Gardening tips

Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Storing the autumn harvest all winter: cellar, clamp and jauge

Harvesting is only half the work: a carrot lifted in wet weather, a squash put in the cellar, an onion forgotten in a plastic bag — and part… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Autumn green manures: what to sow in October-November

Late October, and most of the vegetable beds are emptied and about to spend the winter bare. Bare soil under winter rain loses nitrogen to l… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Protecting the vegetable garden from cold: fleece, mulch and cold frames in numbers

Floating row cover, mulch, cold frame: each protection gains between 2 and 8 °C depending on the technique and fabric weight. Here are the e… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Overwintering a potted citrus tree: cool, dry, bright — the right moves

It's time: late October, the first cool nights arrive and potted orange, lemon and other citrus trees must come in. But overwintering citrus… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Himalayan dogwood (Cornus capitata): planting, care and harvest

Himalayan dogwood: the Himalayan strawberry tree that deserves a place in your garden The Himalayan dogwood (Cornus capitata), also called t… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Planting garlic in November: cloves in the ground before winter

November is the last call for autumn garlic. Whites and violets — the autumn strains — must be in the ground before December: planted now, t… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Forcing endives: from garden roots to winter chicons

Late October, the endive sown in spring reaches the moment that decides everything: lifting the roots before hard frosts, preparing them, th… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Jerusalem artichoke: harvest and storage all winter

In November, the Jerusalem artichoke's foliage dies back and falls: the signal that the tubers are ready. Good news for the relaxed gardener… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Parsnip: the winter vegetable that waits in the ground until April

The parsnip has managed the feat of being forgotten by the modern vegetable garden while being nearly impossible to fail: it is sown directl… Read more Gardening tips 05/11/2026

Salsify and scorzonera: harvesting the winter roots without breaking them

October marks the start of the great salsify and scorzonera harvest: roots sown in spring, waited on for seven to ten months, now holding in… Read more