Our neighbors also have two grapevines. They don’t cut at all, on the contrary, they pull the tendrils along the scaffolding for meters. Even so, they still harvest a lot of grapes every year. These do not grow on the long tendrils, but not far from the “heart” of the stick, but there are many. The foliage is sick…
Opinions are very divided on the subject of liming the lawn. Liming should help against moss in the lawn, at least the providers promise and swear so. Others say on the other hand that lime in the lawn is of no use, and can even damage it. I am not an expert now and will summarize here what…
The corkscrew hazel is a showy shrub. Its corkscrew-like branches look particularly bare or chic during flowering. In summer, with foliage on it, the overall impression is special, the branches are then not so noticeable. However, the leaves are often twisted somehow. A highlight of this shrub is the flowering, often as early as February. The hanging kittens look really…
A greenhouse is a great thing. Freshly harvested vegetables still have all the good things, the vitamins and the flavors. Of course, a greenhouse has more functions. You don’t necessarily have to grow vegetables, or at least not exclusively. Herbs are also an essential part of it. In winter you can use a greenhouse to overwinter pot and container plants. Of…
The name, saxifrage, comes from the places where the plant grows. It likes to grow out of crevices in the rock. It used to be thought that the plant blasted or broke the rock there. There is also another explanation. Saxifrage was used as a medicinal plant, as a remedy for kidney and gallstones. There are 450 to 480 species…
Orchards are an old cultural asset, but they are becoming increasingly rare. To our detriment: The villagers can no longer get fresh fruit on the edge of the village, the townspeople no longer come home from the country party with new experiences and delicious harvests, a handful of a few thousand apple varieties are still available…
Cress is healthy, cress is delicious, cress brings a touch of spiciness and spices up any boring sandwich with a paper cut. That is why the cress pot on the windowsill has become a matter of course for many people – if you are not yet one of these people, you will find out here how…
The farmer’s orchid is a wonderful flower for natural gardeners, with the beauty of an orchid and yet wild charm. And so a lot of gardening fans actually see the farmer’s orchid, it is just about to soar to a new trend plant. Here you will learn the important facts about this beautiful flower. The origin of…
More and more people are struggling with a strange type of mosquito bite, which are usually a little more unpleasant than the usual mosquito bite and appear in places that are rather untypical for mosquito bites. These bites are usually from the autumn grass mite, which has been reproducing quite a bit recently (presumably as a…
If you are one of those people with fine taste, you will have noticed that a freshly harvested kohlrabi from your own garden tastes a lot better than frozen vegetables. If you haven’t noticed this before, then you should definitely give it a try, and healthier (and pollution-free) kohlrabi can’t be on your plate either. Here are…