Last year, I was so busy with learning Swedish, trying to accustom to the culture and my surroundings, integrating myself in the local society and finding a job; all while also still being in nature, photographing and learning what to do and not to do around here, that I was a bit sloppy regarding my…
Autumn is here and so is the time for harvest. Since I didn't have time for updates on my garden and greenhouse during the summer - here we go! I think the last time I updated was when I set out most of my plants. What an exciting time! In the spring, when I began…
As I wrote earlier, I bought a greenhouse. I found it rather cheap on blocket, which is a site to buy used stuff. It is not used but was still in its carton, so I could build it up myself. It basically consists of metal rods and a plastic sheet that is pulled over it…
I am not especially talented with plants. On the contrary, if anything I am really good at killing any plant in no time at all... However I really want to learn how to keep plants alive and well. I love green and seeing new leaves growing. To me it always seems like a little miracle.…
Lately, with the days getting longer and brighter, I have felt a lot of energy, that I get in the spring. The weather has also been warmer and it has been thawing on several days, which lead to a lot of melted snow and a lot of ice and slippery grounds on the following days...…
Last weekend I got to harvest my parent's quince tree. I had noticed that it was heavy from all the fruits for quite a while, but the harvest can only start after the first frost. So after we had that 2 weeks ago, I just waited for a nice day to relieve our tree of…
Ina Margret 