Although growing broccoli is a bit more involved than most other vegetables, it is successful in most cases. In addition, home-grown broccoli is usually always fresher and tastier than vegetables from the supermarket. Of course, the health aspect should also play a role. Brassica oleracea var. italica is closely related to cauliflower. Unlike cauliflowerbroccoli has a much milder aroma. When it…
The root of root parsley is an elongated, thickened taproot resembling parsnips. It is yellowish-white with white flesh, between 10 and 20 cm long and around 2-5 cm thick. The plant grows up to 120 cm high. Cultivation is possible outdoors and in a greenhouse. The leaves resemble those of cut parsley. The root and leaves are edible. The taste of…
Rhubarb is one of the perennial vegetables, but it is mainly used in desserts and cakes. The fleshy stalks are harvested, but not the blossoms, leaves or fruits. Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) begins to sprout in early spring, there is even the possibility to help. But just as early as the harvest begins, it ends again. Rhubarb harvest time is…
Spinach is a plant of its own in the foxtail family. The foxtails are a large family totaling around 2,500 species. However, only very few of these species are used by humans as vegetables (sugar beet, beetroot, chard, spinach, amaranth, quinoa), fodder plants (fodder beet), ornamental plants (garden foxtail, Iresine, silver smut) or medicinal plants (gland goose…
Actors occasionally murmur “rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb” on stage – surprisingly neither to express how much they like to eat rhubarb nor to announce their intention to plant rhubarb in the courtyard of the theater. No, the actors pay homage to the interesting crop because they were instructed to perform “babble in the background” on stage. If you…
Diseases have a tradition as long as that of growing tomatoes in the home garden. These include late blight, late blight, gray mold and other afflictions. Instead of giving up the unique pleasure of home-grown tomatoes for this reason, you will learn all the important details about diagnosing and combating tomato diseases below. The focus is on health…
The tomato is one of the favorite plants to be grown by home gardeners at home. No wonder, since tomatoes are actually very easy to grow and produce a lot of delicious harvest with an aroma that is usually not found in commercial tomatoes. If only it weren’t for the stinging! In the following article you will learn…
As a rule, bush beans are up to 60 cm high and, depending on the variety, can be harvested after just 8 weeks. For this reason, they can also be cultivated and harvested several times a year. They must not be eaten raw as they are poisonous. Only when the beans are heated to 70° Celsius or more…
The annual, upright growing, herbaceous plant from the Portulaca family with the succulent leaves that grows in the latitudes here is pleasingly uncomplicated to grow and care for. The frost-resistant winter purslane is in no way inferior to this. The common plate herb, as the vegetable plant is also called, comes from a different genus, but is…
The largest pumpkin to date weighed more than 1,800 kilograms. The smallest specimen is hardly larger than a coin. There are also plenty of delicious pumpkin recipes to discover. In addition, pumpkins are easy to grow, undemanding and easy to care for. Although the pumpkin was one of the most important crops and food plants in its South and…