After years of being on the waiting list, on 4 June 2011 I finally got a garden allotment (known as volkstuin in Dutch). It's just a 15-minute bike ride from home, at the back of an old Dutch dike - and has a little house and a greenhouse. And lots of trees and bushes and weeds....
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| A new world of worms 10 minutes ago | ||
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Most times, when I start talking about worm composting – or vermiculture – people think I am crazy. It’s not your usual cocktail party patter. This slight obsession started a couple of years ago, when I decided to compost on my little city balcony. |
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| Will ECOstyle's maleic hydrazide kill my frogs? May 16, 2012 | ||
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I am confused. My goal is to rid my allotment of the dreaded Aegopodium podagraria, which we call "seven-leaf" in Dutch and I guess Americans call bishops weed. It's another of those nasty rhizome rooted invasives that drive all the gardeners in my allotment complex insane. I have heard of people totally digging up and throwing... ...see more |
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I wish I knew Claire. Maleic hydrazide is new to me Plenty of info on the Net including an EU report. |
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| two rows planted in veg plot May 14, 2012 | |||||
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| poor okra management Okra May 06, 2012 | |
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Care activities:
Repotted / Transplanted
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R.I.P.
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| snails devour pumpkins Pumpkins 'Small Sugar' May 06, 2012 | |
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Care activities:
Repotted / Transplanted
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