Mojito mint is the bartender’s mint par excellence. The special thing about this variety is that it hardly contains any menthol. This in turn is important for the drink, because menthol numbs the taste buds and who wants that? When it comes to care, mojito mint hardly differs from other types of mint. You have to be careful that…
The specialist trade offers high-quality seed for melons, which mainly comes from America. Of course, you can also use your own seeds, for example from the previous year’s harvest. Watermelon or cantaloupe seeds from purchased fruit are only a good choice in exceptional cases, as there is no guarantee that the variety in question will be suitable…
We know lemon balm as lemon balm, although many people are not aware that it is one and the same plant. Lemon balm sounds a little more dated than lemon balm, and Melissa officinalis maybe a little like medicinal tea, but lemon balm is a lot more exciting than its reputation. Healthy, good for some interesting lemonade…
Carrots are one of the most versatile and oldest domestic vegetables, be it as a crunchy vegetable, in raw vegetable salads, soups, cakes or as a garnish. The individual species differ mainly in shape, color and ripening time. They can be not only classic orange, but also colorful. However, it is not always easy to find the right…
Yarrow, cat’s weed, ripples, meadow yarrow or in the botanical jargon Achillea – as the plant is also called – has advantages and disadvantages. For example, the plant is edible for humans and animals, can be used as a medicinal herb and spreads comparatively slowly. In the lawn, however, it can still cause damage and crowd out…
Even in the smallest vegetable garden there is a place for the Mediterranean umbellifer. Since the rich bulbous fennel is cultivated as spring seed and autumn fennel, the herb, medicinal and vegetable plant is available almost all year round with its numerous advantages. Thanks to the dainty yellow umbelliferous flowers from July to September, fennel can even…
The creative design of the swamp and shallow water zone in the garden pond is a challenge even for imaginative hobby gardeners. It’s a good thing that Mother Nature gave us the hedgehog butt. The perennial, evergreen plant surprises with prickly spherical fruits in autumn, which from afar resemble a curled-up hedgehog. The sword-shaped, lanceolate leaves provide a…
The rough horn leaf is often used as a miracle weapon in the pond to free the water from excess nutrients and algae. It is considered an indispensable aquatic plant for filtering in ponds. In Europe, two species are of particular importance: Ceratophyllum submersum and Ceratophyllum demersum, also called horn leaf. The only difference between the two plants…
When planting a raised bed, it always depends on the type of use. A vegetable bed follows different laws than a pure flower bed. What must always be considered, however, is that the nutrient levels in the raised bed are initially very high. Not all plants like it the same way. Therefore, a precise planting sequence must be observed. However,…
With heart-shaped leaves and blue spike flowers, pikeperch rounds off the bank planting at the garden pond and stream in an eye-catching way. Thanks to its vigorous growth, this decorative aquatic plant will not leave sandy-muddy flat areas up to 30 cm deep ungreened for long. Immigrated from the temperate regions of America, the distinctive water hyacinth…