Cucumbers and squash grow well in the city. In terms of reliability they grow better than tomatoes. If a summer is part wet and part dry they thrive while tomatoes …Read More about Growing cucumbers gallery
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Summer harvesting
The basic rule with small scale city gardening is to pick little and often. Most vegetables will benefit from having almost mature fruit removed so to encourage new fruit. In …Read More about Summer harvesting
Picking cucumbers
Cucumbers are a superfood rich in vitamin A, B1, B6, C & D, folate, calcium, magnesium and potassium. The skin alone contains about 10% of daily vitamin C requirements. Cucumbers …Read More about Picking cucumbers
Bulletin article 11 September 2016
Urban gardening: An update In the spring we heard from Allan Howard, a Scottish gardening fan who is growing his own vegetables in a back garden in Ixelles. It’s harvest …Read More about Bulletin article 11 September 2016
Stair wall netting
How to turn a plain stair wall into a hedge. By hanging a simple string net a few inches off a wall climbing beans can be grown across the whole …Read More about Stair wall netting
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