The Best Squash Daal
This is a good recipe to cook up at the weekend, so that you can enjoy it during the week. It’s great on its own with flat bread and rice,…
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Stake Brussels Sprouts & Broccoli – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
A short post from me this week, but hopefully one that will help to prevent a few casualties over the next few weeks. The photo above was taken on the…
A Delicious Weekend Brunch (or supper!)
Here’s a simple winter warmer for a weekend brunch… kale and potato hash with fried onions, smoked paprika and a poached egg, or two! Ingredients (per person) 2 large handfuls…
What Biological Pest Controls are Out There?
There are various different types of biological pest control that you can buy online from mail order specialist suppliers; these biological controls include things like nematodes for slug control, ladybird…
Seaweed as a Winter Mulch – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I live close to an estuary and have good access to creeks and inlets where there is plenty of seaweed. I’ve never really thought of it before, but when someone…
5 Ways with Roasted Winter Squash
Our windowsills are fairly full of winter squashes that we’ve harvested over the past couple of weeks. They are such great comfort food when roasted, and there are plenty of…
3 Ways with Swede
If you planted swede in spring or summer, then you should hopefully have some fairly sizeable roots to harvest now. They can be quite large, so you may want to…
Why it’s good to remove yellow brassica leaves
If you’ve been reading our Weekly Veg Out for a while, you may have noticed that we often advise you to remove the older, yellowing leaves of brassicas. There is…
Spring Pre-Orders – How it Works
You’ll spot on our website that we’re now taking pre-orders for spring plants. These will be shipped from late April 2023 onwards. Here’s what to expect if you’re ordering early…
Get the most from your Autumn Salads
With the mild autumn we’ve been having, autumn planted salad leaves will probably have grown fairly quickly, so we are off to a good start. Here are a couple of…
Squash & Courgettes – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve harvested all but one winter squash now, and this morning I was pulling up the last of the courgette plants which have finally stopped producing fruit. It gave me…
Sometimes Snails are Worse than Slugs
These small garden snails have quickly established a family network in the tops of some Brussels sprouts plants. Snails often climb higher than slugs and, because they have their shells,…