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Category Archives: Taking Care of

Grow Baobabs From Seeds at home

Posted on 26. August 2016 by Heike Pander — 37 Comments ↓
Baobab from Seed to Seedling, 2016

Follow these steps to grow baobabs from seeds successfully: Baobab Seeds: nowadays it is easy to buy baobab seeds online. The seed coats or shells are very hard and make Continue Reading →

Posted in Biology-Seeds, General, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Seeds, germination, grow Baobab | 37 Comments ↓

A Day with the Baobab Guardians

Posted on 25. June 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Guardians, Venda

We are finally ready: off we go together with Dr. Sarah Venter and Blessing Mamubeda to some villages in the Venda area. We plan to visit Baobab Guardians – women Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Taking Care of, Tree_Usage | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Guardians, Baobab Saplings, Baobab Seedlings, Growing Baobab, Venda | Leave a reply

Baobab Guardians: Trees for the future

Posted on 21. June 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Sapling

We are still in the Venda area of South Africa. Today we visit the Baobab Guardians with Dr. Sarah Venter, baobab ecologist and entrepreneur. The Guardians are women who take Continue Reading →

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Baobab Leaves: Turning Yellow on Window Sill

Posted on 14. September 2015 by Heike Pander — 2 Comments ↓
Baobab Leaves, Window Sill

The days are getting shorter, it is getting cooler – Autumn is coming. Not only outside, but also for the baobabs on the window sill. The first yellow leaves are Continue Reading →

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Baobabs: Uninvited Visitors…

Posted on 22. August 2014 by Heike Pander — 3 Comments ↓
Holboom, Detail with squirrel, Tsumkwe, Heike Pander

Uninvited visitors like lice tend to infest Baobabs – particularly when they are kept outdoors. There are several ways to cope with these little “pests”. I have not yet tested Continue Reading →

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Baobabs: Darlings leaves and canopy…

Posted on 17. August 2014 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
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Baobabs love direct sunlight on the window sill in the living room. They sprout leaves once the days tend to get longer in February. To support the process do not Continue Reading →

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Baobabs – from Seeds…

Posted on 12. August 2014 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Fruit and Seeds

… to giants. However, to get a giant from seeds takes some time. If you intend to grow your own Baobab from seeds you have several options to get them. Continue Reading →

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Baobab-Seedlings: grow…

Posted on 10. August 2014 by Heike Pander — 4 Comments ↓
Faint-hearted shoot, 05.08.2014

… your own! If you are a proud owner of Baobabs on your window sill, the balcony or patio, you are in the lucky position to produce seedlings or saplings Continue Reading →

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“Baobabs – Icons of the Savannah”

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Publication available in English and German. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Baobabs – Giants of the Savannah”

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Photo Live Presentation about Baobabs in the Southern African Region. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Travel Acquaintances”

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Photo-Live-Presentation about my Motorbike-Tour in the Southern African Region - including photographs and stories of baobabs and animals. For more information click on the photo, please.

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