Kohlrabi

Harvesting kohlrabi at the right time: how to tell before it turns woody

My neighbour Frau Schneider brought me a kohlrabi the size of a coconut last week. It tasted like wood. Here's how to catch that moment before it's too late.

Pre-growing for the autumn bed: what you should already be sowing in June so the autumn doesn't stay empty

In June the bed is full and autumn feels far off. That's exactly the trap. What you pre-grow now, you harvest in October — and what you miss, you'll simply do without.

Three vegetables for March — and why peppers have to wait

Radish, spinach, pak choi. All three tolerate cold. Peppers would die before they even germinate.

Five plants that always work in a garden bed

If you don't want your first bed year to break your spirit, plant these five. They forgive beginner mistakes, they grow fast, and you actually eat them.