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 integrated mix of plants at different levels. This stacking of plants at different height levels make full use of a small growing space.
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 are driven about half a metre into the soil using a rubber mallet. This system requires deep heavier soil but the frame works well as …Read More about Simple growing frame for tomatoes
Last tomatoes of the year 2015
Early October has the last crop of tomatoes. The tomato blight in September was particularly hard this year, damaging a lot of plants. These vine tomatoes, grown on a 2 metre frame were planted away from the main crop in the garden and were less affected by blight. Grown under an over-hanging tree these plants …Read More about Last tomatoes of the year 2015
Introduction to the Brussels Kitchen Garden
This website and diary blog exist because the author broke his foot in July 2015 and spent the summer sat looking at his garden instead of being out working in it. While family and friends tended to the garden for the summer, the author wrote a series of articles on the basics of vegetable gardening …Read More about Introduction to the Brussels Kitchen Garden