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Pull tomato seedlings
May 2024

Pull tomato seedlings

Hello, I've seen a tip on how to pull tomato seedlings, try them for yourself, and actually they work! Take a pot (size as you wish) fill it up to a little over half with soil. Then you cut three or...

The trick with the grave vase in the flower pot
May 2024

The trick with the grave vase in the flower pot

On our doorstep, under the roof, a large clay pot is filled with earth and long, decorated branches. Some visitors wonder how I manage to grow tulips in spring, roses or mixed flowers in summer, and...

Rhododendrons and azaleas are blooming again!
May 2024

Rhododendrons and azaleas are blooming again!

For years, I wondered why my rhododendrons and azaleas, despite fertilizer, etc. are so lazy. Instead of the flowers they had black buds, which could be crumbled between the fingers and I thought...

Grow the sugar melons in the greenhouse yourself
May 2024

Grow the sugar melons in the greenhouse yourself

Today I show you my sweet melons. Last year, as in years, I plant everything in buckets, which I fill with compost soil. After some time next to the salad seedlings grew small little plants that...

Be careful when buying cacti in autumn
May 2024

Be careful when buying cacti in autumn

I bought some small cacti at the Bauhaus a few days ago, but unfortunately I saw too late that two of them were already rotten down in the ground. No receipt, no exchange (I had disposed of after the...

Longer joy in the bouquet
May 2024

Longer joy in the bouquet

There are so many tips that supposedly cut flowers keep fresh for a long time, of which I had already tested some and would like to report here of really useful tips. What never worked: Sugar in the...

Hyacinth or tulip bulbs in garden wool
May 2024

Hyacinth or tulip bulbs in garden wool

At Easter but also to get a breath of spring into the house, it makes great when flower bulbs are wrapped in garden wool. Until recently, I did not even know what garden wool is. I came across it in...

Grow new rose from withered cut rose
May 2024

Grow new rose from withered cut rose

Blooming roses do not necessarily end up in organic waste. The rose stem can be planted with the help of a potato. The result is then with much luck and depending on the quality of the cut rose a new...

So the spring lilac keeps much longer
May 2024

So the spring lilac keeps much longer

In spring, I am always very happy that the lilac is blooming again. I love the beautiful flowers and the scent. I always have several bouquets in the apartment. Over time, I've noticed a few things...

Remove couch grass from the planted bed
May 2024

Remove couch grass from the planted bed

Basically, a bed with couch grass should be dug before the season and you pull out the grassroots roots as completely as possible. At some point the couch tired, as far as the regrowth. The...