Gartenkern Magazine

Notes from the garden.

What's new, what's growing, what we're learning. Updates, guides and stories for people who take their garden seriously.

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Zucchiniblatt mit weißem, mehligem Belag des Echten Mehltaus auf der Blattoberseite

MagazineWeek 27

Powdery and downy mildew: one loves fine weather, the other wetness

Two diseases, one confusing name: how to tell powdery from downy mildew with a glance at the leaf underside, why one needs fine weather and the other wetness, and how to prevent both with robust varieties and an airy stand.

#schaedlinge#pflege#gemuesegarten#gurken#zucchini#stachelbeere#hochsommer

Tomatenblatt mit den braunschwarzen Flecken der Kraut- und Braunfäule

MagazineWeek 27

Late blight on tomato and potato: only prevention helps

One pathogen, two hosts: why late blight jumps from the potato to the tomato, how to recognise it on leaf, fruit and tuber, and how to get ahead of it with dry foliage, a roof and robust varieties.

#tomaten#kartoffeln#schaedlinge#pflege#hochsommer#gemuesegarten

Tomatenpflanzen mit Stäben in einem hellen Gewächshaus, an einem Trieb gezogen

MagazineWeek 27

Pinching out tomatoes: when, why and on which plant never

Pinching out sounds like secret lore but takes thirty seconds per plant. Why only cordon tomatoes get it, how to spot the sucker, and when to hold back.

#tomaten#ausgeizen#fruchtgemuese#pflege