Our annual general meeting on Thursday, 12.08.2021, was a great event! It showed that it is important to very many members, to help shape and live our community. We would like to thank all those who were there, and also…

The garden is waiting for spring. Nevertheless, there is much to discover. Between the strawberry leaves, the yellow blossoms of the winterling peep out. The buds of the redcurrant are still tightly closed.

From various donations we were able to put up new raised beds in the garden, which will make the work easier especially for older gardeners.

In our community garden, where pesticide use is completely avoided according to our gardeners’ agreement, not only various plants feel comfortable, but also this family of mice. They have decided to raise their young in the raised bed box by…

In the meantime, there has been more progress with the extension of the roof. For example, a new larger metal gutter has been installed. Hopefully we will not lose much water in the future, even during heavy rains.

I made another jar of spruce needle liqueur. All you need is rock candy, grain schnapps and a portion of fresh soft green shoots of the common spruce (picea abies). The spruce is easily recognised by the fact that all…

Work on the roof has also continued in the meantime.

At the moment you can see a flowering ornamental quince and beautiful tulips in the garden. The top photo shows transplanted vegetables with small mounds of mulch. Cut grass and weeds are excellent for mulching because less water evaporates and…

This is nonsense, of course. It hasn’t snowed, even if that does happen in April from time to time. But you’d think it had when you see the snow-white sloes in the hedge of the garden! If all goes well,…

I have handed over my bed at the big apple tree to Leonie and Steffi, who are already very busy and have built a small tile tunnel. The circled plant is perennial cabbage. The picture above shows an oatroot plant.…