In my last post on 4 March, I started the new homegrown vegetable season by sowing tomato seeds. I planted 3 tomato varieties in 9 little pots and left them to germinate. Since frost might still strike this region anytime between March and May, the future seedlings would have to sit on my veranda until …
We are in March and spring will officially arrive in 20 days’ time. The days get longer but the weather is still unpredictable. The night temperature remains between minus two to zero degree Celsius, with the highs reaching 8 to 9 degrees in the day. With the freezing temperature, I am afraid that the morning …
Since the warmer weather is finally here and my teaching load is lighter in this semester, I have more time to dabble in the garden. It means that I can embark on producing more homegrown fruits and vegetables. If you have read my previous posts, you would know that the former owner left behind an …
Spring is here. After four months of days with really short daylight and miserable weather (grey skies, rain and cold), is it a wonder that the blue skies, the warm gentle sunshine, and the green vegetation fill me with such joy? It’s a bonus when you come across golden fields of rapeseeds. The small four-petaled …