The Vegetable Patch

Truth be said, tomato plants reign as kings in every vegetable patch, be it in the ground or on a balcony or terrace. Never does one get bored with that tasty, juicy flesh. Notwithstanding this aura, sometimes they play hard-to-get and at times even require full-time care.

Most types of tomato plants are vegetables that never stop growing. The botanical term to describe this type of blooming and fruit-bearing is the word indeterminate.

Really boosted to grow tomato, but you’ve only got a tiny balcony or terrace and think it’s impossible? Think again!

Cherry tomato is easy to grow and the harvest is often abundant.

Biting into the juicy fragrant flesh of a home-grown tomato is within your reach if you have a little space in your vegetable patch.

Swede, also called rutabaga when its flesh is yellow, is an  ancient heirloom vegetable that is particularly well suited to climates where winters are cold and moist.

Spring is a busy season for planting and sowing, busy as in “buzzy” since bees and insects have joined the show in the vegetable patch! You need to clean, sow, repot, transplant, and more if you want to harvest

 Rutabaga, also called swedes when the flesh is white, are ancient heirloom vegetables that are particularly well suited to climates where winters are cold and moist.

Sea kale, or Crambe maritima, comes as quite a surprise: both in the garden and in the vegetable patch, it’ll trigger questions by curious onlookers! Sea kale, a summary Botanical name – Crambe maritima Common name – Sea kale Family – Cruciferae, Brassicaceae Type – perennial Bearing – clump Height – 12 to to 28 inches (30 to 70 cm) Planting density […]

Cauliflower is a vegetable that has low calorie levels and high fiber, calcium and magnesium content.

Savoy cabbage and white kale are delicious vegetables that make for easy growing.

White onion, red onion and yellow onion are ancient bulb plants that are easy to grow.

Cabbage is a vegetable that comes in many varieties and is very easy to grow.

Mizuna looks like lettuce, it is very similar to arugula, but it’s actually a type of cabbage. A crunchy texture and peppery taste are what make it much sought after.

Chinese cabbage is favored for its long leaves, that are both delicious and low on carbohydrates.

Beans, peas, lentils, soybeans… the legume family all share flowers shaped like butterfly wings, roots that lock nitrogen into the soil, and seeds that have high levels of protein. To sum it up, it just what any garden needs!

Experiment with companion planting which has by now proven its effectiveness in organic vegetable gardening. It’s easy, all pros and no cons: no treating and less work!

Just like humans, vegetables also have friends and foes. Some families stimulate or protect each other. Other families tire each other out and make each other vulnerable. Companion planting is the art of pairing them well!

Brussels sprouts are vegetables that are mineral-rich and great for intestinal transit when cooked.

Garlic is a perennial vegetable plant which is a must-have in the vegetable patch. It craves sun.

Arugula is now one of the most famous greens to appear in our plates.

Broccoli stands out with its distinct green flower head, and is a delicious vegetable that is easy to grow.

Turnip has a long history of growing, and without doubt is among the most tasty vegetables.

Corn salad is an easy type of salad green that is easy to grow, requires little space and is open to all, even if all you’ve got is a balcony or terrace.

Rhubarb is an easy plant to grow and its harvest is often abundant.

Growing tomatoes without stakes or cages allows for an abundant harvest: one plant will give you a production equivalent to three staked tomatoes.

Here is the calendar for sowing and preparing seedlings in the vegetable patch, so that you’ll get everything done at the right time in winter, spring, summer and fall.

It can be eaten as a side or main dish, and it is easy to harvest. Such assets will lead you to want to grow red beet in your vegetable patch!

Carrot is undoubtedly one of the most commonly grown vegetables, and one of the tastiest, too.

Covered sowing is for all the seedlings prepared before April. Indeed, it would be too early to sow outdoors and your plants would risk freezing… so sowing under cover is the key!

Sowing seeds in a nursery has many advantages, the greatest of which is that it enables certain plants to start growing in ideal conditions.

Pumpkin is a typical fall vegetable, which especially became famous when Halloween made it into a symbol.

Butternut gourd, also called simply butternut, is one of the most popular squash varieties.

Radish is a root vegetable that is absolutely delicious. It is famous for both its taste and the ease with which it grow.

Broadcast sowing mostly relates to outdoor lawns. It also is the way to start practically all covered sowing. Outdoor plants can occasionally be sown in growing beds in this manner

Physalis or Peruvian coqueret is a plant that offers cute, perfectly edible fruits.

Mushroom lovers, great news! For one, they are a good source of nutrients for our bodies. For the other, you can grow your own in the comfort of your homes – on recycled coffee grounds! Growing mushrooms is easy with a little guidance. Although you cannot use a normal garden soil, you can use spent […]

Fennel is a plant for which the roots are the part we eat and its nutritious and culinary value is exceptional. It is a very good summer vegetable.

Melon is a tasty and deliciously flavorful fruit.

Even if this might come as a surprise to many, the growing of artichoke is relatively simple to pull through.

Tomato is a vegetable-fruit that is among the most consumed vegetable available, and it’s also the most grown in our vegetables gardens.

Dandelion is a plant that grows in the wild in most fields, pastures, and gardens of course.

Jerusalem artichoke is an ancient vegetable that is reappearing on our market stalls, with good reason: it is delicious!

Cucumber and pickle is easy to grow as long as a few basic practices are followed.

Dandelion is by far the most famous weed flower in our temperate climates. It can be appreciated all season long from March to November, but, it must be said,

For the school holidays, nothing beats introducing your children to the world of gardening. This vegetable patch calendar will make them more sensitive to the environment and to the food they eat.

Germinating potato tubers before planting them helps increase growth of your young plants. It brings the harvest a few days or weeks earlier, and increases harvest size and quality.

Red kuri, like all squash and gourd plants, spreads over vast areas as it grows. Grow red kuri vertically to maximize growing space in your entire vegetable patch!

Asparagus is a delicate-tasting vegetable and growing it means paying attention to a few things.

Colocynth is a typical “ornamental vegetable”.

Red beet are excellent vegetables with high mineral and vitamin contents that are easy to grow.