Gardening advice & tips Archive - Page 10 of 18

Tips for watering the garden on vacation

2022-08-09 0

Not sure how to get your garden plants through the hot season without water? With these tips around garden watering, your green paradise will survive the summer vacation. Garden owners also like to take their […]

Harvesting tomatoes: When and how

2022-08-03 0

When can you harvest tomatoes? How do you pick them gently? And above all, what to do with unripe fruit? Here is some information on how to harvest tomatoes. Tomatoes are not for nothing the […]

Lavender as a bed edging: What to consider

2022-08-03 0

Lavender is an extremely popular garden plant and is often planted to accompany roses. However, the Mediterranean semi-shrub also cuts a very good figure as a bed border. When it comes to edging beds with […]

Plants you can sow and plant in August

2022-08-02 0

By August, the harvest of many vegetables is already in and there is room in the bed again – for lettuce, kale and radishes, for example. Vegetables with short growing seasons are best suited for […]

this strawberry plant is ready to get cut

Cutting strawberries: Here’s how to do it right

2022-08-01 0

Strawberries are one of the most popular fruits. If you want to harvest richly from healthy plants, you should cut the old foliage after the harvest. The taste of home-grown strawberries is simply incomparable. But […]

How to cut cherry laurel properly

2022-08-01 0

Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) is a popular hedge plant because it grows quickly and quickly forms opaque hedges. To keep it in shape, you should cut it back heavily in late winter or early spring. […]

A dry bed with california-poppy, grasses and cactus

Plants for dry soils

2022-07-29 0

Hot, dry summers demand a lot from our plants. Here are some resilient survivors that really thrive in dry soils, whether in the sun or shade. Months of drought and heat have stressed many plants […]

Lavender has faded? This is what you need to do now

2022-07-28 0

Lavender is one of the most popular garden plants. As soon as the subshrub has faded, you should reach for the scissors. The chances of a second bloom in late summer are quite good. Lavender […]

Sprouted potatoes: can you still eat them?

2022-07-27 0

When potatoes sprout, many are unsure whether they can still be eaten. Here is when it is better to refrain from eating them. Sprouting potatoes are not uncommon in vegetable storage. If the tubers are […]

How to properly water cucumbers

2022-07-26 0

In order for cucumbers to grow well and produce beautiful fruit, they need to be watered regularly. Here are some of the most important tips for watering this healthy and popular vegetable. Cucumbers belong to […]