Always have fresh herbs available? A real luxury that can be realized with a herb spiral on a really small piece of garden soil. Before starting the system and building a herb spiral, thorough planning of the herb spiral is recommended, precisely because the aim is to gather as many beneficial plants as possible in the smallest…
Kitchen herbs are plant-based vitality boosters with concentrated ingredients and a concentrated aroma – they have been overcooked since humans began to cook. Our ancestors tasted every herb, and finding food was very difficult for hunters and gatherers. What didn’t kill them ended up on the menu – and became a medicinal herb if it helped against…
Garlic not only gives dishes a tasty aroma, but also has a positive effect on health. Whether it also protects against hungry vampires remains to be seen. After all, there are also many mild varieties in addition to the hot types of garlic. They are characterized by a subtle taste and smell. Anyway, the chef is more concerned with…
The history of basil (Ocimum basilicum) as a spice goes back to ancient Greece. The fragrant herb also plays an important role in the preparation of medicinal teas in the Indian teachings of Ayurveda. The plant comes from the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and North America. More than 60 different types of basil are known. We present 10…
A herb garden can be created in many different ways. It often depends on how much space there is and how the rest of the garden is designed. Herbs such as lavender, sage, rosemary, curry herb, thyme and many more go well with a Mediterranean garden. The herb bed should be designed accordingly. A sunny hillside garden is just…
Cultivating a large variety of herbs and spices in a small space is made possible with a herb snail. Properly laid out, the snail-shaped bed offers the opportunity to harvest various herbs for your own kitchen all year round. The decorative eye-catcher does not make even small gardens and green areas appear overcrowded. Special technical knowledge is not…
Fresh herbs from the garden are really something great. Anyone who only knows herbal mixtures from the supermarket has absolutely missed something. Herbs taste good and they have many important ingredients. Even in medicine, more herbs are being used again. Herbs usually don’t take up much space. They even thrive on the window sill, no problem on the balcony. After harvesting,…
Watercress is a swamp or aquatic plant that is valued by many hobby gardeners. As a hardy perennial, it is preferably planted in the garden pond or stream. The evergreen, herbaceous plant is also very popular as a healthy vegetable, rich in vitamin C and a tasty addition to salads and soups. The Nasturtium officinale, as its…
Rue is a spice and medicinal plant, which unfortunately is almost exclusively grown as an ornamental plant. It originally comes from the Mediterranean region. The plant is also called Gertrudenkraut, grace herb, cross rue or dead herb. The history of this plant is interesting. In the Middle Ages, the rue was used against the plague. It is thought that there…
If you only glance at the common deadnettle (Lamium), it is easy to confuse the plant’s foliage with the equally common stinging nettle. Although the resemblance between the two plant species is striking, dead nettles have no stinging hairs as a key difference. Both the white and the red deadnettle are not very popular in the home…