The Makkelijke Moestuin in 3 minutes

The Makkelijke Moestuin in 3 minutes

Here you'll read how, with our system, you can harvest up to 5x more than from a regular vegetable garden. On just a few square meters, all natural, pesticide-free, and with almost no work.

The full Makkelijke Moestuin guide

If you want to read everything.

Makkelijke Moestuin vs traditional vegetable garden

1. Makkelijke Moestuin vs traditional vegetable garden

Giving each plant enough light, air, water, space, nutrients, and attention is pretty tricky. Not in a Makkelijke Moestuin: there, it happens all by itself.

 About us

2. About us

Why Jelle started Makkelijke Moestuin, how it grew into a movement, and why we work differently from most companies.

 The raised bed

3. The raised bed

The raised bed is the heart of the Makkelijke Moestuin system. Its smart setup gives your plants almost everything they need from the start.

 The soil mix

4. The soil mix

In a Makkelijke Moestuin, you don't use garden soil but a special growing mix in which all your plants thrive.

 The water reservoir

5. The water reservoir

Why a smart water reservoir helps your plants grow better while saving you time and effort: how it works, and how and when to water.

6. The sowing system

In a Makkelijke Moestuin, you sow in 30 x 30 cm squares instead of rows, placing each plant in the right position with the right spacing.

Heat Today will be hot in parts of the Netherlands: up to 34 degrees! Check whether your reservoir is still full, whether the mix is still moist, shade vulnerable plants around midday, and wait with sowing until it cools down.

More tips

April in the Makkelijke Moestuin

April is the perfect time to start. If you set up your garden now and begin sowing and planting right away, you'll be harvesting from your garden every day within 2 months 🙂

Read about: Starting in April
April: seedlings come up faster, but occasionally it is still cold
April: seedlings come up faster, but occasionally it is still cold

An existing Makkelijke Moestuin garden in April

Already started? Then you see the seedlings that you sowed in March grow faster now. Due to the longer days and rising temperatures.
End of April: the vegetables grow faster and faster
End of April: the plants grow faster and faster
Are there any vegetables left that you sowed at the end of last year? Or perennials? They'll go through a growth spurt now, so you can harvest them soon.

Leave plants that start to flower for a while - like this dinokale. The first bees and bumblebees will thank you 😀
Flowering Dino kale in april in the Makkelijke Moestuin: early food for the bees
Flowering Dino kale: early food for the bees
April is also a perfect month to plant some herbs and small fruits. They do surprisingly well in the Makkelijke Moestuin.

Early April is a good time to buy everbearing Favori strawberry plants. Since they are perennial, I prefer to plant them in a separate container. Our MM-airbak and MM-minis are great for this:
Makkelijke Moestuin everbearing strawberries Favori in a mini-growbag
Everbearing strawberries Favori in an MM-mini

Tips for April*

  1. Water your seedlings regularly. After all, the roots are still small, and the top layer of the mix dries out quickly in the sun and wind.
  2. Is it still chilly? Your seedlings will come up faster if you cover them with some fleece. The MM-muts is ideal for this.
  3. Take good care of your pre-sown summer vegetables on the windowsill. Give them plenty of light and water them regularly. To prevent them from growing too fast and crooked, turn the pots a quarter turn every day.
* In a nutshell, just do what the Makkelijke Moestuin app says. It's got all these tips and more 🙂


Pre-sown tomato plants on the window seal
Pre-sown tomato plants on the window seal

What can you sow right now?

By April 1, you can sow most varieties, with a few more coming in mid-April. This is also the month to pre-sow your summer vegetables indoors.
Pre-sowing the Planty Gardening tomatoes
Pre-sowing tomatoes
From mid-April:

Pre-sowing until April 15:
Pre-sowing from April 25:
The Makkelijke Moestuin Yellomato: a low, yellow bush tomato
Yellomato: our low, yellow bush tomato
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What gear will help you sow?

Want to read more?

That was April in a nutshell. But if I wrote a lot over the years. So, here's a few fun articles if you're hungry for more:

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