The central part of the garden is the vegetable garden of ca. 260 m2, or actually the vegetable gardens. We have 3 vegetable garden areas with each 7 plots that are in a sever-year crop rotation. This means that vegetables of the same plant family (legumes, brassicas,…) are grown on 5 plots, while two plots remain unused and are planted only with green manure such as red clover.
Vegetables we typically grow each season:
Aizoaceae
- New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)
Amaranthaceae
- Beet (Beta vulgaris)
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. cicla)
Amaryllidaceae
- Garlic (Allium sativum)
- Leek (Allium porrum)
- Onion (Allium cepa)
Apiaceae
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Asteraceae
- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Cos lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia)
- Cutting lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. crispa)
- Head lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)
Brassicaceae
- Arugula/Wild rocket (Eruca sativa and Diplotaxis tenuifolia)
- Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
- Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
- Curly kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica)
- Japanese mustard (Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica)
- Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
- Lacinato kale (Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia)
- Pak-choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Red and white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
- Savoy cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda)
- Siberian kale (Brassica napus var. pabularia)
- Tatsoi (Brassica narinosa)
- Turnip (Brassica rapa)
Cucurbitaceae
- Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
- Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo var. giromontiina)
Fabaceae
- Broad bean (Vicia faba)
- Garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Pea (Pisum sativum)
Polygonaceae
- Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
Rosaceae
- Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
Solanaceae
- Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Additionally we try out new species and varieties each year.