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Are you finding some small, misshapen or seedy looking strawberries on your plants? It’s probably due to poor pollination and/or cold weather and frost damage. Nobody expects to have the…

This year, I planted out earlier than normal, and yet my veggies are really quite far behind. The weather has definitely been unhelpful over the past few weeks. Late April…

If you find that one of your leeks is not growing as quickly as the others, then you will most likely find that there is a leek moth caterpillar living…

Estimated delivery times (updated on June 14th).  ***We have a bit of a backlog at the moment, so any new orders placed are expected to be dispatched within 7-10 days***…

Whilst we saw a few cabbage whites flitting around in May, we have seen very few over the past few weeks. Where are they all? They are normally very active…

Dock leaves, horsetail, brambles, bindweed…the list of pervasive weeds goes on! Here are our top tips for dealing with them. Use a hand fork or trowel to dig out the…

These leaves provide an ongoing bounty throughout the summer months…you can just pick them and pick them and keep enjoying them right through till late autumn (and occasionally beyond!) Once…

If you’ve ever been disappointed by growing cauliflower, or if it’s your first time growing it, then read this…we’ll explain how to give it the best chance to grow nice…

It’s a common misconception that one must get all vegetables planted in April and May so as not to miss the season. However, June, July and August all offer an…

If you regularly read my “Diary of a Rocket Gardener”posts you’ll know that last year I decided to convert to a no-dig approach to my veg plot. It’s been really…

As you can imagine, we were rather excited to come across HoneyTree’s beautifully illustrated stationery – there are some designs that are so in line with Rocket Gardens that we…