Gardening tips for Hungarian soil and climate?

As we went off topic with gardening I thought I would start and new tread.
If anyone has any tips on what grows easily in different regions of HU and can offer any advice on where to buy supplies, seeds etc. I am sure it will be helpful as spring growing season will soon be here.
I would love to grow some fresh herbs in my windowbox.
Which herbs are the heartiest for direct sunlight conditions do they need to be grown in a shady place?
Tried growing parsley and it just burnt up on us.
Space is limited in the flat so herbs that grow upright and are hardy would be best.
I noticed Mulberry trees had been mentioned in a previous post about gardening.
I know in the US southwest they are now illegal to grow. Too many issues with pollen and allergies.
Not native trees to the SW.
Not sure they are legal in Hungary I noticed awhile back that even Hungary was having issues with allergies

- @anns
To be successful you really need a greenhouse or polytunnel to grow but sometimes I start a few things off indoors under grow lights.
- @anns

Sorry but you don't, maybe back in the UK, you do. But not over here.

- @anns To be successful you really need a greenhouse or polytunnel to grow but sometimes I start a few things off indoors under grow lights. - @annsSorry but you don't, maybe back in the UK, you do. But not over here. - @SimCityAT

Big commercial producers  here have or used to have large polytunnels but never seen anyone using grow lights.  Mrs F's friend was a commercial producer of peppers.  But it's all gone now, replaced by cheaper imports from abroad from places like Morocco. It's back breaking work. Someone is or was keeping pigs now on the land.  I was out in the countryside yesterday and lots of small scale planting for personal use still going on.  Typical summer plots with fruit trees and grape vines, tilled soil for veg, small cellars and jerry built small houses/sheds.  As usual lots of palinka (vodka) being made post harvest.

This is a nice tip to get more Tomato plants 

How to Make More Plants - Propagating Tomato Suckers

This is a nice tip to get more Tomato plants
How to Make More Plants - Propagating Tomato Suckers - @SimCityAT

One can also collect the seeds directly from a tomato.

People seem to have a lot more resources for "neat" gardening in the USA.

That bloke's raised beds look too profi by half!

This is a nice tip to get more Tomato plants
How to Make More Plants - Propagating Tomato Suckers - @SimCityAT
One can also collect the seeds directly from a tomato.
People seem to have a lot more resources for "neat" gardening in the USA.

That bloke's raised beds look too profi by half! - @fluffy2560

Yep but with suckers, they are already in plant form, so will grow in no time at all.

This is a nice tip to get more Tomato plants
How to Make More Plants - Propagating Tomato Suckers - @SimCityAT
One can also collect the seeds directly from a tomato.
People seem to have a lot more resources for "neat" gardening in the USA.

That bloke's raised beds look too profi by half! - @fluffy2560
Yep but with suckers, they are already in plant form, so will grow in no time at all. - @SimCityAT

You are absolutely right.  Good to have a head start.

I've seen discussions where it's possible to graft tomato stalks on to potato plants.   Apparently they are almost the same plant.  Imagine the energy that takes out of the plant.  I wonder if one ends up with weak tomatoes and weak potatoes?

It's normal (and discussed here previously) for grapes to use disease resistant rootstock.  I have some grapevines from the garden centre and they are different varieties.  They all seem to be grafted.  I haven't really looked that hard at them.  We'll have to wait until they start growing again in Spring.

I've also heard of things like pear branches being grafted on to apple trees. I don't know why people do that. I suppose I could Google it.    During the winter gardening is definitely a back burner issue in winter.   If the weather was better (1C as I type), things could be done.  If it's over 10C, outside work could recommence.

@fluffy2560

My dad has some apple trees in his garden that were grafted, they came from my grandparents farm, and they were the only variety in the world. We had it done by a professional free surgeon.

But yes I heard the same about tomato plants, seems to a bit tricky and unnecessary for Joe blogs. But then again if you want a different variety that's how you do it.

@fluffy2560
My dad has some apple trees in his garden that were grafted, they came from my grandparents farm, and they were the only variety in the world. We had it done by a professional free surgeon.
But yes I heard the same about tomato plants, seems to a bit tricky and unnecessary for Joe blogs. But then again if you want a different variety that's how you do it. - @SimCityAT

I believe it's quite simple to graft on other plants, just takes a bit of time and technique.   The rootstock joint on our grapes were covered in a kind of wax.  I guess they dip them to protect them while the graft takes hold.

If one had 100s of trees, it'd be a lot of work doing grafts.  I've got one apple tree, one peach, one cherry, one greengage and 3 grapevines.  We had a pear tree but it was diseased and in the way of building work.  Wasn't worth moving it.

Now you've said that about tomato plants, I'm going to have to look it up.