Kale and squash

Kale – leafy cabbage
biennial, cultivated in many European countries, also in Poland; it is a valuable raw material for vegetables; wrongly used by us for decorative purposes only.

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Leaf chicory and winter endive

Leaf chicory – Brussels chicory, lettuce chicory
biennial, about edible rosettes of leaves, the so-called. heads. Cykoria liściowa uzyskuje się w wyniku pędzenia zimą korzeni zebranych z pola na jesieni. Bleached leaves, are eaten like lettuce. …

Italian broccoli and zucchini

Italian broccoli – asparagus cabbage
annual plant, similar to cauliflower, it differs from it in a looser inflorescence, green. Until recently, it was cultivated in Italy and Western European countries, for several years also in Poland. Spożywana podobnie …

Eggplant and Swiss chard

Eggplant – aubergine, long nightshade, eggplant, bush egg
annual plant, grown in hot countries (Tropical africa, Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Indie) and warm, also in Poland. The fruit is mostly purple in color, very juicy, for vegetable.

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Vegetables less known

Vegetables less known – conventional definition of the group of vegetables (fruit, seeds, shoots, inflorescences, the roots or other edible parts of annual plants, two- or multi-year) less frequently used in contemporary Polish cuisine, containing many valuable food ingredients, niekiedy przewyższających pod tym względem warzywa …

Forest sandbox

A nice sandbox for a child can be made from four 40 cm wooden stumps and boards. It is enough to dig the stumps into the ground, and place the boards in the chisels on their sides. Such a sandbox will fit perfectly in an area covered with large trees, w …

Post forehead cover

Flat wooden surfaces are exposed to rotting caused by weather conditions. To extend their durability, and at the same time give a better look, you can posts, e.g. fences, and equip with sheet metal casings in the form of a shallow box. Osłony należy dokładnie dopasować kształtem do przekroju …

Wooden pavement

Wooden pavementGarden shops offer wooden pavements made of short sections of turned rollers, fastened with tape. After the assembly is buried in the ground and the tape is removed, the spaces between the rollers are filled with sand. We obtain a practical and aesthetic seating area. Ten bruk jest fabrycznie zabezpieczony przed wilgocią …

Digging the posts into the ground

Wooden element, buried with its tip into the ground, must be protected against biological corrosion. You can burn it in the fire, can be covered with bituminous preparation – such, as used for waterproofing a foundation or a roof with a tar board. We will get good results, gdy koniec słupka pomalujemy …

Slope drainage

On slopes with slopes, they are secured against landslides, most often with retaining walls, stone or brick. In walls made of both of these materials, it is important to drain water from this part of the slope (behind the wall), in which it may fall behind. Właściwym …