“Bred by Elwyn Meader and Albert Yaeger, intro. in 1959…a cross between New Hampshire Midget and Pumpkin Rind. The entire plant and fruits turn golden yellow when ripe. The flesh is pink/salmon, and pleasantly sweet with black seeds. Extremely early. 70 days.” This heirloom water melon is a beauty. It is small, or as other [...]

Beets are my new discovery. I had beets before. Here in Central Europe we pickle them and eat them with the main course. We use very ripe beets, the bigger the better. I find them pleasant but nothing special. The idea of using  “baby” beets, roasting them and experimenting with them came from the internet. [...]

I love seeds. I have been addicted to them since I was a kid. My dad used to give me a tiny space in his garden where I planted radishes, lettuce, beans, peas, tomatoes. And they grew! It was like a miracle. I was also hooked on different varieties. Well, at that time I went [...]

I want a persimmon tree and I want it badly. I love the sight of the fruit hanging on the leafless trees just before the Christmas season. And I love their taste too. I know they are not native to Central Europe and they might need some work, but there is a chance that I [...]

Organic or not organic, I’m asking myself again. In the beginning of the season I was all excited to do a full organic approach. While our neighbors were dumping tons of chemistry on their land and laughing at this naive beginner, I was full of happy thoughts for my crops. Our lawn is not perfect [...]

I love to do gardening stuff with my son. He is very clever and helps a lot; he also provides some surprises, like when corn appears among your lettuce. Despite some problems /picking green blueberries, stepping on young plants/ gardening with 2-3 year old humans can be fun.  It is a whole new world for [...]

This is another crazy project. I am always impressed when I flip a garden magazine and a veggie garden is arranged like a flower garden. Everything is neat and compliments each other. I wanted something similar but I decided to test it on small scale. In a pot. I chose three different varieties of tomatoes, [...]

We renovated our house about a year ago. The intense work left us with plenty of rubbish. I tend to live the philosophy “one day I will need that”. This does not pay of all the time, but sometimes yes. One of the treasures we have are our bricks. They were made sometime in the [...]

What an idea, right! Strawberries are a very popular and healthy treat to grow. The ones from your garden will taste superior to the ones from supermarket. They are relatively easy to grow. They are a big part of our gardening history. Because of their health benefits they were used not only as a treat [...]

It is hard to be organic in a country where spraying is a spring and autumn ritual. My neighbors spend more money on chemicals than on food. Plenty of farmers went out of business claiming that chemicals became so expensive that it is not worth growing crops, and I do not blame them. The literature [...]