Have you been wanting to start a compost for a long time and just haven’t gotten started because composting seems to be quite a complex affair? While that’s not entirely wrong, once you’ve read through this guide, making a compost will surely seem a lot less complicated. What is compost? If so many gardeners are talking…
The okra pod is not so well known in the local latitudes and, originally from Ethiopia, is increasingly cultivated in the Mediterranean areas, Greece and Turkey. Since it is very heat-loving, caring for and growing it until harvest is a little more difficult than that of eggplant and peppers. Nevertheless, it is worth planting the tasty vegetables…
For many people, a garden pond is the “crowning glory of the home garden”. Certainly rightly so, as the pond brings life to the garden and makes the whole property appear a little “like a small park”. Not only children feel that a real garden pond is a home for pond fish that swim happily around in…
Homegrown tomatoes really do taste like tomatoes. In contrast to the vast majority of tomatoes on the market, which are picked when they are still unripe and are supposed to ripen further on the way to sale. Tomatoes belong to the climacteric, after-ripening fruits, but after-ripening of a fruit that has already been harvested always causes a…
“Winning, harvesting, drying, pickling, fermenting, storing, etc. tomato seeds yourself” sounds terribly complicated. But it isn’t, you “harvest” tomato seeds every time you prepare a tomato for seedless cooking. Ultimately, fermenting and pickling means throwing tomato seeds in a liquid. Drying tomato seeds makes the air and storing tomato seeds requires no activity from you. You just need the…
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…
Green cabbage is not only one of the most popular types of cabbage in northern Germany. The Dutch and many Scandinavians also love the versatile winter cabbage. When next to nothing is growing outside, kale is in top form. The plant only develops its full aroma when the frost sweeps in at least once. Hardy and low maintenance, winter…
The fresh breeze in the garden is something nice, especially when in the hot summer. A constant, slightly cold draft, on the other hand, can quickly spoil the beautiful summer evening atmosphere, especially if the neck starts to hurt at some point. A high-performance windbreak can therefore extend the summer, and you can use it in many…
The water hyacinth. Eichhornia is an exotically shaped and brightly flowering plant that can be kept in the garden pond and even in the aquarium. Easy to care for and hardy, it is even ideal for beginners and inexperienced plant lovers – if you pay attention to a few points. Then she can even delight hobbyists. location As…
A front garden presents us with a rather tricky design task, because its purpose can very rarely be limited to one task. The front yard is the entryway to the property, intended to present an attractive image to any visitor, but it may also be intended to provide a space for the children to play, or…