Vegetable Discoveries

Elephant garlic, a curiosity in the vegetable garden

25 October 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Do you know Elephant Garlic ? It is an original and perpetual variety which produces an enormous bulb, weighing up to 500 grams for more than 10 cm in diameter, formed of 4 to 6 large cloves. Its flavor halfway ...

Secrets of Perennial leek, this maintenance-free Perennial Vegetable !

22 October 2022 Marielle from Alsagarden

You are certainly familiar with the "classic" leek that is grown every year in your vegetable patch. But did you know that there is also a perennial leek that is very easy to grow and requires very little maintenance? Discover ...

The ‘German Gold’ Tomato : An old variety to rediscover

25 September 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

It is a very old variety from the 19th century which would be of German origin and whose conservation we owe to the Mennonite community in the United States! The 'German Gold' tomato is a pineapple-type tomato with large yellow-orange ...

Growing French Konjac in the vegetable garden

8 July 2022 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Konjac, with the botanical name Amorphophallus konjac, is a perennial plant of the Araceae family that grows from a spherical bulb that can easily reach 3 to 4 kilos, and sometimes up to 20 kilos after several years of cultivation. ...

Holy Basil : Good for Your Brain and Your Body

25 July 2021 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

With the scientific name Ocimum tenuiflorum (or formerly Ocimum sanctum), Basil Tulsi, also called "Holy Basil" is a very popular plant in India, where it is used in the form of infusions which often replaces tea. Ayurvedic medicine has also ...

How to grow peanuts ?

23 July 2021 Lucas Heitz, The Curious Gardener

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea), sometimes also called "Earth Pistachio", or even "Earth Pea" is an annual plant of the Fabaceae family (legumes). Its culture is very surprising because its yellow flowers, once fertilized, bury themselves in the ground in order to ...