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Winter mulching in the vegetable garden: materials and protection

26/10/2026 at 22:30 by Germie

Late October, the beds are emptying: leeks remain, the last cabbages, a few beets — and the first frosts are coming. This is when winter mulching in the vegetable garden ...
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Harvesting and storing your vegetable seeds: the complete guide

26/10/2026 at 19:44 by Germie

Late October, the seed plants are finishing their cycle: broad bean pods turn blackish, bolted lettuces put on their grey downy caps, the last seed cucumbers yellow on the row. ...
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Lunar calendar: week of 26 October to 1 November 2026

24/10/2026 at 08:00 by Germie

Lunar calendar: the week of Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 A pivotal week: full moon on Monday 26, perigee on Wednesday 28 and the switch to a ...
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Gardening with the moon in December 2026: the works calendar

19/10/2026 at 08:41 by Germie

December is the month of paradoxes in the garden: the shortest month in daylight, yet one of the last where planting is still possible before the heart of winter. The ...
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Gardening with the moon in November 2026: the works calendar

19/10/2026 at 08:00 by Germie

November is the last big working month before winter: the moon is descending until the 11th, ascending from the 12th to the 25th, and the month ends on a rare ...
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Lunar garden calendar: week of 19-25 October 2026

18/10/2026 at 14:32 by Germie

Lunar garden calendar: week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October 2026 A fine week for gardening with the moon: the whole week runs under an ascending moon, with two ...
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Pea (Pisum sativum): sowing and harvesting garden peas

07/10/2026 at 10:08 by Germie

Peas (Pisum sativum): how to sow and harvest garden peas successfully The pea (Pisum sativum) is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables in the world: it has been grown in ...
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Broad bean (Vicia faba): sowing, growing and harvest

06/10/2026 at 10:08 by Germie

Broad bean (Vicia faba): sowing, growing and harvesting the bean of the Ancients The broad bean (Vicia faba) is the great elder of the vegetable garden: cultivated for millennia — ...
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Gardening with the Moon: The Complete Lunar Planting Guide

04/10/2026 at 23:26 by Germie

Gardening with the moon: the vegetable-garden lunar calendar, October 2026 to September 2027Lunar gardening means timing sowing, planting, pruning and harvesting to the rhythm of the Moon: its four phases, ...
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Strawberry (Fragaria): sowing, planting and harvest

04/10/2026 at 11:20 by Germie

Strawberry: planting, growing and harvesting the most eagerly awaited fruit in the garden The strawberry (Fragaria) is the undisputed star of spring: an easy, generous perennial that crops in its ...
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