Sowing and transplant calendar for the vegetable patch
Here is the calendar for sowing vegetables and transplanting seedling so that you’ll get everything done at the right time in winter, spring, summer and fall.
Onion
Onion is among the healthiest foods of all, thanks to its many fragrant compounds. Growing it in your own garden will make it even tastier!
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…
Onion, from seedling to harvest
White onion, red onion and yellow onion are ancient bulb plants that are easy to grow.
Ornamental onion, a very ornamental perennial
Ornamental onion is a beautiful perennial, known for its tall ornamental floral scapes.
Ornamental onion, pom poms of color in the garden
Graphic pom pom shapes with a variety of sizes and bearings, ornamental onion enlightens flower beds with their colored heads.
Direct sowing, sowing plants directly in the ground
Whether for vegetables or certain flower species, direct sowing or sowing in the plot is very easy. It takes place in spring, after the last frost has passed. It’s also practiced during summer for the planting of most fall and winter vegetables.
Giant onion, magnificent tall flowers
Giant onion is a superb flower, with amazing tall flower stalks.
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!
Onion health benefits, from cancer to skin care
Onion (Allium cepa) is a bulb plant that belongs to the Liliaceae or lily family and that can grow more than 3 feet (1 meter) high when it is flowering.
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!
The Children’s vegetable patch – with a simple planting calendar, too!
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.
Growing vegetables on your balcony, give it a try!
Persons living in an apartment also have the right to grow their own vegetables, don’t you think? Actually, you don’t need to have a lot of land to plant seeds or plants. With our tips and tricks you’ll discover how easy it is to have your own vegetable patch on a balcony!
Bunching onion (or Welsh onion), a delicious herb
Bunching onion, also called Welsh onion, Spring onion or even sometimes long green onion, is a delicious vegetable but also an herb that has a distinctive taste.
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!
How to grow onions from bulbs
Onion is among the easiest vegetables to grow and when you start from small dry bulbs it will quickly grow fat and spicy. This video explains everything you need to know about the dry bulb technique. Read more ►
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.
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.
