July Nursery and Garden Challenges – Live Consultations 12

In this episode, I answer your questions about garden work during July. We focus on setting up a July nursery, transplanting the May seedlings, and solving current challenges with natural helpers in the garden without using chemicals. You will learn how to: Properly set up a July nursery despite high temperatures. Recognize beneficial organisms and maintain natural balance. Feed plants during the fruiting stage (peppers, tomatoes, zucchini). Solve problems such as blossom end rot and curled leaves. Plan autumn and winter areas for continuous food harvest. Our garden is a living system that teaches us patience and understanding of nature. Every live session is an act of love and an opportunity to build a more sustainable future together. July Nursery and Garden Challenges – Live Consultations #012 Date: Tuesday, 14.07.2026 Time: 20:00 00:00 – Introduction: A dynamic day in the garden and your questions 01:13 – How the consultations work and technical explanations 07:05 – May and July seedlings: Changes due to hot weather 09:34 – Ants and aphids on celery: Solution by washing 10:45 – Phacelia in the garden: Nitrogen source and pest support 12:02 – Vertical zucchini growing and growing in buckets 12:38 – Spider mites on cucumbers: Sugar and vinegar treatment 14:20 – Transplanting everbearing strawberries into permaculture models 15:02 – Why do permaculture models produce more than regular gardens? 17:15 – Predator chain: Frogs and beneficial creatures as helpers 20:23 – Why do small zucchini dry out? The need for manure 22:45 – Moles and mole crickets: Lessons about patience and balance 25:57 – Tomato spots and reduced plant immunity 28:02 – Protecting permaculture models from birds 28:41 – Peacock spot on olives and tobacco insecticide 31:05 – Yellow tips on young onions: Heat stress and onion fly 32:11 – Fighting flea beetles: Garlic and leaf washing 36:00 – Blossom end rot on round zucchini: Solutions 42:29 – Curled tomato leaves and deformed fruits: Feeding plants 46:02 – Burnt-looking bean leaves: Heat stress and nitrogen fixation 51:52 – Olive flowers falling: Nutrition and soil drainage problems 55:48 – Phosphorus feeding for corn ear formation 57:51 – Pumpkin and male flowers: Importance of tertiary vines 1:01:12 – Recycling ash from paper and corn stalks in the garden 1:03:59 – Re-sowing zucchini and cucumbers (deadline until August 1) 1:07:18 – Planning the winter zone: How many Swiss chard seedlings are needed? 1:10:49 – Why peppers stopped flowering: Air pockets around roots 1:12:10 – Saving wilted cucumbers: Vanilla sugar and yeast 1:17:10 – Overcoming fatigue during the peak season 1:18:53 – Replanting in the same place and crop rotation 1:21:57 – White spots on tomatoes: Thrips and plant recovery 1:23:04 – Yeast fertilizer: Best solution for potted plants 1:27:10 – Blossom end rot in balcony tomatoes 1:31:31 – Fixing a poorly layered permaculture model 1:37:51 – The garden as a teacher of patience 1:46:52 – Sunflower and amaranth as a natural shield 1:52:23 – Curled cucumber leaves: Cutting vines to the fifth leaf 1:57:27 – Lettuce elixir: Role of fermented milk and yeast 2:04:02 – Recipe: Pickled zucchini stems and sugar snap peas 2:18:44 – Powdery mildew on grapes: Horsetail tea 2:21:56 – Red spider mite on tomatoes: Washing and cloves 2:25:41 – Drip irrigation vs hose watering 2:35:08 – Stink bugs on corn: Cinnamon and vacuum cleaner 2:39:10 – Final words: Break due to travel to Munich