Binette The guides

Crops

The right guidance for each vegetable.

Choose the right time, prepare the ground and support each crop from planting to harvest.

Choose a crop

Open a crop guide to find its main article and practical topics.

AngelicaThe guide
Growing angelica: fresh seeds, open ground, and harvest →
AniseThe guide
Growing anise: direct sowing and harvesting seeds →
AsparagusThe guide
Growing asparagus: planting crowns and managing harvests →
AubergineThe guide and 1 topic
Growing aubergines: sowing in warmth, planting and harvesting →

Watering

BasilThe guide
Growing basil: planting, pots, watering and pruning →
Bay laurelThe guide
Growing bay laurel: container, pruning, harvest and winter care →
BeetrootThe guide and 1 topic
Growing beetroot: sowing, thinning and harvesting →

Sowing and planting

BergamotThe guide
Growing Monardas: Identifying Bergamot, Sowing, and Harvesting →
BorageThe guide
Growing borage: sowing, flowers and limits on culinary use →
Broad beanThe guide
Sowing broad beans: autumn or spring for your garden →
BroccoliThe guide
Growing broccoli: choosing the type and harvesting before flowering →
Brussels sproutThe guide
Growing Brussels sprouts: sowing and winter harvest →
Butternut squashThe guide
Growing butternut squash: sowing, harvesting ripe fruit and storage →
CabbageThe guide
Growing headed cabbage: sowing, planting and harvesting →
CalendulaThe guide
Cultivating Pot Marigold: Sowing, Flower Harvesting, and Renewal →
CarawayThe guide
Growing caraway: sowing and harvesting seeds after winter →
CarrotThe guide and 1 topic
Growing carrots: sowing, thinning and deciding when to harvest →

Sowing and planting

CauliflowerThe guide
Growing cauliflower: choosing the season and harvesting the curd →
CeleriacThe guide
Growing celeriac: sowing, planting and storage →
CeleryThe guide
Growing celery: sowing, caring for the stalks and harvesting →
ChamomileThe guide
Growing chamomile: annual German chamomile or perennial Roman chamomile →
ChardThe guide
Growing Swiss chard: sowing, watering and leaf-by-leaf harvesting →
ChervilThe guide
Growing chervil: sowing, cool conditions and leaf harvest →
ChicoryThe guide
Growing chicories: frisée, escarole, sugar loaf and radicchio →
Chilli pepperThe guide
Growing Chilli Peppers: Sowing in Warmth, Planting, and Harvesting →
ChivesThe guide
Growing chives: sowing, pots, cutting, and division →
Common sageThe guide
Cultivating common sage: planting, pruning and harvesting →
CorianderThe guide
Growing Coriander: Sowing for Leaves or Seeds →
CourgetteThe guide and 5 topics
Growing courgettes: from sowing to first harvests →

Sowing and planting

Watering

Symptoms, diseases and pests

CucumberThe guide and 2 topics
Growing Cucumber: Sowing, Planting, and Harvesting →

Sowing and planting

Watering

Curry plantThe guide
Growing curry plant: fragrance, drainage, pruning and winter care →
DillThe guide
Growing dill: sowing for leaves or seeds →
Elephant garlicThe guide
Growing elephant garlic: planting, care and harvesting →
FenugreekThe guide
Growing fenugreek: harvesting leaves or seeds →
Florence fennelThe guide
Growing fennel: forming a bulb and preventing bolting →
French beanThe guide and 2 topics
French beans: sowing, growing, and harvesting by type →

Sowing and planting

Garden cressThe guide
Growing garden cress: sowing, leaves and harvest →
GarlicThe guide and 1 topic
Planting garlic: choosing the right time and the right techniques →

Harvesting and storage

Garlic chivesThe guide
Growing Chinese chives: sowing, division and cut-and-come-again leaves →
GingerThe guide
Growing ginger in pots: warmth, care and harvest →
Globe artichokeThe guide
Growing artichokes: plants, harvest and winter protection →
GrapevineThe guide
Growing table grapes: support and appropriate pruning →
Hamburg parsleyThe guide
Growing Hamburg parsley: sowing, root growth and storage →
KaleThe guide
Growing kale: sowing, planting and harvesting leaves →
KiwiThe guide
Growing kiwi: choosing plants and supports, and harvesting →
Lamb’s lettuceThe guide
Growing corn salad: sowing, watering and winter harvests →
LeekThe guide
Growing leeks: sowing, transplanting and progressive harvesting →
Lemon balmThe guide
Growing lemon balm: planting, containing and harvesting the leaves →
Lemon verbenaThe guide
Growing lemon verbena: planting, pruning and overwintering →
LentilThe guide
Growing lentils in the vegetable garden: sowing and harvesting dried lentils →
LettuceThe guide and 1 topic
Growing lettuce: varieties, sowing and harvesting by season →

