Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener, auteur/autrice sur Alsagarden

Tansy, this anti-tick plant !

14 July 2023 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Do you know the Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) ? It is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family, renowned for its repellent properties, especially against ticks, those small parasites responsible for the transmission of diseases. In this article, we ...

Elephant garlic, a curiosity in the vegetable garden

25 October 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Do you know Elephant Garlic ? It is an original and perpetual variety which produces an enormous bulb, weighing up to 500 grams for more than 10 cm in diameter, formed of 4 to 6 large cloves. Its flavor halfway ...

Mexican Agastache Iced Tea

8 October 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Let yourself be surprised by this plant native to Mexico with its lemony, minty and sweet taste. Mexican Agastache is a very easy-to-grow perennial plant that is just waiting to decorate your garden. From July to October, it offers a ...

The ‘German Gold’ Tomato : An old variety to rediscover

25 September 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

It is a very old variety from the 19th century which would be of German origin and whose conservation we owe to the Mennonite community in the United States! The 'German Gold' tomato is a pineapple-type tomato with large yellow-orange ...

Perennial vegetable : Broccoli ‘Nine Star Perennial’

25 September 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Have you ever heard of 'Nine Star Perennial' Broccoli? It is a rare, ancient, perennial variety of broccoli that produces many heads that look and taste between broccoli and cauliflower. Highly productive, each plant of this perennial broccoli will produce ...

Growing French Konjac in the vegetable garden

8 July 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Konjac, with the botanical name Amorphophallus konjac, is a perennial plant of the Araceae family that grows from a spherical bulb that can easily reach 3 to 4 kilos, and sometimes up to 20 kilos after several years of cultivation. ...

Spots on Raspberries : Should You Be Worried ?

28 June 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Have you noticed that some of your raspberries have white spots? There are a few possible reasons why this happens, but most likely it is White Drupelet Syndrome. What is this disorder? Should we be worried about it? How to ...

Strawberry Popcorn : An unusual variety!

27 October 2021 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

This year we tested an original variety in our vegetable garden: corn-strawberry popcorn. Autumn has come to an end and the ears of strawberry corn are maturing! It is now time for harvesting and tasting.Strawberry Popcorn, an original variety in ...

Holy Basil : Good for Your Brain and Your Body

25 July 2021 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

With the scientific name Ocimum tenuiflorum (or formerly Ocimum sanctum), Basil Tulsi, also called "Holy Basil" is a very popular plant in India, where it is used in the form of infusions which often replaces tea. Ayurvedic medicine has also ...

How to grow peanuts ?

23 July 2021 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea), sometimes also called "Earth Pistachio", or even "Earth Pea" is an annual plant of the Fabaceae family (legumes). Its culture is very surprising because its yellow flowers, once fertilized, bury themselves in the ground in order to ...