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How do you combat powdery mildew?
Oidium is a fungus that generally attacks courgettes and other vegetables in the Cucurbitaceae family (squash, cucumbers, melons, etc.). Although it can sometimes be found on leaves as early as the beginning of summer, it generally only becomes a problem...
How can I identify a plant I don't know?
In my permaculture vegetable garden, I've already explained that I mulch the soil. This has several advantages: it nourishes the soil to keep it alive, and prevents weeds (and don't say weeds!!!) from growing. Sometimes, however, spontaneous shoots emerge from...
Permaculturists: cover this land that I can't see!
Permaculture enthusiasts are unanimous: covering the soil is probably the ABC of permaculture. Bare soil wears out, and more quickly prone to causing disease to the vegetables growing in it, and loses its minerals yet so precious for the development...
What tools should be used in permaculture to prepare the soil?
If there's one thing to remember in permaculture, it's that you should avoid turning over the soil, and above all keep it covered once prepared. If you've already created your vegetable plot, or if you haven't yet, there are various...
Why is my hen losing her feathers and losing weight?
Do you have a henhouse in your garden and notice that your hens are losing weight and feathers? No need to panic! In addition to the moulting phenomenon that occurs during the autumn seasons and leads to the inevitable shedding...
5 magnificent yellow-flowered shrubs to brighten up your garden!
Are you looking for yellow flowering shrubs to enhance your exterior? We've selected species for you that are sure to enhance the beauty of your garden or vegetable patch and create a setting of incomparable splendour! Focus on 5 dazzling...
5 tips for attracting hedgehogs to your garden
Adopting a hedgehog in your garden is a good idea, as this little mammal is a predator of many garden pests. It is therefore an effective way of controlling them in an environmentally-friendly way. However, it is important to remember...
Looking after raspberry bushes: how should they be pruned?
When you have raspberry bushes in your garden, it's essential to plan to prune them once a year. This is a shrub that can grow up to 1.50 m above the ground, with stems covered in small thorns. The fruit...
Is it worth building a hedgehog shelter in your garden?
Hedgehogs are small, omnivorous mammals that feast on caterpillars, slugs and other garden pests. They are considered to be harmless animals that help to regulate pests naturally in the wild. Although it is illegal to keep hedgehogs as pets, you...
Happy New Year 2026: health, serenity... and a well-planned vegetable garden 🌿
A new year is upon us. It comes with its share of resolutions, desires to do better, to slow down sometimes, and to get back to basics. For many people, the vegetable garden is part of this quest for balance....
2026 sowing calendar: plan your vegetable garden with the Permapotes application
Every new season is a blank page. And at the dawn of 2026, one thing is certain: vegetable gardening is prepared in advance. Anticipating, observing, organising... it's often these little details that make the difference between a garden that "just...
When is spinach in season?
Spinach is a leafy vegetable in the Chenopodiaceae family, like amaranth and arrowroot. As well as its use in cooking, it also makes itself useful in the garden as a green manure. It can be grown in spring and autumn....
How do I cut currants properly?
The redcurrant is one of the small fruit bushes, like the raspberry and blackcurrant, that fits in perfectly with the garden. To give it every chance of producing abundant fruit, it needs to be pruned properly.<br /> Small fruit bushes...
How do you get rid of rats in the garden?
They're everywhere, they're numerous, intelligent and gluttonous... they're rats! If you've got an outdoor space, chickens or a simple compost heap, you've probably already come across a long tail scurrying around. As much as we love animals, rats are unfortunately...
Why plant a dogwood in your garden?
Dogwood is a shrub in the Cornaceae family. Sometimes called hornberry, it owes its name to its wood, which is hard like horn. In fact, it was used in ancient times to make throwing weapons. Well established in the northern...
How can I winterise my bamboo?
Originally from China, bamboo is a sturdy shrub that can grow at altitudes of up to 3,000 metres. There are over 1,000 species. Those found in Europe are resistant to the cold, but not to long periods of frost. For...
How to cook kale?
Kale cabbage has been all the rage in the kitchen for some years now. This very old variety of green cabbage was already eaten by the Romans. It is also known as kale, feather cabbage or semi-dwarf kale. Its leaves...
How do you protect your olive tree for the winter?
This symbol of the Mediterranean looks great, so to embellish your terrace, garden or vegetable patch, you've succumbed to the charm of the olive tree. This beautiful tree with its grey trunk, green-grey foliage on top and silver on the...
Vegetable garden: what should you do in your greenhouse as winter approaches?
The days are getting shorter and shorter and the temperature is dropping day by day. You're picking your last vegetables of the summer: peppers, aubergines...You'll soon have finished your preserves for the approaching winter and you're putting the brakes on...
Crop rotation in the vegetable garden: the strategy for healthy soil and abundant harvests
Crop rotation is a key strategy for maintaining healthy, productive soil while avoiding disease and pest problems. It is part of a sustainable gardening approach and promotes plant diversity, soil health and bountiful harvests. By understanding the principles of crop...
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