Do you want a cookie?

Green thumbs, watch out! We use cookies on our website - not the delicious ones for snacking, but the digital helpers. They enable us to find out how our website is used. If you click on "Accept", our virtual garden gnomes will be happy and promise to guard your data like their own watering can. You can find more information in our Privacy Policy.

Plant Protection

Discover how to safeguard your plants from pests and diseases while keeping them healthy and thriving.

Magazine Gardening Plant Protection

Recognizing and combating plant diseases

Recognizing and combating plant diseases

Find out why your plants are sick here. We give you an overview of possible causes.
The ice saints: Farmer's rule or myth?

The ice saints: Farmer's rule or myth?

In this article, we get to the bottom of the ice saints. We explain the farmer's rule and give you tips on frost protection for plants.
Drive away & control voles: how it works

Drive away & control voles: how it works

In this article, you will learn how to repel and control voles in the garden and what really helps.
Fighting & preventing aphids: this (really) helps

Fighting & preventing aphids: this (really) helps

In this article, you will learn the best tips and tricks for recognizing, controlling and preventing aphids naturally.
Strengthening plants without chemicals: tips for preventive plant protection

Strengthening plants without chemicals: tips for preventive plant protection

Here you can get an overview of various plant strengthening agents such as plant juices, rock powders and the like.
Cabbage white butterfly in the garden: how to prevent and control

Cabbage white butterfly in the garden: how to prevent and control

This article gives you an overview of cabbage white butterflies and how to prevent and control them in the garden.
Garden snails: How to get rid of them

Garden snails: How to get rid of them

In this article, you will find out what types of snails there are and how to control and repel snail pests.
Determine leaf diseases: damage patterns on diseased leaves

Determine leaf diseases: damage patterns on diseased leaves

Want to find out which plant disease you are dealing with? Here you will find an overview with pictures!
Fighting plant pests in the garden: an overview

Fighting plant pests in the garden: an overview

Find out which are the most important plant pests in the garden and how you can combat or prevent them.
Field horsetail decoction: effect, preparation and use in the garden

Field horsetail decoction: effect, preparation and use in the garden

Horsetail is naturally effective against pests in the bed! We give you tips on how to make and use horsetail decoction.
Rock flour: Improve garden soil and strengthen plants

Rock flour: Improve garden soil and strengthen plants

Here you can find out what there is to know about rock flour and how it works and is used in the garden.
Recognizing and combating root diseases

Recognizing and combating root diseases

We give you an overview of common plant diseases on the roots with their symptoms.
Beneficial insects: Insects & other animals in the garden

Beneficial insects: Insects & other animals in the garden

In this article, you can find out which beneficial insects you should definitely know as a gardener, which "pests" they help against and how you can best promote them.
Making nettle slurry: Instructions and application

Making nettle slurry: Instructions and application

Find out how to make nettle slurry here! We also give tips on shelf life and use in the garden with the right mixing ratio depending on the purpose.