Diary of a Rocket Gardener: Washing caterpillars from broccoli
Ok, I think harvesting this glorious looking broccoli head might well be my favourite veg achievement for this year. I’ve never grown my own calabrese broccoli before and there was…
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Don’t let strawberries run away with you
Strawberries are still busily putting out runners and if you’re growing them in a bed it won’t be long before they completely take over. The runners put out little roots…
Make new beds the easy way
If you’re keen to put in new beds for next spring to increase the size of your veg plot, then now is a really great time to start things off…
What’s the point of weeding empty beds?
If you have one or two beds that you won’t be using over the next few months it is still wise to weed them thoroughly, and cover them. There are…
A Slug Strategy for autumn
Pests are less of a problem in autumn, but there is one that you need to keep at bay when planting out your new veggies….slugs! They really are quite fond…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener – tips for planting autumn veg
Well it is exciting times in my veg patch this week…I’ve cleared a whole load of space and planted some 100 autumn veg plants for what I hope will be…
The next few weeks in the veg patch
The mild autumn window of opportunity is upon us and it’ll be over in a flash. There are just a few unpredictable weeks of warm weather left which means that…
3 ways to make growing easier this autumn
If you’re growing your own for the first time this autumn, or thinking about it, then do have a read of these three invaluable tips… Mulch Applying a thick layer…
When Sweetcorn is a bit disappointing
We’ve all been there. You’ve waited weeks for your sweetcorn cobs to get nice and big, you’ve watched the tassles turn dark brown, you’ve harvested them and taken them to…
Are you growing your own Christmas Dinner?
If you’re growing the veggies from our Christmas Dinner Collection then there are one or two little jobs that we recommend doing now that colder, wetter autumn weather is upon…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener: When to harvest squash and pumpkins
Hmm, I’ve been in a quandary this week….should I harvest my winter squashes now or should I leave them a little while longer? If I leave them, will they over…
Rotting bottoms?!
You may have spotted rotten bottoms on some of your veg…tomatoes, courgettes, squashes, aubergines and peppers can all suffer from blossom end rot. Essentially, blossom end rot is a calcium…