Top Tips for Frost, Snow, Hail & your Veg Garden
As we come into colder weather, here’s a quick guide to looking after any winter veg plants (and herbs/fruit) that you’ve got growing. Veggies that will benefit from the cold:…
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Super Speedy Spinach Soup – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
This is my absolute go-to during the winter, and with a surprise snowfall yesterday, it has put in an appearance already. It is so quick to make, and what I…
December in the Veg Patch
Well, we’ve already had some snow here in Cornwall, and now we are into December. It tends to be a wet and windy time in the veg garden, and no…
Best fruit to grow in smaller gardens (& pots)
You can actually grow your own fruit in quite a small plot quite successfully, even just using a few large pots. The key is to choose the right varieties and…
Another Reason for Squash Not Storing Well – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Last week, I wrote about some of my winter squashes not storing well this season. I gave a few potential reasons that I’ve come across in the past, like: Having…
Planting Strawberry Runners in Winter
With a set of ten strawberry runners to plant up over the winter months, it can be quick and easy to get a strawberry patch on the go for next…
A beginners guide to growing fruit trees
Growing fruit can sometimes seem like a minefield with lots of pruning jargon out there, but actually it is possible to keep things nice and simple. This article covers some…
Winter Squash Not Storing Well – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’m a little disappointed in my winter squash harvest this season. I usually feel a sense of pride and joy admiring them all lined up on my kitchen windowsill, but…
Raspberry Varieties for Bare-Root Planting
We’re coming up to the planting season for bare-rooted fruit, which happens while the plants are dormant over the winter. It’s a good time to plant up raspberry canes to…
Growth will start to slow down now
Now that we’re reaching mid-November we move into lower and lower light levels, and the temperatures will keep dropping, too. You’ll most likely notice a fairly significant slowing of plant…
The best compost for growing fruit in pots
If you’re keen to plant up some of our bare-rooted fruit this winter, then planting into pots and containers is a good idea as long as you use the right…
Don’t eat slugs, snails & beetles – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
This blog post is for anyone else who has recently crunched into the shell of a snail that snuck into their kale. I appreciate that there are some folk who…