Top Tips for Growing Peas
Picking pea pods is a lot of fun, particularly with children, and that’s why peas are of our favourite veg to grow here at Rocket Gardens. If you fancy giving it a…
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The Art of the Small Veg Patch
We’re big believers that you don’t need much space to grow your own food. A window box will give you enough space to grow some lettuces and herbs, a couple…
Planting Tips
So, you’ve ordered with Rocket Gardens and you’re hoping to receive your garden any day now…. here are some top tips for all you budding gardeners out there! Keep an…
An easy way to grow celeriac
One of the best things about growing your own food with Rocket Gardens is that we take care of sowing the seeds for you. This is particularly helpful when it…
3 Things to do in the garden – May 7th
The sun has finally got his hat on! This nice sunny spell has really taken the edge off; the air is warmer, the ground is warmer and we are good to…
A bit about Brassicas
The brassica family is a big one in the veg world with the likes of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, kale, turnips, swede, and Chinese cabbages all playing a part. As it’s…
Rhubarb… good things come to those that wait!
Rhubarb is one of our favourite things to grow in the veg patch for various reason. It looks great in the garden with its attractive leaves and striking colours,it’s one…
3 things to do in the garden – April 30th
Happy Bank Holiday folks! It’s cold out there, but you can still enjoy your garden this weekend…here are three things worth doing. 1. Make sure your plants won’t get frostbite…
Homegrown is oodles better than supermarket salad…
There’s something very appealing about those packs of mixed salad leaves that you buy in the supermarkets. They’re pre-washed, they have a variety of leaves, they look quite good and it…
The Brilliance of Beetroot
The beautiful beetroot is not a veg plant to be overlooked when deciding what to grow in your kitchen garden. They are notoriously difficult to grow from seed, but you don’t…
3 things to do in the garden this weekend…
It’s nearly the end of April and we began sending out our veg gardens this week. We started with the Constant Gardens and Instant Gardens are next up… so, if you…
The Secret to Year Round Growing
We’re big believers in year round growing here at Rocket Gardens. Being out in the garden is so good for the soul and growing your own fruit and veg is…