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Continue reading →: Growing Peppers Under Shade ClothI started growing all my peppers under shade cloth this year. Yes, it has certainly helped the plants during the current end of June 2026 European heat wave now happening. But I bought the cloth last year for an all together different protection reasons in mind.
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Continue reading →: Christmas Bells – The Real Bell PepperChristmas Bell peppers, also known as Bishops Hat or Bishops Crown peppers are a middle ranged sweet-hot pepper. And seriously …. They really do look like little tiny bells ! My neighbor gave me one of his pepper plants in October before he left for the “winter”. Probably as I…
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Continue reading →: Autumn Potato Harvest 2025I plant potatoes twice a year. Plant in spring (late March) for a Summer harvest and plant again in Summer (late July to early August) for an Autumn harvest. Typically I get about 2.5 kg of potatoes per square meter each time. For a yearly net of 5 kg per…
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Continue reading →: August Days 13 Years LaterThirteen years ago I made my first post at this blog. It was called August Days. Saying how easy and lazy the month of August can be for vineyard owners. If only things stayed the same…. I have been extensively tracking my vineyard and orchard data, including plant growth and…
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Continue reading →: Solar Dehydrator ImprovementsSeven years ago, I built a solar dehydrator. It has worked very well. But I also noticed that the design had one issue. That is, the fruit in the bottom tray always took longer to dry. Resulting in having to swap trays around to improve drying time for all items…
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Continue reading →: Winter CabbageHarvested my first Winter cabbage yesterday. March 6th. This cabbage was planted last Fall. It was not a huge cabbage like I can harvest in Summer, but still was a very nice looking specimen. I left the base intact. Hopefully it will make two or three more smaller cabbage in…
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Continue reading →: Sun Drying Hungarian Peppers on a StringLast week I harvested about 500 peppers. With more to come. They need to be dried for storage. The traditional way is to use a needle and thread and string them up so they can be hung to dry. Which is what I am doing.
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