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Good Neighbours and Bad Neighbours
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Jude
Diversity? Heck yes! We'll show you which plants go perfectly together, and which ones are better not to sow next to each other.
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Light: So Important It Is For Your Plants!
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Melanie
We love the sun – and plants love it even more! Here you can find out why gardening indoors and outdoors really doesn't work without light.
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Planning Your Vegetable Bed
Jude
Healthy vegetables and high yields: simple with proper planning. Take a look at our instructions, and use our sample bed plan as your guide!
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Kale "Halbhoher Grüner Krauser"
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The local superfood can be used in green smoothies, salads, and stews. Whether steamed, boiled, or baked, it contains many vitamins.
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Fennel "Selma"
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Fennel can be used for so much more than just tea! Besides its high vitamin and mineral content, it also scores with its spicy aroma.
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Lemon Balm
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Phacelia
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A bee's best friend – that's what you get with the lovely purple Phacelia, which can easily be planted and grown in any garden.
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Onion "Rouge de Genève"
Jude
Look – a red giant is growing in your garden! (Or on your balcony)
The "Rouge de Genève" variety of onion is easy to grow…so let's get to it!
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Thyme "German Winter"
Jude
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Red Clover
Jude
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Wild Strawberry
Jude
The little sister of the big strawberry tastes intense and sweet. Growing her is not that difficult and can be done in a garden or in a pot.
Back to the Roots
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Lisa
The local superfood can be used in green smoothies, salads, and stews. Whether steamed, boiled, or baked, it contains many vitamins.
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Dill
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Dill is also known as cucumber herb since it is often used when pickling cucumber. Read more about how to plant this tasty herb here.
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Turnip `Golden Ball´
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This variety might be old but it hasn´t been forgotten. The round, yellow turnips taste great in salads, or with some dip.
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Carrot "Gniff"
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This old carrot variety spruces up your plates with its beautiful purple colour.
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Lettuce "Grazer Krauthäuptel 2"
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This rare lettuce variety is originally from Austria. Read here how to grow and take care of this plant.
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Chili 'Prairie Fire'
Jude
Red, spicy and robust - that is Chili `Prairie Fire´. The chili tastes best when it comes from your own garden.
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Light: So Important It Is For Your Plants!
Melanie
Have you ever wondered why your plants don't grow in winter? Or why their leaves suddenly turn yellow, even though you water them well? You just want to make your plantbabies happy – we get that! And we are here to explain the role light plays in all this, and why it is absolutely vital for your plants to get the right amount of sunlight.
Energy!
The Sun. Literally no life would exist on earth without it.
We feel this especially in the wintertime, as the days get shorter and the temperatures drop. But when spring comes and the sun finally wakes up from its seasonal nap, we feel a different energy. Our mood changes and we try to soak up as much of the sun's rays as possible.
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Heavy-Feeders, Moderate-Feeders and Weak-Feeders
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Don't blow those leaves away!
Jude
Autumn leaves on the ground?! This free layer of mulch serves as winter protection for plants and as food for soil organisms. Let's go!
Quick Tips for Watering Your Plants
Jude
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Jude
Nature knows how it's done: Sow in autumn and let them germinate in spring. We'll show you how you can sow these so-called "cold germs".
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Jude
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Good Neighbours and Bad Neighbours
Jude
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Jude
Water, fertiliser, sunburn – we'll walk you through everything you need to consider when caring for your plants this summer.