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LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #6

It's been a little over 3 weeks since my last LUT Garden Journal, and there's been quite a lot of growth in my garden, but sadly not much harvest. French beans The

3 Months In: Watching My Cassava Field Come Alive 🌱

Good morning Hive family! I wanted to share a quick update from my little farm here in Kitwe. It’s been about 3 months since I put these cassava cuttings in the

A Small Harvest from My Garden

Today I walked through my garden and found this small, colourful harvest. It isn't much yet. Every day, something new grows, ripens or becomes ready to pick. But

LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #5

My garden is starting to look quite productive now. The recent hot weather and my auto water irrigation system has probably helped a lot. Courgette There's been

raspberries and wild strawberries

Today I collected a lot of wild strawberries and raspberries that grow in my garden. It is a very nice and satisfying work but the wild strawberries are pretty small

LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #4

My tomatoes are finally out and the gardening season is officially starting for me. This year I planted my tomatoes in buckets to save space in my raised beds. I

LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #3

I love watching my lavenders bloom every day. I have 9 plants in the front of my house and they grow so fast now. Every time I walk past, (I think) I can smell a

LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #2

I thought I'd start my LUT garden journal this month with something rather mundane but quite important for me. I cut my small patch of grass for the first time this

Fresh from my backyard tree in Lusaka – green outside, pure gold inside! 🍊🌳

Hey Hive fam! 🌿 Just walked out to my little citrus patch this afternoon and couldn’t resist picking one straight off the branch. Look at this beauty I’m holding!

LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #1

Last Christmas I was gifted a box of veggie seeds. With the weather starting to warm up a little, I can't wait to start my 2026 growing season and take full advantage

Reminiscent of my 2025 harvest

Here in northern canada, we are getting hit with WILD weather! Its sometimes unbearable to even go outside, and the only thing to do is stay inside & think of

Purple Blooms and Harvests

Magandang buhay! It's been a while since I went to the backyard, and thank goodness I did around mid-afternoon today, because the eggplants were waiting to be picked.

LUT Hive Garden Journal #7

My last LUT Hive Garden journal was back in August, that's three month ago. I was hoping to share more of my garden this year but I only managed to do six updates

🍇 Weintrauben aus dem eigenen Garten 🍇

Seit Ende August ernten wir (meine Frau und ich) täglich Weintrauben aus dem eigenen Garten. Knackig frisch, wohlschmeckend und angenehm süß. Ein echter Genuss;

“Final Sweet Potato Harvest: Digging Deep for Hidden in Tap🍠✨

Final sweet potato harvest, had to sift through the bed by hand to a depth of about 15 inches, they were everywhere but didnt penetrate the concrete like subsoil

The Story Behind The Papaya Trees

Hello hivers! Pleasant day to all. This papaya trees we're planted by my father eight months ago. Papaya is our go to do fruit. And it can grow everywhere as long

Late stage flowering for Granddaddy Purple

Such an amazing plant I am about a week and a half or so out from harvesting this beauty of a plant. She sprouted up August 5th and has been progressing perfectly

“Harvest Time: Main Crop Dug, Two Green Survivors Still Thriving 🌱🥔”

Dug up most of main crop today that had completely died off. 2 plants remain that are still quite green. Fairly happy with these plus some other bits.

Garden Harvested Tomatoes Turned into Spicy Tomato Chutney

I’ve been harvesting a few fruits and vegetables in the garden. Fruits of my labour. The one that excites me most is the tomatoes. Especially the black heirloom

LUT Hive Garden Journal #6

My little garden grows fairly quick, and looking back at my last update over 3 weeks ago, so much has changed. I have three jasmine plants and since I've added some