Growing vegetables - Potager tips

Growing a cherry stone in your garden is entirely possible. It can be done easily with your pitter provided you follow the right steps and get the right equipment. We provide all the advice relating to planting your cherry stone...

Growing a lemon tree can sometimes be complicated, especially if you don't have the right recommendations! We're doing the rounds to bring you all the advice and help you grow a lemon tree easily...<br /> Growing lemon trees in your...

Vines, also known as Vitis vinifera, are woody plants that originated in Europe. A necessary step in cultivating your own wine or tasting delicious grapes, planting vines is an attainable dream as long as you follow a few basic principles....

Very easy to grow, lamb's lettuce is a salad that finds its place on many menus. It requires very little space to grow and is easy to sow in your vegetable garden. However, to ensure good growth and a fruitful...

These last few days, it's been hard to ignore the strength of the wind. Sudden gusts, bending branches, overturned garden chairs... and in the vegetable garden, it's mainly young shoots, fragile vegetables and even the soil that are suffering. When...

Celeriac is a vegetable that has been cultivated since ancient times. This vegetable is mainly used for eating its root, as the leaves have a certain bitterness unlike its cousin, celeriac. Sown under cover from February to April, celeriac is...

The avocado is a plant that thrives in tropical regions. It cannot therefore be grown in the garden or vegetable patch in temperate countries except in pots, greenhouses or conservatories.<br /> How to get an avocado from a lawyer If...

If there's one thing that most characterises August, it's the sun. In the vegetable garden, some vegetables are already overwhelmed by the heat and drought. So watering is obviously a major activity in August. But every gardener knows that there's...

You're proud of your garden cucumbers, but now they're taking on an unusual yellow colour and an unappealing bitter taste? Rest assured, this annoyance is fairly common, especially in summer, and can be corrected with a few simple steps. In...

No, I'm not talking about producing your own wine, but simply about being able to taste a succulent grape produced... at home! Looking for a few tips on how to maximise production from your vines? Follow the guide!Choosing a variety...

When you see the price of a raft of strawberries in the shops, growing them yourself can be very economical. And then, what a joy to be able to pick them directly from your garden with the certainty that they're...

It's a familiar scenario in the vegetable garden: you've sown or transplanted some beautiful cucumber plants, watered them conscientiously, they've started to climb their trellis or run across the ground, the first flowers have arrived... and then nothing. Or almost...

Sprouting is as much of a gardener's hassle as runaway seedlings. Everything looks promising and then, all of a sudden, the seeds arrive and blow away your hopes of a harvest. Most lettuces go to seed at the end of...

Growing vegetables organically during a period of drought presents particular challenges. However, with careful planning and appropriate practices, it is possible to succeed and produce healthy, tasty vegetables while adhering to the principles of organic farming. The health of the...

The potato (Solanum tuberosum) belongs to the Solanaceae family. It is grown for its tubers. Potatoes are eaten cooked and are used in the preparation of a large number of recipes. They are often served whole or mashed as a...

You have a small garden and don't want your vegetable patch to take up all the space. There are plenty of solutions for optimising the space in your little patch of greenery. In particular, when you grow vegetables that take...

Thinning carrots, as with spinach or turnips, is one of those thankless garden chores that, while necessary, isn't much fun. But why is it necessary to thin carrot seedlings? <br /> Preparation before sowing Carrots grow best in a sunny...

The month of May represents spring in all its splendour, as plants adorn themselves with their most beautiful flowers and what seemed dead comes back to life in a joyous symphony of colour and fragrance. It's also a crucial month,...

Cultivated since the 18th century, the tomato is native to South and Central America. One of the most popular vegetables, it is also considered a fruit. This fragrant annual plant can be recognised by its yellow flowers, red fruit and...

With the arrival of fine weather, we want to spend more time in our garden and why not start growing vegetables that will enable us to make superb soups, mouth-watering salads... Whether you're a beginner or an experienced gardener, there...