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Spring onions with their roots and foliage, in an illustrative photograph.Lifestyle · Nov 8, 2026Garlic, leeks, lettuce: what can you really regrow?A leek base or a lettuce stump can grow new leaves, but not necessarily an entire vegetable. Garlic, on the other hand, needs to be planted in soil to form a new bulb.Growing beds covered with straw in the Rodale experimental vegetable garden, with vegetables in the foreground.Lifestyle · Oct 31, 2026Mulching the vegetable garden in winter: finding the right balance with slugsLeaves, straw, depth and moisture: practical pointers for protecting the soil without applying a one-size-fits-all recipe. And what trials tell us about slug barriers.Cassava roots with brown skins, stacked on a stall. Illustration photograph.Health · Oct 27, 2026Cassava in Martinique: how to make informed choices in the face of chlordeconeWhen growing or buying cassava, its origin and knowledge of the soil matter. The JAFA programme provides free support to Martinique’s gardeners.Potted chrysanthemums in Dompierre-sur-Mer, photographed on 29 October 2011. Illustration.Grand Est · Oct 27, 2026At Les Mesneux, chrysanthemums continue a market-gardening storyNear Reims, GAEC Kleinau combines vegetable growing and horticulture. As All Saints’ Day on 1 November approaches, the flowers recall an activity that has been part of the family business from the outset.Elongated fruits of rat’s tail radish, green and tinged with red, still attached to their stems against a dark backgroundNature and environment · Oct 26, 2026Rat’s tail radish: why its fruits are harvested above groundRat’s tail radish is grown for its young siliques, the fruits that contain the seeds. This distinctive feature changes which part of the plant is harvested and when it is picked.Freshly harvested rosettes of lamb’s lettuce on a light-coloured cloth.Nature and environment · Oct 26, 2026In the vegetable garden in October: sow or transplant lamb’s lettuce for winter?Lamb’s lettuce grows when the vegetable garden slows down. At the end of October, sowing and planting out plugs each have their advantages: timing, watering, protection and precautions for gardeners in Luxembourg.A hand places a garlic clove in the soil.Lifestyle · Oct 26, 2026Autumn garlic: check the soil before planting in the vegetable gardenLate October can suit garlic, but drainage and variety matter as much as the date. Here are some pointers for choosing between open ground, pots and delaying planting.A butternut squash cut in half on a chopping board, showing its flesh and seeds.Food and dining · Oct 25, 2026Autumn squash: how to choose it, store it and vary your recipesPumpkin, red kuri squash or butternut: a few pointers on buying the right amount, moving beyond soup and keeping decorative squash off the menu.Young tomato plant emerging from the soil, photographed close upLifestyle · Oct 1, 2026Shared gardens: growing a place in your neighbourhoodIn Luxembourg City, community gardens bring together residents from the same neighbourhood. Before thinking about the harvest, here are some useful questions to ask before joining a group.