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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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Hydrangea Endless Summer® - care, location, cutting, pruning

Hydrangea Endless Summer® - care, location, cutting, pruning

The Endless Summer® hydrangea is one of the most popular hydrangea varieties. This is what you need to know about care, location and pruning

Create an easy-care front garden

Create an easy-care front garden

How can you make caring for your front garden easier? Which plants are suitable for this? How to create an easy-care front garden

Strongly scented plants and flowers for your garden and home

Strongly scented plants and flowers for your garden and home

Get to know popular and original scented flowers for indoors and outdoors. We introduce strongly scented plants for the home and garden

Cacti in the garden - create a cactus garden and cactus bed

Cacti in the garden - create a cactus garden and cactus bed

Frost-hardy cacti can be planted in beds. Read about the care measures that are important in the cactus garden

Crown of Fame, Gloriosa - Planting, Care and Propagation

Crown of Fame, Gloriosa - Planting, Care and Propagation

The Gloriosa is a lily and is native to tropical Africa. Here you will find information about care and wintering of the crown of glory

Cycad, Cycas revoluta - care, fertilization, overwintering, buying

Cycad, Cycas revoluta - care, fertilization, overwintering, buying

The cycad is a popular houseplant that thrives best outdoors in summer. How to care for Cycas revoluta

Hemp palm, Trachycarpus fortunei - care and overwintering

Hemp palm, Trachycarpus fortunei - care and overwintering

The Chinese hemp palm is the most frequently planted palm in Europe. This is how to care for Trachycarpus fortunei

Pumpkin fertilizer - how to properly fertilize your pumpkin plants

Pumpkin fertilizer - how to properly fertilize your pumpkin plants

Pumpkins are heavy feeders. So they consume a lot of valuable nutrients from the soil. How to properly fertilize your pumpkin plants

Ornamental pumpkins - are they edible or poisonous?

Ornamental pumpkins - are they edible or poisonous?

Due to the great diversity of species, poisonous ornamental pumpkins are not always easy to distinguish from edible pumpkins. We help with that

Growing ornamental pumpkins for decoration - sowing, care and harvest

Growing ornamental pumpkins for decoration - sowing, care and harvest

How can you make atmospheric decorations with decorative pumpkins? We show you how to grow pumpkins for decoration

Pumpkin - growing instructions and pumpkin varieties for the garden

Pumpkin - growing instructions and pumpkin varieties for the garden

Pumpkins come in many colors and shapes. Here you will find growing instructions and selected pumpkin varieties for the garden

Nutmeg pumpkin - growing and caring for the edible pumpkin variety

Nutmeg pumpkin - growing and caring for the edible pumpkin variety

The nutmeg pumpkin has a slight flavor of nutmeg. Here's how to properly grow this edible pumpkin variety

Carving pumpkins - instructions

Carving pumpkins - instructions

Halloween is becoming increasingly popular here too. And what would it be without the pumpkin? Use our instructions to carve pumpkins correctly

Preserving hollowed out pumpkins and ornamental gourds

Preserving hollowed out pumpkins and ornamental gourds

Hollowing out and carving decorative pumpkins is a popular custom. How do you preserve hollowed out pumpkins?

Planting pumpkin - this is how you can grow it successfully in the garden

Planting pumpkin - this is how you can grow it successfully in the garden

Pumpkins are versatile vegetable plants and can be cultivated in the garden with a little effort. We show you how to plant pumpkins

Carving pumpkins: 23 free templates for pumpkin faces

Carving pumpkins: 23 free templates for pumpkin faces

On Halloween, a variety of pumpkin lights are made from simple pumpkin fruits. The templates for carving pumpkins are available here

Everything about pumpkin seeds: sowing them and drying them after harvesting

Everything about pumpkin seeds: sowing them and drying them after harvesting

Pumpkins are particularly popular in autumn. Here you can read everything about pumpkin seeds, sowing and drying after harvest

Hokkaido pumpkin cultivation - sowing, planting and care

Hokkaido pumpkin cultivation - sowing, planting and care

The Hokkaido pumpkin is one of the most popular pumpkin varieties alongside the garden pumpkin and the nutmeg pumpkin. This is how cultivation works

Butternut squash, butternut squash - cultivation and care

Butternut squash, butternut squash - cultivation and care

Butternut are easy to grow squash plants. Find out everything you need to know about growing these popular pumpkin varieties

Bishop's Hat, Turk's Turban Pumpkin - Cultivation and Preparation

Bishop's Hat, Turk's Turban Pumpkin - Cultivation and Preparation

The bishop's cap is a decorative and tasty pumpkin. We show you how to grow the turban pumpkin correctly