Czech garden lovers get new advice on outdoor kitchens, grilling and water‑saving landscaping
Garden Paradise presented two outdoor‑kitchen concepts: the OFYR Classic+ with a 100 cm fire pit, optional pizza oven and a price of 45 390 CZK, and the BSTRD Medium ceramic grill (40 cm) that includes free charcoal and costs 37 090 CZK.
A honey‑mustard pork‑shoulder recipe marinated in black beer is offered for grill or oven preparation.
A guide lists five common grilling errors—poor timing, wrong grill temperature, neglecting details, ignoring guests, and over‑handling food—and provides practical fixes.
Low‑maintenance garden tips advise improving soil with compost, applying organic mulch, selecting drought‑tolerant plants (lavender, succulents, hardy vegetables such as zucchini, pumpkin, beans) and harvesting rainwater for irrigation.
Fast‑growing shade trees—albizia, catalpa and paulownia—are recommended to create cool garden micro‑climates during hot summers.
Onion post‑harvest storage instructions stress air‑drying for 10‑14 days, keeping leaves until fully dry and trimming the neck to 3‑5 cm before final storage.
A cheap, fridge‑available remedy of kefir is suggested to repel garden slugs that can devastate crops.
Simple steps to deter wasps from garden areas are also outlined.