Growing winter salad in small spaces
Even if you only have space for a single window box in your home, you can grow your own winter salad. It’s easy, and there are a few nice compact…
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September in the Kitchen Garden
Is it really September already? That was quick! Here’s our monthly round up of what’s going on in the kitchen garden, with harvesting tips, planting advice and more. Harvesting in…
Plants that’ll need a feed
At this time of year it can be really beneficial to give a liquid feed to those plants that won’t be ready for another few weeks as the soil will…
Get them to ripen
Most of the time your veg will ripen on their own, but if the sun has been scarce in your part of the country, or if your plants didn’t make…
Make Chutneys to Preserve Your Veg…
At this time of year it can be hard to keep up with some veg…beans, tomatoes, courgettes and so on. They just keep coming! One way to deal with gluts…
Growing Organically…it makes you wonder – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
As I lovingly harvested nine corn-on-the-cobs (yes, nine!) for my family to munch the other evening I was struck by a thought. Just what DOES go on with all this perfect looking supermarket…
What to do with old plants
Hopefully you are busily harvesting loads of lovely veg right now, but there will come a time when you can’t pick any more runner beans or dig up any more spuds….
What became of the #SchoolVegPledge?
Back in the spring we ran a campaign through Crowdfunder, with the intention of raising £100,000 in order to fund the sowing, growing and delivery of 1,000 Instant School Gardens…
Constant Gardens…the simplest way to grow your own year round
With the launch of our new Mini Constant Garden this week (which you should check out if you have a small veg patch area with a couple of raised beds) we…
What space do I need for an Autumn Garden?
If you’re currently growing plenty of summer veg in your garden and would like to grow more this autumn and winter, then you might need to create a bit of…
Raising Tomatoes…Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well, I have been having one or two completely self-inflicted tomato growing problems lately. I suspect I’m not the only onto be encountering these problems either. Firstly, I have quite…
Harvesting Purple Sprouting Broccoli
If you’ve been growing Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants for the first time this summer, then you may be unsure when to harvest the broccoli. Wait until you see the ‘leader’…