Blog

List of sub categories in Blog:

• Sowing and Germination
• Cultivation
• Ornamental garden
• Utility garden
• Horticulture
• Garden tips
• Entertainment
• Opinions from the undergrowth
• Indoor cultivation
• Essential oils
• Aromatherapy
• Aromatherapy blends
• Essential Oils from A-Z
• Usage
• Recipes, instructions and tips
• Effects
• Research and Studies

List of pages in Blog:

• We're Sowing! The Modern Way!
• 7 Tricks You Definitely Don't Know About!
• Piles of Leaves Don't Suit Your Garden! 5 Tips on What to Do with Them
• Indoor Plants in Winter Don't Need a Duvet, But...
• 10 Gifts That Will Delight Every Gardener!
• Start the New Year Modern and Stylish
• Tips for an Edible Balcony
• Medicinal Plants Around Us
• Home Coffee - Why Not?
• Lavender for Our Peaceful Sleep
• The Importance of Vegetables in Human Life
• Healthy Celery
• The Right Tools Make All The Difference
• How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut?
• How to Keep Flowers in a Vase Looking Beautiful for Longer
• Curry Leaf - Murraya
• The Unknown Healing Herb with Magical Effects
• What does it mean when...
• Storage of Onions and Garlic
• Winter Garden
• February - Grower's Calendar
• My First Grow Box – Complete Guide to Selecting and Setting Up a Growing Tent
• LED grow lights for cultivation – how to choose the right panel in 2026
• Hydroponic Systems – DWC vs NFT vs Ebb & Flow vs Aeroponics – Complete Comparison
• Autopot Systems – Passive Hydroponic Set for Beginners
• Wilma systems – active drip system for advanced growers
• Air handling in grow box – ventilation, filtration, air conditioning
• Growing Lights – HPS vs LED vs CFL Comparison
• pH and EC – Why They're Key and How to Measure Them
• Climate Control in a Grow Box – Temperature, Humidity, CO2
• Growing Substrate Guide – Soil, Coco, Perlite, Hydroton
• Organic Fertilizers – Complete Guide for Gardeners
• BioBizz vs Canna vs Plagron – Fertilizer Line Comparison
• How Nutrient Deficiency Looks – Visual Guide
• Seed Germination – techniques for every plant type
• Plant Cuttings and Plant Cloning – How to Do It
• Digital scales for growers – how to choose
• Extraction and Pressing – Methods Guide
• Reflective foil and grow box accessories – complete supplements
• Tomatoes – Complete Growing Guide from Seed to Harvest
• Peppers and chilli – from sweet to the hottest
• Cucumbers – salad, pickling, and snake varieties
• Root Vegetables – Carrots, Radishes, Parsley, Celery, Beets
• Leafy Greens – Spinach, Lettuce, Chard, Cabbage, Kale
• Legumes – peas, beans, lentils – abundant harvest without fertilization
• Bulb Vegetables – Garlic, Onions, Leeks, Shallots
• Cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, cabbage
• Pumpkins, squashes and melons – from seed to giant fruits
• Microgreens and Sprouts – How to Get Started in a Week
• Mushrooms in the Garden and Home – Oyster, Shiitake, Button Mushrooms
• Green Manure – How to Improve Soil Without Chemicals
• Sunflowers – from ornamental to oil-bearing
• Edible Flowers – Pansy, Carnation and More on Your Plate
• Seasonal Growing Calendar – What to Sow, Transplant and Harvest When
• Top 15 Herbs for Every Garden – Growing and Uses
• Mint – types, cultivation, harvesting and uses
• Basil – from classic to Thai
• Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano – Mediterranean Herbs in a Czech Garden
• Lavender – Growing, Pruning and Uses
• Marjoram and Sage – Traditional Czech Herbs
• Dill and Parsley – The Most Used Czech Herbs
• Lemon balm and self-heal – medicinal herbs for every garden
• Indoor plants for beginners – top 15 low-maintenance
• Succulents and Cacti – Complete Care Guide
• Palms and yuccas – exotic plants for your living room
• Exotic Plants at Home – Citrus, Avocado, Mango, Banana Plant
• Ornamental Perennials – Plant Once, Enjoy for Years
• Annuals and Biennials – Quick Color for Your Garden
• Bulbs and tuberous plants – tulips, daffodils, gladiolus
• Wildflower Meadow – How to Create and Maintain
