The majority of bees in the world do not live in beehives. The bees you find in the garden are most likely solitary bees or bumblebees who live either in …Read More about Bees in the garden
Encouraging birds into the garden might seem like an unusual gardening activity. However, most gardeners recognise the value of visiting birds in controlling insect pests. The local bird population also …Read More about Feeding the birds
This has been a surprisingly good year for chilli peppers. These small plants are ideal for window sills or balconies and will grow indoors or outdoors in Belgium. The hot …Read More about Fine Chilli October
In normal years you can expect to pick beans from early June through to late September. Picking starts with small immature beans to encourage new beans leading on to mature …Read More about Last of the summer beans
2016 will go down in history as a good year for growing tomatoes outdoors in Brussels. After a very poor start with heavy rain in June which brought early blight …Read More about Last of the summer tomatoes
With the end of the gardening season it is time to start preparing for next year. This is the time to clear away old plant material and containers and wash …Read More about Slug prevention time
Radish are the ideal started crop for anyone new to gardening. From planting the seed the first shoots appear within a week and the radish can be ready for picking …Read More about Radish for beginners
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
