Every post we tagged with #gemuesegarten. Newest first.
44 postsTomatoes, peppers and chillies need a head start only the windowsill gives. Why most seed-raising fails not at germination but at going leggy afterwards, and how bright instead of warm raises sturdy young plants.
Why organic fertiliser takes a quite different path from mineral feed, what the three nutrients N, P and K really do, which organic fertilisers are worth it, and why with the amount less is almost always more.
Garden and kitchen waste become the best fertiliser you can get for free. Why the whole secret lies in the ratio of green and brown material, how to avoid rot, and what must never go on the compost.
Countless charts list good and bad neighbours, often without reason. Which four mechanisms of mixed cropping are really proven, why the Three Sisters work so well, and the one rule you should never break when combining.
Why the same cabbage grows poorly in its third year and how to prevent it: the two simple rules of crop rotation, the role of legumes as nitrogen gatherers, and the four-field plan that moves each bed one stage on year by year.
A garden is not a battlefield. How a clear ladder of prevent, strengthen, encourage beneficials and deter mechanically keeps most problems from ever growing large, and why the chemical hammer is the very last step.
The dark patch at the bottom of the tomato is not a disease but calcium shortage from uneven watering. How to recognise blossom end rot for sure, why scattering lime rarely helps, and how to prevent it reliably with even watering and mulch.
The vole eats roots and can kill young fruit trees, while the mole is a protected beneficial. How to tell the two apart reliably, why traps in the active run are the most effective method, and how wire baskets and natural enemies protect your plants for good.
The Spanish slug eats almost anything and has hardly any enemies. How to tell it from the useful leopard slug, why consistent collecting at dusk is the best measure, which slug pellets spare hedgehogs and pets, and why beer traps do more harm than good.
