Given the succession of heat waves and other heat waves, keeping a colorful and flowery garden becomes a real headache, especially if you want to use water sparingly. Fortunately, there are solutions. Example with the bushy cotule, a beautiful ground cover that can handle drought with a water supply reduced to almost nothing. Photo: Wikimedia … Read more
All too often fires are of unintentional origin and can therefore be avoided. To put an end to these devastating fires, a number of essential measures must be taken. Among other things, the ban on cigarettes or campfires in the middle of the forest… Don’t smoke in the woods We keep repeating it, but smoking … Read more
Who says month August, says starry night. This year, this unmissable heavenly rendezvous will take place from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7, 2022. And the good news is that all of France will benefit from clear skies at nightfall. Photo: Shutterstock Message to the great dreamers and dreamers, this weekend is the night … Read more
We have always been told that water is not only inspired and colorless, but also odorless. However, we have all experienced it: when the rain falls on a dry and warm ground, the surrounding air immediately changes completely. This phenomenon is called petrichor. How come, how do you explain it and, above all, why is … Read more
Millions of tons of edible food are thrown away every year. A scourge partly caused by a simple label on all food packaging: the recommended use by date. To combat this economic AND ecological aberration, a British supermarket chain has taken a decisive and concrete decision… “Best before” (or “Best before” in English). We are … Read more
If he wants to help nature to be reborn, man has only one thing left to do: do nothing! Demonstration at Niort where a forest has been sheltered from all human activity for sixteen years. Result: a fauna and flora in full rebirth. This forest is located exactly in Chizé. Her name ? The integral … Read more
We know the many virtues of nettle manure and ivy manure, but do you know comfrey manure? If you grow tomatoes, know that this natural mixture could become your best ally. Discovery. Comfrey fertilizer: an ally for your tomatoes Comfrey is a hardy perennial that grows in moist places, such as streams, ditches and forest … Read more
Fire outbreaks can be of natural, criminal or accidental origin. So to give the firefighters some peace of mind, big-hearted volunteers have given themselves two missions: guarding the area and raising awareness among the walkers. Every summer there are fires due to the negligence of holidaymakers: campfire in a risk area, cigarette butt thrown in … Read more
Fires have been raging in France since the beginning of the summer. Gard, Bouches-du-Rhône, Landes or Finistère, they are tens of hectares that went up in smoke. In the middle of this pile of ashes, wild animals try to survive. And contrary to popular belief, if you’re tempted to feed animals in need, know that … Read more
Are e-health applications reliable? They represent a real vein and their number is exponential on the download platforms. However, according to a French study, only 21% of them have undergone medical validation before being put online. Digital health is growing. On the IOS and Android interfaces, the number of e-health applications doubled between 2013 and … Read more