally meant to share pictures from the flower garden, but those will have to wait because this theme presented itself and I can’t pass up a good theme! It’s autumn berry season, so here’s some that are popping up around our garden! 1. Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) grow in the forest surrounding our house. Some…
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Six on Saturday | 2nd September 2023
Yikes, September! The days are definitely shortening and cooling down, but that doesn’t seem to bother the plants yet. This past week was very damp, which was great for the garden but meant that I wasn’t out there cleaning up as much as usual. This coming week is supposed to be mild and sunny, so…
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Six on Saturday | 26th August 2023
First week back at work, so I’ve not been able to get out into the garden as much as I would like. As a result, I’ve prioritized harvesting ahead of weeding and am just going to have to let whatever is in pots languish a little longer until I can get them into the ground…
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Six on Saturday | 19th August 2023
Just when I thought that I’d missed Finnish summer due to our July trip, it’s reappeared after last week’s storms. It’s been mild and sunny this week, which has been great for catching up on weeding, harvesting, and all the other stuff that I’ve fallen behind on. I’ve even started sowing for an autumn/winter garden,…
Little Blue and White House 