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Growing fruiting vines in cold climates can be a challenge, especially when options seem limited to currants or apples. But hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta)—also known as kiwi berries—offers a surprisingly resilient and productive alternative for gardeners in Zone 7 or similar Nordic climates. This post documents my own experience growing…
Chestnuts are not common in the wild in Norway (where I live), as it hasn't naturalized here. I recently read about Dwarf Chestnut or American Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) and straight away thought this might be a good idea to try to get some seeds and see if I couldn't get…
Can hugelkultur beds attract ants and should you worry? In general, ants will not set up a nest in a well-established hugelkultur bed as they prefer a drier and more compact environment than the conditions should be in an aged hugelkultur bed. Often ants will come to hunt for food…
I bought a bag of mixed nuts for Christmas (2020) from our local grocery store and managed to get it to sprout a few almonds after about four weeks. Can I get these to sprout quickly came to my mind, so I took five Hazel, Pecan, Walnut, and Almond nuts…
The most important difference between hot and cold composting is they produce very different soil. So perhaps the question should instead be; Where do you want to use your compost soil?.A cold compost will give you a soil that is richer of beneficial fungi and bacteria, while a warm compost…
Indicator Plants are a bit like the canary in the coal mine, as they can warn us about issues with our soil. Plant indicators (or indicator species) are plants that have very specific demands for it to thrive or have an elevated tolerance against something other plants do not. Armed with…
Mulberry, all variants, are not common at all where I live, Norway (southwestern part), but I wanted to see if I could get them to thrive here, it's exciting to get things to succeed, but even more so if it's something new.So I did some research and decided that Black…
Adapting to mild winters can be a blessing and a challenge for gardeners. With little to no frost, our beds stay active—and that means we must rethink planting schedules, soil care, and pest management. In this guide, I’ll share actionable tips based on my experience to help you make the…
Collect your own seeds This year I've started to collect fruit tree seeds/pits and grow plants from them. Everyone in our household has been told they can eat as much fruit as they can as normal, but they have to save the seeds. Quite a few of the apple seeds…
A food forest, or food forest gardening, is an easy to care for ecosystem where the goal is to have ecological food production with a layered environment utilized with fruit and nut trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and perennial vegetables while fostering greater biodiversity. Special care to use companion planting so…
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