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🥵 Surviving the Heatwave
Hello!Reader! Long time not seen! Well, not spoken, I mean. We’re bang in the middle of summer, and we all need a holiday and a break from the heat. But the sunshine is working wonders on my summer veggies! I’m getting massive crops of peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant these days – what a feast! But we haven’t been idle here at Gardening Chores, and we still kept working and writing for you under the beating Sun (well, in the shade, I’ll admit), and we have lots of new tips and...
🚨 Urgent Tomato Feeding Alert
Hi Reader! Hope you’re soaking up the sunshine just like I am! 🌞 I’ve been sneaking out early to tend to my garden – less sweat, less heat, and way more done. Hope you’re soaking up the sunshine just like I am! 🌞 I’ve been sneaking out early to tend to my garden – less sweat, less heat, and way more done. And guess what? My tomatoes are doing great! Some are already fruiting, and they are delicious… There’s no match for a plump red tomato picked straight from the plant – forget grocery...
Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], This is Sick – Don’t Do This at Home!
Hi Reader! I hope all’s fine with you and your garden, and don’t worry; I am great too! But I worry… I worry about my pets, and my children too… Yes, they play all day round the house, and they fill it with joy, youth, energy! But… There are dangers hiding in every corner… And you know what kids, puppies and kittens are like… They don’t see them! “And if that vase falls on my Adam’s head?” I keep thinking, and “Look at that corner… Who put it there?” But then there’s another thing that...
🥔 Hi [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Did You Know Hydrangeas Can "Eat" Potatoes?
Hi Reader! Is the sun smiling down on you today, or has it hidden behind the clouds again? Over here, it's another gray day, which has my mind wandering back to a world of beweevils and fairies. “What are beweevils? Actually, they are Colorado potato beetles, or Leptinotarsa decemlineata for scientists, but my grandfather used to call them so, a legacy from work songs on plantations… I spent days as a child catching them on our potato bed, by far the largest in our garden, lots of them, so, I...
🤦♂️Oops, I Did It Again!
“Oh no! It rained last night!” and so what? “I left the wheelbarrow out face up!” I did it again, and I’m gonna get wet, and dump a load of water… where? There’s another problem… Not on my strawberries, they are far too delicate. On the new bed? But I’ve just prepared it, and it will compact! On the path, as usual, just for some extra mud! Then I woke up from this dream, in a sweat… Well, more than a dream, it’s a memory of when I started gardening, long ago. I made so many mistakes you won’t...
👅Find Out the Secrets of Soil (and Its Taste)
Hi Reader, have you thought about tasting your soil as well? Yes, I said “tasting”, not testing! My grandfather used to do it, and I find out that it’s coming back into fashion! I know, eating dirt sounds weird, but you can work out its composition, its acidity and even its fertility when you train your buds to it… And it boosts your immune system! Ok, it’s not everybody’s cup of tea… Well, some gardeners actually mix it with grass and make it into a brew! Not what I’d offer my friends for a...
👫 Plant Pals: Who’s In and Who’s Out❓Plants That Read Minds 🧠
Hi Reader, Ever felt like a relationship counselor sorting out your veggie patch's drama? Oh, the tangled tales of love and rivalry right in your garden beds! Let's dive into the social lives of our leafy pals, shall we? Imagine this: Your zucchini, strawberries, and parsnips throwing the ultimate garden party, mingling with flowers and other veggies like old friends. Sounds pretty harmonious, right? But, oh, enter Fennel—the notorious party crasher! This green meanie just doesn't gel with...
Vermicomposting mistakes? Not you, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]!
Good Morning Reader, It’s such a great and sunny day here! And where you live? I hope you are enjoying the start of spring too… And I would like to get to know each other better, so, I’d like to introduce you to some of my best gardening friends – and enemies! And they are yours too, you know? No, it’s not barbecue time yet, even here where summer lasts for half the year… I am talking about little friends, sometimes even invisible! With life coming back after winter, my garden has filled up...
🌺🌸 🥬Phenology & Moon Gardening 🌙🌃 What Does Nature Know That You Don't?
Hey green thumb gangsta! – It's fantastic to connect with you again through our Gardening Chores Newsletter. Although it's been a while since our last chat, you've definitely not been out of our thoughts. In fact, we've been busy gathering a treasure trove of gardening insights just for you—everything from nifty tips to fun facts that celebrate our favorite pastime: gardening! New On Gardening Chores: Let Nature Tell You What To Sow And Plant In Your Garden! Now that the growing season is...
Hello from me and my happy place—my garden! 👩🏻🌾 If your goal is to make your garden bloom better, produce more and easier to take care of join over 20,000 gardeners who receive expert tips, inspirational stories, and caretaking secrets directly from the diaries of those who have truly been in the dirt, all delivered right to their inbox.