The tomatoes planted in pots are doing well (even) in this weather, with some protection. Growing tomatoes in pots works well in confined spaces with plants generally growing … Read More about Pot tomato progress
Diary Entries & News
Salads love rain
Gardeners love a bit of summer rain, especially when they have a few days notice of it coming. Summer can be a difficult time to keep salad crops going, extreme temperatures … Read More about Salads love rain
Planting winter leeks
After the reasonably successful experiment of planting onions and garlic in the raised bed it is time to continue the experiment and plant winter leeks. The raised bed is … Read More about Planting winter leeks
Chilli Peppers Progress
The heatwave start to the summer was ideal for getting chilli peppers started. The mixed weather that has followed is alright if the plants are big enough to stand heavy rain. … Read More about Chilli Peppers Progress
Harvesting garlic and onions
Not a bad result for a first year experiment growing garlic and onions in a small raised bed (5m x 1m). The raised bed is now full of tomatoes coming to fruit so lifting the … Read More about Harvesting garlic and onions
First harvest of basil
This year is proving to be another very good year for Basil (two in a row). Basil can be difficult to get started in a Belgium spring with mixed weather conditions and cold … Read More about First harvest of basil
Climbing the walls
City gardeners can become obsessed about walls. They are the predominant feature of cities. If gardeners had their way every wall surface would be netted and carry a crop of … Read More about Climbing the walls
