Plant in pot
Plant in pot, repot plant

Repot plants correctly

Plant in pot
Anyone who buys houseplants or potted plants naturally wants them to be beautiful for a long time, grow properly and bear flowers year after year, or even produce new seedlings. As not every plant requires the same treatment, you also need to find out what they need.

This also includes repotting. This becomes necessary when there are more roots than soil, i.e. the plant has hardly any space left in its pot.
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How healthy is a midday nap

Midday nap, how long should it last

Boy takes a nap
If you are lucky enough to be able to take a nap in the afternoon every day, you should take advantage of this, as it gives you an extra break that will have a positive impact on our otherwise hectic lives. Researchers have even been able to prove that the risk of a heart attack is reduced by more than 30% for regular afternoon naps.
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Vole as a pest in the garden

Control pests without chemicals

Vole as a pest in the garden
Below we present some ways and means of ridding plants of their pests, or preventing them from infesting them and visiting your garden in the first place.

You can buy a huge amount of pesticides in the shops, but most of them are harmful to the environment and can affect other animals, e.g. birds that eat the insects that have been poisoned with them.
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Wrinkles on the skin

Wrinkles on the face, what can be done about them

Wrinkled face
From a certain age, it is normal for us to develop wrinkles, initially mostly on the face, especially around the eyes, forehead and corners of the mouth.

Although there are countless creams and remedies to stop this, with increasing age the number of wrinkles, or their depth, increases anyway, the process can be slowed down, but not stopped.
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Banknotes, save money

Save money at all costs

Hand with banknotes Euro
Sometimes it is difficult to keep our money together, because there are too many temptations waiting for us, we don't even need to leave the house and dive into the jungle of shopping centres, supermarkets and boutiques. The offers come to us all by themselves, via television, the internet, telephone, brochures, or in the traditional way, sales representatives ringing our doorbell.
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Water in the legs

Weakness of the connective tissue and "water in the legs" during pregnancy

Thick legs, water in the legs
The blood travels downwards through the arteries and is transported back upwards towards the heart by the veins in our legs and pelvis. Many women often develop problems, especially as they get older, if their connective tissue is weak for hereditary reasons and its elasticity decreases even further with age. Varicose veins can be one of the consequences.

A woman's pregnancy also puts a strain on the connective tissue and veins, as the amount of blood increases with the abdomen and the veins and venous valves have to work harder to transport the blood back upwards.

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Homemade colourful modelling clay for children
Homemade colourful modelling clay for children

Make your own modelling clay

Homemade colourful modelling clay for children
All children love modelling clay and it is especially important for small children to know what is in it. Although children's modelling clay is not toxic, as there are regulations governing this, there are still parents who swear by playing it safe and making things themselves wherever possible.

For these parents and, of course, for all those who enjoy doing interesting activities with their children, here is a recipe for making great modelling clay yourself.
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