Already growing? Read about October in a Makkelijke Moestuin.

Starting in October: there's still time

You can still start a Makkelijke Moestuin in autumn. You'll mainly be sowing and planting for an extra early harvest in spring.

Don't you usually start a vegetable garden in March?

A traditional vegetable garden, yes. First you need to dig over a patch of ground, remove the weeds and fertilise it, then do it all again each year. That's a huge job for just a few months of growing, which is why people usually start in March.

You can start a Makkelijke Moestuin from February to November

It doesn't matter much when you start exactly. Set up a Makkelijke Moestuin now, and you're already preparing for next year and the years after that.

You only need to set up your raised bed once. Then you can enjoy it season after season, year after year.

Why October is still a good time to start

• You can still sow or plant some vegetables in October, from garlic to winter lettuce, and from kale to spinach. It's the right time for eight of our seed varieties. With some protection, such as a crop cover for your raised bed, you can grow even more:

• You can harvest some of the crops you sow now at the beginning of winter, and others extra early in spring.
• Some of our vegetables cope well with severe frost, so you can even harvest them in the middle of winter:

• From mid-September, you can plant garlic cloves and winter onion sets. That gives them enough time to establish well before you harvest them next year.

What can you sow or plant now?

Many people think there's nothing left to sow at this time of year, but you still can. You're sowing now for winter and early spring.

You can still sow or plant:

• Kale
• Radishes
• Spinach
• Winter peas (for shoots)
• Winter purslane
• Yellow winter onions (sets)
• Red winter onions (sets)
• Garlic (bulbs)

With extra protection, such as an MM-Muts crop cover, you can often still sow these too:

• Asian salad mix (for mizuna and mustard leaves)
• Rocket
• Lamb's lettuce

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Want to get started too? It's easy:

1. Choose a Makkelijke Moestuin raised bed or a complete starter kit.
2. Get guidance at every step from our free app.
3. Garden for a few minutes a day.

Want to know more?

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Take a look at what other people say about us. Here's Ferry's review from 16 September:

"What an invention! Even though it's already September, I've been able to harvest plenty. Get in touch if you get stuck with anything: they're lovely people who are more than happy to help. A company with a mission, and you can really feel the difference. I'm a fan."