It has been an interesting year for growing chilli peppers. The early heat from March onwards was ideal for an early start but then a series of cold nights came …Read More about Chilli peppers progress 2018
The spring season this year has been a bit of a mess with extreme cold in March and extreme heat in April, continuing into May. These unusual conditions make starting …Read More about Summer gardening 2018
Belgium used to be famous for its wet summers. Not this year. While the real concern affecting farmers is prolonged drought, city gardeners need to plan for the best and …Read More about Plan for drought, prepare for rain
A decent sized pot or container with half a dozen French bush beans is a must have for the small city garden. Even on a balcony or indoors, for the …Read More about Bean pot gardening
This heatwave is not good for people or gardens in Brussels. The Royal Institute of Meteorology in Belgium has expressed concern about the situation (read here). The Belgian Interregional Environment …Read More about Extreme weather warning
Some gardeners say tomatoes grow better in pots than in soil beds because the pot constrains the plant forcing it to grow. Either way, tomatoes grow very well in pots, …Read More about Growing tomatoes in large pots
The classical way to grow tomatoes in a city garden is with a raised bed providing good drainage and with an overhead support frame. Here 11 tomato plants are planted …Read More about Tying up tomatoes in the raised bed
Welcome to our Brussels Kitchen Garden This diary is about the small kitchen garden behind our … Read More about About The Garden
The purpose of this blog is to show and compare vegetable growing in a small urban garden between … Read More about Balcony Garden
In a lot of old townhouses particular to Brussels there is a basement garden door below ground level … Read More about Basement Garden
The raised bed in the garden is a simple soil filled wood construction 5 metres long by 1 metre … Read More about Raised Bed Garden
