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My interest in plants appeared when I was little. That is probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents. Especially my grandmother used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants. She grew a wide variety of them, ranging from vegetables in a garden to flowers all around the house. My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevine. Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed the interest in gardening.

I like growing herbs that can be used for cooking or making tea. For the cooking, I have oregano, thyme, sage, and chives. I love herbal teas. I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picked herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, flowers of lime tree, and other.

This year, I grow milk thistle for seeds that have strong regenerative effects on liver. I shouldn't have sown it so densely, because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather. It all lay down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns. It is impossible to pick the dried out blossoms without at least two pairs of gloves.

Currently, it is the third season I have been growing chili peppers. I have tried many varieties of both species Capsicum Annum and Capsicum Chinense. Varieties of Capsicum Annum are the most common one. Capsicum Chinense is a species originating in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—substance responsible for sensation of burning.

There is yet another plant that I have tried to grow for many years. It is called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, or commonly referred as Goji Berry Plant. It is a perennial plant producing red berries each year. I haven't been very successful in recent years and I had to deal with many adversities. I could say a lot about this plant, but let's save it for another time.

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MyI've been interested in plants appeared whenever since I was little.

You could also say, "My interest in plants began when I was little," but the version I wrote sounds more natural/idiomatic.

That is probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.

EspeciallyIn particular, my grandmother used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.

Same meaning, just sounds a bit more natural to me.

She grew a wide variety of them, ranging from vegetables in a garden to flowers all around the house.

My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevines.

Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed thean interest in gardening.

I like growing herbs that can be used for cooking or making tea.

For the cooking, I havI use oregano, thyme, sage, and chives for cooking.

I rearranged this to make it sound more natural.

Sometimes, I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and. I also picked herbs for tea: coltsfoot, meadowsweet, flowers of lime tree, and othermore.

I broke this up into two sentences because this one sentence, while grammatically correct, is rather long. I know what you mean when you say "picked herbs," but it sounds just a little off.

This year, I'm growing milk thistle for seeds that have strong regenerative effects on liver.

I shouldn't have sown it so densely,planted the seeds so close together because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather.

Not sure I understand the end of the sentence ("which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather"). Do you mean that they couldn't survive bad weather?

It all lay down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

Again, not 100% sure what you mean here by "lay down" :(

It is impossible to pick the dried out blossoms without at least two pairs of gloves.

Currently, itThis is the third season I have been growing chili peppers.

I have tried many varieties of both species: Capsicum Annum and Capsicum Chinense.

Varieties of Capsicum Annum areis the most common onespecies.

Saying that it's the most common species implies that you are also talking about varieties,

Capsicum Chinense is a species originating in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—substance responsible for sensation of burning, which is a substance that causes spicy, burning sensations.

Same meaning, but just a little more natural-sounding to me. "Spicy" is a good word to use here.

There is yet another plant that I have triedbeen trying to grow for many years.

I would change it to "I have been trying to grow" if you are still trying. If you've given up, then "I have tried to grow" is correct (because it means that you stopped).

It is called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, . It's more commonly referred as Gto as a goji Bberry Pplant.

I think it's correct to capitalize the species names, but not the common name.

I could say a lot about this plant, but let's save it for another time.

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Really interesting writing! Your English is great. I hope my corrections were helpful.

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Ladia

Aug. 18, 2020

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Your corrections are more than helpful! It seems like I've still got a long way to go. Thank you!

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There is yet another plant that I have triedbeen trying to grow for many years.

Yeah, I'm still trying, so I should have said "I have been trying". It would mean something different, and I wouldn't even realize it. Thanks!

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I shouldn't have sown it so densely,planted the seeds so close together because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather.

A word slipped away. It should have been, "which in turn caused them to be prone to damaging during a bad weather."

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It all lay down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

Have you ever seen lying wheat on fields? It normally stands if it is undamaged. When a thunderstorm comes, it might leave the wheat lying on the ground.
"lay down" should be past simple of "lie down".

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Aviva

Aug. 19, 2020

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Oh, I think I understand! Yeah, what you wrote is correct...I just don't know much about gardening ;)

With regards to the previous comment, I understand what you mean, and I think the most natural-sounding phrase would be: "because it made them grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn made them vulnerable to bad weather."

