Katharina Petzholdt, Author at myHOMEBOOK

Katharina Petzholdt

Katharina Petzholdt is a freelance editor and writes about gardening topics for myHOMEBOOK. Her favorite subjects are natural gardening and all kinds of edible plants. Her love for greenery began many years ago when she first started growing tomatoes and tree spinach on her terrace. She devoured countless gardening books, attended seminars and tours focused on sustainable gardening, and experimented in her townhouse garden and on a rented plot. Today, she enjoys her own large garden in the countryside – surrounded by lettuces and spinaches, hazelnuts and elderberries, carrots, and more.

Night-active insects can be beneficial for the garden, but which plants attract them?

Useful for the Garden These Plants Attract Nocturnal Insects

Some plants attract small insects at night. myHOMEBOOK lists nine types that are suitable for this purpose.

Attention, Gardeners Many Garden Owners Overlook Heat Damage to Trees

Garden expert Katharina Petzholdt explains how to identify heat damage in trees and how to help.

What can you do if there are too few birds in your garden?

Chirping Visitors Fewer Birds in the Garden? Here's Why

Birds bring gardens to life, but what if the chirping is missing from your own green space? myHOMEBOOK explains what might be causing this.

With sponge gardens, you can prepare your green space for all kinds of temperatures.

During Dry Spells How Sponge Gardens Efficiently Water Your Plants

Sponge gardens ensure that your garden is prepared for significant temperature fluctuations. myHOMEBOOK explains how to achieve this.

Are there types of apples that tend to become mealy more often?

Everyday Question Why Apples Become Mealy and What You Can Do About It

Apples taste best when they're nice and crisp. But what causes apples to become mealy? myHOMEBOOK explains.

Against the Heat How to Improve the Microclimate in Your Garden

How to Create a Cooling Microclimate in Your Garden on Hot Days, According to myHOMEBOOK

Golden deadnettle is also suitable as ground cover for shady areas.

Plant Knowledge 11 Ground Covers That Thrive in the Shade

Looking for ground covers for shade? These 11 types thrive in low-light areas and reliably green dry or moist spaces.

When pruning grapevines, there are a few things to keep in mind.

For a High Yield What to Consider When Pruning Grapevines

Regularly pruning a grapevine ensures it consistently produces large fruit. myHOMEBOOK explains what to keep in mind.

When specific soil is used repeatedly, it eventually becomes depleted and lacks sufficient nutrients to continue supporting plant growth.

Floor Care How to Make Old Soil Fertile Again

Exhausted soil after the harvest? myHOMEBOOK explains how to make soil in garden beds, raised beds, and containers fertile again.

Garden Expert Explains What a Heat Wave Does to Garden Soil

A heat wave has devastating effects on garden soil. Among other things, it can lose its ability to absorb water.

Gardening Expert Reveals How to Keep Your Container Garden Thriving Through Hot Summers

myHOMEBOOK reveals what matters for container gardens in the summer and how plants can withstand the heat.

There are numerous alternatives to traditional bark mulch, but which ones are suitable for which plants?

Mulch Maintenance Which Mulch Alternatives Suit Which Plants

What can be used as a substitute for bark mulch? myHOMEBOOK explains which plants can serve as alternatives.

Lavender can be easily propagated if you know how to do it.

About Cuttings How to Easily Propagate Lavender in Summer

Lavender can also be easily propagated in the summer if you know how. myHOMEBOOK explains what you should pay attention to.

Simple hedges should be kept in shape, but there are a few things to consider with flowering hedges.

Beautiful for Months How to Design Your Garden with Flowering Hedges

Hedges aren't just for privacy; they can also enhance a garden's beauty. myHOMEBOOK explains what to consider when planting flowering hedges.

If you have too many plants, you don't have to throw them away. You can give them away or even sell them.

Do Not Simply Dispose Various Ways to Responsibly Give Away Plants

Too Many Plants? Instead of Disposing Them, Give Them Away. myHOMEBOOK Offers Various Options.

Error Analysis This Is Why Many Plants in the Garden Don't Thrive

Many plants are placed in garden locations they would never have chosen themselves, and this has consequences.

Banana peels contain many nutrients, but can they also be used as fertilizer?

Expert Explains Are Banana Peels Really Useful as Fertilizer in the Garden?

There are various ways to fertilize your garden plants. Do banana peels count? myHOMEBOOK investigates.

Perlite, vermiculite, and zeolite are considered soil enhancers.

For Gardens and Houseplants How Soil Enhancers Perlite, Vermiculite, and Zeolite Work

Perlite, vermiculite, and zeolite are soil enhancers. myHOMEBOOK explains the differences and how to use them.