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Storing chestnuts »This is how chestnuts stay fresh and tasty for a long time

Basic requirements for storing chestnutsWhen buying or harvesting, make sure that the chestnuts you choose are fresh. You can recognize this by the following features:high strengthrather difficultsmooth, shiny skinalso readStoring nectarines - this is how you keep the fruit freshWhen is the chestnuts harvest time?Hot chestnuts in the run-up to ChristmasYou should stay away from soft, light and shriveled chestnuts. They are probably no longer fresh.Easily perishable fruitsChestnuts spoil relat...

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This is how you create ideal conditions

Even if the greenhouse slowly returns to calm after the annual outdoor gardening season, it can be for the sensitive Potted plants or perennials will still be used as winter quarters in the coming months, even if it is a so-called cold house. Everything that is not frost-resistant in flowers and plants comes In the greenhouse to overwinter by the end of October at the latest and finds the best conditions there for biologically healthy growth and for faster flowering in the coming spring.also ...

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This is how the mountain sandwort feels right at home

The best location for the mountain sandwortThe Arenaria montana does not need a lot of warmth to thrive, but it does need a lot of light. A sunny location is necessary for the plant to bloom abundantly from May to July. Sunshine or lots of light for at least half of the day is ideal.also readCutting, watering, fertilizing and the like - the care of the sandwortTo what extent is the sand herb sufficiently hardy?Maintaining Aeschynanthus - tips and tricksThe right soil for the mountain sandwort...

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The forsythia varieties »An overview

Forsythia - hardy and easy to care forMost of the forsythia varieties are absolutely hardy and easy-care. Few exceptions need a little more care.also readIdeal for large and small gardens: the deciduous tree in the profileThe most beautiful rambler rose varieties for your garden11 evergreen trees and shrubs for small gardensThe colors vary from very light yellow to deep golden flowers. Some varieties are very popular because of their scent.Small overview of popular forsythia varietiesSurnameH...

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The heyday of the Columbine

Period of flowering: May to JuneThe main flowering time for the Columbine is in May. Depending on the variety, the flowers are usually present until June. If the flowers have not shown up by then, it could be because the Columbine often only blooms in the second year. So wait patiently before 'throwing the gun in the grain'!also readHappy all round - the care of the columbineCyclamen during their heydayColumbine varieties - the color of the flowers is decisive hereWhat do the flowers look lik...

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This is how to keep the bush in check

Choose slow-growing boxwood varietiesFor Buxus sempervirens alone there are about 60 different ones sorts known with partly very different growth behavior. If the box is to remain small, preference should be given to weak-growing varieties. These include, for example:'Suffruticosa': also dwarf boxwood, only grows three to five centimeters per year, a maximum of 100 centimeters high'Herrenhausen': grows between eight and 15 centimeters per year, a maximum of 60 centimeters high'Faulkner': annu...

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The tastiest at a glance

Be careful when buying: not every columnar apple is actually oneBut before you reach for the first available columnar apple in your local garden center, beaming with joy, first take a careful look at the plant label. Not everything that is called a "columnar apple" is actually one. Quite the opposite: Sometimes it is the supposedly columnar growing variety A completely normal apple tree that has only been kept slim through targeted pruning measures will. Stop listening cut, it will develop no...

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Sowing physalis »This is the best way to sow the seeds

Prefer physalis if possibleThe heat-loving Physalis takes a long time to grow, bloom and small, cherry-like fruits to apply. In addition, the Seeds due to risk of frost should not be spread outdoors before mid to late May. Both reasons mean that the German summer is too short to be in time for the end of the growing season harvest ripe physalis. For this reason, it is advisable to move the plants on the windowsill as early as February and the young plants from May to the open air bed to put. ...

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Maintain as cut flowers in the room

When is the best time to cut the flowers?If you cut flowers from your own sunflower cut choose a day that is as dry as possible.also readSunflowers are not poisonous, they are even edibleSunflowers need a lot of fertilizerGrow sunflowers yourself - this is how it works!Only cut flowers that are half open. Fully open flowers only last a very short time in the vase.How do you prepare the sunflowers for the vase?Cut the stems of the Sunflower two to three centimeters below so that they can store...

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A selection of the most beautiful varieties

Tips for choosing and landscapingHowever, you should not only choose your garden tree based on criteria such as beauty and personal taste, because then in a few years it is likely to be a nasty one Surprises are lurking for you: Trees need a suitable location so that they can grow and thrive healthily, and more or more depending on the species and variety less space. So for small gardens you shouldn't necessarily choose a cherry tree, oak or spruce. Here you have the choice between many small...

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