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VEGETABLE GARDEN

Vegetables - Sowing time - Harvesting time 

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ARUGULA - March through September - April through November

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BROCCOLI - April through June - July through October

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BUTTERNUT SQUASH - After the last frost (half May) - September through October

*when thensquash sounds hollow and the stem has furrows and looks dried out, the squash is ready to harvest (the stem must be cut 5 cm away from the squash otherwise the squash will rot) 

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CARROT - March through July - June through November

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COURGETTE - April through June - July through October

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CUCUMBER - May through June - July through September

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PAPRIKA - March through April - When the paprikas are covered in the colour they should become and when they are easy pluck from the plant, they are ready to be harvested

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RADISH - March through September - May through October

 

CHERRY/SNACK TOMATOES - Best to buy seedlings as the seeds need warm soil to germinate - When the tomato is fully covered in the colour it should be + when the tomato lets go easily 

 

SNAP BEANS ISABEL - May through July - June through October

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*If you want to make sure your plants survive and definitely give you food you can also build/buy a little greenhouse or you can buy organic plants at a nearby nursery

 

Start of my vegetable garden!!
Start of my vegetable garden!!
My vegetable garden on 04-09-2016!!

My arugula plants from beginning until now

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Growing arugula
Growing well!!
Starting to get holes because of caterpillars
Caterpillar on the arugula
Arugula recovered from the caterpillars
Arugula!!
First harvest of the arugula!!

My broccoli plants from beginning until now

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Little broccoli plants
Getting a bit affected by snails
Growing but still snail holes
Growing bigger!!

*My broccoli plants were affected by caterpillars a lot unfortunately

Caterpillar on the plant
Broccoli eaten by the caterpillars

My butternnut squash plant from beginning until now

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Small butternut squah plant
Little butternut squash growing!!
Butternut squash getting a bit of colour!!
Small butternut squash is growing!!

Small butternut squash

Second butternut squash is growing fast!!

My carrot seeds from beginning until now

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Organic carrot seeds
The seeds in the ground
Carrots are slowly coming
Still growing!!
Still growing!!
Getting bigger!!
Carrots still need to grow

My courgette plant from beginning until now

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Little courgette plant
Getting bigger!!
Starting to get flowers
A lot of courgettes are growing!!
Still growing
Almost ready to harvest!!
Mildew problem
Two of the Three courgettes harvested
Very large courgette plant!!

My cucumber plant from beginning until now

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Cucumber plant
Cucumbers are starting to grow
Little cucumber!!
Growing cucumber!!

*My cucumber plant was affected by the amount of rain that fell in the beginning of the summer. Therefore the in the first weeks the plant rotted and

cucumbers were only produced at the end of the plant

Cucumber plant after being affected by the amount of rain
Getting bigger!!
Yeah!! Done!!

My paprika plants from beginning until now

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Paprika plants
Getting colour!!
Ripe vs. Couloring
Almost ripe!
Red paprika's almost ready to harvest!!
Ready to be eaten!!

My radishes from beginning until now

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Organic radish seeds
Little radish plants
Slowly getting bigger
Still growing!!
Ready to harvest!!
First radish!!
Still growing!!

My cherry/snack tomato plants from beginning until now

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My baby tomato plant
Growing snack/cherry tomatoes
Starting to grow but still green.
Starting to grow but still green.
Getting bigger!
Yummy!
Hand full of tomatoes!!

My snap bean Isabel plants from beginning until now

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Bamboo sticks to guide the snap beans Isabel
Seeds starting to germinate
Little snap bean Isabel plants
Snap bean Isabel plants starting to grow around the stick
Snap bean Isabel climbing up
Looking up from the underside of the plants
Little snap beans starting to grow!!
Snap beans still growing!!
Almost ripe!!
Ready to harvest!!
Size of the snap bean Isabel plants next to me
42 snap beans Isabel!!

Video's​

Preparation of the garden (weeding + adding soil)

Sowing the arugula

Planting the butternut squash + courgette

Sowing the carrots

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