- How do you plan a Makkelijke Moestuin?
- Everything about vegetables in a Makkelijke Moestuin
- How many garden boxes do you need?
- Buy or build a garden box
- What is the MM-Mix?
- Place and fill your garden box
- Starting in your garden box
- Starting a mini vegetable garden
- Starting your vegetable garden in no time
- DIY guide
- How do you plan a Makkelijke Moestuin?
- Everything about vegetables in a Makkelijke Moestuin
- How many garden boxes do you need?
- Buy or build a garden box
- What is the MM-Mix?
- Place and fill your garden box
- Starting in your garden box
- Starting a mini vegetable garden
- Starting your vegetable garden in no time
- DIY guide
Everything about vegetables in a Makkelijke Moestuin
Which vegetables grow well in a garden box, and which are better to avoid? Here is what you need to know about vegetables that grow quickly, easily and generously.
Grow plant varieties that produce a lot
In a Planty Garden, you grow the maximum amount in a small area.
So choose vegetables that:
So choose vegetables that:
- grow quickly but don't take up too much space
- produce a lot
- are delicious
- you can enjoy for as long as possible
As for vegetables that don't meet these standards? Avoid them.
Simple, right? But how exactly?
How do you choose your seeds? How do you know which will produce a lot and which won't? What should you keep in mind when sowing in a Planty garden box?
I'll walk you through it.
Simple, right? But how exactly?
How do you choose your seeds? How do you know which will produce a lot and which won't? What should you keep in mind when sowing in a Planty garden box?
I'll walk you through it.
What I sowed when I started
When I was just starting out, I knew nothing about vegetables. I knew what I liked, but had no idea how they grew or how to take care of them.
So, I stuck to the Square Foot Gardening book and mostly sowed what was in there.
I bought seeds at the garden center around the corner. Simple varieties, nothing special, and no more than about 10 different types: some beans, zucchini, and tomatoes.
So, I stuck to the Square Foot Gardening book and mostly sowed what was in there.
I bought seeds at the garden center around the corner. Simple varieties, nothing special, and no more than about 10 different types: some beans, zucchini, and tomatoes.
That went pretty well at the time. To everyone's surprise, my plants produced a lot.
I harvested even more than my mom, who was busy cultivating all kinds of specialty seeds.
I harvested even more than my mom, who was busy cultivating all kinds of specialty seeds.
So - after doing this for a decade or so - I know exactly what to sow
If you ask me what the best vegetables are, I won't beat around the bush: the ones in our seed shop.
"Sure, Jelle - I get it. You want to sell your seeds."
True, I do. But that's not it. After years of doing this, trying things out to see what really works and what doesn't, we only sell seeds that will do well.
I'm sure there are other seed types that would also work just fine, but we're 100% sure about these ones.
Here's more info about why ours seeds work so well.
True, I do. But that's not it. After years of doing this, trying things out to see what really works and what doesn't, we only sell seeds that will do well.
I'm sure there are other seed types that would also work just fine, but we're 100% sure about these ones.
Here's more info about why ours seeds work so well.
What won't you sow, but would still work?
You can sow most vegetables and herbs just fine, like cilantro, dill, and basil. But for some, it's better to plant seedlings instead.
Like parsley. If you sow parsley it can take up to 5 months before you harvest your first sprig. That's why I buy 4 small plants - for 1 Euro or so - in March, put them in a garden box, start harvesting after about 4 weeks, and have more than enough for the rest of the year.
Like parsley. If you sow parsley it can take up to 5 months before you harvest your first sprig. That's why I buy 4 small plants - for 1 Euro or so - in March, put them in a garden box, start harvesting after about 4 weeks, and have more than enough for the rest of the year.
En platte peterselie dan?
Daarvoor maak ik een uitzondering, want die kun je zelden of nooit als plantje kopen. Terwijl die juist veel lekkerder is dan de gewone krul.
Platte peterselie zaai ik dus wel, en daarom verkopen we ook de zaadjes.
Platte peterselie zaai ik dus wel, en daarom verkopen we ook de zaadjes.
Voor bieslook geldt hetzelfde
Ook bieslook is best lastig om te zaaien en het duurt lang voor de plantjes wat voorstellen. Tegen de tijd dat je eindelijk kunt oogsten, ben je al minstens een half jaar verder.
