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Gardening with Heimstaden

We love plants here at Heimstaden. Not only are they beautiful to look at and fun to take care of, they're also good for your health and wellbeing. Beautiful flowers brighten up your home, home-grown fruit and vegetables taste amazing and some plants even improve your air quality.

Here you’ll find tips, inspiration and ideas for your own little garden. Or perhaps for an urban gardening projects you’re part of. Whether you’re a complete beginner or you’ve been gardening for decades, we hope that this page will provide a little extra inspiration.

A kitchen wooden bench with three lemons on it, two of which are in a white net bag.

Three great uses for lemons

  1. Clean your cutting board. Wipe off your cutting board and remove dirt and crumbs. Cut the lemon and rub one half of it onto the board. Add some salt flakes and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Take the other half of the lemon and rub it into the salt. Rinse with warm water.
  2. Remove odour from your fridge. Place half a lemon with the fruity side up in your fridge overnight and your fridge will smell much better.
  3. Boost your immune system. Start every day with a glass of hot lemon water. Boil some water and add lemon juice.
Senior couple with granddaughter gardening in the garden.

More dirt under your nails

3 reasons why you like to dig in the dirt:

  1. It’s both creative and constructive. Growing plants is enabling life.
  2. Whether you’re growing plants in a pot or in a garden, you will get some exercise when you garden. Lifting bags of dirt, carrying a heavy watering can, and the occasional squat make a great workout.
  3. Gardening, from sowing the seeds to weeding, seems to have a relaxing and healing effect on people.

Lemon tree – how to take care of it

A lemon tree can be placed either indoors or outdoors. It is beautiful, smells amazing and can live for many years with proper care. Here are some easy tips for how to care for your tree.

  1. Use a pot. Grow your lemon tree in a pot. It’s easier to water and to move indoors during winter.
  2. Water it regularly. During summer, it’s important that you water your lemon tree regularly. The soil should dry up in between.
  3. Autumn/winter. During the colder months, your tree will like it better indoors, in a cool place. You don’t have to water it quite as frequently, but don’t let it dry out completely.
A fair-haired woman stands and plants in her pots in the kitchen

Anyone can become a Heim Gardener

Anyone can become a Heim Gardener. Ida Eriksson from Sweden knows that. Her interest in gardening started with a juicy lemon a few years ago. – I don’t have any green fingers and I’ve never had many plants at home, since I know that I, sooner or later, will manage to kill them. But now, suddenly, I have 40 pots, both indoors and on my balcony, says Ida, who keeps gardening at a simple, but fun level.

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Gardening is good for your body and soul

Growing your own stuff is not just a great way to get locally produced herbs and vegetables every day. It also adds an extra dimension to your everyday life. Gardening expert Johannes Wätterbäck shares his best tips.

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Maximum harvest from your container garden

The season has begun and perhaps you can already see what’s growing in your raised bed, in your containers on the balcony or on your windowsills. Regardless how big or small your garden is, there are a lot of ways to ensure a bountiful harvest. Eva Robild shares her best tips here.

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Gardening on your balcony

Would you like to grow leek, peppers, chili, celery, or flowers such as petunias or dahlias? They can thrive on your balcony, but you should pre-cultivate them indoors to be able to enjoy vegetables and flowers in summer.

Most things can grow on your balcony, even bushes and trees. Find more tips on how to succeed with your balcony gardening here.

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Five ways to succeed with your garden

  1. Use big pots or buckets with space for a lot of soil.
  2. Use fertiliser or liquid organic fertiliser. Cut grass is also a great thing to add.
  3. Make sure that you have a big and sturdy watering can, it should be easy to water your plants often.
  4. Grow flowers together with your vegetables. Tagetes and marigold are examples of flowers that attract insects which is great for pollination.
  5. Anyone can become a gardener! Study the plants you would like to grow. You’ll find a lot of information on the Internet and at the library.

Do you like gardening, but don’t have a balcony?

There are many plants that like to grow on the windowsill. Some spices and herbs thrive indoors, for example different kinds of basil: Thai, lime and lemon basil. Tomato plants in a pot and mini cucumber are also easy to grow indoors. They often taste better, if they have some direct sunline.

There are also many sprouts that can be grown indoors throughout the year.

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Dreams of a self-sustainable life are growing at Frida’s place

Frida Höfling is dreaming about her own little house in the countryside, where she can live a next to completely self-sustainable life. Until that dream comes true, she practices gardening in her own one-room home.

Get inspired!