• Plant Diseases and Pests – Visual Guide to Identification and Treatment
• Biological Plant Protection – Complete IPM Guide
• Greenhouses, Polytunnels and Cold Frames – Which to Choose for Your Garden
• Watering – from watering can to automatic system
• Composting – How to Start and What to Compost
• Lawn – how to establish, maintain and regenerate
• Balcony Gardening – Complete Guide
• Garden Tools – What You Really Need
• Air Fresheners and Odor Neutralizers – for Indoor Growing
• Legislation for gardeners 2026 – what's changing
• CBD and CBG Products – Beginner's Guide
• Hemp Cosmetics – Science Behind Skincare
• Hemp Foods – Protein, Seeds, Oil, Tea
• Vaporizers – a healthier alternative to smoking
• Bongs, Pipes and Accessories – Complete Guide
• Essential Oils – Guide to Aromatherapy
• V60 pour over – how to make perfect filtered coffee
• AeroPress and Twist Press – coffee brewing methods
• French Press, Chemex and Moka – Classic Coffee Brewing Methods
• Coffee Grinder – how to choose the right one
• Pour Over Coffee Makers – Home vs Professional
• Coffee Machine Cleaning and Maintenance – Complete Guide
• Water filtration for coffee and garden
• Coffee Serving and Accessories
• Bird Feeders and Helping Animals in the Garden
• Swimming Pools and Garden Ponds
• Grilling and Outdoor Kitchen
• Christmas Decorations and Advent Garden Care
• Gift ideas for gardeners and growers
• Fashion and Decoration for Gardeners
• Crop Transport and Storage
• EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) – what it means for home gardeners
• ToBRFV virus in tomatoes – how to protect yourself
• EU Plant Reproductive Material Regulation – new rules for seeds
• Pesticides in the EU 2026 – what is allowed and what is not
• Legal Cannabis Cultivation in the Czech Republic 2026 – Rules for Pestik Customers
• Tomatoes -- 20 Best Varieties for the Czech Republic
• Chilli -- 15 varieties from mild to Carolina Reaper
• Lettuce – types and how to grow them year-round
• Strawberries -- how to achieve sweet harvests from spring to autumn
• Ornamental grasses -- decoration of a modern garden
• Climbing Plants -- Vertical Garden and Screen
• Mulberry -- how to grow this unfairly neglected tree
• Goji -- superfood from your own garden
• Passionflower -- Exotic Flowers and Fruits in the Garden
• Agave -- Hardy Exotic for Garden and Interior
• Car diffuser: types, suitable oils and safety behind the wheel
• Oils for a diffuser: 12 proven essential oils and blends
• Chaste tree: growing, pruning and overwintering the shrub
• Vanilla essential oil: why a true one does not exist and what to buy instead
• Hibiscus: types, growing from seed, pruning and overwintering
• Cardamom: types, culinary uses and growing at home
• Raspberry seed oil: composition, use on the skin and the truth about UV protection
• Wild thyme: growing from seed, harvesting and uses
• Wild garlic: growing, harvesting the leaves and how not to mistake it
• Moringa: how to grow it from seed in the Czech Republic
• Amaryllis (Hippeastrum): when to plant the bulb, care and how to get it to flower again
• Spring snowflake: when to plant the bulbs, where to put them and why not to pick it in the wild
• Freesias: when to plant the corms, growing in containers and overwintering
• Gentian: how to grow it from seed and where to plant it
• Hyacinth: when and how to plant the bulbs, care in the bed and in containers
• Clover in the garden: red, white and crimson
• Calla lily: growing tubers, care in a pot and how to overwinter it
• Lily of the valley: planting rhizomes in autumn, care and toxicity
• Woodland sage: growing, pruning and how it differs from common sage
• Iris: planting rhizomes, dividing clumps and why it does not flower
• Crocuses: when to plant the corms, crocuses in a lawn and how not to confuse them with meadow saffron
• Grape hyacinth: planting bulbs, autumn leaves and how to keep it in check
• Daffodils: when to plant the bulbs, why they stop flowering and how to use them in a vase
