Gardenig in Belgium. Tips & Guides

We love a good IKEA hack, and 2023 brought us some of the most inventive, fun, and beautiful IKEA DIYs we’ve seen yet.

Fungus is usually a good sign of things going bad. But it can also indicate good things happening to very bad stuff.

How to Plant A Southern Fall Vegetable Garden

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads—the European farmers who have taken to the streets to challenge free trade policies sure know how to raise a ruckus. Beginning with German farmers in January earlier this year, to then include French and Belgian producers, the continent-wide protest movement has expanded into Spain and Italy as of mid-February. Their public disruption has also produced results.

Over the course of 130 years, spanning from 1893 to 2023, the cultivation of giant pumpkins has undergone a remarkable evolution. In 1893, the exploration of oversized pumpkins was in its nascent stages, marked by growers experimenting with novel approaches. Fast forward to 2023, and the quest for world records in giant pumpkin weights has burgeoned into a global phenomenon. Contemporary growers leverage advanced cultivation techniques, innovative fertilizers, and meticulous care to foster giant pumpkins, consistently shattering previous records.

The pear grown in Britain is the European Pear which derives from Pyrus communis, native of the temperate parts of Europe and the western part of southern Asia as far as the Himalayas. In America some varieties are grown which are hybrids between the European Pear (as represented by ‘William’s Bon Chrdtien’, known in America as ‘Bartlett’) and Pyrus serotina, the Japanesesand pear.

If you love the sharp flavors of arugula and radicchio, you’ll adore puntarelle chicory. Also known as Catalogna chicory, puntarelle (Cichorium intybus) is a member of the chicory family popular in Italy. It is not commonly grown in North America, but if you enjoy growing chicory then its unique hearty greens are well worth your time. Read on to find out how to incorporate puntarelle into your home garden. 

How and When to Harvest Chicory Roots and Leaves

Explore a curated List of Man Made Vegetables, crafted through selective breeding and crossbreeding, yielding a diverse range of flavors, textures, and nutritional benefits for your culinary exploration.

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Trevor George, King’s College London

Kenneth Cox at Glendoick   Offers some of the best advice on rhododendron identification and recording. …..Using GPS handheld devices would allow reasonably accurate mapping to made by taking positional readings in each area of the garden and recording what is planted there. If you want  you can then allow garden visitors to access these records on their own devices. There is no limit to the interactive potential if you are prepared to invest time and money…..

It’s a soup you can make and enjoy now, or freeze, depending on how many willing yellow onions you can get your hands on, and on whether you can resist eating it all right away. With my first bowlful, I didn’t even manage to wait long enough to melt the cheese on top of the recommended toast. It just smelled too inviting as-is (or was), and then, suddenly, gone.If you haven’t met David Lebovitz, the story, in brief: In 1999, he left Chez Panisse and a career in the restaurant business. He moved from San Francisco to Paris—where he jokingly says Belgian endive is so inexpensive as to be the French version of “trash” lettuce, and reports there are more than 1,260 bakeries. Packing up little more than his best skillet, cookbooks and trusty laptop, David turned to writing, and his 2011 memoir, “The Sweet Life in Paris” (Amazon affiliate link), became a “New York Times” bestseller.His website has likewise been a giant hit (and has an e-newsletter I enjoy); he is lately (as of 2021ish) moving more over to delivering his latest writing via a Substack newsletter.No wonder he is so perennially popular. Besides having a way with food, he is a delicious storyteller, too, always layering in the essential ingr

Dahlias aren’t for the shrinking violets of the world. They’re brash, bold, and loud.And of the many dahlia types, dinnerplates are p

Botanical Name: Dracaena sanderiana

Tomatoes qualify as small edible bushes that grow in the corner in small pots. However, you can make them grow tall–to reap more harvest and showcase them as a focal point in the garden. Here are some of the most important things you should doto Grow Tomato As a Tree.

Who can resist fresh and organic, homegrown leafy greens in the salad? Here some of the best Leafy Green Vegetables in Containers you can grow.

Few shrubs can match the fantastic flower power that azaleas are loved for.Reliable, vivid colors, masses of blo

Lately, I’ve been looking for a way to perk my salads up a bit.Don’t get me wrong, I love a good salad, but there are days wh

When other types of greens are out of season, delicate Belgian endive is in its prime – and thank goodness for that!This slightly bitter, nutty, and refreshingly crisp veg

Show of hands: How many of you detested brussels sprouts when you were a kid?My hand is up. My introduction to the infamous cruciferous veggie wa

Is it your dream to grow a pumpkin so big you could crawl inside of it? Then I have good news for you: your dream is completely attainable.All it takes is a dedica

If you live in the right growing zone, you may be lucky enough to grow not only a traditional spring vegetable garden, but also a fall vegetable garden. This applies to gardeners in the South, who are blessed with a long growing period.If this is the year you’re going to finally

Herbs and roots have been used in alternative medicine for centuries, and chicory is no exception.What is this mystical plant, and does it really