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Lime cyanamide a wonder product for the (vegetable) garden, or not

Lime cyanamide a wonder product for the (vegetable) garden, or not

Lime cyanamide is a nitrogen-rich fertiliser that also contains lime. We took a closer look at this product for you!
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Lime cyanamide a wonder product for the (vegetable) garden, or not - (old)

Lime cyanamide is a nitrogen-rich fertiliser that also contains lime. We took a closer look at this product for you!
hands full of potting soil from bucket

Potting soil and soil improver, what's the difference?

Which type of potting soil or soil improver do I use best? You can read it here!
The real farmer's sorrel

The real farmer's sorrel

You can find the real farmer's sorrel from grandma's time at Hermie!
Chicory tasty and easy to grow yourself

Chicory tasty and easy to grow yourself

White gold tastes even better when it comes from your own vegetable garden.
Pink shallots

Cultivate your seasonings: onion, shallot and garlic

Onions, shallots and garlic are real trendsetters in the kitchen. We explain how you can grow them yourself.
planting onions

Winter onion in the autumn kitchen garden

An early, long & big yield with winter onions! You can start from mid-September onwards.
Binding Tomato Plant

How plant supports and binding material make your plants shine all the way

Varieties of plant supports and binding material.
Phytophthora

The potato blight or Phytophthora

The potato blight, also known as the tomato blight, is a feared fungal disease among vegetable gardeners. In warm, humid and windless weather, the chance of this plague striking is remarkably greater.
chicory stumps on wooden board

Help my chicory roots are rotten

Vegetable expert Steven answers your pressing question!
Chicory can be grown both indoors and outdoors

Chicory can be grown both indoors and outdoors

The easiest & fastest way to grow chicory is indoors!
Chicory

How can I harvest fresh chicory all winter long?

Our answers to the most frequently asked questions about chicory roots.
Sowing tomatoes

Sowing tomatoes

In this video, Angelo shows you how to sow tomatoes yourself.
The organic kitchen garden. Part 3: insects and pests

The organic kitchen garden. Part 3: insects and pests

In this article series we help you step by step in growing your own delicious & organic vegetables.
Phacelia purple

Green manure crops for healthy soil

Green manures provide additional nutrients and protection, but they have many other advantages as well! 
fruit and vegetable leftovers

Make your own soil improver from your kitchen waste with a Bokashi bucket

With the Bokashi bucket you can make your own soil improver from your organic waste. Easy & odourless!
Five applications of lava meal

Five applications of lava flour: THE natural soil conditioner and fertiliser

Organic gardeners and plant lovers, this one's for you!
Potatoes

Planting or potting your own potatoes

A guide to planting your own potatoes.
Propagator

Transform your seeds into seedlings

With the help of propagators
Get your vegetable garden ready for spring

Get your vegetable garden ready for spring

Good preparation is half the battle and prevents many problems (such as nose rot). Read here how to do it!
6 resistant seed potato varieties

6 resistant seed potato varieties

We list 6 resistant seed potato varieties for you! 💪🥔
Cauliflowers in the garden

Planting cauliflower in February and March

Discover the benefits of growing early cauliflower & how to avoid heartlessness.
Buying seeds for the kitchen garden

Buying seeds for the kitchen garden

Seeds come in all shapes & sizes. But what is the difference between hybrid, seed & organic seeds?
A guide to the spring kitchen garden

A guide to the spring kitchen garden

Are you itching to get started in the vegetable garden? Here are our recommendations!
greenhouse

Enjoy the conservatory all year round, even in winter

In spring, summer & autumn, we make eager use of the greenhouse. But it also comes in handy during the winter!
SOS tomato nose

SOS tomato nose

How to protect your delicious tomatoes against tomato nose.
aphids and ant on leaf stem

3 tips for fighting aphids ecologically

We give you 3 tips on how to control these little buggers in an ecological way!
Chicory

Grow your own chicory

In this handy video, our vegetable gardening experts show you how to grow chicory yourself in a few easy steps!
Potatoes

Harvesting & storing potatoes

When should you harvest your potatoes, and how do you store them? Read it here!
Close-up potatoes

Seed potatoes: which varieties to choose?

