Once again, a plant that has been credited with powerful effects ranging from diet-free weight loss to lowering blood pressure. Before you wave off in annoyance, please remember that the majority of our medicines consist of separate plant active ingredients – against this background, it is a pretty good idea to explore the diverse ingredients that…
Aphids, like scale insects or other plant pests, are particularly common in the winter months. In most cases, care errors and unfavorable site conditions are the cause of an infestation. If no countermeasures are taken, aphids can multiply very quickly, spread to other plants and, in the worst case, cause the affected plants to die. Therefore, fighting is…
Just in time for the beginning of spring, it flares up again, the fight against aphids. The pests seem to appear out of nowhere and multiply explosively. They mercilessly suck the plants, attract ants with their honeydew and transmit fungal and viral infections. Modern hobby gardeners are not panicking and now resort to chemical insecticides, but are concentrating…
The blue fescue or Festuca glauca is a decorative plant that is particularly attractive due to its blue-green color. Coming from mountainous regions, it is not only an area-wide eye-catcher in rock gardens or pots, it is also undemanding. Neither watering nor fertilizing is necessary and other measures are also limited. So it can hardly be easier to…
The cultivation of tropical potted plants does not have to be associated with a lot of care and time. The pencil tree, a South African spurge plant, proves this quite impressively. In its original home, the succulent is particularly valued for its lush and rapid growth. Even if the plant cannot be planted outdoors all year round due…
In order for flowers to develop their flawless beauty and remain healthy and vital, they need more nutrients than bedding soil or substrate can provide. So that there are no deficiency symptoms, they receive supplementary nutrition in the form of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace elements during growth. That sounds like a lot of chemistry, which also…
Overall, this plant family of the Muskwort family is of interest to home gardeners, as it contains four genera with approximately 220 species of plants that are mainly found in the northern hemisphere, from temperate to subtropical latitudes. There are various snowballs that can cope with our climate because they developed under similar climatic conditions. You can…
Thanks to numerous hosta species, the shady garden corner is no longer a cheerless blemish in the overall picture of the home oasis. Hosta varieties are not only known for their decorative appearance, but also thrive in places where it is much too dark for other plants. Whether it should be the timeless classic or a decorative…
A living space without green houseplants? Possible but not effective. Plants belong to the interior like the furniture. Some types not only enrich the office or the apartment visually, but also have practical uses. For example, their property of positively influencing the indoor climate or humidity makes these plants an indispensable piece of furniture. This guide reveals which species are…
Dill is one of the most important herbs in the kitchen and gives salads and other dishes a special touch. Anethum graveolens is one of the umbelliferae that is easy to identify because it is one of the few species that develops a yellow flower. With the blossom, hobby gardeners are faced with the question of whether…