Cultivation guides · Belgium

Vegetables

From seed to plate, every vegetable has its own fact sheet: when to sow and plant in Belgium, how to look after it without using chemicals, when to harvest it, and how to enjoy it.

  • Sowing under cover
  • Sowing in open ground
  • Plantation
  • Harvest
fruiting vegetable Intermediate

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

fruiting vegetable Easy

Courgette

Cucurbita pepo

fruiting vegetable Intermediate

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

fruiting vegetable Demanding

Sweet pepper

Capsicum annuum

fruiting vegetable Demanding

Aubergine

Solanum melongena

legume Easy

French bean (dwarf bean)

Phaseolus vulgaris

legume Easy

Garden pea

Pisum sativum

legume Easy

Broad bean

Vicia faba

tuber Intermediate

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

root vegetable Intermediate

Carrot

Daucus carota

root vegetable Easy

Beetroot

Beta vulgaris

root vegetable Easy

Radish

Raphanus sativus

root vegetable Easy

Turnip

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

root vegetable Intermediate

Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

bulb vegetable Easy

Onion

Allium cepa

bulb vegetable Easy

Garlic

Allium sativum

bulb vegetable Easy

Shallot

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

leaf vegetable Intermediate

Leek

Allium porrum

leaf vegetable Easy

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

leaf vegetable Easy

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

leaf vegetable Easy

Lamb's lettuce (corn salad)

Valerianella locusta

leaf vegetable Easy

Rocket

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

brassica Demanding

Cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

brassica Intermediate

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

brassica Intermediate

Brussels sprouts

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

brassica Easy

Kale

Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

brassica Intermediate

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

leaf vegetable Intermediate

Chicory (witloof)

Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

root vegetable Demanding

Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

bulb vegetable Intermediate

Florence fennel

Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum

fruiting vegetable Easy

Winter squash and pumpkins

Cucurbita maxima, C. moschata, C. pepo

leaf vegetable Easy

Swiss chard

Beta vulgaris var. cicla

leaf vegetable Easy

Rhubarb

Rheum rhabarbarum

herb Intermediate

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

herb Easy

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

herb Easy

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

herb Easy

Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

herb Easy

Mint

Mentha spicata, Mentha × piperita

herb Intermediate

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

herb Easy

Dill

Anethum graveolens