Summer has finally arrived and the tomatoes are changing colour. After a difficult start to the year with the extreme weather in June, it is nice to see the green …Read More about Summer tomatoes
Gardening Diary Entries
Processing beans
Beans are a wonderful crop for the Belgium conditions (rain and some sun). At this time of year the plants are producing lots of beans requiring picking every other day. …Read More about Processing beans
Changing summer salad trays
Salad crops do not like excessive summer heat. Fortunately in Belgium this is not a big problem. Growing salads works best in spring and autumn so August is the time …Read More about Changing summer salad trays
Summer peppers
Chilli peppers are notoriously difficult to start from seed. Once established though, the small plants are remarkably resilient dealing with the heavy rains and cold nights of a Belgium spring. …Read More about Summer peppers
Summer cucumbers
Cucumbers do very well in a Belgium summer, they seem to positively thrive in rainy conditions. Choosing the miniature varieties (see below) over the longer supermarket types suits the small …Read More about Summer cucumbers
Tomatoes in the raised bed
The raised bed (5 metres by 1 metre) in this garden accommodates 7 varieties of heirloom tomato (see list below). The rich soil bed allows the plants to deep root (up to a …Read More about Tomatoes in the raised bed