Dat doen we dus alleen voor soorten die je (bijna) niet als plantje kunt kopen, zoals de Chinese- of knoflook bieslook.
Dat doen we dus alleen voor soorten die je (bijna) niet als plantje kunt kopen, zoals de Chinese- of knoflook bieslook.
And you only need 1 chive plant for the rest of your life:
Aardappels, uien en knoflook
Deze soorten zaai je niet, maar poot je. Ongeveer net zoals bij bloembollen.
Bij aardappels gebruik je kleine pootaardappeltjes en bij uien kleine pootuitjes.
De vroege aardappels die wij aan het eind van de winter verkopen, kiem je in februari tot half maart voor op de vensterbank. Daarna poot je ze diep in je bak, en als het weer dan een beetje meewerkt, kun je ze al in juni oogsten.
Bij aardappels gebruik je kleine pootaardappeltjes en bij uien kleine pootuitjes.
De vroege aardappels die wij aan het eind van de winter verkopen, kiem je in februari tot half maart voor op de vensterbank. Daarna poot je ze diep in je bak, en als het weer dan een beetje meewerkt, kun je ze al in juni oogsten.
Learn how to grow chives here.
Want to plant potatoes? Great. Just use small ones. Onions? Sure: 16 can grow in one square patch.
For impressive garlic bulbs, put some cloves in your garden box in the fall. You can harvest them after 6 months. If you sow them from seed, add a year.
Want to plant potatoes? Great. Just use small ones. Onions? Sure: 16 can grow in one square patch.
For impressive garlic bulbs, put some cloves in your garden box in the fall. You can harvest them after 6 months. If you sow them from seed, add a year.
Which vegetables are you better off skipping?
By now I've learned all about that. Either from my own experience, my mom's, or hearing from other gardeners.
So, you know a vegetable is not a good match when it:
So, you know a vegetable is not a good match when it:
- fails more often than it succeeds - like cauliflower
- takes over most of your garden box - like broccoli
- attracts way too many pests
- isn't compatible with the climate - like watermelon
- or takes way too long to grow - like parsnips
Al zijn er van die ongeschikte soorten soms ook alternatieven die wél kunnen.
Zoals de Baby broccoli die in 2023 in het testpakketje zat en we daarna opnamen in ons zadenpakket:
Zoals de Baby broccoli die in 2023 in het testpakketje zat en we daarna opnamen in ons zadenpakket:
Deze soort blijft veel compacter, geeft sneller oogst, en nadat je de eerste stronk geoogst hebt, groeien er nog maandenlang zijscheuten die super lekker zijn. Deze broccoli is dus wél geschikt.
So, those are the no-gos.
Plus all the other vegetables that you don't like, that hardly produce anything, or that take a crazy amount of effort before you can eat them. Because you probably won't end up doing it if it's a hassle, right?
Plus all the other vegetables that you don't like, that hardly produce anything, or that take a crazy amount of effort before you can eat them. Because you probably won't end up doing it if it's a hassle, right?
Going for the gold
Well, that's about it. Now you know everything I know: which vegetables work and which don't.
Start with the good stuff that's guaranteed to grow - especially if you're a beginner.
We're going for grow-your-own gold here. Our goal? To make sure you're ridiculously happy with your vegetable garden and proud of it too.
So, choose the plants that you know will do well. And that comes with step-by-step guidance from the app.
You can find them all in the shop.
Start with the good stuff that's guaranteed to grow - especially if you're a beginner.
We're going for grow-your-own gold here. Our goal? To make sure you're ridiculously happy with your vegetable garden and proud of it too.
So, choose the plants that you know will do well. And that comes with step-by-step guidance from the app.
You can find them all in the shop.
Have fun selecting your seeds!
Getting set up
- How do you plan a Makkelijke Moestuin?
- Everything about vegetables in a Makkelijke Moestuin
- How many garden boxes do you need?
- Buy or build a garden box
- What is the MM-Mix?
- Place and fill your garden box
- Starting in your garden box
- Starting a mini vegetable garden
- Starting your vegetable garden in no time
- DIY guide