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Pine marten, noble marten: profile, food and natural enemies

Pine marten, noble marten: profile, food and natural enemies

2025-10-04 22:10

The pine marten is a forest dweller and belongs to the family of real martens. You can find all the important and unique identifying features for the noble marten (pine marten) here

17 wild and perennial early bloomers I sorted by color

17 wild and perennial early bloomers I sorted by color

2025-10-04 22:10

Early bloomers in forests & Gardens - Which ones are there? When do they bloom? - Here you will find the answers and plants sorted by color

16 cat-friendly houseplants

16 cat-friendly houseplants

2025-10-04 22:10

We introduce you to 16 safe and cat-friendly houseplants with brief care and location tips

Mixing plaster - instructions - Mixing ratio tips

Mixing plaster - instructions - Mixing ratio tips

2025-10-04 22:10

Plaster has many uses. We show what you should mix when mixing plaster and what you should pay attention to when deciding on the mixing ratio. With our instructions you can do it

When to sow herbs in the pot/garden - sowing calendar

When to sow herbs in the pot/garden - sowing calendar

2025-10-04 22:10

When should you sow herbs in a pot/garden? All information in our sowing calendar: which time is best

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Fertilize roses, shrubs and conifers properly in autumn

Fertilize roses, shrubs and conifers properly in autumn

Autumn fertilization for roses, shrubs and conifers - By giving fertilizer, many plants can grow better and survive a harsh winter better. However, you can do a lot when it comes to fertilizing

Nasturtium - sowing seeds, care and harvest

Nasturtium - sowing seeds, care and harvest

Nasturtium - sowing, care and harvest. The nasturtium (Tropaeolum) is a beautiful eye-catcher in every garden. Information and tips about the plant can be found here

Bamboo has yellow leaves and brown tips - what to do?

Bamboo has yellow leaves and brown tips - what to do?

Bamboo - yellow leaves, what to do? - If a bamboo plant develops yellow leaves, you need to act very quickly. The most common reason for bamboo to turn yellow is when the soil is very

Preserve and freeze herbs correctly

Preserve and freeze herbs correctly

Herbs can be preserved and stored in a variety of ways. Here you will find out how herbs keep their aroma

Garlic - harvesting and drying

Garlic - harvesting and drying

You can find out here how to harvest garlic and preserve it by drying and pickling it

Planting garlic - growing, caring for and propagating

Planting garlic - growing, caring for and propagating

Planting garlic is not difficult at all. We show how it's done and many other useful tips for growing

Spiced laurel, laurel plant - care tips and harvest

Spiced laurel, laurel plant - care tips and harvest

Spiced laurel care: cutting, propagating and overwintering - Spiced laurel is best kept in a bucket. Here we reveal what needs to be taken into account when caring for and propagating it

Grow your own avocado plant: care for it, cut it and overwinter it

Grow your own avocado plant: care for it, cut it and overwinter it

Here you can find tips & information about planting and cutting an avocado plant yourself & caring for it. This is how you grow a small avocado tree from an avocado pit

Plants in the mini pond - 10 ideas for planting

Plants in the mini pond - 10 ideas for planting

Plant a mini pond correctly - suitable plants - A small mini pond can be placed in a zinc tub, a barrel or another slightly larger container

Angelica, Angelica archangelica - planting and care

Angelica, Angelica archangelica - planting and care

The angelica 'Angelica archangelica' is a so-called folk medicinal plant. Here you will find useful information about the location and application

One-off and ongoing costs for the koi pond

One-off and ongoing costs for the koi pond

Koi pond construction by a professional - Costs - If you decide to purchase a koi pond, there are a number of considerations. Firstly, the size and location of the koi pond in the garden. Then it turns out

Build your own pond cover - tips for child protection

Build your own pond cover - tips for child protection

Leaf protection net as a pond cover - A pond cover serves several very useful purposes, because on the one hand you can protect your pond from contamination and the fish are also protected by one

Make your own pond soil - composition of pond substrate

Make your own pond soil - composition of pond substrate

Pond soil - The VT pond soil is ideal for almost all swamp and bank plants. The structure of the soil and its composition are crucial for he althy water growth

How much water does a pond lose? - Tips for water loss

How much water does a pond lose? - Tips for water loss

Garden pond loses water - What to do if you lose water in the pond? - It is nothing unusual that the garden pond loses water. Sun, wind, plenty

Flamingo flower, anthurium - this helps with yellow/brown leaves

Flamingo flower, anthurium - this helps with yellow/brown leaves

Flamingo flower - brown and yellow leaves & spots The flamingo flower, which is also known as anthurium, can have brown and yellow leaves due to unfavorable care and location conditions

Camellia, Camelia plant - care and wintering

Camellia, Camelia plant - care and wintering

Camellia - Care The Camellia impresses mainly with its beautiful flowers. The plant originally comes from East Asia. In our country it is mainly cultivated as an ornamental plant. In

Create and plant a natural pond - that's how it works

Create and plant a natural pond - that's how it works

Create a natural pond - What is a natural pond anyway? There are several opinions on this. Some people think of a pond that is built close to nature and has few technical accessories, such as pumps, filters and the like

Instructions: how to lay pond liner without wrinkles

Instructions: how to lay pond liner without wrinkles

Laying pond liner - instructions - Laying a pond liner can cause problems if the weight that has to be moved is not taken into account. With a large pond liner of over 600 square meters

Is poinsettia poisonous to people and pets?

Is poinsettia poisonous to people and pets?

Is the poinsettia poisonous? - The poinsettia is a popular houseplant. Its Latin name, Euphorbia pulcherrima, means most beautiful spurge. That's really true. The

Onion fly - profile and sprays to combat it

Onion fly - profile and sprays to combat it

Fighting onion flies - damage and remedies - The onion fly primarily damages young onion plants. Find out everything you need to know about combating onion fly in the garden