Sowing and planting

Lima beanThe guide
Lima beans: choosing the season and harvesting →
LovageThe guide
Growing lovage: making room and harvesting leaves or seeds →
MarjoramThe guide
Growing marjoram: sowing, harvesting and winter protection →
MelonThe guide and 2 topics
Growing melon: heat, watering and harvesting by variety →

Sowing and planting

Watering

MintThe guide
Growing mint: pots, planting, division and harvest →
NasturtiumThe guide
Growing nasturtiums: sowing, flowers and seeds →
OnionThe guide and 3 topics
Planting and Growing Onions: From Sowing to Storage →

Harvesting and storage

Varieties and care

OreganoThe guide
Cultivating Oregano: Sowing, Maintenance, Harvesting, and Overwintering →
OysterplantThe guide
Growing Mertensia maritima: sowing, pots and oyster-flavoured leaves →
ParsleyThe guide
Growing parsley: sowing, pots, harvest and winter care →
ParsnipThe guide
Growing Parsnips: Direct Sowing, Seedling Emergence, and Winter Harvest →
Pattypan squashThe guide
Growing pattypan squash: sowing, planting and harvest choices →
PeaThe guide
Growing shelling peas: sowing, supports, and fresh harvest →
PotatoThe guide
Growing potatoes: planting, earthing up and harvesting →
PumpkinThe guide
Growing Pumpkin: Selecting, Training Vines, and Harvesting →
RadishThe guide and 1 topic
Sowing radishes: selecting the type, depth, and harvest →

Sowing and planting

RaspberryThe guide
Growing raspberries: planting, pruning and harvesting →
Red kuri squashThe guide
Growing squash (potimarron): selecting, sowing, and harvesting →
RhubarbThe guide
Growing rhubarb: planting, maintenance, and harvesting without depleting the crown →
RocketThe guide
Growing rocket: sowing, watering and harvesting leaves →
RosemaryThe guide
Growing rosemary: planting, pots, pruning and winter care →
Runner beanThe guide
Runner beans: sowing, support and harvest →
Salad burnetThe guide
Growing salad burnet: planting and encouraging fresh leaves →
SavoryThe guide
Growing annual or perennial savory: sowing and harvesting →
ShallotThe guide
Planting shallots: grey or pink, care and harvest →
Spaghetti squashThe guide
Growing spaghetti squash: sowing, spacing and harvesting at maturity →
SpinachThe guide
Growing spinach: sowing, bolting and harvest →
SquashThe guide
Which squashes to grow: choosing based on space and harvest →
StrawberryThe guide and 1 topic
Planting strawberries: choosing plants and the right time →

Varieties and care

SunflowerThe guide
Sowing and Growing Sunflowers in the Garden →
SwedeThe guide
Growing swede: sowing, bulking and winter harvest →
Sweet pepperThe guide and 2 topics
Growing Sweet Peppers: From Sowing in Warmth to Harvest →

Sowing and planting

Watering

Sweet potatoThe guide
Planting Sweet Potato: Slips, Warmth, and Harvest →
SweetcornThe guide
Growing sweetcorn: sowing, pollination and harvest →
TarragonThe guide
Growing tarragon: choosing French tarragon, planting and overwintering →
ThymeThe guide
Growing thyme in pots or in the ground: drainage, watering and pruning →
TomatoThe guide and 15 topics
Planting and Growing Tomatoes, from Seedling to Harvest →

Sowing and planting

Watering

Fertilisation

Symptoms, diseases and pests

Varieties and care

TurnipThe guide
Growing turnips: choosing the season, sowing and harvesting →
WatermelonThe guide
Growing Watermelon: Heat, Pollination, and True Maturity →
Welsh onionThe guide
Welsh onion: differences, sowing and harvesting in the vegetable garden →
Wild garlicThe guide
Growing wild garlic: planting and harvesting →
Witloof chicoryThe guide
Growing Belgian endive: producing the roots then forcing the chicons →
Yard-long beanThe guide
Yardlong bean: warmth, trellis and young pods →

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