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It crawls and lives...
A picture of the caterpillar of Malacosoma alpicolum (butterfly). The caterpillar prefers to stay on plants of the rosaceae family.
Our neighbours/Alp Iselten
On the Schynige Platte lies the highest mountain pasture of the Alp Iselten with the huts for the herdsmen and shelters for the cattle. About 100 animals spend their summer up her…
Weeding
Weeds also needs to be removed in the alpine garden. Weeding is often more about containing individual plant populations so that small species are not overgrown and to loosen the…
Pricking out
Pricking out in clay pots is an important way of seperating young plants and providing them with more space and optimum growing conditions. It can take 1-6 years before a plant is…
Clay pots in the Alpine Garden
For our cultivation we only need clay pots that are sunk into the ground. Clay absorbs moisture, plastic does not.
Fences
The Alpine Garden is fenced to keep the cows & other animals away and to guide visitos properly.
Labeling
In spring, the plants are labeled throughout the garden. The sticks are adjusted to the size of the plants . In the fall, each label is putting back in cellar.