Citron melon, a rare melon for jam: planting, growing and care
Citron melon, or “jam melon“, is related to watermelon.
Heirloom vegetables
Heirloom vegetables are so named because of what they represent: the heritage of dozens of past generations. Usually more hardy than the rest, growing them is a tribute to the past.
Perennial vegetables, a sustainability game-changer for busy gardeners
This isn’t your typical veggie patch, but keen gardeners will definitely give perennial vegetables a try. From the many species and kinds of vegetables, several can live, two, three years and more while still yielding a crop for months on end.
Black salsify, delicious heirloom root
Growing black salsify starts in May whereas the harvest takes place from fall to winter.
Parsnip, a delicious sweet flavor
Parsnip is a delicious heirloom vegetable with edible roots.
Silverbeet, a leaf & stem vegetable
Silverbeet or chard is a leaf green also grown for its stalks.
Snow peas for refreshing meals!
Snow pea is a variety of green pea for which the seed and the pod are eaten together. To savor them until you burst, plant some in your vegetable patch!
Rutabaga, all the tips on how to grow rutabaga
Rutabaga, also called swede when the flesh is white, is an ancient heirloom vegetable that is particularly well suited to climates where winters are cold and moist.
Rediscover heirloom vegetables!
Join in on the fight to secure ancient heirloom vegetables, by planting them in your vegetable patch!
Saint Pierre Tomato, one of the tastiest tomatoes ever
A tomato variety that’s over a hundred years old, the ‘Saint Pierre‘ is one of the tastiest varieties, on par with the more famous ‘Beefsteak’.
Permaculture main principles and definition
Ready for your first steps in permaculture? Whether your garden be big or small, laid out already or still in the planning stages,
Which vegetables to grow in winter?
There are several different vegetables that are hardy enough to the cold that you can still make the vegetable patch an enchanting place to be. Zoom in on kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, winter lettuce…
Forgotten heirloom vegetables… rediscover the tastes of old!
In the age before industrial agriculture, there were over 1000 varieties of vegetables in people’s gardens… an incredible heirloom which has now been forgotten!
Cloister garden, gardens of old are making a comeback
Wisdom and ancient charm abound in the cloister garden of old. It somehow recaptures a bit of the lost garden of Eden.
Tree onion, a fun and unique heirloom bulb vegetable
Tree onion is a onion that seems to have everything upside-down: it grows onions at the tip of its stalk!
Swede, the other name of rutabaga
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.
6 superb eggplant varieties, from egg-like to stunning black beauty
Round, long, pointy even. Black, white, purple and striped. Eggplant definitely knows how to surprise us! Discover 6 staple eggplant varieties that are easy to grow in the garden.
Cuor di bue, the original beefsteak tomato
Cuor di Bue tomato key facts: Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum Common name: Beefsteak, Cuor di Bue Family: Solanaceae (nightshade family) Type: fruit vegetable
An effortless veggie garden
Want to grow your own vegetables, but you’re never home? If you’re one of the persons who can only visit their garden once a week or less, go for a self-managing vegetable patch!
23 Vegetables that resist drought and dry spells
“Climate change”. Hard to have a day go by when this phrase isn’t heard in a conversation. And, like it or not, seasons are changing: frost dates are shifting, winters get milder, summer heat waves strike stronger, drought becomes a thing where it previously never was…
Vitelotte, or black vitelotte, the China truffle
The purple Vitelotte noire, or black vitelotte, isn’t only reputed for its striking violet flesh, but also for the delicious particular taste this potato shares when cooked.
