Why have my tomatoes cracked?
Split skin on tomatoes as they ripen is not all that uncommon, but it is quite easily avoided with regular watering… Moving from dry to waterlogged soil will cause the…
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What can I plant now?
As we creep further and further through the summer, there are just a couple of weeks left to plant up before we move on to autumn plants. Now is the…
August in the Veg Patch
It’s harvest galore this month and you will no doubt be kept very busy in the veg patch! Watch out for pests so that you manage to take your fair…
3 Courgette Cakes
In our very humble opinion, the best thing you can do with a glut of courgettes is bake cakes, lots of cakes! These are our 3 favourite courgette cake recipes –…
Ants in your Plants
We’ve had quite a few queries in the past few days from customers worried about ants in their veg patch. They are definitely very active at the moment, and we’ve…
My cauliflowers have no heart! Diary of a Rocket Gardener
This is the first time I’ve grown cauliflower. I’m not a huge cauliflower fan, and usually one or two meals a year with cauliflower cheese suffice, but I wanted to…
Check for caterpillars regularly from now
If you are growing brassicas, even under netting, we highly recommend checking your plants 3 or 4 times a week… this is the time of year when caterpillars are feasting,…
Tending to Tomatoes in the summer
As we come into the height of summer here are a few tips and tricks for getting the best out of your tomatoes. Apply a liquid feed fortnightly once fruits…
Watch out for blossom end rot
If your veggies start to rot at the blossom (flower) end, like this tomato pictured, then please don’t panic. You may have lost that particular fruit, but you can save…
Damping Off
It is not uncommon, especially back in June when the weather was much cooler, for newly planted veg plants to suffer from something referred to as ‘damping off’ which causes…
Planting a herb garden – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I always enjoy seeing my 2 herb gardens come into their full glory during summer – the marjoram and oregano both start flowering and everything seems to take on that…
A Brassica Planting & Harvesting Calendar
For those of you keen to plan for a crop of year round cabbages, kale, broccoli and cauliflower, here’s a quick guide of when to plant and when to harvest……