Home-grown cucumbers are absolutely delicious and healthy. It is not at all difficult to pull cucumbers. Only the powdery mildew, which really often affects the plants both in the greenhouse and in the field, is a real nuisance. What causes powdery mildew? The pathogen is a fungus. Two types of powdery mildew fungus occur on cucumbers, Erysiphe cichoracearum…
The potato harvest begins in June and continues into October. Usually the condition of the potato leaves shows when the harvest time has come. It is withered and partly dead. It’s best to dig up a potato or two and test the skin. The right time for the potato harvest As already indicated, the right harvest time depends…
Identifying the right time to harvest onions is not difficult, as is the actual harvest. Of course, the different types of onion also play a role. When it comes to storage, there are a few things to consider if you want to store the onions and keep them for several months. You can find out everything about the…
Originally native to the coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland, the plant can be planted both indoors and outdoors in our latitudes. Cultivated as a houseplant, the plant rarely forms flowers, contrary to the outdoor varieties; however, it still looks very decorative. Location and soil When purchasing an Australian chestnut tree, the first question to…
The cross between Golden Delicious and Jonathan grows unusually fast, is easy to care for and delivers a vitamin-rich harvest for the whole family from October. Jonagold tastes just as good fresh from the tree as it does as a fragrant apple pie straight from the oven. The cultivation of a Jonagold apple tree in the home…
Shrub peonies can reach heights of 150 to 300 cm and a width of 80-150 cm. The shoot is reddish and then changes to different shades of green. The single or double large flowers appear between April and June, depending on the species. The flower colors also depend on the respective species or the wild or cultivated form. These…
As the only genus of the peony family, they not only adorn the garden in the form of perennials or herbaceous subshrubs, but are also very popular in cultivation as shrub peonies. The Asian bush peonies are among the noblest representatives of these decorative spring bloomers and have already attracted the attention of Chinese emperors. To this…
Up to 70 different species are counted to the imposing plant, which is also known as arrow leaf or tropical root and belongs to the Araceae family. Alocasia form very decorative leaves in numerous different variations. However, some experience is required for the cultivation of the exotic plant in order to offer the arrow leaf optimal growth…
The children are here, the house is built, now the tree has to be planted. The Elstar apple is a possible choice for beginners. Below you will find the most important information about the location, planting, care and cutting of this apple tree. What is special about the Elstar apple The plant genus apples (Malus) consists…
The roof root, Sempervivum tectorum, is a very old cultivated plant that appears in the plant and herb books that were written towards the end of the Middle Ages. Its natural range begins in southern Germany and extends in a wide belt down to Asia Minor, where the roe root originally inhabited mountains, all of Europe…