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Growing kale in pots: for balconies and patios

Hungry for fresh vegetables but no garden? We'll show you how you can easily grow your own kale on your patio or balcony.Growing and harvesting cabbage yourself, here you can see black cabbage [Photo: Anna Hoychuk / Shutterstock.com]It is the winter vegetable par excellence - on cold days almost nothing tastes as good as a plate full Kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica). But kale can do more than just taste delicious: it is a real vitamin C bomb and is relatively easy to cultivate. But wha...

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Flower Sprouts: Harvest, Grow & Care

The cross between rose and kale is conquering German gardens. We'll show you what to look for when planting, caring for and harvesting Flower Sprout.The Flower Sprout is a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale [Photo: marcin jucha / Shutterstock.com]Do you feel like trying something new in the vegetable garden? How about a mixture of rose and kale, for example? If you now say that it doesn't exist, then you don't know the Flower Sprout yet. The new cabbage from Great Britain is still someth...

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Sweet Potato: Tips on Growing, Harvesting & Storage

Sweet potatoes are among the healthiest vegetables, they are delicious and versatile in the kitchen. We give tips on cultivation, harvesting and storage.Sweet potatoes contain twice as much vitamin C as conventional potatoes [Photo: Sergiy Akhundov / Shutterstock.com]Can you imagine a food truck festival or other culinary events without sweet potatoes? The sweet potato has now become an integral part of every supermarket and many menus. The sweet potato (Ipomea batata) originally comes from t...

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Oat root: cultivation, care & harvest

The oat root is an old vegetable that is becoming increasingly popular. How to successfully plant oat roots in your own garden.The oat root is a winter vegetable and is not harvested until October [Photo: Joseph J. Erdos / Shutterstock.com]The oat root, also called white root, had long disappeared from the gardens at home and replaced by black salsify, but it has begun to return. Read here how to cultivate and care for oat roots in the garden and how you can use the harvest later.contentsOat ...

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Mustard plant: flowering time, harvest & storage

You can usually see mustard grown in large fields, but it can also be very decorative and useful in your own garden. You can find out which types of mustard are available and how to care for the mustard here.A mustard plant in bloom [Photo: KPG Payless2 / Shutterstock.com]Mustard has a long history; it has been used as a spice for millennia and as a medicinal plant in the Middle Ages. Today it is enjoying increasing popularity in home gardens. This article provides an overview of different ty...

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Growing garlic in a pot: video & instructions

Garlic can easily be grown in the pot. How to do this and what to look out for can be found in our video instructions.garlic (Allium sativum) is spread almost all over the world and enriches many dishes with its intense taste. Many hobby gardeners build Garlic in the bed because this usually works well in our latitudes as well. The most important thing in the successful cultivation of garlic is the right location. This applies to growing in beds as well as growing in pots.Growing garlic in th...

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Planting hot peppers: location, requirements & procedure

More and more people are growing the hot peppers themselves. Find out everything you need to know about planting the chilli, from location to care, here.Hot peppers are relatively demanding, but with good care they can also be grown in the bed [Photo: msnobody / Shutterstock.com]Hot peppers count how chili also, to the genus of plants paprika (Capsicum) and thus also belong to the large nightshade family (Solanaceae). Basically, hot peppers are just hot breeds of sweet peppers (Capsicum annuu...

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Asparagus: diseases, pests and plant protection

Growing asparagus plants in your own garden is a pleasure. However, there are some pests and diseases to watch out for. We show tips and tricks. An asparagus field in midsummer [Photo: barmalini / Shutterstock.com]Pests on asparagusPay particular attention to the asparagus fly when replanting. From budding up to the end of June, the plants must be checked regularly for infestation. The asparagus fly is easy to recognize by its dark-light zigzag banding on its wings. While insecticides are mos...

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Egg tree: planting, care & harvest

The egg tree (Solanum melongena) does not carry eggs, but edible egg fruits. We show photos of the egg tree and how you can plant and grow it yourself.The egg tree bears creamy white, oval fruits [Photo: Athapet Piruksa / Shutterstock.com]With its edible white fruits, the egg tree brings a real rarity to the plate and can also be cultivated here. In this article, you will learn all about the properties, cultivation, and uses of the egg tree.contentsEgg tree: origin and characteristicsEgg frui...

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Cantaloupe melon: plants, care & varieties

The popular melon can also be grown here. We show you what to look for when planting and caring for cantaloupe melons.With the cantaloupe melon you can bring the feeling of summer and sun into the garden [Photo: Kotcha K / Shutterstock.com]Cantaloupe melons (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis) belong to the sugar melons. Their sweet, orange pulp is reminiscent of summer, vacation and sun. If you want to bring this feeling of summer into your garden, you can also grow the melon yourself. In our a...

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