Hints & Tricks 2025, January

Garden Clothes - Pick Up Old Clothes

Garden Clothes - Pick Up Old Clothes

If you want to work in the garden, then you should wear the right gardening clothes accordingly. Old clothes will suffice. Read more.

Support Perennials - How to build a plant support

Support Perennials - How to build a plant support

If you want to support your perennials because they can't properly hold the large buds, then all you need to do is build a plant support. Read more.

Plant protection sprayers - which device is the right one?

Plant protection sprayers - which device is the right one?

When it comes to crop protection, you should know that there are many different sprayers in this area. More here.

Propagate plants - 4 techniques

Propagate plants - 4 techniques

If you want to propagate your plants, you can do it with the help of four different techniques. You can find out which techniques these are here.

Back-friendly gardening - 5 tips

Back-friendly gardening - 5 tips

Do you always have severe back pain after working in the garden? It doesn't have to be. There is also back-friendly gardening. Read more.

Racking up soil - why is it important?

Racking up soil - why is it important?

If you want both your vegetables and your roses to grow particularly well, you should pile up the soil. You can find out here why this is good for the plants.

Buy growing pots - which ones are good?

Buy growing pots - which ones are good?

If flowers have to be preferred when sowing in so-called seed pots, then many people ask themselves which seed pots they should buy. Read more.

Protect plants from falling over - 2 tips

Protect plants from falling over - 2 tips

If you want to protect your plants from falling over, then you should try our tips. This is the best way to protect your plants. Read more.

Garden Claw - How useful is such a device?

Garden Claw - How useful is such a device?

Loosening the soil can be made much easier with a garden claw. Read here how useful such a device is and where you can use it everywhere.

Protect peaches from frost - This is how it works

Protect peaches from frost - This is how it works

In addition to apple trees and cherry trees, no garden should be without a peach tree these days. Read here how you should protect your peach tree from frost in winter.

Birth control pills as fertilizer – Do you know these 2 user tips?

Birth control pills as fertilizer – Do you know these 2 user tips?

Many hobby gardeners will think at first that it must be a joke when the birth control pill is used as a fertilizer for

Buy a beach chair for almost 300 euros cheaper

Buy a beach chair for almost 300 euros cheaper

Your own beach chair can become a highlight in every garden. In the online shop of Plus.de you can get hold of a very special bargain for a few more days.

EBay: 10 percent discount on all garden items

EBay: 10 percent discount on all garden items

The popular internet auction house eBay has always been good for bargains anyway. With this voucher code it will be 10% cheaper.

FuxTec petrol motor hedge trimmer for 89.90 euros instead of 199 euros!

FuxTec petrol motor hedge trimmer for 89.90 euros instead of 199 euros!

There is a really great offer in the eBay summer sale: The petrol motor hedge trimmer from FuxTec is 54% cheaper! Instead of 199 euros, you only have to pay 89.90 euros.

Tackling gray mold on potted plants - Here's how

Tackling gray mold on potted plants - Here's how

Grey mold is a fungal disease that commonly affects and damages potted plants. So here's how to get rid of gray mold on potted plants.

Rooting Powder: Application and Precautions

Rooting Powder: Application and Precautions

To stimulate plant reproduction, you can use rooting powder. Read here how to use this correctly and what needs to be considered.

Fertilize under bark mulch - 2 options presented

Fertilize under bark mulch - 2 options presented

Fertilizing under bark mulch seems to be a problem for some. In fact, it's very simple. Here are 2 ways to fertilize under bark mulch.

Rent garden tools instead of buying them - 2 options presented

Rent garden tools instead of buying them - 2 options presented

It is not always really necessary to buy a garden tool. Here it is therefore necessary to rent garden tools instead of buying them. 2 options are presented for this.

Storing seeds - How to do it right

Storing seeds - How to do it right

If seeds do not sprout, it is usually due to incorrect storage. We are therefore explaining to you here how this should look best.

Helix tosta - fight snails with homeopathy

Helix tosta - fight snails with homeopathy

When fighting snails, you should avoid using chemicals if possible. Try homeopathy instead! Helix tosta is the magic word here.

Buying a lawn sweeper – Our 4 buying tips

Buying a lawn sweeper – Our 4 buying tips

Rake leaves and grass clippings together - annoying gardening work, isn't it? A lawn sweeper can help. However, you should consider our tips when buying.

Wood splitter tested - Güde and Atika good

Wood splitter tested - Güde and Atika good

Anyone who owns a wood heating system knows that a log splitter is a sensible investment. Stiftung Warentest took a close look at 10 devices. Read here which one is the best.

Who or what are the Ice Saints?

Who or what are the Ice Saints?

You've probably heard of the ice saints before, haven't you? Who or what are the ice saints? You can find out more about this here.

Potting soil in the test: cheap versus expensive? Who will win?

Potting soil in the test: cheap versus expensive? Who will win?

Potting soil is a dime a dozen. From cheap to expensive everything is included. But which one is really good? Marktcheck did the test.

Flax privacy screen - How to care for it properly

Flax privacy screen - How to care for it properly

Are you also tired of the fact that everyone can always look into your conservatory? Then simply build a privacy screen out of flax. More here.

Repot plants in 8 steps

Repot plants in 8 steps

Repotting plants is not as easy as you might think. Read here how to best manage it in 8 steps. Before repotting you have to decide if this is necessary. Read more.

Planting cacti in the garden in summer

Planting cacti in the garden in summer

Cacti are usually found on the windowsill. But in summer you can also plant cacti in the garden. However, you should pay attention to a few things.

Put up the flower stalks again instead of cutting them off

Put up the flower stalks again instead of cutting them off

Especially long-stemmed flowers like the sunflower often threaten to break off. Here you can try to straighten the flower stem again instead of cutting it off. Here's how!

Plants don't always have to grow on the ground

Plants don't always have to grow on the ground

Plants don't always have to grow on the ground, there are different ways to raise plants one floor up. We present three of them here. Read more.

5 misconceptions about gardening tips

5 misconceptions about gardening tips

Gardening tips make sense, of course, but many a gardening tip turns out to be a big mistake. We have summarized 5 of these misconceptions about gardening tips here. Read now.