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Tips to ensure a great cucumber harvest

Radek Štěpán 24. 05. 2023

Growing cucumbers is one of the most common gardening activities in our part of the world. Cucumbers are everywhere. But they all love the sun, which we do not get as often as needed… but still, choose a spot in…

Peppers

Tips to grow great peppers

Radek Štěpán 22. 05. 2023

Have you decided to grow peppers this year? Great! Peppers are excellent and healthy vegetables but not everyone is able to get the harvest they want. With our tips below, you will be one step closer to an excellent harvest.

Wisteria

Wisteria is the nicest climbing plant, but you need to control its growth

Radek Štěpán 14. 04. 2023

When in bloom, wisteria is really beautiful and it is often used to boost the beauty of garden gazebos or various walls. This climbing plant is relatively undemanding, and if you take good care of it, will reward you with…

Radishes

Exotic radishes in your garden

Radek Štěpán 12. 04. 2023

A radish is an excellent plant with tasty red and pungent fruits. But make no mistake, there are many more radishes than the typical red and pungent fruits and they are certainly well known. Let us take a look at…

Pea

Sow pea now and enjoy an early harvest

Radek Štěpán 11. 04. 2023

Do your kids love fresh peas picked right from your garden? Of course they do! Peeling the pods and pulling out the sweet green balls is lot of fun, but in order for children to enjoy fresh peas, you should…

Tulips

When you see brindle colours on your tulips, do not celebrate. You actually got problem.

Radek Štěpán 10. 04. 2023

Today, we shall focus on the most common diseases of tulips but which are not obvious at first glance. You may not even know that something is wrong. For example, the tulip breaking virus is welcomed by many gardeners because…

Cauliflower

Do not throw away cauliflower leaves

Radek Štěpán 28. 03. 2023

Our grandmothers used to say that certain parts of vegetable plants are simply not edible, or rather we simply do not eat them. The “brave” of us may use these forbidden parts to make a broth or the basis for…

Guttation – plant‘s tears

Radek Štěpán 20. 03. 2023

Underneath the mysterious concept of guttation we refer to a process in which water appears on leaves of plants – without watering the plant of course. Plants excrete large amounts of water using so-called hydatodes. This usually happens in a…

Vermicompost

Vermicompost an organic fertilizer and a great way to get rid of your kitchen waste

Radek Štěpán 10. 03. 2023

Vermicompost is an excellent fertilizer and everyone can prepare it. Those of us who have their own garden as well as those who want to make compost at home. It’s not complicated, but you have to follow few rules to…

Plants

Plants that do not like to be close to other plants

Radek Štěpán 08. 02. 2023

Just as some plants will not grow in the shade, there are some plants that just aren’t meant to be placed next to each other. Nature is very competitive. These plant “enemies” fight for space, produce soil toxins to harm…