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 garden bed

3. The garden bed

The garden 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.

Harvesting courgettes

How do you harvest courgettes? I show you in a video as I harvest our Makkelijke Moestuin Black Forest climbing courgette.

The Black Forest F1 climbing courgette has a longer stem than other varieties, so you can tie it to a trellis.

The plant loves warmth, especially in early summer. Once established, it can grow as tall as 2 metres and produce an abundance of courgettes well into October.

Read the full guide to this variety here.

When should you harvest courgettes? With some good weather, from early July onwards, as soon as they are about 20 to 30 cm long. Picking early is best: the courgettes are tender and the plant produces new flowers.

Here is how to harvest them:

You will find the seeds for this variety in the shop, both separately and in the Climbing veg seed bundle:
Climbing courgette

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