Tag Archives: nature
Mein Lieblingsbeet and wie ich gärtnere – My favourite garden bed and how I garden
Mein Lieblingsbeet wurde dieses Jahr neu angelegt – letztes Jahr wuchsen hier nur wilde Brombeeren und Efeu. Dieses Frühjahr häuften wir ein Halb-Hochbeet an, das auf einer Seite normal hügelig ist, aber direkt mit dem Zenit des Hügels an die … Continue reading
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Tannenspitzensirup – Spruce tip syrup
Der Frühling ist warm und alles wächst wie wild. Unter anderem auch die Tannen und ihre Spitzen leuchten grellgrün. Jetzt ist also die Zeit für: Tannenspitzensirup Man braucht Tannenspitzen und Zucker. In ein fest verschraubbares Glas füllt man jetzt eine … Continue reading
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More about dandelions – Noch mehr Löwenzahn
Today is nice and sunny and all the dandelion blossoms are open and pretty. I picked a bowlful and wondered what to do with them. Last year I made about a gallon of syrup, so I’m still good. Then I … Continue reading
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More about nettles – Noch mehr Brennnesseln
On Sunday I went nettle picking. The weather was great, the nettles in abundance and I picked and picked and picked some more. When I stopped I had a huge heap. Back home I started making little bundles and hanging … Continue reading
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Still Alive – Noch am Leben
Now available in English and German! So, it’s been quite a while… It seems like with gardening and baby and studying, there’s no time for anything else. Where do people get so much time to watch TV?! Anyway, here’s a … Continue reading
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The Mystery Deer
Yesterday we went for a walk and as we turned from a concrete road onto a sandy muddy path, I discovered tracks! Now I’m not a good tracker yet, but it seemed pretty obvious that the tracks were deer tracks. … Continue reading
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Natureskills.com
So I found this really interesting website the other day. Actually, I find interesting websites a lot, but this one is definitely worth sharing: http://www.natureskills.com/ It has lots of info on nature topics on it and offers a newsletter. The … Continue reading
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Wildnisgabel
This will be in German. The pictures are pretty self-explanatory, though. Hallo liebe Wildnisfreunde! Wie versprochen hier endlich die Anleitung zur Wildnisgabel. Sie ist wirklich ruck-zuck gebaut – ich habe ca. 15 Minuten gebraucht. Man sollte möglichst versuchen, die Rinde … Continue reading
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So much to do – so little time
Wow, a lot happened since I last wrote! I started the clean the garden up for winter by taking the dead tomato and cucumber plants out of the beds and pruning the currants. Three of our currant bushes are at … Continue reading
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Oh, all the foods and yumminesses!
Since the Rhein-Main area is very mild, edible chestnuts grow here. We went harvesting!
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