When deciding where to plant your garden, there are three rules to follow that take orientation, gra...

A natural vegetable garden needs diversity! Follow this guide with three simple tips. ...

Grouping plants by botanical family makes it possible to save space and promote mutual protection am...

Are you too busy to take care of your vegetables every day? Are you unable to plant your vegetable g...

Most vegetables will face pests and diseases. These attacks slow plant growth and can even be fatal ...

The Louis Bonduelle Foundation has assembled a scientific file that outlines current and future meth...

The artichoke is a perennial plant that prefers a humus-rich, cool, well-drained, neutral (pH = 7) s...

Asparagus is an herbaceous perennial and rhizomatous plant (plant contains an underground stem), whi...

Avocado is a perennial plant that appreciates the humus-rich soils, neutral (pH = 7), well-...

Beetroot enjoys a cool, light, deep and rich in humus soil, as well as a sunny exposure....

Black radish is an annual plant that enjoys rather rich and well-drained soils and sunny exposure. ...

Broad bean (Fava bean) is a perennial plant cultivated in temperate areas. It enjoys a clayey limest...

Button mushroom is essentially grown in France. It enjoys a moist, fresh soil as well as an exposure...

Cardoon enjoys light and humus-bearing grounds; is cultivated in the sun....

Carrot is a bi-annual plant that enjoys sandy, well-drained, neutral and light soils, as well as sun...

Cauliflower enjoys silt-clay, well-drained rich soils as well as sun exposure. Seedlings start in Fe...

Celeriac is a bi-annual plant that enjoys soils rich in humus. Sowing starts from end of February up...

Celery stalk is a bi-annual plant that needs a soil that is moisture-retentive, rich in humus and ne...

For optimum growth, chestnut enjoys sunny locations or partial shade in a deep, well-drained soil, a...

Chickpeas are an annual plant that enjoys sandy, deep, dry soils with neutral pH (pH = 7) and sunny ...

Chicory loves well-drained, humus-rich, light soils with a neutral pH (pH=7)....

Chinese artichoke is a rhizomatous plant (underground stem of perennial plants) that enjoys  light s...

Cucumber is a perennial climbing plant that prefers a deep, well-levelled, rich in humus and well-dr...

Dandelion is a rustic plant that enjoys rich in humus and loosened, soils and as well as sunny posit...

Aubergine or eggplant is an annual plant. Aubergine loves loamy soil and need plenty of sunshine and...

Fennel enjoys humus-rich soil, rather light and fresh soils, but also sun exposure. Therefore, fenne...

Flageolet is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys light, rich and well-drained soils and sun exp...

Peas is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys rich, light, and slightly damp soils and sun exposu...

Garlic is a bulbous perennial plant that appreciates argilo-calcareous or argilo-siliceous grounds, ...

Gherkin enjoys deep and rich in humus soils as well as sun exposure. Gherkin cultivation mainly take...

Ginger is a perennial herbaceous plant that appreciates light, well-drained, humus-rich soils with a...

Green bean is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys light and slightly damp soils and sun exposur...

Green cabbage is an herbaceous perennial plant that enjoys deep, fresh, and humid soils. ...

Horseradish is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys rich, loosened, fresh, humus-rich soils and ...

Jerusalem artichoke is a perennial rhizomatous (underground stem), plant, cold resistant that enjoys...

Lamb's lettuce is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys fresh, shallow and slightly clayey soils ...

Leek is a perennial plant but cultivated as an annual plant, that enjoys fresh, humus-rich and well-...

Lentil is a perennial plant that enjoys well drained clay and sandy soils with a neutral pH (pH = 7)...

Lettuce is a perennial plant that appreciates humus-rich, fresh and light soils and sunny exposure. ...

Melon is a perennial plant that enjoys rich, deep, fresh, humus-rich soils and sunny exposure. ...

Onion is a perennial bulbous plant that enjoys light, rather sandy and well-drained soils as well as...

Squash is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys humus-rich, well-drained and little calcareous so...

Parsnip is a bi-annual root vegetable: It does not blossom the first year but "settled" into the gro...

Pepper is an annual plant that enjoys light, rich and well-drained soils and sun exposure. ...

Pumpkin is an annual herbaceous plant that enjoys rich and well-drained soils as well as sun exposur...

Purslane is an annual herbaceous plant that enjoys light and well-drained soils as well as sun expos...

Radish is an annual herbaceous plant that enjoys light and humus-rich soils with a neutral (pH = 7) ...

Rapini is the young shoot of the raab broccoli. It enjoys humus-rich, well-drained, neutral (pH = 7)...

Red bean is a perennial plant. It can be a bushy or climbing plant. Each pod contains from 4 to 12 s...

Rocket is an annual herbaceous plant that enjoys fertile, fresh and well-drained soils as well as su...

Rutabaga enjoys rich in humus, well-drained and humid soils as well as as sun exposure or partial sh...

Salsify is a biennial herbaceous plant that enjoys sandy, rather light, well-drained, humus-rich soi...

Shallot is a perennial plant that enjoys light, rather sandy soils and sun exposure. It does not lik...

Sorrel is a perennial plant that enjoys humus-rich and rich soils as well as sun exposure. ...

Soy bean is an annual climbing plant that enjoys sandy, rich in humus and well-drained soils as well...

Spinach is a perennial herbaceous plant that enjoys fresh and clayey soils as well as exposure to se...

Sweet corn is a perennial plant that enjoys rich, deep, fresh, humus-rich soils and sunny exposure. ...

Chard is a bi-annual plant. Chard loves rich, fresh and deep soils with a neutral pH (pH=7). ...

Tomato is an annual plant with yellow flowers that enjoys fertile, well-drained, rich in humus soils...

Turnip is a perennial plant that enjoys humus-rich, light soils and sun exposure. For optimal growth...

Watercress is a perennial plant that enjoys humus-rich, well-drained, neutral (pH = 7) soils and par...

White bean is a perennial plant. It can be a bushy or climbing plant. Each pod contains from 4 to 12...

Yam is a climbing herbaceous plant that enjoys fresh, deep, light humus-rich soils with a neutral pH...

Zucchini is a perennial plant that appreciates humus-rich, well-drained, light neutral (pH = 7) soil...

Sweet potato is a perennial plant that enjoys sandy, humus-rich, well-drained soils and sunny exposu...

Brussels sprout is an herbaceous perennial plant that enjoys deep, fresh, rich in humus soils. ...