Strawberries are healthy and extremely tasty. There are many different types and varieties. The selection is important, especially if you want to harvest fresh berries over a longer period of time. It is then advisable to choose varieties that ripen differently so that the harvest time is extended. In addition to strawberries that bear once, there are also varieties…
Colorful and wonderfully sweet – table grapes are indispensable on the cheese platter, they taste great in a fruit salad, in a cake or on their own. Thanks to the wide range of varieties, they are available all year round. But connoisseurs are well aware of the differences between the individual grape varieties. This guide presents the best…
Which currant varieties are the most popular is not so easy to answer. The decisive factors are personal preferences and tastes, as well as aroma, size of the berries and their possible uses. Further selection criteria can be the susceptibility to diseases and the time of ripening. In general, red varieties are sweet with a slightly sour undertone,…
Soft fruit is very popular in local gardens. There are various reasons for this. Because it can be picked directly from the bush and nibbled from hand to mouth. In addition, there is no space for large fruit trees in many gardens and the alternative is a bush with berries. Raspberries, currants or gooseberries are old berry varieties and…
Gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa) grow in the garden as a shrub or tall stem. With the right care, they form many tasty and healthy berries. Of course, the location has to be right for this. But for a vital, long-lived and robust plant, the right fertilization, which is used at the right time and covers the high nutrient requirements…
In order to grow delicious grapes in the home garden, you have to choose an appropriate variety. Many different ones are offered, but not all are suitable. You can try growing vines almost anywhere except in the mountains. In the home garden there are rarely more than one or two. Before you buy, you should find out which wine…
Currants have many popular names and are particularly valued for their high vitamin C content. The berry bushes with the tasty and versatile berries can be used as a visual border in the garden and are easy to cultivate. From around the end of June, they are not only a tasty temptation for children. The different varieties…
Raspberries are delicious, healthy and easy to care for. In addition, they take up little space. When choosing varieties, one should not be guided only by taste and berry size. Above all, the resistance to common diseases such as cane dieback or gray mold on the fruit is important. In this guide you will learn how and when to…
Sweet, aromatic and healthy: The delicious berries of the strawberry bush (Fragaria) belong in every fruit and vegetable garden. The strawberry plant, which belongs to the rose family, is a perennial herb with soft or silky hairs and a thick rootstock. Depending on the variety, the three- to five-part leaves are characteristic. At the base of the yellow…
The cranberries belong to the genus of blueberries, which in turn belong to the heather family. They are mostly treated as a separate subgenus, but sometimes as a separate class – Oxycoccus – separated. The berries of these plants are edible and very healthy. They have a sweet and sour, sometimes slightly bland taste and can be used…