The basement area of the garden sits below ground level. However beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash all grow well here. The plants are started above ground in the open and …Read More about Basement planting
Archives for October 2015
Beans 2015
The raised bed had about a dozen bean plants of different varieties. These cropped constantly over the summer. Beans grow well in Brussels and suit the lack of space. They …Read More about Beans 2015
Cucumbers 2015
Each of the support poles on the raised bed had a cucumber plant and each plant produced a couple of cucumbers. The cucumbers always do well in Brussels. These have …Read More about Cucumbers 2015
A mix of tomatoes 2015
The raised bed had 6 varieties of tomato plant. These are all small varieties of tomato which produce steadily over the summer. The tomato plants benefit from being planted in …Read More about A mix of tomatoes 2015
The raised bed crop 2015
The main crop of tomatoes, beans and cucumbers came from the raised bed in the garden. The 5m by 1m bed has an aluminium frame to the front supporting the …Read More about The raised bed crop 2015
Simple growing frame for tomatoes
This frame stands about 2 metres tall. It consists of aluminium tubing and plastic corner pieces. The tubing was bought in Brussels, the plastic fittings from the OC. The poles …Read More about Simple growing frame for tomatoes