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My interest in plants appearedbegan when I was little.

Better word choice; appeared is ok, but sounds a bit funny.

That iIt's probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.

Especially mMy grandmother especially used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.

She grew a wide variety of them, ranging from vegetables in a garden to flowers all around the house.

My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevines.

Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed thean interest in gardening.

I like growing herbs that can be used for cooking or making tea.

For the cooking, I have oregano, thyme, sage, and chives.

I love herbal teas.

I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picke, as well as wild herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, flowers of lime tree flowers, and othermore.

This year, I groew milk thistle for their seeds that have strong regenerative effects on liver.

I shouldn't have sown ithem so densely, because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather.

It all layies down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

It is impossible to pick the dried out blossoms without at least two pairs of gloves.

Currently, it is the third seasonAs of now, I have been growing chili peppers for three seasons.

I have tried many varieties of both species Capsicum Annum and Capsicum Chinense.

Varieties of the Capsicum Annum are the most common one.

Capsicum Chinense is a species originating infrom the tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—the substance responsible for sensation of burningthe burning sensation from spicy foods.

There is yet another type of plant that I have tried to grow for many years.

It isThey are called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, or commonly referred as the Goji Berry Plant.

It is a perennial plant producing red berries each year.

I haven't been very successful in recent years and I have had to deal with many adversities.

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There's a few grammatical mistakes and parts where the word choice could be better, but your vocabulary is amazing and matches the informative style of this journal post!

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Ladia

Aug. 18, 2020

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"Wild herbs" sounds way better. Thank you for all those corrections! I needed to lookup a few words in a dictionary, especially some of those herbs. As I see it, I still have a long way to go.

My interest in plants appestarted when I was little.

That is probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.

Especially mMy grandmother especially used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.

She grew a wide variety of them, ranging from vegetables in a garden to flowers all around the house.

My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevine.

Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed thean interest in gardening.

I like growing herbs that can be used for cooking or making tea.

For the cooking, I have oregano, thyme, sage, and chives.

I love herbal teas.

I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picked herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, lime flowers of lime tree, and others.

This year, I groew milk thistle for the seeds that, which have strong regenerative effects on the liver.

I shouldn't have sown it so densely, because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone todamaged in bad weather.

It all lays down the same way as wheat does due toin windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

It is impossible to pick the dried out blossoms without at least two pairs of gloves.

Currently, it is the third season that I have been growing chili peppers.

I have tried many varieties of both species Capsicum Annum and Capsicum Chinense.

Varieties of Capsicum Annum are the most common ones.

Capsicum Chinense is a species originating in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—substance responsible for the sensation of burning.

There is yet another plant that I have tried to grow for many years.

It is called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, or commonly referred as Goji Berry Plant.

It is a perennial plant producing red berries each year.

I haven't been very successful in recent years and I had to deal with many adversities.

I could say a lot about this plant, but let's save it for another time.

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Ladia

Aug. 18, 2020

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Thank you very much!

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Ladia

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I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picked herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, lime flowers of lime tree, and others.

Is it wrong to say "flowers of lime tree", or is it just more natural to say "lime flowers"?

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Ladia

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This year, I groew milk thistle for the seeds that, which have strong regenerative effects on the liver.

When should I say "the liver" and when do I omit the article "the"? I looked in a dictionary to see a few example sentences while writing the journal, and I saw some messages with the article and some without.

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My interest in plants appeared when I was little.


My interest in plants appestarted when I was little.

My interest in plants appearedbegan when I was little.

Better word choice; appeared is ok, but sounds a bit funny.

MyI've been interested in plants appeared whenever since I was little.

You could also say, "My interest in plants began when I was little," but the version I wrote sounds more natural/idiomatic.

That is probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.


That is probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.

That iIt's probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.

That is probably something that was passed down onto me from my grandparents.

Especially my grandmother used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.


Especially mMy grandmother especially used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.

Especially mMy grandmother especially used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.

EspeciallyIn particular, my grandmother used to spend a lot of time taking care of plants.

Same meaning, just sounds a bit more natural to me.

She grew a wide variety of them, ranging from vegetables in a garden to flowers all around the house.


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My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevine.


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My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevines.

My grandfather was more interested in growing different types of plants, such as fruit trees or grapevines.

Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed the interest in gardening.


Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed thean interest in gardening.

Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed thean interest in gardening.

Because I spent a lot of time with them, I have developed thean interest in gardening.

I like growing herbs that can be used for cooking or making tea.


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For the cooking, I have oregano, thyme, sage, and chives.


For the cooking, I have oregano, thyme, sage, and chives.

For the cooking, I have oregano, thyme, sage, and chives.

For the cooking, I havI use oregano, thyme, sage, and chives for cooking.

I rearranged this to make it sound more natural.

I love herbal teas.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picked herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, flowers of lime tree, and other.


I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picked herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, lime flowers of lime tree, and others.

I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and picke, as well as wild herbs—coltsfoot, meadowsweet, flowers of lime tree flowers, and othermore.

Sometimes, I make them both from home-grown herbs, such as peppermint, sage, balm, and marigold; and. I also picked herbs for tea: coltsfoot, meadowsweet, flowers of lime tree, and othermore.

I broke this up into two sentences because this one sentence, while grammatically correct, is rather long. I know what you mean when you say "picked herbs," but it sounds just a little off.

This year, I grow milk thistle for seeds that have strong regenerative effects on liver.


This year, I groew milk thistle for the seeds that, which have strong regenerative effects on the liver.

This year, I groew milk thistle for their seeds that have strong regenerative effects on liver.

This year, I'm growing milk thistle for seeds that have strong regenerative effects on liver.

I shouldn't have sown it so densely, because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather.


I shouldn't have sown it so densely, because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone todamaged in bad weather.

I shouldn't have sown ithem so densely, because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather.

I shouldn't have sown it so densely,planted the seeds so close together because it made them to grow thin and have smaller flowers, which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather.

Not sure I understand the end of the sentence ("which in turn caused them to be prone to bad weather"). Do you mean that they couldn't survive bad weather?

It all lay down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.


It all lays down the same way as wheat does due toin windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

It all layies down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

It all lay down the same way as wheat does due to windy and rainy weather, but that is not an issue—the real issue is thorns.

Again, not 100% sure what you mean here by "lay down" :(

It is impossible to pick the dried out blossoms without at least two pairs of gloves.


It is impossible to pick the dried out blossoms without at least two pairs of gloves.

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Currently, it is the third season I have been growing chili peppers.


Currently, it is the third seasonAs of now, I have been growing chili peppers for three seasons.

Currently, it is the third season that I have been growing chili peppers.

Currently, itThis is the third season I have been growing chili peppers.

I have tried many varieties of both species Capsicum Annum and Capsicum Chinense.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I have tried many varieties of both species: Capsicum Annum and Capsicum Chinense.

Varieties of Capsicum Annum are the most common one.


Varieties of Capsicum Annum are the most common ones.

Varieties of the Capsicum Annum are the most common one.

Varieties of Capsicum Annum areis the most common onespecies.

Saying that it's the most common species implies that you are also talking about varieties,

Capsicum Chinense is a species originating in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.


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Capsicum Chinense is a species originating infrom the tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

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They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—substance responsible for sensation of burning.


They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—substance responsible for the sensation of burning.

They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—the substance responsible for sensation of burningthe burning sensation from spicy foods.

They have a distinctive fruity taste and a high content of capsaicin—substance responsible for sensation of burning, which is a substance that causes spicy, burning sensations.

Same meaning, but just a little more natural-sounding to me. "Spicy" is a good word to use here.

There is yet another plant that I have tried to grow for many years.


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There is yet another type of plant that I have tried to grow for many years.

There is yet another plant that I have triedbeen trying to grow for many years.

I would change it to "I have been trying to grow" if you are still trying. If you've given up, then "I have tried to grow" is correct (because it means that you stopped).

It is called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, or commonly referred as Goji Berry Plant.


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It isThey are called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, or commonly referred as the Goji Berry Plant.

It is called Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinense, . It's more commonly referred as Gto as a goji Bberry Pplant.

I think it's correct to capitalize the species names, but not the common name.

It is a perennial plant producing red berries each year.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I haven't been very successful in recent years and I had to deal with many adversities.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I haven't been very successful in recent years and I have had to deal with many adversities.

I could say a lot about this plant, but let's save it for another time.


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