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The vegetable garden knowledge base

Welcome to the vegetable garden knowledge base
Whether you have a few boxes on your balcony or a large garden full of vegetables and flowers, here you'll find everything you need to make your vegetable garden a success. We – Ruud, Tom, Merel, Yannick, and Peter – share over 10 years of experience with you. From sowing and planting to feeding, caring for, and protecting. And when your baskets are full, we'll also help you process your harvest. Read, plan, and watch hundreds of videos: everything we've learned is here.

Here you will find everything

  • Crop info

    Learn everything from strawberries to sorrel: quick tips and in-depth information.

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  • Sowing calendar

    Plan smart and spread your harvest with our handy calendar.

    View calendar

  • Sowing & planting

    From seed trays to full beds: here's how to get off to a good start.

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  • Feeding & Care

    Give your plants exactly what they need to grow.

    Discover tips

  • Crop protection

    Prevent diseases and pests and keep your harvest healthy.

    Protect your garden

  • Vegetable garden blogs

    Read stories and tips that delve deeper into gardening.

    Read blogs

  • Processing the harvest

    Canning, preserving or enjoying immediately: this is how you get more out of your harvest.

    Find out how

  • 450+ videos

    Watch growing videos, vlogs, and step-by-step instructions.

    Watch videos

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In our vegetable garden knowledge base, you'll find everything you need to truly learn how to garden. From sowing, planting, and planting to protecting, feeding, and caring for plants – we'll show you step by step how it works.

Ever wondered what to do in the garden? "How deep should I sow beetroot?" or "How far should I plant my French beans?" Our crop guides have the answers. Whether you're looking for vegetables, fruit, flowers, or even a food forest, you'll find everything you need to know here.

Popular crop information

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Vegetable garden calendars – plan your garden smartly

Most vegetable garden questions start with when . When do you sow carrots? When do you fertilize your garden? When do you actually start?

That's why we created clever monthly vegetable garden calendars . This way, you can see at a glance:

  • what you can sow
  • what you can harvest
  • which crops you should start on time to be able to harvest later

Click on a month and discover exactly what there is to do in your vegetable garden:

Have fun planning!

Our organic seeds

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Processing the harvest into food

Nibbling on a young carrot or picking a pear on the go – that's what your vegetable garden is for, of course. But the real benefit lies in preserving your harvest for longer. This way, you can enjoy your tomatoes, peppers, or leeks even in winter.

In this section of the knowledge base, you'll find the basics of harvest processing. We'll show you how to freeze vegetables, dry fruit, store peppers as chili flakes, and how to pickle, ferment, or sterilize. These techniques make it easy to stock up and keep your harvest safe and delicious.

Want to go beyond the basics and truly master the rules, so you can can food safely and confidently? Then we recommend the comprehensive course from Moestuin Advies: Harvest Processing – 2.5-hour course . No more stressing about whether the information you find online is correct. You'll learn everything from experienced and theoretically sound people.

Top 5 harvest processing blogs

Preserving your harvest? Here's how to dry herbs, vegetables, and fruit.

preserving jars

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