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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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Desert rose - cutting tips + help with yellow leaves

Desert rose - cutting tips + help with yellow leaves

Cut the desert rose correctly - the plant loses leaves - the desert rose blooms twice a year with good care. It already forms in spring

Growing borage – sowing, care, harvesting and drying

Growing borage – sowing, care, harvesting and drying

Borage (Borago officinalis) comes from the Mediterranean region, but also grows here. We show you how to plant it and give tips on care

Coffee grounds in the garden as fertilizer - these plants love it

Coffee grounds in the garden as fertilizer - these plants love it

Coffee grounds can be used effectively in the garden as fertilizer, compost material and soil improver. We show what useful things coffee grounds can do as an actual waste product

Do coffee grounds help against clover in the lawn?

Do coffee grounds help against clover in the lawn?

Anyone who wants a lawn made only of grass is often annoyed by clover and wants to get rid of it. We show how coffee grounds help against clover

Planting dill in the garden - tips for care

Planting dill in the garden - tips for care

Dill: Interesting facts about cultivation: care and harvesting in the herb garden, as well as tips for use in the kitchen and medicine cabinet

PH value in the soil: 15 tips for measuring & Regulate

PH value in the soil: 15 tips for measuring & Regulate

Soil pH is very important for plant growth. We show how to measure and regulate the pH value

Make effective nitrogen fertilizers yourself - lawn fertilizer

Make effective nitrogen fertilizers yourself - lawn fertilizer

Nitrogen controls metabolism & is essential for lawn care. We show you how to make effective nitrogen fertilizer yourself

Unusual fertilizers - 13 home remedies that can do more

Unusual fertilizers - 13 home remedies that can do more

You don't always have to buy fertilizer for plants. We show which home remedies are very suitable as fertilizers

Yellow leaves on cherry laurel - causes and tips

Yellow leaves on cherry laurel - causes and tips

Cherry laurel - yellow leaves, what to do? - The cherry laurel is a rose family and can reach a height of up to eight meters, although it grows more like a bush. While the cherry laurel originally

Roses and climbing roses without thorns - varieties and care tips

Roses and climbing roses without thorns - varieties and care tips

Thornless rose, without thorns - Rosa corymbifera - care, cutting - The thornless rose is not completely free of thorns, but compared to other wild roses there are very few. She is closely related to d

Rose fertilizer: 15 home remedies for fertilizing roses

Rose fertilizer: 15 home remedies for fertilizing roses

Find out which organic and chemical fertilizers are suitable for roses and when is the best time to apply them

Cut off faded roses or not? We clarify

Cut off faded roses or not? We clarify

Cutting spent roses (rose petals) - The rose is the queen of flowers. But many are afraid of them. This fear is not rooted in the thorns of the rose, but in the uncertainty about it

Planting times for vegetables - what to sow in March, April and May?

Planting times for vegetables - what to sow in March, April and May?

There are no fresher vegetables than those from your own garden. You can also be sure that no harmful chemical substances were used

Instructions: Loosen and improve clay soil in the garden

Instructions: Loosen and improve clay soil in the garden

Clay soil - how to improve it? Pure clay soils are rare; their sandy and clayey components usually predominate. There are several grades of clay soils - from clayey-heavy to sandy

Transplanting or repotting boxwood - this is how to do it correctly

Transplanting or repotting boxwood - this is how to do it correctly

Transplanting boxwood correctly, repotting - You can do a lot wrong when transplanting boxwood, because the roots in particular are very sensitive. The roots usually grow first after transplanting

Small and large nettles - profile and harvest

Small and large nettles - profile and harvest

Stinging nettle urtiaca diocia as a spice and medicinal herb in cooking, cosmetics and medicine. Tips on growing and caring for stinging nettles

This is the best time to plant shrubs and bushes

This is the best time to plant shrubs and bushes

Planting time for shrubs - Nowadays, a wide variety of shrubs are available almost all year round. Depending on whether it is bare-root plants, bales or containers, the following applies

Dyeing hydrangeas blue - the best home remedies for coloring

Dyeing hydrangeas blue - the best home remedies for coloring

How to color hydrangea blue (hydrangea macrophylla) - Discoloration - Hydrangeas change color depending on the condition of the soil. They bloom in the colors white, pink, red and depending on the PH value of the soil a

Planting boxwood - timing, planting distance and tips

Planting boxwood - timing, planting distance and tips

Planting boxwood - this is how it works! Boxwoods are easy to plant. This isn't really difficult. First, the plant ball is watered thoroughly for about an hour. This works best in an E

Creating a wild rose hedge - planting and cutting correctly

Creating a wild rose hedge - planting and cutting correctly

Creating and cutting a wild rose hedge - wild roses also look good, but the advantage of a wild rose hedge is that it is very popular with insects and birds. It is ecologically valuable.Rei