The supply of seed potato varieties is very extensive. And which variety should you choose? An overview! 
Grow your own delicious asparagus

Grow your own delicious asparagus

Our best asparagus tips ;) to grow the white gold yourself!
growing cluster of cherry tomatoes

Newbie in the kitchen garden? Our tips for growing your own tomatoes 🍅

Are you a newbie in the kitchen garden & would you like to grow delicious tomatoes yourself? We give you some basic tips!
indian cress

Edible flowers colour your plate

Flowers not only bring colour to your home or garden but also to your plate! 
Strongly sprouting potatoes

Pre-sprouting potatoes

In this video Angelo shows how to pre-germinate seed potatoes.
Planting your own tomatoes

Planting your own tomatoes

In this video, Angelo shows you how to plant the blushing fruit yourself.
Planting winter garlic yourself

Planting winter garlic yourself

Garlic is a delicious seasoning & not at all difficult to grow yourself. Angelo shows you how.
How do you remove axillary shoots from tomatoes?

How do you remove axillary shoots from tomatoes?

How do you remove axillary shoots or lice from tomatoes? Angelo explains in this video.
Ducoterre crop forks manual

Ducoterre crop forks manual

How do you use the Ducoterre crop forks? We explain it in 5 clear steps!
Planting tomatoes & peppers in pots

Planting tomatoes & peppers in pots

Angelo shows you how to grow your own peppers and tomatoes on your terrace.
6 steps to keep your basil green and healthy

6 steps to keep your basil green and healthy

Basil is one of the favourite herbs in the kitchen. But how do you keep it green & healthy? Our tips! 
Garlic

Winter garlic in the autumn kitchen garden

Plant garlic in the autumn for a bigger yield! From September you can start.
Seeded, hybrid or grafted tomatoes?

Seeded, hybrid or grafted tomatoes?

What is the difference between these tomatoes & which variety do I choose?
parsley leaves

4 reasons why your parsley turns yellow

Are the leaves of your parsley turning yellow too? We are here to help!
Potato varieties

Potato varieties

Here you will find a handy guide with all the characteristics of the main potato varieties.
stickleberry

Small but nice: Growing small fruit yourself!

Tasty berries from your own garden? An overview of the tastiest berries!
Grafting vegetable plants

Grafting vegetable plants

Greater yields and disease resistance with grafted vegetable plants? Read it here!
red organic fork with 5 tines

The biofork: an airy soil without hard work

With the biofork you can easily and quickly turn the soil, without disturbing the soil life.
remove the axillary shoots

How do you remove the axillary shoots from tomato and pepper plants?

Removing the axillary shoots of tomatoes ensures a better yield and keeps the fungi away. We teach you the tricks of the trade!
red strawberries growing

Grow the tastiest strawberries!

Will you choose summer-flowering strawberries or perennials?
Discover our limited edition unique tomato boxes

Discover our limited edition unique tomato boxes

Especially for Beervelde Garden Days, we have put together 3 tomato packages, each with 6 unique varieties.
harvested leek stalks

6 tasty autumn vegetables

Even in summer & autumn, there are still plenty of vegetables to sow & plant in the kitchen garden. We present our tasty autumn vegetables.
Unknown but not unloved Vietnamese coriander

Unknown but not unloved Vietnamese coriander

Vietnamese coriander is still a relatively unknown spice in Belgian cuisine, but we are changing that!
Spice it up with our peppers

Spice it up with our peppers

From a pleasantly spicy aroma to steam coming out of your ears... You'll find them all here!
Help, my melons taste bad and look weird?

Help, my melons taste bad and look weird?

You have planted melons this summer, but when harvesting them you find pumpkins. How can this be?
Ramson, a wonderful wonder of nature

Ramson, a wonderful wonder of nature

Do you like a spicy garlic flavour but without the accompanying smell? Then wild garlic is ideal!
Save your tomatoes from the dreaded late blight

Save your tomatoes from the dreaded late blight

Beat the late blight & take preventive action!
vegetable garden with green watering can and harvested fruit and vegetables in wooden container

The organic kitchen garden. Part 2: preventive work

In this article series we help you step by step with growing your own delicious and organic vegetables.
Three Colorado beetles on a leaf

Watch out for the Colorado beetles

Check your potato plants for beetles & eggs!
Grow Table

Space-saving vegetable gardening without backache

With the help of raised grow tables
How do you outsmart the potato or tomato plague?

How do you outsmart the potato or tomato plague?

In this video, Angelo gives you some tips to prevent the tomato plague from striking!
Kitchen garden Lettuce

The pH value of your kitchen garden

What is the optimum level of acidity for your vegetable plants? To measure is to know!
growing cucumbers

Cucumber: maxi yield and fun

How do you grow your own cucumber, one of the most popular vegetables? We explain it to you step by step!
The organic kitchen garden. Part 1: soil and fertiliser

The organic kitchen garden. Part 1: soil and fertiliser

In this article series we help you step by step with growing your own delicious and organic vegetables.