Stock the pantry with winter vegetables
In the vegetable patch, summer is the season for harvests, but sowing still continues for lettuce, cabbage and other vegetables for winter.
Leek
Leek, being an Allium, is a very healthy vegetable. Its long stalk is blanched by ridging, and harvest dates are in winter. Growing, varieties, care.
Leek health benefits, an exceptional diuretic
Clearly one of the most popular vegetables we grow, leek or Allium porrum is always there on the market stall for us to find.
Leek, an easy vegetable: sowing, care, diseases, pests
Grow leek from seed to harvest: it’s fairly easy.
July garden tasks for a fulfilling summer
Summer is there and the garden has settled in! The month of July gifts us a multitude of colors, tastes and fragrances as we go about gardening.
Perennial leek, delicious, tasty… and self-caring, too!
Perennial leek sprouts anew from its bulbs year after year. Perennial leek key facts: Botanical name – Allium polyanthum Common names – Wild leek, perennial leek, many-flowered garlic Family – Alliaceae Type – Perennial vegetable Height – 1 foot (30cm) Exposure – Sun to part shade Soil – any type, cool but well-draining Planting distance […]
Leek and Ham Quiche, truly delicious
A delicious quiche with leek, ham and egg for starters or served as the main course. Leek Quiche recipe Number of people – 4 Preparation – 10 minutes Cooking – 35 minutes Level – Very easy Cut the quiche in 4 for a main course, in 6 or 8 for starters. Ingredients 1 shortcrust pastry […]
Grow lots of leek, a 2-minute tutorial video
Leek is a vegetable that grows well in cooler climates. Sowing and transplanting it at just the right time is crucial if you want to have a nice harvest. It’ll make for great leek quiche! This video will do just the trick by teaching and showing you how to grow leek, in under three minutes! […]
30+ plants to grow from kitchen scraps – no need to go buy seeds!
Grow plants straight from the kitchen. No need to leave the house to garden!
Onions all year round
Fresh onions in spring, preserves in winter: plant onions in your vegetable patch to provide for year-round availability in the kitchen!
Companion planting in the vegetable patch
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!
Alliums and Cancer, powerful and potent
They’re crisp and tasty and some may even bring you to tears when cooking… All for good reason!
Natural techniques for an organic vegetable patch
Chemical treatments are increasingly being banned across the planet thanks to the increased awareness of people. Growing “organic” vegetables has become mainstream, much more today than the fad it once was.
No-treat vegetable patch: easy peasy
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!
Rocambole, the crazy garlic… and also known as sand leek?!
Rocambole garlic is named after a fictitious character with an extravagantly nutty behavior. Rightly so! This garlic grows its cloves at the tip of its stems!
Allium leaf-mining fly, techniques and treatments to avoid and cure the disease
Appearing in eastern France in 2003, allium leaf-mining flies have continuously spread West and are today among the most devastating enemies of leek overall.
Bouquet Garni, the perfect way to flavor meals
Preparing your own bouquet garni is something enjoyable and very simple. A bouquet garni is an assortment of herbs and spices
Spring sowing and planting in the vegetable patch
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
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!
Onion fly, the reason why maggots are eating up your bulbs
A fly that is slightly larger than the common housefly, onion fly is a destructive pest for certain Alliaceae plants. Not only do they reproduce extremely fast, but the larvae trigger bulb rot and eat the bulbs out from the inside.
