This year the harvest from the garden started in June and went through to October. Harvesting is weekly or bi-weekly for main crops and daily for salads and small vegetables. …Read More about Harvesting 2015
Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden
Raised bed planting
The raised bed was started with beans and cucumbers this year, followed with tomato plants. The bed was fed with household compost in the spring. The surface is not mulched …Read More about Raised bed planting
Balcony planting
Balconies come in many shapes and sizes in the city. They make ideal locations for mini kitchen gardens producing salads and small vegetables in containers. Being close to the house …Read More about Balcony planting
Basement planting
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
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