Growing garlic is a simple way to extend the growing season of the average city garden. Garlic is planted either in Autumn for an early summer harvest or in early spring for a late summer harvest. Now (until the end of February) is the time to get early spring garlic planted in the garden. Garlic …Read More about Garlic: Try something new
Posts relating to corners and edges
Stairwell progress
In city gardens it is often the most unusual corners that turn out to be the best growing areas in the garden. This one has excellent exposure and good vertical space twice the height of the rest of the garden. With some simple adaptations using string the full space can be used quite effectively. Beans …Read More about Stairwell progress
Bulletin article 20 April 2016
Grow your own food: 10 tips for urban gardening in Brussels Brussels has great potential – and no space is too small. The Brussels region has set an ambitious goal to locally produce 30% of the fruit and vegetables that its residents consume by 2035. The figure currently stands at 1%. There might be a …Read More about Bulletin article 20 April 2016
Garden design idea
When planning a garden for the year it is important not to be set in your ways and just keep repeating the same exercise from previous years. It is always worth changing things around and trying out new things. For several years we used this corner beside the stairs to produce about 12 tomato plants, …Read More about Garden design idea
Corners and edges 2015
On each side of the raised bed are small corners used for two separate groups of tomatoes. One group is the first to ripen each year, at one end of the raised bed, while the other, at the other end, is the last to ripen each year. Heavier tomatoes are located at the end for …Read More about Corners and edges 2015
Introduction to the Brussels Kitchen Garden
This website and diary blog exist because the author broke his foot in July 2015 and spent the summer sat looking at his garden instead of being out working in it. While family and friends tended to the garden for the summer, the author wrote a series of articles on the basics of vegetable gardening …Read More about Introduction to the Brussels Kitchen Garden