Rundtur i køkkenhaven 17. Maj 2026 - Uge 20

Garden tour highlights (Sun. May 17)

• Cold nights lately, but overall the garden “looks very good.”
• Big week for “changeover” work: reseeding/planting a lot of new crops as things warm up.

Planting & crop updates

Beans

• Reusing leftover/previous plants and sowing yellow bush beans and green bush beans.
• Plans to add pole beans next (after a bit of prep).
• Preparing bean areas wherever there’s room.

Cucumbers & squash

• Bought cool/cukes from a garden center because they’re “significantly nicer” than home-started ones.
• Not yet fully planted: cucumbers and squash/pumpkins.
• Squash seeds were sown; emergence not yet started.

Melons

• Sown: watermelons and hand melons (more watermelons mentioned).

Leafy greens & roots

• Multiple sowings of lettuce and beets (sweet and yellow beets).
• Radishes and sun-safe radishes also added.
• Carrots are coming up; spinach and kohlrabi mentioned as established/visible.

Tomatoes, peas, cabbages

• Tomatoes growing well and planted “all over.”
• Peas removed to prevent cross-pollination (especially as they’re about to bloom).
• Cabbage netting stays in place longer because disturbing seedlings is a constant job.
• Salad/cabbages note: cabbages are there, but the salad remains untouched by pests/people.

Garlic, onions, potatoes

• Garlic beds look nice; some garlic bulbs look even better later.
• Onion sets planted.
• Potatoes are sprouting (including purple/pink-looking ones).
• Concern: one section has scattered emergence after planting earlier.

Garden protection & pest/foraging issues

Netting/row cover strategy

• Netting stays up due to practicality (plants get raised and must be repositioned repeatedly).

Animals/foragers pulling or eating plants

• Multiple instances of plants being pulled up or smashed/picked (attributed to birds/people).
• Consideration of adding arches or building a small “cabbage house” using posts + netting to protect cabbages.

Water collection & DIY 3D-printed system

• Major DIY/nerdy project: 3D printing parts for a rainwater collection/filter setup.
• Key approach:
  • Make a closed system where hoses connect and water runs to a collection bucket.
  • Water routing design helps avoid backflow by printing/using a piece so water flows the right way.
  • Uses water couplings for flexibility—parts can be disconnected/moved if needed.
• Mentioned benefit:
  • Having extra water connections from deals makes it easier to expand the system.

Notable activities & work-life rhythm

• Spent ~one hour repotting asparagus leftovers to handle more pots/leftovers.
• “Tetris in real time” garden management:
  • Adjusting plant spacing and placement as conditions change.
  • Continual small decisions: whether to insert chili supports, where to move things, etc.
• Encouraging mindset:
  • No strict plan this year; instead, watch what’s happening over the coming weeks and adapt.

Health/food/eating mention

• One specific meal note: asparagus was eaten after getting around to it (implied from earlier potting/repotting leftover stages).
• Otherwise, the subtitles are garden-focused rather than a dedicated nutrition/health routine.

Location/product/speaker mentions (end)

Notable locations/structures

• Greenhouse
• Kitchen garden area (“køkkenhaven”)
• Jerusalem artichoke bed
• Garlic beds
• Potato rows
• Cabbage netting/cabbage areas
• Street/outer garden zones

Products/stores mentioned

• Silvan
• H. L. Nyborg
• Hjem og Fix
• Lidl

Speaker references

• No specific named speaker beyond references to “Christi” (someone mentioned during a day off) and the narrator-host tone of the video.