Easy Vegetables to Grow for Beginners in a Mediterranean Climate
One of the most common questions we hear from people starting their first vegetable garden is this: what should I actually grow? There are hundreds of vegetables to choose from …
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How to Prepare Your First Vegetable Garden Bed
There is one moment that every vegetable gardener remembers. It’s not the first harvest. It’s not even the first seedling breaking through the soil. It’s the moment you look at …
When to Plant What: A Vegetable Planting Guide for the Serra de Monchique
One of the most common questions I hear from people who’ve just moved to the Serra de Monchique is this: “I want to grow my own vegetables — but when …
March Vegetable Garden Checklist for Planting and Sowing
After the heavy rains in February and a flood in the vegetable garden, we’re starting March with a bit of a delay. Fortunately, we dodged serious damage and now the …
What to Sow and Plant in November
November brings a calmer rhythm to the garden. In mild winter climates, it’s not the end of the growing season, but a time to settle cool-weather crops into the soil …
What to Plant in October for a Winter Harvest
Many beginner gardeners believe the gardening season ends in September. They stop planting, put away their tools, and wait for spring. But here’s the truth — in mild climates like …
Start your vegetable garden in only three weeks time.
Three weeks is enough time to go from bare ground to a planted vegetable garden. It does not require experience, a large budget or special equipment. What it does require …
Sweet Basil, all you need to know to grow it.
Sweet basil is one of the easiest and most rewarding herbs to grow. It is fast, productive and useful in the kitchen from the moment you harvest the first leaves. …
Growing Asparagus
When wanting to grow a vegetable cash crop why not choose a sexy one? Figs are supposedly the most erotic fruit, but its vegetable compeer is without doubt the asparagus. …