November in the Makkelijke Moestuin

Winter is here. It gets dark early and the raised beds are becoming emptier. You can no longer sow seeds, although you can still plant some garlic, winter onions and spring-flowering bulbs. You can, of course, set up your garden now, ready for an extra early start next spring. 😀

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You can start a Makkelijke Moestuin at almost any time of year. Even in November, although it is not the most obvious time: you can no longer sow or plant anything.

The big advantage of setting up your garden now is that you can start extra early next year, and you will be ready for the years ahead too.

1. Choose a Makkelijke Moestuin raised bed (or a complete starter kit).

2. Get help with every step from our free app.

3. Garden for a few minutes a day.

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Already growing? There is still plenty to harvest at this time of year: a few late beans and courgettes, beautiful orange pumpkins, and leafy vegetables such as chard and endive.

You can leave the winter vegetables you sowed last month where they are: they can cope well with the cold. Harvest the rest over the coming weeks.

November is also a good month to prepare your raised beds for winter.

1. Harvest whatever you can. There is often a surprising amount left.

2. Remove old plants you are no longer harvesting from. Pull the roots out of the soil mix and remove any plant remains from the trellis too.

3. Remove all the weeds from your vegetable garden. It does not take long and saves you some work in early spring.

4. Gather your containers, pots and labels and clean them. You can do the same with the grids from empty raised beds. It is lovely to have everything ready when you start again next year.

5. Protect the winter vegetables you sowed in late September and October from cold, harsh weather. Horticultural fleece or a crop cover is ideal.

6. Harvest the last pumpkins and, if needed, put them on the windowsill to ripen further.

* In short: follow the advice in the MM app, which covers all these tips. 😉

Nothing. Even if it is still warm, the days are simply too short.

The only things you can still plant until mid-November are winter onions, garlic and spring-flowering bulbs.

That was November in a nutshell. But I have written so much over the years that I have a few more interesting posts for you: