How nutritious is your soil?
After planting your veg out in the spring, you will soon be able to see if your soil is nice and nutritious as the leaves of your plants will stay…
Author: Rocket Gardens
A Weed Strategy
Veg beds tend to be lovely and weed free for about a week after planting, but then the weeds sneak in and one thing leads to another…before you know it…
Great crops from small spaces
Last weekend, I held the first of my new “grow your own” workshops from my veg plot here in Cornwall. I had 5 guests, all with fairly small gardens, and…
May in the Veg Patch
Planting time is here! May is arguably the best month in the veg patch. All the herbs have sprung back into life, with rosemary and chive flowers adding a punch…
Quick growing crops for those going away
If you’re planning to be away for a few weeks in the summer (lucky you!), here are some quick growing crops that you can enjoy before you go! Chard &…
My Chilly Beans!
Over Easter, I thought I’d seize the opportunity to plant out some of my veggies. Most were brassicas and leaves, so even if it turned a bit colder I figured…
Some important advice on watering your veg
Making sure your plants are well watered will make the world of difference to your crops when you harvest them. “Well watered” doesn’t just mean “watered a lot” though. We…
Do I need to thin out before planting my veg?
Some plants that you receive from Rocket Gardens will benefit from being thinned out. It’s not obligatory, but it doesn’t take long and is quite easy. What is meant by…
New Greenhouse from Old Window Frames – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
The new greenhouse is very nearly complete! It has been incredibly windy over the past few days, which made it quite challenging, but I really want to get it finished…
3 Clever planting tricks
Here are 3 different planting techniques that you might find useful when your plants arrive. Plant onions and carrots in rows next to each other, or alternately planted within the…
Growing potatoes in a small space
Even if you don’t have much space, you can still get a really good crop of spuds. All you need is a deep container that you can pop in a…
Building the best Bean & Pea Supports for the job
Climbing beans, peas, mangetout and sugarsnaps all need something to support them, but each grows to a different height and climbs in a slightly different way. Here’s our guide to…