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Catching and collecting rainwater: 7 ways

Catching and collecting rainwater: 7 ways

2025-10-04 22:10

Here you can read 7 ways on how you can catch and collect rainwater to reuse it in the garden or household

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

Echinopsis cacti - species/varieties and care tips

Echinopsis cacti - species/varieties and care tips

2025-10-04 22:10

Echinopsis - Echinopsis is better known as the farmer's cactus. The spherical cacti belong to a genus of around 180 species within the actual cacti. Echinopsis come from, among other things

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

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

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Growing vegetable plants in peat pots - instructions

Growing vegetable plants in peat pots - instructions

Peat pots for crops in the greenhouse - Peat pots are ideal for growing young plants and are also very easy to handle and environmentally friendly. The seeds are grown in a peat pot

Growing Brussels sprouts in the garden - instructions

Growing Brussels sprouts in the garden - instructions

Growing and harvesting Brussels sprouts in the garden: 25 tips for vegetable gardeners - Growing Brussels sprouts in the garden is not complicated. However, you need an egg

Grow and harvest sweet potatoes in the balcony box

Grow and harvest sweet potatoes in the balcony box

Growing sweet potatoes in a balcony box You can certainly grow sweet potatoes in a balcony box, but it should be quite large. Not only that there are different types of sweet potatoes, e.g

Spice bark - care, propagation and cutting

Spice bark - care, propagation and cutting

Spice bark - care, propagation and cutting - The bright yellow flowers of the spice bark appear from May to October. They are an incentive for hobby gardeners to invest time in care

Hornleaf (hornwort) - care and propagation

Hornleaf (hornwort) - care and propagation

Hornleaf (hornwort) - care and propagation - aquarium enthusiasts know it: The hornleaf is an underwater plant that is also native to ponds. How is the plant properly cared for?

Chocolate wine, Akebia: care from A to Z

Chocolate wine, Akebia: care from A to Z

The Akebia or Akebia is also called blue cucumber wine or chocolate wine. There are easy-to-understand and comprehensive care instructions here

Red potatoes - varieties and information on growing

Red potatoes - varieties and information on growing

Red potatoes - growing, harvesting and use - Potatoes are often bought far too thoughtlessly - if at all, housewives pay attention when buying whether they are waxy or more

Instructions: Laying wooden tiles in the garden

Instructions: Laying wooden tiles in the garden

Wooden tiles - Wood is the oldest building material of all. Wooden tiles are often found as floor coverings in swimming pools, solariums, courtyards, garden avenues, terraces, balconies and fitness centers. They offer

Laying garden gravel/ornamental gravel - how many kg per m² do you expect?

Laying garden gravel/ornamental gravel - how many kg per m² do you expect?

When you run a garden, it happens that you don't want to use certain areas or you can't use them. Gravel can be used as a decorative element here. We show how it's done

Lay granite paving correctly (in concrete) – instructions

Lay granite paving correctly (in concrete) – instructions

Granite pavement - Granites contain igneous plutonic rocks that are rich in quartz and feldspars, but also contain dark minerals such as mica. Granites are massive, relatively coarsely crystalline gestures

Paving the driveway - information about substructure/structure and costs per m²

Paving the driveway - information about substructure/structure and costs per m²

Paving a driveway - costs and prices per m² - Not all types of paving stones are suitable for a driveway to the property, because the traffic

Fighting codling moth - glue ring, syringes & Co

Fighting codling moth - glue ring, syringes & Co

The codling moth is the worm in apples or pears. The codling moth butterfly has ash-gray forewings with black-brown transverse waves, with three on both forewings near the tip

Recognize and identify common plant pests

Recognize and identify common plant pests

The most common plant pests - aphids and plant pests of all kinds are every gardener's nightmare. Along with snails and caterpillars, they are among the most common in our latitudes

Make your own nettle manure against lice - here's how it works

Make your own nettle manure against lice - here's how it works

Make nettle manure - against lice and aphids - Are you annoyed by the nettles that have quickly settled in neglected parts of your garden? Don't fret, nut

Make nettle decoction against aphids and weeds

Make nettle decoction against aphids and weeds

Make nettle broth against lice - Nettle broth or nettle manure is made from nettles, which are known to be unpleasant for our sensitive skin because of their stinging hairs

12 types of concrete and concrete classes: Overview

12 types of concrete and concrete classes: Overview

For any major construction project, you can't avoid concrete. We show which types of concrete and concrete classes there are. Tips & Information on correct use

How much does a cubic meter of concrete cost? - Ready-made concrete prices

How much does a cubic meter of concrete cost? - Ready-made concrete prices

If you don't want to mix concrete yourself, you can also use ready-made concrete. We show what costs the cubic meter entails

Garden sauna underground: What foundation is necessary?

Garden sauna underground: What foundation is necessary?

If you have space, you can build a garden sauna in the garden. We show which surface provides the right foundation for the garden sauna

Home remedies for aphids on roses - this helps against lice

Home remedies for aphids on roses - this helps against lice

Fighting aphids on roses - Aphids don't just harm roses by sucking on their leaves to get the plant sap on which they feed. They leave behind as a residue

Fighting flea beetles - remedies against the rapeseed flea beetle

Fighting flea beetles - remedies against the rapeseed flea beetle

Flea beetles - profile - bite, fight - Flea beetles belong to the leaf beetle family. There are around 100 species and subspecies in Europe. If you have these insects in your garden, major damage can be caused