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Starting a New Lawn: Seed or Turf?
Seeding versus turf, what really separates them on cost, time and soil prep, and when the best lawn season falls.
Gartenkern Magazine
Notes from the garden.
What's new, what's growing, what we're learning. Updates, guides and stories for people who take their garden seriously.
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Green Manure That Hums: Feed Your Soil and the Bees at Once
Sow a flowering cover crop after harvest and you protect the soil while filling the late-summer nectar gap for bees.
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Planting a Raised Bed: A Roadmap Through Three Nutrient Years
How to fill your raised bed the smart way: year one for the hungry heavy feeders, year two for medium feeders, year three for the frugal light feeders.
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The Year-Round Greenhouse: What to Grow Month by Month
How to keep your greenhouse full from January to December so not a single square metre sits idle.
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Overseeding a lawn: why the new grass often does not come up
Overseeding almost always fails for three reasons: too cold, no soil contact, too dry. Here is how to close bare patches reliably.
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The Greenhouse in Summer: Vent, Shade, Stay Cool
How to keep your greenhouse under 35 degrees from CW 22 to CW 35 with the chimney effect, shade and moisture.
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Feeding your lawn through the year: three doses, and autumn matters most
Why you feed your lawn three times a year and why the potassium-rich autumn dose matters more than spring nitrogen.
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Planting a hedge: choosing the right species for your purpose
Skip the cherry laurel reflex: pick your hedge by its purpose and plant bare-root in the cheap autumn window.
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Trimming a Hedge: Timing, Bird Protection and the Right Shape
When you may cut your hedge, what German nature-protection law allows, and why a trapezoid shape keeps it dense to the ground.