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.

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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.

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Winter lettuce

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Description

This hearty winter lettuce can handle the cold, even some frost. Ideal for your early sprink and the empty patches in the fall. And tasty too.

Specifications

Sowing time: Mar - Apr and Aug - Oct
Height: 15-25 cm
Weight: 0.5 grams

In the app

Sowing: 1 March - 30 April , 1 August - 31 October

Level 1

seeds are sowed

Level 2

first seedlings

Level 3

thinned seedlings

Level 4

little plants

Level 5

first harvest

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Winter lettuce

Winter lettuce plants are strong and taste delicious. They can handle the cold, even frost. They're perfect for early spring, as well as in the fall.

Sow in March and April and with mild weather you can harvest in May. Sow in August and harvest before winter. If you sow in October and cover them with a fleece MM-Muts, you’ll harvest in winter or early spring.
 
Species name: Merveille d'Hiver  
Family: leaf 
Plants per square patch: 4
Height: 10 to 25 cm 
Sowing time: March to April and August to October 
Sowing depth: 0.5 to 1 cm 
Germination: 5 to 18°C in 2 to 14 days 
Time to harvest: When sown in March, April and August, after 6-8 weeks. If sown in autumn, it takes longer. During the winter months, growth almost stops. 
Sunlight: Grows best in the lightest spot you've got

What's so special about winter lettuce?

Winter lettuce plants can handle the cold better than most varieties. So, it’s one of the few lettuces that you can sow in the fall. 

Sowing and growing

Growing winter lettuce is easy. Just put a few seeds in each hole and keep your soil mix moist. After the seedlings come up, thin out them out so there's is only 1 plant per hole (4 in total).

Since the lettuce heads don't grow very fast in the fall, 4 heads can easily fit in one square patch. 

Watch out for snails: they love the small plants. 

Step-by-step sowing and growing instructions are included in the Planty Gardening app.  

Tip: You can also sow this variety early in the spring. But beware: the lettuce heads grow much faster and will soon become too big for your lettuce patch. So, you'll have to harvest quickly.

How do you use winter lettuce?

Winter lettuce is great in salads. The leaves are also tasty in green smoothies. 
 
As soon as the plants begin to flower, the leaves become coarser and somewhat bitter. Add the last leaves to your mashed potatoes, stew, soup, or stir fry. Delicious 😋