Tomatoes Ripening Slowly this Summer – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’m sure my tomatoes would normally be ripening by now. I planted them in mid-May, some in the greenhouse and some outdoors, and all the plants are bearing lovely green…
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Late Summer Pests/Problems & Protecting Your Veggies
At the height of the summer (even if it feels like autumn) there is a steady stream of pests and diseases to contend with. This article looks at some that…
Harvesting Maincrop Potatoes
Maincrop potatoes can normally be harvested between late August and mid October. Our guide below explains how to recognise that they are ready for harvesting, as well as delving into…
Don’t Mess with Padrons – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve been growing padron peppers religiously since I first took on my veg patch seven years ago. My love for this variety grew when I lived in Spain, near San…
A Top Tip for Beans Planted in July
For climbing beans, you can hurry things along by pinching out the growing tips. This works quite well if you’ve planted a little later in the season, and you could…
Millipede Damage – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Something that I’ve learnt over the past few years, is that the creature you find residing in a damaged potato or root veggie is not always the main culprit. The…
Late Summer in the Veg Patch
As we move from midsummer to late summer, things happen quickly in the veg garden, and there is plenty of opportunity to plant extras, as well as planting up for…
Pick Peas & Beans to keep the plants productive
This is something we often reference, that you need to harvest regularly to keep pea and bean plants going for longer. The reason for this is that once the pods…
Planting Wildflowers in Summer
We’ve noticed quite a few customers have emailed in recently to ask whether or not it is too late to plant wildflowers, so thought we’d cover it in our blog…
Follow-On Crops to Plant Next
If you planted out in late April or May, you may be surprised to see spaces coming up in your veg plot already as you harvest things like fennel, potatoes,…
Magnesium Deficiency or Potato Blight?
The symptoms of these two means that they are easily confused. In this article, we look at ways of telling which problem you may be dealing with in your potato…
Self-seeding in the Veg Patch – Dairy of a Rocket Gardener
Over the past seven years (ish), I have come to know the joys and annoyances of self-seeding plants in the veg patch. For me, the joys are found when new…