Diseases and pests - Potager tips

From spring to autumn, the vegetable garden is a land rich in crops. Unfortunately, all those tempting plants tend to attract greedy pests. Cabbage growing is no exception to the rule, and it can suffer many misfortunes throughout its growth....

At the moment, tomatoes, the queens of the vegetable garden, are growing fast. While their yellow flowers herald a tasty harvest, you spot tiny aphids at their feet. You need to take action quickly.<br /> Aphids: what damage? There are...

The aubergine is a vegetable that we love to plant in our vegetable garden. It is the main ingredient in moussaka, a Greek speciality, or in ratatouille. But it can also be made into fritters, tarts or caviar. But it...

Aphids, flea beetles and other small beasts that are greedy for plant resources are useful in our gardens, but there's no question of letting them proliferate either. When they become a little too invasive, good old-fashioned black soap can be...

Hello Permapotes! Today we're going to discuss a subject that's on the minds of many of you: woodlice in the vegetable garden. These little crustaceans that look like mini-armadillos can sometimes seem invasive, but are they really harmful to your...

There are secret battles going on in our vegetable gardens! Aphids suck the sap from our plants. Ants protect them by feeding on their honeydew. As for ladybirds, they devour aphids, but are, themselves, threatened by ants. Aphids, the gardener's...

We've all had our troubles in the vegetable garden! And from one year to the next, they're never the same. Diseases, parasites, fungi...all these problems can go so far as to wipe out your crops. There are, of course, solutions,...

Are you against insecticides and finding that small invertebrates are proliferating and ravaging your permaculture vegetable garden plantings? There are effective, natural solutions for those who have a garden and want to get rid of pests such as slugs! Don't...

The tomato is undoubtedly one of the most popular vegetables. Healthy, tasty and easy to grow, it flourishes just as well in a pot, in the clumsy hands of a beginner as in a greenhouse in the ground. Covered by...

When the gardener sees white or silvery gray spots on his vegetables, he despairs. If it does nothing, then little by little zucchini and other vegetables dry out. The cause of this scourge is sometimes due to tiny insects, thrips....

When growing eggplants in your vegetable garden, it can be disappointing to discover that your fruit turns brown instead of retaining its beautiful purple or violet color. Browning of eggplants can be the result of several factors, ranging from fruit...

Fortunately, there are treatments to eliminate fleas in cats. Diatomaceous earth is an effective way to get rid of it. Its advantage lies in particular in the absence of harm to the animal treated with this product. Origins of diatomaceous...

Tomato cultivation is certainly the most popular in amateur gardens. The multitude of existing varieties, the relative and the harvests often abundant make it the favorite fruit vegetable of all, young and old. But the tomato is also a fragile...

No, it's not just ! If your tomato plants have leaves that look dry and gray in color with a powdery appearance, you may be facing another common problem in tomato crops: botrytis. What exactly is botrytis? Botrytis, also known...

There are hundreds of species of ants in France. They organize themselves into colonies which populate gardens and vegetable gardens. The best known is the black garden ant which builds its nest under bark or in the earth. An anthill...

Storm and storm are among the calamities most feared by gardeners. Sometimes, in just a few minutes, a year’s work can be wiped out. The land, carefully worked, is washed away, the seedlings drowned and the crops lost. What to...

The boxwood moth is a multicolored caterpillar native to Asia (green, yellow and black) which, from the beginning of spring, feeds on the leaves of the boxwood and its bark. The insect, like , causes considerable damage to the boxwoods...

In the permaculture vegetable garden as in others, there is a crop that is particularly sensitive to a disease that despairs even experienced gardeners: zucchini and powdery mildew. This cryptogamic disease settles on the large leaves of your zucchini plants...

A flagship aromatic herb of our gardens, basil is appreciated in many preparations. It happily seasons salads and hot dishes. indoors or outdoors, its fragrant leaves are harvested throughout the year. Unfortunately, they attract some pests such as snails, parasites...

You have greatly benefited from the magnificent flowering of your cherry trees. You have lovingly watched these little red fruits develop. After a nice harvest, you can't resist the temptation to bite into one of them. But what a horror!...