As long as people cultivate plants to feed themselves or to enjoy their beauty, they make up for nutrient deficiencies with fertilizer. After industrially manufactured preparations were preferred in the 19th and 20th centuries, with all their negative consequences, a return to natural fertilizer methods is now dominant in home gardens. The selection of types is by…
The most common fruit tree in our country is still the apple tree. It doesn’t have to be monotonous, because he is a master at mastering many flavors. Growers have been devoted to this favorite fruit for many centuries. This is how numerous native apple varieties have emerged. They tolerate our climate well and taste delicious. These German apple varieties…
Not all fruit trees are cut at the same time. For some, a stimulating spring cut is recommended, for others, a calming summer cut. There are fruit trees that are sensitive to pruning and very well tolerated. All have a dormant period between October (after leaf fall) and mid-January, during which they should not prune fruit trees. The sap…
Who does not know this perennial plant that loves to grow in our lawns and keeps spreading even though you are so behind that it cannot do exactly that? Dandelion, actually a very cute plant, very popular with pets such as hamsters and guinea pigs, also delicious in salads, but usually just deeply hated. How many of…
Mirabelles belong to the plum species. The trees usually grow sprawling and shrubby. So that Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca offers long-lasting good yields, the tree needs the right care as well as the right pruning. If pruning errors are caused or the annual pruning is omitted entirely, then this is at the expense of the development of flowers, and…
The soil is dry and cracked, does not work well or is particularly prone to weeds of any kind. These are not good conditions for flowers and plants to grow. But in recent years, lava mulch has been used more and more often in such cases. The following article explains the advantages of this type of mulching…
The glandular balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is also known under the names Indian or red balsam or even Emscher or Wupper orchid. The plant got the nickname orchid from its orchid-like flowers. Emscher and Wupper are the two rivers where the plant first appeared. The Himalayan balsam originally comes from the area around and from India and came to…
Whether a plant thrives or not depends primarily on care. The soil conditions in particular play a major role here, as they determine how well or poorly the plants are cared for. Fertilizer is a common tool to improve soil. Epsom salt fertilizer is increasingly being discussed. Which plants tolerate it and how the application works can be read…
Mycorrhizae are fungi, beneficial soil fungi, or more specifically, the roots of these soil fungi, which usually develop tiny myceliums. These tiny spores can be mixed into garden soil, where they then develop a fine network that wraps around the roots of plants growing in that garden soil. This covering acts as a kind of nutrient reservoir…
The fig tree brings a little exoticism to the garden. Above all, however, he pleases the gardener with his good growth traits. The appropriate procedure when pruning the fig tree promotes the branching of the branches, makes the crown appear even fuller and also increases the fruit hanging. But which actions are necessary for this? And when is the…