Tag: LUC HOOGENSTEIN
Luc’s Garden Safari in November: ‘Not every mushroom looks like a mushroom’
It has been hot and humid the past few weeks. We have not had night frost yet, the soil has not cooled down yet. Nice and warm and sultry, especially…
What do you see in your garden in October? ‘it’s eat or be eaten’
Biologist Luc Hoogenstein is amazed by the diversity of species in Omar’s allotment garden. The garden has woodpeckers, brown frogs, many butterfly and insect species and recently Omar even saw…
Luc’s Garden Safari: Your Ivy is Worth Gold
Biologist Luc Hoogenstein is on safari in Amersfoort, in the garden of Alida Pelgrim. Luc: “Try sticking an upside-down umbrella or an empty pizza box between the ivy and shaking…
Luc’s Garden Safari: ‘the firebug sometimes mates for a week at a time’
The fire bug is less dangerous than its name and appearance suggest. It is especially a good helper for the garden. Its diet consists of the sap of dead leaves,…
Luc’s Garden Safari: ‘the bumblebees we see in the garden now are this year’s queens’
Woerden – There has been some criticism about the weather in recent weeks. Rain, more rain and occasionally a day with very high temperatures. Spring starts as turbulently as winter…