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Home vegetable garden

Growing Okra in Clusters of Three Without Thinning: Our Aphid Control Method and Growing Tips

Among our summer vegetables, okra is one that we grow every year without fail. It can be served as a simple side dish, mixed with natto and grated yam over rice, and is a great vegetable for preventing summer fatigue. However, newly planted seedlings are highly susceptible to aphids, and they can quickly become weakened if left unprotected.
2026.06.14
Home vegetable garden
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The Meaning Behind Bit Garden Lab's Featured Images

When I first started this blog, I considered creating a different image for each article. However, I wanted to maintain a consistent look across the entire site, so I decided to use a shared featured image for each category. I currently use the following three categories of featured images.
2026.05.31
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Home vegetable garden

The Big Appeal of Sweet Potatoes That Makes Me Want to Grow Them Every Year

I planted sweet potatoes again this year. I’ve grown many kinds of vegetables in my home garden, but sweet potatoes are by far the crop I put the least effort into. They are simply incredibly tough. Even if the leaves start to wilt, they usually recover without any problem, and they stay surprisingly healthy even after several days without rain.
2026.05.16
Home vegetable garden
IT-related

ChatGPT Recommended Cloudflare When I Asked for Advice

When I was creating this blog, the thing I struggled with the most at first was the domain name. At first, I hadn't decided whether it would be a blog only about home gardening or if it would also include IT topics. So I consulted with ChatGPT to come up with a name that could be used for IT topics, suited home gardening as well, wasn't too long, and would also work in English-speaking countries...
2026.05.14
IT-relatedBlog
Home vegetable garden

My Zucchini Plants Became Much More Stable After Hand Pollination

Personally, I think zucchini is one of the easier summer vegetables to grow. However, when I first tried growing it, I started without any prior knowledge and failed badly. Small fruits appeared after flowering, but they rotted before growing properly, so I could barely harvest anything. The darker fruit below grew normally, while the one above with the blackened tip ended up rotting.
2026.05.12
Home vegetable garden
IT-related

I Tried Making My WordPress Blog Multilingual with TranslatePress

When I started building this WordPress blog, I thought it would be interesting if I could also create English pages. Creating separate English pages manually sounded troublesome, so I decided to use a multilingual plugin. The plugin I am currently using is TranslatePress.
2026.05.11
IT-relatedBlog
Home vegetable garden

Are Cherry Tomatoes Really Beginner-Friendly?

When it comes to home gardening, cherry tomatoes are probably one of the classic choices. They are often introduced as a beginner-friendly vegetable. However, personally, they are one of the vegetables I have struggled with the most.
2026.05.10
Home vegetable garden
IT-related

I Got Lost in Cocoon’s Huge Number of Settings

This blog uses the Cocoon WordPress theme. At first, I was also interested in some paid themes, but I decided to start with a free one, and Cocoon seemed to have the most information available online.
2026.05.09
IT-relatedBlog
Home vegetable garden

A Relaxed Home Gardening Hobby I’ve Continued for Over 10 Years

On this blog, I write articles related to IT and AI, but there is another hobby that I have been keeping up for a long time. That is home gardening. Before I knew it, it has already been more than 10 years since I started. I'm not doing anything particularly serious, just continuing within a manageable scope in a corner of my home's garden...
2026.05.07
Home vegetable garden
IT-related

I Tried Writing Blog Articles with ChatGPT

As I started running a blog, I felt that using AI was something I could not really avoid, so I decided to actually try writing articles with ChatGPT. This time, I will summarize my impressions after actually using it, focusing on the question: “How useful is it really?”
2026.05.06
IT-relatedBlog
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