Gardening Tips

Are you addicted to guacamole? Don’t throw away the pits of your avocados after you’ve pureed them, but save them for replanting. Plant the avocado pit get a nice plant to decorate your garden or your interior! Okay, however, don’t count on seeing any new fruit growing there…. Good to know: You can also keep […]

In our article presenting tips for an efficient gardening in accordance with the environment, we talked about the importance of knowing the soil in which you plant your seeds. Some plants or flowers grow better or worse depending on the nature of the soil. Some soils are naturally rich enough and others need to be

When you see beautiful, spacious gardens full of flowers and good fruit, you can be jealous. But if you have a terrace or a balcony, you are also lucky. Indeed, not everyone has such an outdoor space and even if it’s small, you can put some plants, herbs and especially fruit trees if you have

The garden lounge is the star of the summer. Welcoming, practical, but also easy to make and install, it is the ideal ally for late aperitifs or evenings with friends. It adapts to all surfaces: whether you have a large garden or a small balcony, there will always be a solution for you to have

We have recently seen together that salt can be very useful all over the house, but sugar is not to be outdone and can also surprise you. You just have to know how to use it to scare away some pests or to take care of your little green corner! Discover with us 5 amazing

This little garden is not bad. You are doing well! But you can do better. Forget about the overpriced fertilizers on the shelves. How about giving your vegetables, plants and flowers a little boost with a little natural fertilizer? We have selected 4 of them for you. Nature is generous, take advantage of it. 1

You will find these little bloodsuckers in gardens, in the fur of pets and farm animals. Not all ticks transmit infections, but it is very important to know that when a tick carries disease, the risk of infection increases proportionally to the time the tick remains on the skin. It is therefore necessary to act

Autumn is often appreciated for its colors which are a real delight for the eyes! The green gives way to a cameo of golden and orange hues for the greatest pleasure of the youngest and the oldest, all lovers of beautiful natural spectacles. At least, we appreciate it until the dead leaves end up on

Plants are very appreciated for their decorative aspect: wherever they are placed, they bring life and energy. However, they also often have interesting properties that are not necessarily known by everyone. And when there are hundreds of them, it can be difficult to choose one of them. That’s why we propose you today a list

Fish are absolutely fascinating animals and many people have fallen for an aquarium to be able to observe them at will! The problem with aquariums is that, although they are decorative, they need to be supplied with water quite often and this blue gold has to be changed for the well-being of our little scaly

After a harsh winter where many more or less fragile plants had to face the snow and did not hold up, it’s time to get into gardening and replant beautiful things to green up his exterior. The problem is that gardens face many hazards that weaken those vegetable garden plantings. Cold weather, birds, weeds… can

Having a garden has many advantages! Having your own green space to lounge around and grow useful plants in the ground is indeed very nice. However, it is not an opportunity that is offered to all… You think you have to give up all your dreams of gardening and growing fruits and vegetables at home,

In gardening, to fertilize the soil, we can always turn to a good home-made compost. We prepare it with organic matter and food waste that would otherwise have ended up in our garbage cans and green waste or dry brown waste (vegetable waste from grass clippings, dead leaves, branches, etc.) that we let decompose gently

A few days ago, we presented you with techniques to fight weeds, while emphasizing that they do not deserve this appellation. On that occasion, we explained vaguely that in addition to promoting biodiversity, they could be eaten. Of course, you can’t eat them all, because some of them can be toxic and make you sick,

We love its delicious taste in pastries and desserts, as it wonderfully enhances the flavor of apple pies, rice pudding or gourmet buns. We also know that it can find a place in our medicine cabinet to compose our homemade remedies thanks to its comforting sweetness and its antibacterial and antiviral properties, but we often

Having green spaces and especially a vegetable garden is always a big advantage, because it is very pleasant to grow beautiful and delicious things! Hobbyists and experienced gardeners alike are often interested in methods to promote healthy and abundant growth. In the garden, Epsom salt (also often called magnesium sulfate) is a natural fertilizer that

We all have a favorite way to eat and cook these small red fruits. We enjoy them in pastries, with whipped cream or sugar and even alone to enjoy their sweet acidity! And the biggest fans who have a garden have found THE good thread: planting them at home. To successfully grow and cultivate strawberries

Roses are beautiful flowers that are always very appreciated by the people who receive them as gifts and this type of attention is not reserved only for Valentine’s Day for the luckiest among us. But to keep this majestic queen of flowers beautiful and fragrant for as long as possible, it’s best to give her

Aphid infestations are annoying. These small mites attack all plants. Because of this infestation, the plant weakens (thus becoming more susceptible to diseases), deforms, dries out and loses its leaves. In short, it’s everything the gardener dreads in his garden or vegetable garden! So, if you can’t stand to see aphids lurking around your plants

White vinegar is an impressive product for all the tasks it is challenged to accomplish: cleaning windows, descaling pipes, degreasing, disinfecting, staining, scrubbing, and deodorizing all surfaces… Very effective, multi-purpose and ecological, this natural product is useful for home maintenance and replaces most conventional household products. However, just like baking soda, it can also be

In gardening, working with the soil and being in contact with it is a great pleasure. So, lovers of beautiful things that grow do not mind putting their hand in the heart of the soil to take care of their seedlings … all without putting on gloves! After that, the hands and especially the nails

Are you always on the lookout for the weather and like to know what the weather will be like in the coming days? There is no better way to know if the weather will be fine for the activities you have planned or if you will need to bring an umbrella to work. It can

Although back-to-school is fast approaching, we shouldn’t put the garden on the back burner, as it still requires a lot of care to get it ready for fall and winter. If you think you know all the gardening tricks to have beautiful indoor and outdoor plants, you may be surprised by the ones we suggest

You can’t get enough of your little bottles of essential oils for your beauty products and home cleaning as well as to heal your little aches and pains and add a touch of class to your dishes? Why not also take their benefits into the garden where organic essential oils can help you concoct great

Plant maintenance is fraught with obstacles and challenges that are more or less easy to overcome. This is especially true when pests invade and wreak havoc! Indeed, phytophagous insects are not rare. This term refers to small pests that attack fruits, leaves, bulbs and other tubers. Among them, we find for example weevils that attack

Seeing their discolored and burned leaves, the tired weak stems and their sad look, we immediately think that our green plants and plants are well and truly dead. It must be said that we can sometimes subject them to many aggressions without necessarily realizing it. Between direct sunlight, attacks of thrips, mealy bugs or aphids

Are you tired of spending money on fertilizers and other chemicals to keep your plants healthy and growing fast? Are you looking for other solutions than compost, manure or guano to get your soil in good health? It is possible to use several natural products and organic materials that are regularly and easily found at