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Category Archives: Taking Care of

Baobab seeds: how they germinate easily

Posted on 4. October 2018 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Seedlings 2016

Baobab – grow your own from seeds from Heike Pander on Vimeo. Germinating baobab seeds: some say it is easy, others complain about the low seed germination rates. Tips & Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, baobab germination, Baobab Seeds, Grow baobab seeds | Leave a reply

Planting baobabs is worth the effort

Posted on 28. August 2018 by Heike Pander — 1 Comment ↓
Baobabs

Baobabs are great plants with fantastic characteristics – they have adapted perfectly to their environment. They provide food, housing and shelter for humans and animals alike in their countries of Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Projects, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab bonsai, Baobab Seeds, planting Baobabs | 1 Comment ↓

Grow Baobabs From Seeds at home

Posted on 26. August 2016 by Heike Pander — 63 Comments ↓
Baobab from Seed to Seedling, 2016

Baobab – grow your own from seeds from Heike Pander on Vimeo. Follow these steps to grow baobabs from seeds successfully: Baobab Seeds: nowadays it is easy to buy baobab Continue Reading →

Posted in Biology-Seeds, General, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Seeds, germination, grow Baobab | 63 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 →

Posted in Biology-leaves, Taking Care of | 2 Comments ↓

Baobabs: Uninvited Visitors…

Posted on 22. August 2014 by Heike Pander — 5 Comments ↓

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

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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