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Garden | July 9, 2026 12:15

June in the Feierabend Garden

Garden Update from our Head Gardener, Saskia Detz.

By the end of June, our after-work garden is at its most productive. The warm summer days have spurred vigorous growth, and you can tell everywhere you look: Summer has truly arrived.

We harvest from the garden beds almost every day. Various lettuces, kohlrabi, fennel, and many fresh herbs are constantly making their way from the garden to the kitchen. The variety the garden produces right now is especially wonderful: from the first zucchini to crisp cucumbers and the first ripe tomatoes.

Summer in the Greenhouse

There’s a lot going on in the plastic tunnel, too. The tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers are growing well. The first colorful tomatoes are already ripe, and the cucumbers are also producing a steady supply of fresh crops.

To ensure that the plants stay healthy and can channel all their energy into flowers and fruit, we continue to tend to them regularly, prune them, and tie them up. Week after week, the plants are checked, pruned, and cared for. Because right now, proper care is what determines how well they’ll sustain us through the summer.

Harvest, tend, and start over

There’s plenty to do outdoors, too. In addition to the ongoing maintenance of the garden beds and mowing the paths, the first harvested areas are already being prepared for new crops. Lettuce, carrots, bush beans, and red beets are being replanted so that we can continue to harvest from the garden in the coming months.

That’s exactly what makes this time of year in the garden so special: while you’re harvesting in one spot, something new is already starting to grow in another.

Straight from the garden to the end of the workday

Week after week, we deliver freshly harvested vegetables and herbs to our two after-work restaurants. There, they are often prepared and served just a few hours after being harvested.

It’s this direct connection from the garden to the plate that gives our produce its special flavor. Our heirloom vegetable varieties, in particular, now show just how much flavor they have when they’re given time to grow, are carefully tended, and are harvested at the exact moment they taste their best.

Now it’s time to keep watering, tending, harvesting, and replanting. The garden is in the thick of summer and gives us a little bit of that “end-of-the-day” feeling every day.

A close-up of an unripe green tomato growing on a vine and surrounded by lush green leaves in a garden.
Bright red roses bloom against a blurred background of a stone wall and greenery, while the sunlight makes the petals glow and casts shadows.
A close-up of an unripe green tomato with light green stripes hanging from the vine, set against a blurred green background.
In a garden bed, various types of leafy greens grow close together, displaying bright green and deep red-purple leaves. Fresh herbs can be seen in the background.
Bright orange poppy flowers with delicate petals and dark centers bloom in a sun-drenched garden amid prickly green leaves.
In a sunny garden, rows of leafy greens and tall chives are growing; in the background, under a bright blue sky, a fence, trees, and a greenhouse are visible.
On a sunny day, four ducks with dark heads and light-colored bodies are walking on the green grass next to a greenhouse, while some plants are growing along a fence on the left.
Three cucumbers are growing on a vine in a greenhouse, surrounded by green leaves and a small yellow flower. The cucumbers are dark green and have bumpy skin. Sunlight shines through the greenhouse structure.
A cluster of unripe apricots on a branch, surrounded by green leaves, while sunlight illuminates the scene and grass can be seen blurred in the background.