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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Grüne Blattläuse dicht gedrängt an der jungen roten Triebspitze einer Rose

MagazineWeek 27

Aphids: the escalation ladder instead of the chemical hammer

Aphids are rarely a disaster, more often a signal of too much nitrogen or missing beneficials. How to act with the escalation ladder from observing through spraying off to soft soap, why ants protect the aphids, and how the beneficials take over the work.

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Marienkäferlarve frisst Blattläuse auf einem grünen Blatt

MagazineWeek 27

Encouraging beneficials: build a habitat instead of buying them

Ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies keep aphids in check on their own. How to bring them into your garden for good with flowering islands, hiding places and a poison-free bed, instead of buying and releasing them at cost.

#schaedlinge#pflege#gemuesegarten#ziergarten#pflegeleicht#anfaenger

Eine hohe Sonnenblume mit leuchtend gelber Blüte über grünem Laub

MagazineWeek 27

Sowing sunflowers: from the giant to the cut-flower variety

Sown direct, child-simple and a feast for bees and birds. Which sunflower suits the bed, the vase or the kitchen, how to support it, and when the seeds are ripe.

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