Gardening tips & advice - page 3

8 October 2025 Growing vegetables

How to sow lamb's lettuce in the vegetable garden?

Lamb's lettuce is a compact leafy crop for autumn and winter harvesting. Choose a variety suitable for your sowing season and expected cold. The small rosettes need little space, but successful germination still depends on the conditions. When to sow...

4 October 2025 Tips for the vegetable garden

5 varieties of lettuce to grow as winter approaches

Rich in fibre minerals and vitamins, salad has a special place on our plates and in our vegetable gardens, whatever the season. As we approach the winter, let's find out together which 5 varieties of salad to grow and our...

1 October 2025 Ornamental garden

Garden idea: 10 small shrubs with mauve flowers to plant in the garden

If you want to bring colour to your outdoors, purple flowering shrubs are a remarkable first choice! These flowers are renowned for adding a dreamy note. Purple, mauve and crimson have always been synonymous with melancholy, nostalgia and humility. Discover...

27 September 2025 Diseases and pests

How to stop tomato blight from spreading

When you have a vegetable garden, mildew is one of the most dreaded diseases in gardening, but even more so when you practise permaculture! However, we're going to reveal all the techniques and tips that will help you get rid...

24 September 2025 Diseases and pests

Flatworms in the garden: can they harm vegetable gardens?

In the garden and vegetable patch, you're always discovering new things. New flowers, pollinators we knew little or nothing about... Nature is full of beautiful things and we never stop wanting to bring colour from elsewhere into our gardens. However,...

20 September 2025 Growing vegetables

Vegetable gardening and strong winds: how can you protect your crops when it's blowing?

These last few days, it's been hard to ignore the strength of the wind. Sudden gusts, bending branches, overturned garden chairs... and in the vegetable garden, it's mainly young shoots, fragile vegetables and even the soil that are suffering. When...

17 September 2025 Pruning and maintaining

When is the best time to prune ornamental shrubs?

When it comes to looking after your garden, pruning ornamental shrubs is an essential task. Indeed, regular pruning helps to maintain the health of the plants, encourage their growth and preserve their aesthetic appeal. But when is the best time...

13 September 2025 Ornamental garden

10 plants with blue flowers to attract bees to your garden!

You've understood the benefits of attracting these hymenoptera and want to know which blue flowers can help you do so. Here's a list of 10 melliferous and non-melliferous varieties that can help with your project! What are the blue flowers...

10 September 2025 Tips for the vegetable garden

How can basil be stored for months after harvesting?

Widely used in Mediterranean cuisine, basil enhances your summer dishes, thanks to its fresh, slightly lemony flavour. Whether you're a fan of traditional pesto or prefer it in tomato salad, it's almost always perfect for enhancing delicious garden vegetables. If...

6 September 2025 Diseases and pests

Bordeaux mixture against mildew: why avoid it in the vegetable garden?

If you've ever done a bit of gardening, you may have heard of Bordeaux mixture. This mixture of water, lime and copper sulphate is a fungicide used to prevent certain diseases that can infect plants in your garden. However, although...

3 September 2025 Diseases and pests

Why are all the apples falling from my apple tree?

In compote, jam, jelly or natural, apples are the queen of our orchards. Eagerly awaited, they are harvested, depending on the variety, from July to October. Unfortunately, some years the fruit falls prematurely.<br /> The traditional "June fall" Novice gardeners...

30 August 2025 Pruning and maintaining

How do you cut lettuce so that it grows back?

To have beautiful vegetable plants like lettuces, it's essential to respect certain rules and, if possible, the environment that goes with them thanks to permaculture! Nothing could be simpler, so that they can give you their secret of beauty, all...

27 August 2025 Tips for the vegetable garden

How to store garden carrots after harvest?

Although its influence on our health remains to be proven, the carrot is still the second most widely consumed root vegetable in France. Much loved by children for its sweet flavour, it's also ideal for livening up our winter dishes...

26 August 2025 Permapotes

🎉 Discover the new Permapotes update (August 2025)

Hello Permapotes! After several weeks of development, I'm delighted to announce the release of a new version of the site! This update brings a host of improvements to make your experience smoother, more intuitive and, above all, more comprehensive. Here's...

23 August 2025 Growing vegetables

How to grow celeriac?

Celeriac is a vegetable that has been cultivated since ancient times. This vegetable is mainly used for eating its root, as the leaves have a certain bitterness unlike its cousin, celeriac. Sown under cover from February to April, celeriac is...

20 August 2025 Pruning and maintaining

Growing tomatoes: why do the leaves turn yellow?

You've planted your permaculture tomatoes and are patiently waiting to start enjoying your first harvests! But now, over the last few days, you've noticed that your leaves are turning yellow. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned vegetable gardener, advice...

16 August 2025 Growing vegetables

How do I grow an avocado?

The avocado is a plant that thrives in tropical regions. It cannot therefore be grown in the garden or vegetable patch in temperate countries except in pots, greenhouses or conservatories.<br /> How to get an avocado from a lawyer If...

13 August 2025 Pruning and maintaining

6 tricks to get rid of weeds in the vegetable garden

What we mistakenly call "weeds" are often plants rich in virtues. Horsetail or nettle, for example, make excellent purins that strengthen plants and protect them from pests. We therefore tend to talk about undesirable plants or adventices, in the sense...

9 August 2025 Diseases and pests

Growing carrots: why do my carrots split?

A vegetable often found in the vegetable garden, carrots are rich in vitamins and antioxidants. However, like many vegetables, carrots are subject to multiple ailments. One of the most common is splitting roots. In fact, it's a complication that develops...

6 August 2025 Ornamental garden

How can I grow poppies in my garden?

Poppies are the quintessential field flower. Native to the Middle East, they are, at once, beautiful but also fragile and ephemeral. Yet they never cease to provide a breathtaking landscape when they bloom in their thousands. In flowerbeds, in beds,...