The climate for gardening in Poland

:):):) hahaha I see.

Next time, can you mention all your perceptions at once??? It isn`t forbidden...... :):):)

Now, why such a net???

The orchard is inhabited by plants from all the world (on condition they survive Polish winters, of course) .

Below, American seedless grapevine called Venus. It ripened in late July, early as all the fruit this year.
And the Russian paradise apple called Dolgo - IMHO, it sports the most beautiful colour of all our fruit. There is a problem, though - it is extremely sour.

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We have an olive tree, grown from an olive from a jar of Biedronka salted olives.. It's a few years old now.

It has to come inside as soon as the frosts starts. The problem is, year on year it gets bigger and it's now getting harder to get inside. It has to go in through the window. Sooner or later we'll have to make a decision.

I had a palm which grew from a coconut washed off shore while on vacation at the Baltic Sea. hahahaha

To protect the bark from physical damage from rodents etc?

Bird netting

I didn't know that could happen. Palms are very hard to grow.

We've planted a few acacia seeds from Africa and got seedlings from them however they aren't hardy enough to grow outdoors that far north.

No, not an olive tree.
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What about growing avocado plants?

I like them.

A friend has grown an avocado from a stone and it's looks quite good. Indoors only of course and she keeps it in a smallish pot so it doesn't grow too large.

The bark on the trunk from hares, yes.
But the upper part is not bark but twigs eaten by taller animals. Which???

Deer? Although I doubt you have many of them running around on your property.

Baboons are a possibility :::))))

Don`t be a doubting Tomas and believe there are plenty, seeing that old photo:

https://polishforums.com/life/poland-owning-house-true-countryside-84664/10/#msg1865485

I mentioned it several times that I love how Goddess plays tricks of variability on us - humans and apes. Each year is different when it comes to fruit crops.
E.g, this year, cherries and grapes were abundant, while mini kiwis are scarce. Last year I offered packets of mini kiwis as a nice gift to multiple family members, workmates and friends. This year, a small packet for the vet who had treated our Black Pearl depleted one plant of all its fruit. Amasing!

When it comes to fruit.
As for veg, tomatoes and potatoes were excellent, while beetroots very mediocre.

There were so many tomatoes I had to eat them for every meal, day by day.

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My wife made a lot of tomato preserves. I gladly used them up for my dishes. Below, fried cheese zucchini with meat in tomato sauce. Kompot to drink.

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It looks like a garden plan.

Yes! I have a few pages like this. I need them to know precisely what I planted and where.

This one is a pain coz botanically a veg is sold as fruit in shops.
Kiwano or African cucumber.
I planted my own 3 seedlings which were half dried due to excessive sun exposure and I was sure they wouldn`t survive in the ground. But they fekking did and produced excellent crop.

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Oxygen tree has giant leaves and grows like crazy. 2 metres per year in favourable conditions.

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Have you ever heard of bugs in walnuts??? This year they have been abundant. 1/3 of our nuts are damaged. We are still lucky coz when I hear stories by other people, the problem may concern even 2/3 of the crop or more.
Climate is changing and plant pathogens with it.

There is still one unsolved riddle in 149, page 5, about fava beans left in the fields long after the harvest time.
Hint - with a very practical aim. Namely, what?

No idea really unless you are hoping that some creatures will come along and dig them up, therefore saving you some time and effort.

hahaha Creatues dig to devour, not to share. :):):)

It is easy - my Polish grandpa advised me to keep beans unharvested to dry and sow next year. I did it last spring with those dried ones in the photo. With excellent results.

Also, nobody guessed the one in 153.

I know but their digging saves you having to pull the plants out of the ground :)


152 :)

I don`t mind. I like exercising my back - only when I do it regularly, it doesn`t hurt me. ):)


Oh, yes.

Hint: it is a veg which we were talking about an hour ago somewhere else. :):):)

It doesn't look like it but is it beetroot?

No. we were talking about one more veg in another thread.

Horseradish root!