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Finally managed to harvest the beets 🙈 #harvest #beets #colorfulanddelicious

I’ve been waiting for them: The Large Red Damselfly (Photos 1 through 3) can always be seen at the garden pond in August. This one must be a male. Firebugs are always seen on the common mallow, eithe…

This is what the potatoes look like—in response to my posted question

Question for potato experts: Why do my harvested potatoes have crater-like skin?

Hi everyone, So here’s the thing: I’m letting my mint patch bloom and going without my beloved mint tea so that the bees and bumblebees have something to eat. It’s buzzing and swarming like crazy. So…

I picked up onions from the field yesterday and harvested tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumbers today

Berlin update: The dahlia is so big. If that's even a dahlia 😆 I need more ground cover plants 🤔

Here’s a thought on the topic of banning the use of graywater in the garden. Many of us face the problem that our rainwater has run out, and we simply have no other option. That makes me wonder why …

This year, the pawpaws (Indian banana, Asimina triloba) seem to be ripening earlier than usual. Some of the ones on the tree that have been exposed to the sun have developed real “sunspots,” and the …

Despite the heat 😊

Gardening with a twist… The bee house is finally coming together—just need to paint it today and put the roof on… :-)

@Schöpp_op The blueberries 🫐 fulfill your wish 🌧️, but unfortunately, they don't bring the rain you've been hoping for 🫣

Who knows what this plant is? A little riddle

With all the drought I feel so lucky that I have not only beautiful flowers but also can harvest fruit and veg. 🌻🌼🌸🩷

"Cornfield" destroyed by the drought... the forest already feels like it's in October mode... I can't wait for rain!

I took a picture of my herb garden. It’s probably the last time it’ll look this nice. This is the third year in a row I’ve had box tree moths—and this time it’s really bad. I did spray with Bacillus …

Hi, everyone. I had to harvest a pumpkin yesterday because its weight was crushing the plant. It weighed a whopping 16 kg. Well, I guess we’ll be having pumpkin more often now. My boys are going to…

Hi, everyone.... A honeydew melon fell off while I was watering it a few days ago. I was sad about it and left it to rest at home. This morning, the end near the stem smelled so wonderfully ripe. So…

You can always win me over with purple veggies like these! How I managed to squeeze supermarket-quality Chinese cabbage heads out of this barren sandy soil… we’ll never know 💜🩷🤍🥬

Planting Ideas for a South-Facing Terrace? We just moved this year—I had to say goodbye to my garden, but I was looking forward to the south-facing terrace at our new apartment. This summer has r…

Another project is done 💪🏼😄 We replaced the gutter, paved the area behind the house, and set up a new 300-liter rain barrel 💦 Now all we need is some rain ☔️

Hi. Are there any coffee experts here? And by that I don’t mean coffee drinkers, but someone who knows a thing or two about Coffea arabica? I’ve had one or more coffee plants for three years now, and…

Update #Cotton The plants are in pots on the fairly sunny balcony; they’re still in the shade in the morning and then get full sun all day. Watering with a clay pot is sufficient. One plant has whit…

I rescued the anemone and rudbeckia from Rewe 🥹 Hopefully they'll bounce back after I fed them and moved them to a lower spot 🫶🏼

My absolute favorites this season. While everything else has withered or burned up, these #Hokkaido pumpkins are thriving in a black pot with Olas. I just need to fertilize them again 🫡

Hello, dear community, I have free tickets for the LebensArt Landpartie at Kloster Schinna. The tickets are valid only on Friday, August 21, 2026. If you're interested, please send me a private mess…

I’d be interested to know how you guys handle watering. I’ve collected and used about 3,000 liters of rainwater this season. Now, unfortunately, everything’s pretty much empty. You’re not really supp…

Baked Beetroot 💜

In the blink of an eye, this spider had wrapped its prey—a cabbage white butterfly—in its web.

It's now 2.2 meters tall and still doesn't have any tomatoes on it...

A small harvest yesterday. But it was enough for a tomato salad. How red does the Black Strawberry need to get? Is this red enough? The little orange Goldiana is sweet as sugar! Unexpected rose bloss…

I spotted some fascinating animals again yesterday. The apple mint was absolutely swarming with flies—shimmering green ones and those striped ones. And a few wasps. Picture three kind of looks more …

1. #shoppinginthegarden 2. European hornet devours a red admiral butterfly 🫣 3. – 5. Four corn plants 🌽 at once, and the smallest one right out of the biggest one 🫣 6. – 7. The bean takes over t…

A simple dish, but surprisingly delicious!

I'm feeling productive enough to make pesto today.

The Lila Luzi is starting to slow down. I wonder if many of these chilies will make it to maturity? [Update] The second photo shows the same plant on June 7 of this year. Barely any hardening off, a…

During the day, I have to put the insect screen over the cabbage; at night, I have to take it off again because of the snails.

Check this out—our neighbor gave us a Queen of the Night plant, and it bloomed two of these beautiful flowers for us last night.

1)... Insalata Caprese is always a hit in this sweltering heat! 😋 2)...@andenhorn-67764, despite the heat-induced "green butts" 🤪, it is and remains my "all-time favorite": This year’s harvest is s…

The seed swap package is ready for the second round. The package has been repackaged and now has a bit of tape to hold it together. This time, the order is reversed. We’ll start with the highest post…

After my vacation, the zucchini just exploded. When they're this big, I love making a spicy chutney out of them 😋 You can find the recipe in the photos 👩🏼‍🍳 I leave out the Mondamin because it a…

We harvested and processed this year's first crop. Unfortunately, many of them had yellow collars, so we just cut them out generously. In the end, we ended up with 6 liters of pure tomato sauce. The …

The Goldita tomato is producing well and holding up against the heat. I only have two Ananastomate tomatoes this year.😥 The squash isn't doing so great either, but it's better than nothing. There ar…

A Few Evening Impressions.

Were those really the Amrisen, or are they just there to clean up the leftovers?

...a tough year for tomatoes 😳 ...I'm currently "begging" for a few tomatoes 🙏 from friends who got seedlings from me....my own are just barely enough for daily use...🤷 ...but I really want to can…

That looks like lamb's lettuce, doesn't it? Photo 1 I collected lamb's lettuce seeds this year. And I planted them in front of the broccoli plants. Photo 2 I’ve harvested it now and pulled it up. I…

The first chocolate candies are growing 😇 I guess I’ll have to put a net over it so the birds leave some for us. This shrub is the Himalayan honeysuckle, also known as the caramel bush. The name…

Today is the big potato tasting 🤤 Category: Baked potato! Top left: Antonia Top right: Nicola Bottom left: (Name not confirmed, possibly Blaue Anneliese?) Bottom right: (Name not 100% certain eithe…

...the perfect refreshment in this 🐵🔥 sweltering heat: 1 cl gin, 2 cl lemon juice, lots of ice cubes, 33 cl tonic water, 🥒 cucumber slices...🤩🤩🤩 #midigurkecorinto