Away with it! You should definitely avoid these 7 garden errors

Spray pesticides

No one likes unwanted visitors in the garden. To take action against them, we like to resort to chemical agents. But we are damaging the soil, the plants, and ultimately us too. The poisons reach the groundwater via the soil. Especially with the ingredient glyphosate care is required? the active ingredient is carcinogenic. Alternatively, you can pluck weeds by hand or use biological crop protection.

Deal with water wastefully

Plants need water? no question. But they should not be overhydrated. Who still wants to have a lush green lawn, should use rainwater. It should also be poured at the right time. Investigations have shown that, for example, in the case of lawn sprinklers, 90 percent evaporates directly unused at noon. Therefore, should be watered in the morning and evening hours.

Pick cheap plants

Flowers and ornamentals from construction and supermarkets in Europe are often contaminated with bee-endangered pesticides. According to a Greenpeace study, 79 percent of the ornamental plants examined contained dangerous substances for livestock. So we should think twice about grabbing bargains and asking the seller if in doubt. A good alternative: We support the local gardener? Here we can specifically ask about the use of pesticides.

Use garden soil with peat

Not only does the quality of the garden soil suffer from this defect, but soil with peat is also bad for the environment. Plants and small animals are destroyed by the peat. Therefore, peat-free potting soil should be used.

Use artificial fertilizer

Without fertilizer, there is usually no juicy lawn and no magnificent flowers. But keep away from artificial fertilizer. He harms more than he uses. Plants become more susceptible and in the long term, they ruin the soil. Therefore, one should resort to organic fertilizer such as compost or humus.

Use the vacuum cleaner

A leaf blower or vacuum is loud and annoying - but much worse: it consumes unnecessary energy. He also eats everything that gets in his way, including useful small animals. Therefore, one should not be too lazy and grab the rake.

Feeding birds wrong

If you want to do something good for the bird with food, you should also use the right food and not cheap chicken dumplings (they must be free from ambrosia). You should also make sure that you only get well-designed birdhouses. The food should not get wet and the birds should not be allowed to walk around in the food? and eat their feces.