Knowledge bank of a gardener and gardener

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

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

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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

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

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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

Instructions on how to properly overwinter hyacinths indoors after flowering. This is how you get your hyacinth through the winter properly

Chives are blooming, are they still edible? - Many hobby gardeners wonder whether chives should be harvested while they are in bloom. We clarify and give tips

Overwintering gentian properly – The popular mountain plant gentian can be planted in the garden and overwintered with little effort. Read our care tips for (blue) gentian

Cutting a fig tree - timing and instructions - Figs can be cultivated as a bush or standard tree. We show you how to cut correctly

Prune yucca palms correctly - palm lilies (yucca palms) can grow up to the ceiling. Therefore, you should know how to trim them

Cutting Bougainvillea - Timing & Instructions - Bougainvilleas mainly bloom at the ends of the shoots. Pruning strengthens flower formation

Storing onions - Storing onions - Onions from your own garden last up to six months or even longer if they are ric

Hussar Heads, Sanvitalia - Care of Hussar Heads - Hussar Heads are equally suitable for beds in the garden as well as for pots and balcony boxes

Fertilize boxwood - when and with what? Blue grain and horn shavings? - Like all other plants, boxwood needs enough nutrients so that it can thrive

The plants that are still available today under the name geraniums or balcony geraniums are actually called pelargoniums. You can find tips and information here

Water the lawn correctly - morning or evening - The lawn is the jewel of the property in most gardens. But many hobby gardeners maintain them

Aphids (lice) on peppers and tomato plants - peppers and tomatoes are not native to us. They originally grow in much more southern regions

Remove bamboo roots - Tips against bamboo - There are species of bamboo whose root runners proliferate. A nuisance for the gardener. We explain what you can do about bamboo rhizomes

Is your Monstera drooping? We'll show you here what this could be and how you can help your window leaf

A nuisance for plant lovers, the plants hang their heads. You can read here what this could be and how you should react

Are your plants leaving their leaves drooping despite receiving enough water? Read here what could be the cause and how you can fix it

Fertilize eucalyptus with home remedies and save money? You can read here which means are suitable and how to use them

Sea jugs (Nymphoides) are herbaceous perennial aquatic plants. Here you will find extensive care instructions from planting to propagation and overwintering

If the beautifully growing zucchini plant suddenly turns yellow leaves, this can have various causes. Read more here

Is your palm tree drooping its leaves and you don't know what could be the reason? Possible causes and solutions can be found here