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…
Author: Rocket Gardens
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…
Tricks of the trade…Keep aphids away
Aphids can be a bit of a pain in the veg patch, but there are various ways of keeping them at bay. These are the three cunning methods that we…
How to harvest your artichokes
If you’ve been growing globe artichokes, then they are probably getting close to harvest time by now…and you want to make sure you harvest them at the perfect moment for…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…in the greenhouse
Last summer I built a makeshift greenhouse out of old reclaimed windows. I grew all my tomatoes, peppers and chillies in pots in the greenhouse whilst the ground was covered with…
Tricks of the trade: Prevent bolting
Broccoli, cabbage, oriental leaves, lettuces, spinach and a few others can sometimes “bolt” unexpectedly at this time of year. Rather than producing lots of lovely leaves, they suddenly decide to…
Weekly checks worth keeping on top of
As we head into the peak growing time there are a number of little things going on in the kitchen garden that you should keep an eye on. This is…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…an evening of planting
Having spent most of last week pondering my plot, this week I’ve started planting. I should have learnt my lesson last year – that planting always takes longer than I expect…