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Apple tree: All the apples on the tree are rotting – what to do?

Apple tree: All the apples on the tree are rotting – what to do?

2025-10-04 22:10

If all the apples on the tree rot, this can have different causes. You can find out what these are and how to deal with them in this article

Store gourdweed correctly: This is how you preserve the herb

Store gourdweed correctly: This is how you preserve the herb

2025-10-04 22:10

Drying, freezing and more: Here you will find out how you can preserve groundweed and use it in a variety of ways in the kitchen

Laurel cherry: Everything you need to know about the hedge plant

Laurel cherry: Everything you need to know about the hedge plant

2025-10-04 22:10

Laurel cherry - cutting and propagating ✓ Portuguese laurel cherry poisonous? ✓ Brown leaves and diseases ✓ Planting and care tips (cherry laurel)

Planting and caring for heron's beak correctly: tips & tricks

Planting and caring for heron's beak correctly: tips & tricks

2025-10-04 22:10

Heron's Beak - In the profile ✓ Is Common Heron's Beak poisonous? ✓ Winter hardiness ✓ Notes on planting and care

Fly larvae in the garbage can: causes and remedies

Fly larvae in the garbage can: causes and remedies

2025-10-04 22:10

In this article we will show you how to get rid of fly larvae in the garbage can and reliably keep them out of the garbage can in the future

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Successful lemon tree care: This is how it thrives

Successful lemon tree care: This is how it thrives

Growing a lemon tree from a seed is relatively easy, but caring for it properly requires some knowledge. This is how you provide the tree with optimal care

Overwintering a lemon tree: Tips for he althy plants

Overwintering a lemon tree: Tips for he althy plants

Overwintering a lemon tree requires some sensitivity. Lemons need a lot of light, even in winter, and they cannot tolerate frost

Fertilize lemon trees: Step by step to a lush harvest

Fertilize lemon trees: Step by step to a lush harvest

During the growing season, lemons regularly need sufficient fertilizer. A nitrogen-rich liquid fertilizer is best

Refine lemon tree: Simple instructions & important tips

Refine lemon tree: Simple instructions & important tips

To ensure that your home-grown lemon tree bears flowers and fruit more quickly, you can refine it. With our instructions it works

Lemon Tree Diseases: Causes, Symptoms & Solutions

Lemon Tree Diseases: Causes, Symptoms & Solutions

In lemons, diseases are usually due to care errors, incorrect overwintering or pest infestation

Lemon tree as a bonsai: Beautiful design & care tips

Lemon tree as a bonsai: Beautiful design & care tips

A lemon tree bonsai is a real rarity with its dark green leaves and white flowers. However, such a tree is difficult to care for

Enjoying blueberries in the garden: cultivation, harvest and storage

Enjoying blueberries in the garden: cultivation, harvest and storage

Blueberries in the garden are cultivars based on North American plants that grow up to 2.5 meters high

Cultivating blueberries successfully in pots: tips & tricks

Cultivating blueberries successfully in pots: tips & tricks

Blueberries need a location with acidic soil for he althy growth, which is often easier to grow in a pot

Blueberry care made easy: from cultivation to harvest

Blueberry care made easy: from cultivation to harvest

Caring for blueberries is not a big workload because they require little pruning, but acidic soil is required

Picking blueberries: Tips for a careful harvest

Picking blueberries: Tips for a careful harvest

Picking blueberries in the forest and in the garden requires either a lot of patience or a quick hand

Harvesting fresh blueberries: When does the season start?

Harvesting fresh blueberries: When does the season start?

The season for harvesting blueberries usually lasts from the beginning of July to the end of August or beginning of September, depending on the location and variety

Successfully growing wild strawberries in the garden: varieties and tips

Successfully growing wild strawberries in the garden: varieties and tips

Bring the enjoyment of delicious wild strawberries into your garden. These varieties root happily under trees and in beds

Collecting blueberries successfully: equipment and procedure

Collecting blueberries successfully: equipment and procedure

Midsummer from the beginning of July is a suitable time for collecting blueberries in the forest and garden for fresh consumption and cooking

Ripe blueberries: When is the ideal harvest time?

Ripe blueberries: When is the ideal harvest time?

Blueberries usually ripen in mid-summer from the beginning of July and can then be harvested in a fully ripe form for fresh consumption and processing

False vs. real elderberry: What are the differences?

False vs. real elderberry: What are the differences?

These are the characteristics that differentiate false and true elderberries. Find out more here to avoid unpleasant surprises

Sowing banana seeds successfully: This is how it works

Sowing banana seeds successfully: This is how it works

Growing bananas from seeds: We show hobby gardeners how simple steps lead to a special kind of green result

Yellow elderberry: Magnificent plant for the garden

Yellow elderberry: Magnificent plant for the garden

Get to know the pretty yellow elderberry here in the plant portrait. All details about the gem within the elderberry genus

Ripening bananas properly: useful information and tips

Ripening bananas properly: useful information and tips

Bananas ripen slowly: That's how nature designed it. The still green banana ripens in various stages on the way to the consumer

Banana varieties: Discover the variety and differences

Banana varieties: Discover the variety and differences

Different types of bananas offer a culinary excursion to a variety of delicacies. Their appearance is particularly impressive in this country

Deer elderberry: More than just a wild tree?

Deer elderberry: More than just a wild tree?

This plant portrait introduces you to the deer elderberry - all the interesting details about the habit - useful care tips