Over the next few weeks is the perfect salad season, just after the winter chill has passed and before the summer heat arrives. Lettuce does not like extreme heat so does best in spring months and after summer. Growing in trays and pots works very well in cities, whether indoors on windowsills or outdoors on …Read More about Salad season
Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden
Spring has sprung
Bluebells are a gardener’s indicator that it is time to get planting. In the old days the bluebells would come out slowly over several weeks, now they appear over one week. This about sums up spring these days. In recent years there have been a number of disrupted spring seasons with extreme heat and extreme …Read More about Spring has sprung
Spring planting
Spring is not the season it used to be. These days spring can involve soaring and plunging temperatures in a matter of days. This is very bad for young plants trying to establish outdoors. While the nice bright sunny days are encouraging the night time temperatures and cold soil means it is still several weeks …Read More about Spring planting
Starting lettuce in pots
Every windowsill and balcony should have a salad garden. Growing lettuce in pots indoors at this time of year, while it is too cold outside, ensures young healthy plants are ready and growing for when the temperatures finally rise outside. With the huge variety available (see below) by post, it is well worth cluttering up …Read More about Starting lettuce in pots
Starting chilli peppers
With the recent hot summers it is well worth starting some chilli pepper plants now. Plants started from seed now will be ready for moving outside in about 8 weeks time. Chilli peppers are attractive pot plants that can be grown indoors on the floor or on windowsills, or on balconies or patios outdoors. They …Read More about Starting chilli peppers
December: Winter salad
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