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’…
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Why it’s easier to grow in winter
If we haven’t yet managed to persuade you to carry on growing your own over the winter, perhaps these three little bits of information will twist your arm! You won’t…
What can you grow over the winter?
Well, we’re glad you asked because there is plenty to grow over the winter and we want more and more people to get out there and enjoy growing their own…
Why keep growing in Autumn?
Pretty please, if you have enjoyed growing your own and eating lots of fresh, healthy veg from your garden this summer, don’t stop now!!! Too many people abandon the veg…
Harvesting Top Tips
You won’t be short of things to harvest in August and September, but we do have some top tips to make sure you get the most out of your vegetables…….
Leave them in or pull them up?
You might find that you have quite a lot of carrots and beetroots to harvest at this time of year. If this is the case, you may be wondering what…
Patience is a virtue…
If you’re anxiously wondering why some things aren’t ready yet, don’t panic…the following are unlikely to be ready for the next month or so: Celeriac – usually comes in from…
August in the kitchen garden…
Here comes August…! It’s a really fun and rewarding month in the kitchen garden as there is so much to harvest. It’s also a time when gardeners start to sense that autumn…
Going on holiday? Here’s a veg patch checklist for you.
August is an important month in the veg patch because so many things are ready for harvesting and growth is at its fastest. It’s also a nice time of year…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…learnings from the veg patch
My veg patch has just reached that time in the summer when everything is looking really lush and healthy and I am harvesting veg every day. I’m finding that this is…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…a nutrient deficiency?
Quite a few of my plants have got yellow leaves. This is most prominent on my butternut squash, beans, sweetcorn and tomatoes. I’ve done a bit of googling, as one does when…
Picking and storing herbs
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, herbs are really quite easy to grow. But, it’s also quite easy to find that you have a herb plant…