Fruit & Vegetables 2025, January

Harvesting and storing persimmons: How to do it right

Harvesting and storing persimmons: How to do it right

Anyone who grows persimmons for the first time will certainly not know everything about the harvest. There are a number of things to consider here and also when it comes to storage.

Plant, cultivate, harvest bush beans - this is how it works!

Plant, cultivate, harvest bush beans - this is how it works!

If you plant bush beans in your garden, you have relatively little work. However, a certain amount of preparation is required before you can harvest the crunchy vegetables.

Harvesting and storing chicory - all about timing and process

Harvesting and storing chicory - all about timing and process

Growing chicory is child's play. The vegetable is also not demanding when it comes to caring for it. However, there are a few things to consider when harvesting

Caring for green asparagus: How to ensure a productive harvest

Caring for green asparagus: How to ensure a productive harvest

Green asparagus requires much less care than white asparagus. However, you still have to do a lot to ensure that the harvest is productive.

Broccoli: How to recognize and control cabbage flies, clubroot and downy mildew

Broccoli: How to recognize and control cabbage flies, clubroot and downy mildew

Growing broccoli in the garden yourself is not difficult. Only diseases and pests make cultivation difficult. Then it's time to act immediately.

Planting green asparagus - tips on location, soil & Ditches

Planting green asparagus - tips on location, soil & Ditches

Hardly any gardener still plants asparagus himself these days, but it's not as difficult as many people think. The cultivation of green asparagus is extremely easy.

Mirabelle plums: Identifying diseases and pests and combating them effectively

Mirabelle plums: Identifying diseases and pests and combating them effectively

Mirabelle plums are small, sweet and delicious. It would be a shame if crop yields were reduced by pests and diseases. To avoid this, you should act quickly.

Prevent fruit tree cancer - How it's done

Prevent fruit tree cancer - How it's done

Growths on the trunk and branches of trees usually indicate fruit tree canker. You can find out how to prevent this fruit tree cancer here.

Storing potatoes - 5 tips for the right storage

Storing potatoes - 5 tips for the right storage

Fridge, cellar or pantry - where and, above all, how are potatoes best stored so that they last a long time? Our tips will tell you.

Fighting aphids on the cherry tree - How to get rid of the black cherry aphid

Fighting aphids on the cherry tree - How to get rid of the black cherry aphid

Nobody likes to have their cherry harvest spoiled by starlings or aphids. You can find out how to combat the latter on your cherry tree here.

Growing cucumbers - Here's how it's done

Growing cucumbers - Here's how it's done

The white fleshy lemon cucumbers are still among the rarities in the garden bed. But here we will tell you how to grow lemon cucumbers.

Planting ginger - growing zingiber made easy

Planting ginger - growing zingiber made easy

If you want to plant ginger, you only need a few accessories. All you need is a little patience when growing ginger, with our instructions you can do it!

Acerola cherries - the slightly different cherry

Acerola cherries - the slightly different cherry

The most popular fruit from the garden are the cherries. If you want to treat yourself to something special, you should get an acerola cherry. The bush grows almost two meters high.

Growing melons - 6 tips

Growing melons - 6 tips

If you like eating melons, you don't have to buy them in the supermarket. You can also grow melons yourself. Here are 6 tips to make it work.

Planting tomatos - instructions and tips for planting pots

Planting tomatos - instructions and tips for planting pots

The tomato is a plant that allows you to keep potatoes and tomatoes at the same time to save space. However, there are a few things to consider for a good harvest.

Persimmons: These are the 5 tastiest varieties

Persimmons: These are the 5 tastiest varieties

They look like tomatoes and grow on trees: we're talking about persimmons. We would like to introduce you to the five tastiest varieties.

Detecting and combating tomato diseases

Detecting and combating tomato diseases

Tomatoes are delicious and also he althy. Unfortunately, they are also prone to disease. We have an overview of the 10 most common tomato diseases for you.

Storage Zucchini – How it works

Storage Zucchini – How it works

The zucchini harvest is very productive and cannot always be processed immediately. But what to do with the rest of the vegetables? We'll tell you.

Fighting Cherry Fruit Fly - How to get rid of maggots in cherries

Fighting Cherry Fruit Fly - How to get rid of maggots in cherries

Fresh cherries from your own tree are extremely tasty, but please without maggots. There are a number of ways to combat these so that the cherries do not become inedible.

Grafting fruit trees

Grafting fruit trees

Fruit trees don't just have to be pruned to have great flowers and fruit. No, fruit trees also have to be grafted. Read how to do it here.

Removing wild blackberries - How to get rid of the plague

Removing wild blackberries - How to get rid of the plague

Wild blackberries are true survivors. If you want to remove them from the garden, you need a little patience. But with a little work, they can be eliminated.

Grow your own potatoes - step-by-step instructions

Grow your own potatoes - step-by-step instructions

Potatoes from your own garden? It's easier than you think. If you want to grow potatoes yourself, you can find our instructions here.

Planting tomatoes in pots - cultivation and care

Planting tomatoes in pots - cultivation and care

If you want to plant tomatoes in a pot, you need a sufficiently large container. The right location is also important so that you can harvest many tomatoes.

Tomato varieties - old and new varieties at a glance

Tomato varieties - old and new varieties at a glance

In this overview we have put together new and old tomato varieties. Important details, such as growth height and taste, make your selection easier.

Are tomatoes he althy? - 6 important facts

Are tomatoes he althy? - 6 important facts

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables in Germany. But are they he althy? What is in a tomato? We'll tell you.

Harvest and store parsnips - this is how they stay fresh for a long time

Harvest and store parsnips - this is how they stay fresh for a long time

Freshly harvested parsnips can be prepared in many ways. But when is the right time to harvest and how are they then stored?

Grow your own pineapple

Grow your own pineapple

Fruit is he althy and especially the pineapple. If you don't want to buy these, you can try to grow the pineapple yourself. It's not difficult but you need patience. Read more.

Harvest artichokes: everything about when and how to do it

Harvest artichokes: everything about when and how to do it

Anyone who has planted artichokes in the garden for the first time will certainly be looking forward to the harvest. But when is the right time for this?

Ginger nutritional values ​​- what's inside the tuber

Ginger nutritional values ​​- what's inside the tuber

Some like it, others think it tastes soapy. Tastes just differ. But one thing is clear: ginger is more than just he althy.

Medlar - planting, caring for and pruning

Medlar - planting, caring for and pruning

The medlar tree is not only a visual highlight in the garden with its strikingly pretty tree blossom, it also produces small, delicious fruits.