Natural gardening adventures
Especially in winter, there sometimes isn't anything interesting to do in the garden. So instead, today I would like to share my thoughts on the book 'An Anarchy of Chillies' with you. 'An Anarchy of Chilies' is written by Caz Hildebrand and published by Thames & Hudson. It can be seen as a sort of…
It is finally time: the first seeds of the year have been sown! Let's have a look! It is, of course, still very early in the year to be sowing. The freezing conditions we've been experiencing recently are a reminder of that! However, for some things you just have to get started early because they…
With as many seeds as I got (because, as we have established, I have no self-control), it is important to have a good plan about when to sow them and when to plant them out. So, I attempted to create exactly such a plan! There are three phases to the planting plan: sowing indoors, moving…
I can stop buying seeds whenever I want. Really. There is no problem. This is a perfectly manageable amount of seeds that won't lead to seed starting boxes all through the house at all. The fact that this post listing all the seeds I bought is probably going to be the longest I write all…
One of the reasons we bought this house, was its great garden. In Belgium, finding a large garden within our budget is usually only possible if you a) live in the middle of nowhere or b) buy a plot outside a village and build your own house (so-called 'ribbon villages'). So to find a house…
Continue reading ➞ The lay of the land: Introducing the garden
Hello everyone, and welcome to 'Peppers & Poppies', the blog about my attempts at gardening! For years, I have wanted a garden and in 2021 my dreams have come true: my husband and I bought a house with a lovely North-East facing garden of more than 500 square meters. On this blog, I will be…
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