• Buttercups: ranunculus from tubers, creeping buttercup in the lawn and toxicity
• Snowdrops: planting “in the green”, dry bulbs and protection in the wild
• Tulips: when to plant the bulbs, choosing groups and how to make them flower a second year
• Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily): planting, overwintering and why the stems are pulled
• Bidens: a trailing balcony plant that flowers until the frosts
• Photinia Red Robin: hedge, pruning and winter in Czech conditions
• Hosta: where to plant it by leaf colour and how to protect it from slugs
• Bougainvillea in the Czech Republic: growing in a container, flowering, pruning and overwintering
• Astilbe: a perennial for moist partial shade and how to stop the leaves turning brown
• Heuchera: coloured leaves for partial shade, containers and how to rejuvenate an old clump
• Bigleaf hydrangea: pruning, feeding, flower colour and overwintering
• Camellia: care in a container, overwintering and why the buds drop
• Osteospermum: growing African daisies, sowing and overwintering
• Chinese silver grass: varieties, planting, spring cutting and dividing clumps
• Spring flowers: what blooms when and when to plant or sow them
• Russian sage: growing, spring pruning and how it differs from lavender
• Wood anemone: how to recognise it, when to plant rhizomes and why it is poisonous
• Daylilies: choosing varieties, planting, dividing clumps and a warning about cats
• Chrysanthemums: how to choose, pinch out and overwinter them
• Eustoma from seed: winter sowing, rosetting and cutting for a vase
• Violets: how to grow an African violet so that it flowers all year
• Gaura: a perennial that flowers until the frosts, as long as its roots do not get wet
• Cranesbill: which species where, summer trim and propagation
• Pasqueflower in the garden: which one you may grow and how to sow it
• Verbena (vervain): sowing, growing in a window box and in a bed
• Aubergine: growing from seed from sowing to harvest
• Cyclamen: care of indoor and garden types, watering and summer rest
• Vaccinium in the garden: lingonberry, blueberry and cranberry and how to grow them
• Blanket flower: sowing, care and how to keep it in the garden for several years
• Tickseed: sowing, annual and perennial species and care
• Pampas grass: planting, winter protection, cutting back and growing from seed
• Peony: planting, depth, care and why it does not flower
• Stonecrop: species, growing from seed and cuttings, rockery and green roof
• Surfinia: planting, watering, feeding and overwintering
• Spider plant: care, watering, repotting and propagation by plantlets
• Carolina Reaper: growing, heat and safe handling
• Prickly pear: growing indoors and in the garden, watering and propagation
• Poinsettia: care, watering and how to get it to colour up again
• Honeysuckle: climbing and Kamchatka, planting, pruning and care
• Achocha: growing from seed, support, harvest and use in the kitchen
• Globe artichoke: growing from seed, vernalisation, harvest and overwintering
• Chia: how to grow Salvia hispanica in the garden and as microgreens
• Sorghum: growing in the garden, harvesting the grain and uses
• Chickpeas: growing in the bed, sowing, harvesting and drying
• Kale: growing from seed, planting out and harvesting all winter
• Aphids: how to get rid of them gently, or with an approved product
• Ajowan essential oil: thymol from the seeds, dilution and use at home
• Star anise essential oil: the liquorice scent of Christmas and who should avoid it
• Basil essential oil: chemotype, scent and safe use
• Bergamot essential oil: the scent of Earl Grey and the strictest sun limit
• White sage: the essential oil, its origin and how to use it with respect
• Pine essential oil: a winter forest in the diffuser, in the sauna and for massage
• Cajuput: a fresh relative of eucalyptus and what 1,8-cineole means for children
• Hop essential oil: the scent of hop cones, evening blends and a warning about dogs
• Citronella: a summer oil that holds mosquitoes off for a while but does not replace repellent
