The purple Vitelotte noire, or black vitelotte, isn’t only reputed for its striking violet… Read more
Vegetable garden
Advice on how to grow vegetables from seed to harvest, with all the guidance you need to care for them, protect them from diseases, and boost harvests. Tips on watering them and guidelines for spacing, companion planting and an incentive to discover permaculture are all rich features in these pages.
Physalis, a delicious edible berry
Physalis or Peruvian coqueret is a plant that offers cute, perfectly edible fruits. Read more
Eggplant, time to sow
Eggplant is a delicious vegetable / fruit, a must-have in any vegetable patch. Read more
Fennel, from seed to harvest
Fennel is a plant for which the roots are the part we eat and… Read more
Companion planting, preparing the vegetable patch
Just like humans, vegetables also have friends and foes. Some families stimulate or protect… Read more
How to grow tomato, the perfect guide
Tomato is a vegetable-fruit that is among the most consumed vegetable available, and it’s… Read more
No-stake tomatoes
Growing tomatoes without stakes allows for an abundant harvest: one plant will give you… Read more
Onion, from seedling to harvest
White onion, red onion and yellow onion are ancient bulb plants that are easy… Read more
Garlic, how to grow it
Garlic is a perennial vegetable plant which is a must-have in the vegetable patch.… Read more
Enjoying tomatoes in the garden
Biting into the juicy fragrant flesh of a home-grown tomato is within your reach… Read more
Watermelon, how to grow it best
The epitome of summer fruits, watermelon is easy to grow when it can receive… Read more
Growing melon, what you need to know
Melon is a tasty and deliciously flavorful fruit. Read more
Shallot, how to grow it
Shallot is both easy to grow and delicious in cooking. Read more
Growing butternut gourd
Butternut gourd, also called simply butternut, is one of the most popular squash varieties. Read more
Spaghetti squash, surprising flesh
Spaghetti squash, named after the famed Italian pasta, is an easy fruit to grow… Read more
Squash and gourd, how to grow them
Gourd or squash is a familiar fall vegetable. Read more
Onions all year round
Fresh onions in spring, preserves in winter: plant onions in your vegetable patch to… Read more
Greens & lettuce for every season
At the start of every meal or as a finishing touch, a few crisp,… Read more
Natural fertilizer for the vegetable patch
If you want to stop bloating your vegetables with polluting chemical fertilizer that is… Read more
Transplanting, how to transplant a seedling
Transplanting means moving a young seedling from one place to the next. You must… Read more
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