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…
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.
Black salsify, delicious heirloom root
Growing black salsify starts in May whereas the harvest takes place from fall to winter.
Perennial vegetables: plant once, harvest for years!
This isn’t your typical veggie patch! Gardeners should definitely give perennial vegetables a try. Many kinds of vegetables can provide a harvest for several years.
Rutabaga, all the tips on how to grow rutabaga
Rutabaga, also called swede when the flesh is white, is an ancient heirloom vegetable.
Saving heirloom vegetables… right in your own garden!
Join in on the fight to secure ancient heirloom vegetables: plant 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’.
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 heritage 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.
25 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…
Parsnip, a delicious sweet flavor
Parsnip is a delicious heirloom vegetable with edible roots.
Citron melon, a rare melon for jam: planting, growing and care
Citron melon, or “jam melon“, is related to watermelon.
Swede, how to sow, grow and get large roots for winter
Swede, also called rutabaga when its flesh is yellow, is an ancient heirloom vegetable.
Plant Snow pea for refreshing meals and snacks!
Snow pea is a variety of green pea for which the seed and the pod are eaten together.
Vitelotte, or black vitelotte, the China truffle
The purple Vitelotte noire, or black vitelotte, is reputed for its striking violet flesh.
Silverbeet, a leaf & stem vegetable
Silverbeet or chard is a leaf green also grown for its stalks.
Cuor di bue, the original beefsteak tomato
The Cuor di Bue tomato is an heirloom tomato variety that grows true to seed every year. Cuor di Bue tomato key facts: Species: Solanum lycopersicum Commonly: Beefsteak, Cuor di Bue Family: Solanaceae (nightshade) Type: fruit vegetable
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,
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!
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.
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!
