With a few tricks winter salad can be planted throughout the winter months. In general, it should be planted late summer or early autumn but as winter in Belgium often starts with a hard frost and extreme cold, this can be difficult. Once this initial frost has passed the damp cold days work fine for …Read More about December: Winter salad
Tomato Gallery 2019 (Part 2)
As a general rule it is better to grow the smaller varieties of Mediterranean tomato in city gardens where they have restricted exposure. However, over the last 2 years the raised bed in this garden has been used to experiment with Eastern European varieties which produce larger tomatoes and can put up with the restricted …Read More about Tomato Gallery 2019 (Part 2)
November: Winter planting
Autumn is the time for planting broad beans, garlic and onions for harvesting in the spring and early summer next year. Planting between mid October and mid December means empty beds and pots are used during the winter months with the crops harvested just when the space is needed next year for summer crops. It …Read More about November: Winter planting
Tomato Gallery 2019 (Part 1)
Tomatoes grow well in small city gardens. A raised bed is the best way to grow them though large pots work well also. This raised bed is 5m by 1m with the garden wall behind it and a support framework of aluminium poles built over it. This year the bed was used for 18 types …Read More about Tomato Gallery 2019 (Part 1)
October: Autumn change
Summer has given way to fall. Already the cold of winter is in the air. In some years the fall months (October to December) are mild and bright and sunny, ideal for winter salad crops. The main work in the garden now is clearing away all the summer crops and emptying pots and containers, getting …Read More about October: Autumn change
Chilli Pepper Gallery 2019 (Part 2)
The summer heatwaves of recent years have meant it is now possible to grow chilli peppers and tomatoes outdoors in Belgium. However, while the rise in temperatures has made this possible, the disruptions in weather this last summer may be an indicator that not all is rosy in the garden. Still, chilli peppers are remarkably …Read More about Chilli Pepper Gallery 2019 (Part 2)