It's the last day of the first half of 2024. How is your gardening in the first half of the year? For me it is an enjoyable one as always.
Lately, in my area, we have been experiencing a cycle of extremely warm temperatures and then severe thunderstorms that bring the temperatures down. It seems this is the case all over Germany as well. There were days when thunderstorms caused trains and flights to be cancelled.
The second half of the week was filled with days over 30 degrees Celsius and early in the morning there was the sound of thunder and heavy rain. I closed the windows at 4:00 a.m. to keep the rain from blowing in. I was fortunate to fall asleep again after that, but I missed my favorite Sunday morning time on the quiet balcony. It happens.
It seems strange to say that thanks to the thunderstorm, but nature did the watering. Because of this, I don't think I have watered as much this year as in previous years. I never get tired of seeing the raindrops. I wish it watered tomatoes not from top but only to their soil ... ๐
Plants are doing well as if the abnormal weather is nothing to worry about. Tomatoes are flowering and producing fruit, and the bitter melons are climbing up the asparagus, ignoring the strings I set up. One plant that may start to climb up a little bit ๐ As I watch nature go its own way, I realize I or we can live freely like it.
Last week I welcomed a plant called Waldmeister (sweet woodruff in English) to my balcony. From the leaves of this plant you can make a unique green syrup. In Germany, it is used for jelly, beer.... I had been thinking about whether or not to buy it for a few weeks, thinking that my daughter would be happy with it. I bought it at a market stand where I often buy vegetables and seedlings. I found it looked a little less energetic probably because of the heat. A lady at the stand said it will do good in shade. Now it's planted in the best shade in the balcony with other shade loving plants.
In addition, I planted pumpkin seeds that were too cute not to buy and planted green beans influenced by 
Recently I taught daughter to thin out the carrots and she was so happy with the mini carrots that she kept thinning them out and there were really less left in the pot. Indeed the mini carrots are cute. I can understand why she can't wait.
Everyday we get some carrots from her. I used it for deco on my sandwich. Ja, it's cute.
In addition to my own balcony, I brought soil and plants to the office and finally started gardening on the office balcony. I hope to gradually add more plants and take care of them. Like I did for the community container garden last year.
That's it about this week. Have a great Sunday, everyone, and happy gardening ๐ป
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ๆค็ฉใใกใฏ็ฐๅธธๆฐ่ฑกใฏใฉใๅนใ้ขจใจใใๆใใซๅ ๆฐใซใใฆใใพใใใใใใฏ่ฑใใคใใๅฎใใคใใใดใผใคใฏ็งใฎ่จญ็ฝฎใใ็ดใ็ก่ฆใใฆใขในใใฉใฌในใ็ปใฃใฆ่กใฃใฆใใพใใใกใใฃใจใ ใใพใใฒใใใฒใฃใใใฆ็ปใๅงใใฆใใใๆ ชใใใใพใ๐ ่ช็ถใฎใใใใๆใ้ใ่กใๆงๅญใ่ฆใใซใคใใ่ช็ฑใซ็ใใใใจๆใใฎใงใใ
ๅ ้ฑใใฏใซใใใคในใฟใผใจใใๆค็ฉใใใซใณใใผใซ่ฟใใพใใใใใฎๆค็ฉใฎ่ใฃใฑใใใฏใกใญใณใฝใผใใฎๆถฒไฝ้จๅใฎใใใช็ท่ฒใฎใทใญใใใไฝใใพใใใใคใใงใฏใผใชใผใซไฝฟใใใใใใใผใซใซไฝฟใใใใใปใปใปใๅญไพใๅใถใ ใใใชใจๆฐ้ฑ้ใปใฉ่ฒทใใใ่ฒทใใชใใ่ฟทใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใใใใไธญใใใผใฑใใใฎใใ้่ใ่ใ่ฒทใๅ ซ็พๅฑใใใงใกใใฃใจๅ ๆฐใชใใใใซใใฆใใๆ ชใใใใใๅบใฎไบบๆฐใใใใฎใจใใๆใใฆๆฅใซๅฝใฃใฆๅ ๆฐใใชใใใใฉใๆฅ้ฐใซๆคใใใจ่ฏใใใจใใใใจใง่ฒทใฃใฆใใพใใใๆฅ้ฐๅคงๅฅฝใๆค็ฉใฎ้ขใซๆคใใพใใใ
ใใฎใปใใใใใใใใฆ่ฒทใใใซใใใใชใใฃใใใผใกใใฎ็จฎใใพใใใใ
ใใจใฏใๅญไพใซใซใใใใ้ๅผใใใจใๆใใใใใใใใณใธใณใใใใใใใใใฉใใฉใ้ๅผใใฆใใฃใฆใใพใฃใฆใใปใจใใฉ้ขใซๆฎใฃใฆใใพใใใ็งใฏใชใใ ใๆค็ฉใใใใใใใง้ๅผใใใงใใชใใฎใงๆญฃๅๅฏพใงใใๅคๅๅ จ้จๅ็ฉซๆใใฃใฆใใพใใใใชๅขใใชใฎใงใๆฐใใไธ้ขใพใ่ถณใใพใใใใงใใใใใใงใใใญใใใใใณใธใณใๅพ ใฆใชใๆฐๆใกใใกใใฃใจใใใใพใใ
ใใฎใปใใไป้ฑใฏใชใใฃในใซๅใจๆค็ฉใ้ใใงใใใใใชใใฃในใฎใใซใณใใผใงใฎใฌใผใใใณใฐใในใฟใผใใใพใใใใใใใๅฐใใใคๆค็ฉใๅขใใใฆๆๅ ฅใใใใฆใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
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