• Lemon myrtle: the strongest lemon scent and the strictest dilution
• Lemongrass oil: strong citral, 4 drops per 30 ml and why not in the bath
• Lemon eucalyptus: an essential oil that is not OLE repellent
• Lemon thyme: geraniol instead of thymol and a gentler oil for the skin
• Cypress oil: the dry woody scent of the south, deodorant and foot massage
• Elemi: a resinous oil that smells of lemon and pepper
• Grapefruit essential oil: a fresh citrus that hardly fears the sun
• Guaiacwood: a thick oil with the scent of rose and smoke from an endangered tree
• Chamomile essential oil: blue German chamomile, scent and dilution
• Mountain ginger (plai): an essential oil from Thailand that shares only a name with ginger
• Juniper berry oil: gin-like freshness, massage and what the EMA says
• Jamaican pepper (allspice) essential oil: scent, diffuser and strict dilution
• Silver fir: the essential oil that smells like a Christmas tree
• Cardamom essential oil: fresh spice for the diffuser and for massage
• Dill seed essential oil: a caraway-tinged scent and a 1.2% skin limit
• Coriander essential oil: leaf or seed? Scent, blends and dilution
• Valerian essential oil: a strong root scent and how to handle it
• Turmeric essential oil: an earthy scent for autumn blends, not curcumin in a bottle
• Lime essential oil: fresh scent and exact sun limits
• Magnolia oil (champaca): what is in the bottle and how to use it
• Marjoram essential oil: a warm scent for the evening and for massage
• Mandarin essential oil: the gentlest citrus for the evening and for children
• Manuka oil: a gentler relative of tea tree that has nothing to do with honey
• Nutmeg essential oil: scent, dosage and myristicin
• Myrrh essential oil: a deep resinous scent, but never in pregnancy
• Myrtle oil: gentle green freshness from Corsica and the rules for children
• Oregano essential oil: carvacrol, dilution and why it is not an antibiotic
• Palmarosa: the grass that smells like roses. Essential oil, use and dilution
• Palo Santo oil: holy wood from Ecuador, its scent and the question of sustainability
• Geranium essential oil (pelargonium): two variants, use and safe dilution
• Pomelo essential oil: the gentler cousin of grapefruit
• Orange essential oil: scent, dilution and how red orange differs
• Rosemary essential oil: hair, massage and safe dilution
• Clary sage: essential oil for relaxation, massage and how to dilute it
• Catnip Essential Oil: Nepetalactone, Mosquitoes and Safety for Cats
• Siberian Pine Oil: a Carrier Oil from Pine Nuts, Not the Scent of Needles
• Gingergrass: the Sister of Palmarosa That Has Nothing to Do with Ginger
• Oats in the Garden: Sowing, Green Manure, Cat Grass and Harvest
• Currants: Planting, Pruning and Feeding Red, White and Black
• Swede: Growing from Sowing to Harvest and Storage
• Angelica Root Oil: an Earthy Scent for Blends, but Beware of the Sun
• Pepper Essential Oils Compared: White, Green and Pink Pepper
• Parsley Seed Essential Oil: a Green Scent with Strict Rules
• Aniseed Essential Oil: a Liquorice Scent, EMA Rules and Safe Dilution
• Fennel Essential Oil: a Sweet Aniseed Scent with Clear Limits
• Clove Essential Oil: Eugenol, Winter Blends and Safe Dilution
• Camphor Essential Oil: White Only, in Small Amounts and Never for Children
• Peppermint Essential Oil: Uses, Dilution and the Difference from Corn Mint
• Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil: a Christmas Scent, but on the Skin Only Exceptionally
• Thyme Essential Oil: Thymol, Safe Dilution and Use at Home
• Ylang Ylang Essential Oil: Scent, Blends and Why to Dilute It More Than Lavender
• Hyssop Essential Oil: the decumbens Variety, Uses and When to Leave It Out
• Tagetes Essential Oil (Tagetes minuta): a Scent for a Diffuser, Not for the Skin
• Calamus (Sweet Flag) Essential Oil: Why Aromatherapists Hardly Work with It
• Wintergreen and Sweet Birch: Oils with the Scent of a Warming Ointment That Belong Under Lock and Key