Harvesting Onions (and Shallots)
If you have been growing onions or shallots from sets planted in early spring, then you may find that they are ready to harvest around about now, which is great…
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Perfect Plants for Summer Pots
With a few extra pots you can grow quite a few more veg plants during the summer. Here are some of the best space-saving plants for putting in pots at…
Poor soil, poor plants? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
A few weeks ago I posted about my new strawberry patch, and the difference between those plants that were planted in the half bed that I had topped up with…
Prepare for a courgette glut – recipe ideas
Once they start cropping, they don’t seem to stop! Over the next few weeks you may find yourself drowning in courgettes, so be prepared with some recipe ideas! Yummy…
Summer Planting Guide July 2020
We expect to have summer plants available until mid-August, perfect for plugging any gaps that come up after harvesting, replacing crops that have been lost (anyone else struggled with blight…
Roots not quite as expected?
If you are growing carrots or beetroots, or other root veggies, and have been disappointed when you pulled them up, then read this. These are some of the more common…
Watch out for caterpillars
If you do only one garden job this weekend, we’d suggest that a close caterpillar inspection should be it. Even if you are growing your brassicas under netting, it’s worth doing…
How to harvest purple sprouting broccoli
Once the leader spear of broccoli has grown you can harvest it. After that, all the other sprouts will start appearing in quick succession. So, if you’re growing this yummy…
Plant up your strawberry runners
As strawberry plants put out their runners you can let them take root, either in your strawberry patch, or by potting them up. Either way, next year you can have…
July in the Veg Patch
This is when it all starts to happen…when the beans start cropping, the courgettes swing into action and the veg patch moves into a new gear! It’s not all about…
Salad Leaves flowering?
If you notice some little yellow flowers on frills mustard, wild rocket or mizuna, then all is not lost… Firstly, you can eat the flowers so pop them in your…
Blight & other potato problems
Potatoes are quite prone to fungal diseases like blight. If yours have been affected you can still usually harvest your spuds, so don’t panic. But you will need to take…