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
Posts relating to garden containers
Growing tomatoes in containers
The trick to growing tomatoes in containers is to select unusual varieties that produce small or cherry tomatoes. In this way a single plant can produce over 50 fruit as …Read More about Growing tomatoes in containers
Molly’s basil
Basil is one victim of the changing seasonal conditions in this garden. What used to grow like a weed around the garden now struggles to start at all. Fortunately Molly …Read More about Molly’s basil
Container gardening
Container gardening is for people who like to organise things. The main rule of container gardening is to have lots of containers and move them about a lot. In a …Read More about Container gardening
Salad in boxes
Salad crops do not like summer heat. Trying to start salad in the summer is difficult. Fortunately, with poor weather summers, with weeks of rain and overcast skies, the gardener …Read More about Salad in boxes
Basement progress
A basement corridor can seem an unlikely place to grow vegetables but with the combination of extra shading from extreme heat and protection from heavy rain, it can prove quite …Read More about Basement progress