Reporting progress on the garden.
🇬🇧 Thanks to a firmly established low pressure area, the first warm days did not arrive until the end of May. This triggers the feeling in me that nature is a bit behind compared to the last few years. Looking at photos from last year at this time, the garden hasn't really been much further… Continue reading Permaculture – Mother Nature shows how to do it
🇬🇧 Personally, I'm not always a fan of the promotions of a large, Dutch supermarket. Often they produce a huge amount of plastic waste. Every now and then, however, there are really great promotions, like the Moestuin Maatjes (Kitchen Garden Buddies) promotion that is currently running. In this promotion there are 15 different, small sowing… Continue reading Moestuin Maatjes (Kitchen Garden Buddies)
🇬🇧 In fact, the whole kitchen garden got its start with three raspberry plants that I received as a gift when I moved in. I planted them in fall of 2019 and just let them grow during 2020. Since the plants have developed well, they "now" needed a little more attention. Raspberries are originally forest… Continue reading Some words on Raspberries
🇬🇧 As I am learning about permaculture, it is dawning on me that there is a whole philosophy behind the word, and not just design suggestions for how to lay out your garden. Behind the term are ethical principles for daily actions as well as various concepts for respectful use of resources. Planning how to… Continue reading 2021 Kitchen garden planning: Mixed crops
🇬🇧 Even though I have made myself a planting plan, and even though I can roughly remember over time which plant has which needs, it is not always easy to keep track. For one thing, there is a wide range of varieties, which makes it hard to keep all the planted varieties in mind. On… Continue reading Folder for plant tags
🇬🇧 Three books that I liked very much have accompanied me through the first year of gardening. Since I brought these books from my home country, they are in German. Sorry. Nevertheless, I would like to give these three books some attention here. Marie-Luise Kreuter "Der Biogarten: Das Original", 432 pages, BLV publishing."The Organic Garden:… Continue reading Book reviews I
🇬🇧 For a year I already want to revise the compost corner. Since it is only January and therefore still relatively quiet in the garden, I have now found time for it. And it was needed, since my compost heaps piled up quite a bit. For the storage of compost it is advisable to have… Continue reading January work: Compost area
Only plant what you like to eat In my first year of the kitchen garden, I was thrilled by the pure joy of having the room and time for a kitchen garden. I was very much involved in designing and implementing the garden. I planned the plants during winter without much thinking of seasonal cooking… Continue reading 2020 – Kitchen Garden Lessons learned
🇬🇧 St. Martin's Day has passed; Sinterklaas arrived in the Netherlands. Everything is harvested, the borders are prepared with compost, green manure, or contain some late spinach. The table and chairs are brought inside. The center of the garden is now decorated with a light-string Christmas tree. It's time to slow down. Winter can come.… Continue reading Time to slow down!
🇬🇧 Exactly one year ago I dug up the first beds. During the winter and early spring the borders of the beds and the paths were created. During the summer the garden was in full bloom and during the whole autumn it gave me harvest. When I look through the thousands of photos I have… Continue reading One year anniversary!
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