Funny Gardering: All about a garden

Close-up of green and brown conifer needles being held between fingers, showing healthy and dried branches up close.

Is your thuja turning brown from the inside? Saving it doesn’t have to be complicated

Radek Stepan 28. 08. 2026
Tomatoes trick

How can you help tomatoes ripen? Don’t put them on the windowsill

26. 08. 2026
Frosted meat

How do you defrost meat? If you do it wrong, you might even end up calling an ambulance

25. 08. 2026
Potatoes in bags

Planting potatoes in August. You could have a harvest in just 60 days

24. 08. 2026
Ants

Are they getting on your nerves yet? Cheap baking soda will help against ants

23. 08. 2026

News

cooking corn

How to cook the best sweetcorn? All it takes is a simple trick

Radek Stepan 29. 08. 2026
Close-up of green and brown conifer needles being held between fingers, showing healthy and dried branches up close.

Is your thuja turning brown from the inside? Saving it doesn’t have to be complicated

Radek Stepan 28. 08. 2026
Spider

Do you hate spiders? A simple homemade repellent will drive them away

Radek Stepan 27. 08. 2026
Tomatoes trick

How can you help tomatoes ripen? Don’t put them on the windowsill

Radek Stepan 26. 08. 2026

Utility garden

Tomatoes trick

How can you help tomatoes ripen? Don’t put them on the windowsill

Radek Stepan 26. 08. 2026
Potatoes in bags

Planting potatoes in August. You could have a harvest in just 60 days

Radek Stepan 24. 08. 2026
Cabbage

The lower leaves of the cabbage must be removed in August. The reasons are clear

Radek Stepan 17. 08. 2026
Mexican cucumber

The Mexican cucumber produces a bountiful harvest. It tastes brilliant

Radek Stepan 09. 08. 2026
Portulaca oleracea

Cabbage purslane: A summer herb we usually trample underfoot

Radek Stepan 08. 08. 2026
Zucchini

The courgette harvest is in full swing. How to tell if a courgette is ripe or overripe

Radek Stepan 07. 08. 2026
Prune tomatoes

The top of the tomato plant needs to be removed. The reason is clear

Radek Stepan 06. 08. 2026
Cucumber and milk

Cucumbers will continue to bear fruit right through to autumn. All they need is the right nutrients

Radek Stepan 05. 08. 2026
Close-up of a hand harvesting small yellow potatoes from soil, with a black fabric garden mat in the background.

A decent harvest: A pictorial guide to harvesting potatoes from a bag

Radek Stepan 04. 08. 2026

Garden buildings

Pool cleaning

Hot days are coming: Pool filtration rules are changing

Radek Stepan 15. 07. 2026
Greenhouse

Get your greenhouse ready for the spring

Radek Stepan 08. 03. 2025
Pool

Pool filter system backwash to keep your pool fresh and clean

Radek Stepan 28. 07. 2024
ph meter

How to measure the ph in the pool

Radek Stepan 13. 07. 2022
water

Chlorine-free pool chemistry: Yes or no?

Radek Stepan 10. 06. 2022
Pool cleaning

A few tips how to vacuum your pool

Radek Stepan 07. 06. 2022
pool

Pool cleaning after winter: A lengthy but necessary procedure

Radek Stepan 30. 05. 2022

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mulberry

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tomatoes

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Photo and video reports

Time to use a lawn scarifier. What rules should you follow?

Radek Stepan 26. 04. 2023

Recipes

cooking corn

How to cook the best sweetcorn? All it takes is a simple trick

Radek Stepan 29. 08. 2026
White plate topped with golden fried potato balls and sautéed onions, close-up.

They simply taste great. The best way to cook home-grown potatoes straight from the garden

Radek Stepan 18. 08. 2026
Fermented gherkins

Fermented cucumbers belong in the fridge. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a mess

Radek Stepan 15. 08. 2026
Preserving peppers and gherkins

Preserving peppers. They can also be combined with gherkins

Radek Stepan 14. 08. 2026
Fermented gherkins

It’s fermented gherkins season. You don’t need much to make the best ones

Radek Stepan 29. 07. 2026
Melon lemonade

Forget about sugary juices. Homemade watermelon lemonade is better

Radek Stepan 24. 07. 2026
Homemade Zucchini Cake

Have a surplus of zucchini? A delicious zucchini cake with lemon glaze

Radek Stepan 23. 07. 2026
Pickled cucumbers

How to make crispy and tangy pickles? It’s time to pickle cucumbers

Radek Stepan 20. 07. 2026
Potato pancake

Not a single gram of extra fat. Summer potato pancakes just don’t soak up fat

Radek Stepan 07. 07. 2026

Tips and tricks

cooking corn

How to cook the best sweetcorn? All it takes is a simple trick

Radek Stepan 29. 08. 2026
Close-up of green and brown conifer needles being held between fingers, showing healthy and dried branches up close.

Is your thuja turning brown from the inside? Saving it doesn’t have to be complicated

Radek Stepan 28. 08. 2026
Spider

Do you hate spiders? A simple homemade repellent will drive them away

Radek Stepan 27. 08. 2026
Tomatoes trick

How can you help tomatoes ripen? Don’t put them on the windowsill

Radek Stepan 26. 08. 2026
Frosted meat

How do you defrost meat? If you do it wrong, you might even end up calling an ambulance

Radek Stepan 25. 08. 2026
Potatoes in bags

Planting potatoes in August. You could have a harvest in just 60 days

Radek Stepan 24. 08. 2026
Ants

Are they getting on your nerves yet? Cheap baking soda will help against ants

Radek Stepan 23. 08. 2026
Tomatoes

Do you eat cracked tomatoes? Sometimes it can be a bit of a gamble

Radek Stepan 22. 08. 2026
Onions

Onions keep for a very long time. You just need to store them properly

Radek Stepan 21. 08. 2026

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