Autumn Slugs & Snails – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve been a bit neglectful of my veg patch this year – although the weather wasn’t great in the summer, it allowed me to get away with doing very little…
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When to harvest pumpkins & winter squash
If you’ve been growing some lovely squashes or pumpkins this summer, then hopefully you’ve got a few good sized fruits on the plants that will be ready to harvest soon….
What Causes a Cabbage to Split Open?
The photo above shows a fairly advanced case of a cabbage splitting. You may notice it at an earlier stage, when it looks as if one or two of the…
Downy Mildew & others – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I don’t know about you, but I find all the different plant diseases and their symptoms quite difficult to distinguish between. To me, all these ailments – chlorosis, blight, downy…
Plants you can leave in over autumn/winter
You don’t need to pull up all your plants at the end of the season…Here’s a useful list detailing the plants that you can happily leave in the ground as…
Problems with your Carrot Crop?
Here are a few common problems that you may encounter when you pull up your carrots this season!
Harvesting & Storing Borlotti Beans
Borlotti Beans are such a great crop, and if harvested and stored in a certain way you will be able to keep them for several months, ready to bung in…
Why hasn’t my sweetcorn grown properly?
This is one of the more common queries that we receive at this time of year… if your sweetcorn looks a little ‘bobbly’ with missing kernels when you peel back…
Slugs, Snails & Sprouts – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I make this mistake every year… I plant my sprouts, mulch them, protect them from slugs and then put a net over them and forget about them for the summer….
Cabbage & Cauliflower Growing Pains
Some of you may find that your cauliflower and cabbage plants haven’t yet produced anything resembling the nice round cabbage or fluffy white caulifower you were hoping for. If you…
Will my squash ripen?
If you’re growing winter squashes or pumpkins, you should hopefully have some decent sized fruits on the plants by now and they’ve still got a few weeks to grow and…
September in the Veg Patch
There’s plenty to do in the garden during September, whether you are planning to grow more over the autumn and winter months or preparing to put your veg patch to…