Our gardening advice - page 2

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!...

The woolly aphid is a small insect whose body is coated with a whitish wax. This can invade various plant species such as lettuces, apple trees and poplars. Characteristics of apple aphids The woolly apple aphid can be found in...

During their growth, your vegetable plants may be confronted with pests or diseases. One of the solutions to prevent them is to water them with diluted nettle manure. This preparation has a double effect since it acts both as a...

“Do you know how to plant cabbages, fashionable, fashionable…”. Who doesn't know this children's nursery rhyme? However, planting these vegetables that we particularly like in soups or stuffings is not as simple as that. White cabbage, cabbage, romanesco cabbage, green...

Hello Permapotes! Today we are going to address a topic that concerns many of us who have an orchard: how to combat worms in apple trees? Identify worms in the apple tree Before you start fighting these pests, it is...

Hello Permapotes! Today, we are going to talk about a common problem with eggplants: leaf curling. If you have already observed this phenomenon in your vegetable garden, don't worry, I will explain to you why it happens and how to...

You are against insecticides and you notice that small invertebrates proliferate and ravage the plantations of your permaculture vegetable garden? There are effective and natural solutions for those who have a garden and who want to get rid of pests...

Adopting a hedgehog in your garden is a good idea as this small mammal is a predator for many pests in the vegetable garden. It is therefore an effective way to fight against them in an ecological way. However, it...

The allium leaf miner, which originates from Eastern Europe, appeared in France in the early 2000s. At present, it is mainly common in the northern part of France, but it is gaining more and more ground. This dipteran, also known...

They are everywhere, they are numerous, intelligent and gluttonous... rats! If you have an outdoor area, chickens or a simple compost, you have certainly already come across a long tail scurrying around. While we love animals, rats are unfortunately carriers...

Life in the garden is not a smooth ride and various diseases can affect cabbages as they grow in your vegetable garden. Why are your cabbage plants in bad shape and what can you do? Do you know how to...