Gardening tips & advice - page 5

9 April 2025 Growing vegetables

How can you prevent seedlings from spinning (and recover them)?

February-March is often a good time to start your first seedlings. Unfortunately, not everything always goes according to plan, especially when you're starting your permaculture vegetable garden. Some seedlings start to wither or even break off, a condition known as...

5 April 2025 Diseases and pests

5 anti-slug ideas to get rid of slugs in the garden

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...

2 April 2025 Cooking

April, here are the vegetables and fruit in season

April brings with it a colourful array of seasonal fruit and vegetables to grace our plates and delight our taste buds. This is the time when nature gently awakens from its winter slumber, offering an abundance of fresh, tasty produce....

29 March 2025 Landscaping

My installation in the greenhouse to protect seedlings from frost! 🍅❄️

Many of you were intrigued by the seedling greenhouse in my cold greenhouse, which allows me to store all my seedlings outside the house while protecting them from the night frosts that are still very common at this time of...

27 March 2025 Growing vegetables

How do you sow seeds in pots, trays or buckets?

You want to start your seedlings, but the temperatures are too cool for your seeds to develop properly? Don't panic! You can use suitable containers to get ahead of the season and get your crops off to a good start....

26 March 2025 Growing vegetables

Inexpensive mini greenhouse (with shelves): is it worth it?

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced plant enthusiast, the desire or need to buy a greenhouse has already arisen. But there's a lot of choice when it comes to greenhouses, and you need to consider a significant number of...

22 March 2025 Growing vegetables

Seedlings that don't germinate: 5 common mistakes made by novice gardeners

If you're starting out in gardening for the first time, it's perfectly normal to make beginner's mistakes when learning how to sow. Growing is still a complex concept! That's why we're here to help you avoid making the most common...

19 March 2025 Growing vegetables

Why wait until April to sow courgettes?

Zucchini, a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is a fruit variety that is highly prized for its many culinary applications. Although it's an easy species to grow, it still requires a few prerequisites, starting with its sowing period. If you're...

16 March 2025 Permapotes

10 new cultivation sheets on Permapotes (sucrine, clematis, tobacco, etc.)

Hello gardeners. I'm pleased to announce the addition of new growing sheets on Permapotes to support your gardening projects. Whether you're an experienced gardener or a beginner, these detailed sheets will provide you with essential information to grow these plants...

15 March 2025 Growing vegetables

Growing onions: is it better to sow seeds or plant bulbs?

Onions (Allium cepa) are easy to grow. It grows everywhere in France. There are several options for planting it in the vegetable garden: from bulbils or from seedlings (seeds).Let's see what these two techniques consist of and which one is...

12 March 2025 Landscaping

How to warm the soil in your vegetable garden (to harvest faster!)

To warm up your vegetable garden soil faster and harvest more and earlier, there are a few very simple solutions. After all, seedlings grow better in warmed soil, and you can help. Nantes tunnels, trays, black compost, tarpaulins... will raise...

10 March 2025 Growing vegetables

When and how to sow carrots?

Always a staple in our culinary preparations, the carrot remains one of today's most popular vegetables. In fact, it's easy to grow in the kitchen garden, even if it does require a few key gestures for maintenance. To grow them...

8 March 2025 Preparing the soil

What natural fertiliser should you choose for your vegetable garden?

Are you passionate about gardening and want to grow your own natural vegetable garden in a way that respects the environment and biodiversity? Then you've come to the right place! In this article, we're going to explore together the different...

5 March 2025 Growing vegetables

What type of potting soil should I choose for my seedlings?

Soil can be of different types depending on its composition. Different types of soil are suited to different crops: you don't grow cacti or orchids in the same soil as fruit trees or flowers. When you're planting seedlings, you also...

26 February 2025 Tips for the vegetable garden

Why is it important to sow peppers and aubergines very early?

Chillies, peppers and aubergines have, at least, two things in common. They're delicious in ratatouille and you need to plant them early. These three vegetables from the Solanaceae family originate from Central America and love the heat. This taste for...

24 February 2025 Growing vegetables

Which seedlings shouldn't be started too early (they freeze!)?

Spring is back! The buds are here ready to release their colourful, glossy leaves. However, if on your calendar spring is noted on 20 March, that doesn't mean you should start all your seedlings. Each seedling has its own particular...

24 February 2025 Permapotes

10 new growing instructions (anemone, nectarine, camellia, etc.)

Hello mates, I've just added some new growing sheets to the Permapotes plant list. You can now add them to your favourites and therefore to your calendar! =) Anemone - A colourful flowering perennial, often grown as an ornamental. It...

22 February 2025 Growing vegetables

10 varieties of early tomatoes you must plant in your garden!

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables, thanks in particular to their refreshing, dietary and tasty qualities. If you want to grow tomatoes in your vegetable garden, here are a few early varieties that you absolutely must sow to...

21 February 2025 Landscaping

Why is association important in the vegetable garden?

You're probably passionate about gardening and you may already know that some plants have beneficial influences on others. In fact, by combining the right species, you can promote the growth, health and productivity of your vegetables. In this article, we'll...

8 February 2025 Preparing the soil

Why water your cold greenhouse in winter is essential, even without culture?

Winter is a period when watering a cold greenhouse may seem useless when it is not cultivated. However, maintaining a certain level of humidity is important to preserve the quality of the soil and avoid certain inconveniences. Here is why...