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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,...

2 August 2025 Diseases and pests

A plastic hen house: a useful tool against red mites

It's a real pleasure to be able to eat your own vegetables, but also to be able to collect fresh, organic eggs. Although chickens require very little maintenance, they are nevertheless the victims of multiple parasites that can disrupt egg-laying,...

30 July 2025 Growing vegetables

What to do in August in the vegetable garden

If there's one thing that most characterises August, it's the sun. In the vegetable garden, some vegetables are already overwhelmed by the heat and drought. So watering is obviously a major activity in August. But every gardener knows that there's...

26 July 2025 Preparing the soil

Why use urine in the garden?

You thought urine was toxic for your plants? Well, think again! Contrary to what you might think, it is far from being devoid of interest. Are you sceptical? Let me convince you of the benefits of your pee. =) Why...

23 July 2025 Diseases and pests

How do you get rid of ants in the garden?

At first glance, ants seem harmless in the garden. But in reality, their small size makes it easy for them to get in everywhere, and they can become a nuisance because they ensure that aphids, which are very harmful to...

19 July 2025 Growing vegetables

Yellow and bitter cucumbers: why? And what can you do about it?

You're proud of your garden cucumbers, but now they're taking on an unusual yellow colour and an unappealing bitter taste? Rest assured, this annoyance is fairly common, especially in summer, and can be corrected with a few simple steps. In...

16 July 2025 Diseases and pests

Cabbageworm and other pests: how to control them?

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....

12 July 2025 Growing vegetables

Proper vine cultivation and pruning for maximum grape yield!

No, I'm not talking about producing your own wine, but simply about being able to taste a succulent grape produced... at home! Looking for a few tips on how to maximise production from your vines? Follow the guide!Choosing a variety...

9 July 2025 Growing vegetables

How to plant and care for strawberry plants?

When you see the price of a raft of strawberries in the shops, growing them yourself can be very economical. And then, what a joy to be able to pick them directly from your garden with the certainty that they're...

5 July 2025 Growing vegetables

Why won't my cucumbers grow?

It's a familiar scenario in the vegetable garden: you've sown or transplanted some beautiful cucumber plants, watered them conscientiously, they've started to climb their trellis or run across the ground, the first flowers have arrived... and then nothing. Or almost...

2 July 2025 Diseases and pests

Aphids on tomatoes: how to avoid them and get rid of them?

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...

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