Down on the Farm – 31st Dec 2016
It may be winter, but there is plenty going on here at Rocket Gardens especially since we’ve got to get growing fairly swiftly to make sure we’ve got thousands of…
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Eat Your Wreath!
If you are one of the festive fairies that has proudly been hanging an edible wreath on their front door this Christmas, then you might just be able to squeeze…
5 reasons to grow your own in 2017
The New Year is almost upon us and with it come all sorts of resolutions; “I’ll lose weight”, “I’ll go to the gym”, “I’ll eat more healthily”, “I’ll spend less”…
It’s all about the soil…
It doesn’t matter whether you’re planning to grow your own for the very first time this spring or whether you’ve had a veg patch on the go for years… the quality…
Starting a Veg Patch from Scratch
It can often be a little overwhelming to start a brand new veg patch completely from scratch, but it needn’t be. If you approach it step-by-step it can be surprisingly…
Want to get growing but short on time?
One of the most common hurdles to growing veg is not having much time to spend in the garden, but some plants require very little effort indeed. This is our…
3 Things to do in the garden in December…
Whether you’re growing veg over the winter months or have decided to wait until the spring, there are one or two things worth doing in the garden right now. 1….
Down on the Farm…’tis the season!
(Posted by Mike, founder of Rocket Gardens) We’re Gathering Goodies for our Wreaths… The harvesting team are just starting the first of this year’s bay harvest. We have around 500…
Get ready for frosts
If you’re growing your own over the winter, then now is the time to get ready to protect your plants on those cold frosty mornings. There’s nothing worse than seeing…
Planning your veg patch for spring
It might seem a little soon to be doing this, but if you have the odd free evening huddled in front of the fire then have a think about how…
Anyone can start growing their own with Rocket Gardens
The main aim of Rocket Gardens is to get people growing their own, no matter how green their fingers are, or aren’t. It’s so simple. We sow the seeds and…
Roast a Pumpkin on the Bonfire
If you’ve got a few pumpkins and squashes left after Hallowe’en then bring them on for Bonfire Night! This is a bit of a crowd pleaser, and it’s a really…