Tricks of the Trade…Extending the Season
Now, we don’t want you to panic, but in just a few weeks the weather will start to get a little cooler and, if you planted in early spring, most…
Author: Rocket Gardens
Argh! Why are my veg plants bolting?
If you’ve experienced some of your veg plants bolting, then don’t be too surprised. It’s been a funny couple of weeks with ridiculously hot, dry spells followed immediately by loads…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener – Yellow Leaves?
Well, I should have learnt from this last year with my courgettes, but I got it wrong again! A few weeks ago I planted two pumpkin plants in a grow…
Do your herbs need a trim?
This is a great time of year in the herb world as they’re all in full bloom and looking magnificent. Some may need a trim though to keep them healthy…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…a new slug tactic
This week I honestly feel like all I do is battle against pests. It was crows in the chicken coop last weekend (my scarecrow proved not to be very effective…
July (and beyond) in the Kitchen Garden
You may be eagerly waiting to harvest your crops, but there are still a few things that you could plant in July and it’s a good time to get some…
Tricks of the trade… more strawberries from your plants
As strawberry season hits the UK we thought we’d share this little strawberry secret with you…. you can cleverly grow on new strawberry plants from the runners that you’ll spot…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener – Creepy Crows
Ok, this post is not so much about my veg patch as it is about my chickens. But I figured many Weekly Veg Out readers might also keep chickens, so decided…
Be inspired…Grow some fruit!
Growing fruit is really quite easy, although the word “pruning” tends to put people off. Please, don’t panic about pruning and just pick one or two fruits that you love to…
How often to water
During dry spells like this one, watering the plants in your veg patch is really important, and some plants need more water than others. Our advice to you is as…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…take that, brassicas!
Around about this time last year I think I was blogging about the sad demise of most of my brassicas…those that weren’t pecked to death by pigeons were plagued by caterpillars…
Don’t scorch the leaves
It’s an easy mistake to make, (particularly if you let your children loose with the watering can!) but watering plants at the wrong time of day or in the wrong…