Growing Cucumber
These tender plants will produce a great crop, but you do need to keep them nice and warm, well watered and you may find they take over the greenhouse unless…
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Plants not doing too well?
It has been exceptionally cold for this time of year, and you may find that several plants struggle planted out – particularly beans, squashes, peas, courgettes, sweetcorn, tomatoes. Here’s how…
How to prevent bolting
Some plants are more prone to bolting (producing flowers/seeds early) than others. These include wild rocket, mizuna, frills mustard, as well as other salad leaves. It is wise to plant…
Mulched & Ready to Plant – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
If you read my post last week, you’ll know that I have received my plants and they are currently sitting in punnets of compost until I plant out in, hopefully,…
Risk-free planting – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Last year, in a bit of a pandemic panic state of mind, I decided to plant out my Rocket Gardens veggies much earlier than usual, on May 1st. I lost…
What to do with plants that arrive in bio-pots
Some of our plants will arrive in biodegradable fibre pots – herbs, fruit plants, parsnips and carrots. Here’s what to do: Parsnips and Carrots – once you have thinned them…
Which plants need to be thinned out?
Some plugs will arrive with multiple plants growing per plug. Many can be planted without being thinned out, but others will do better if you remove a few plants or…
How to plant leeks
Leeks are planted a little differently to most other veggies. If you’re growing them for the first time, then follow these 3 steps so that you get bigger, better leeks…
Plant tomatoes deep
If you’ve ordered upright tomatoes (all our varieties except Tiny Tim are upright varieties) then it is a good idea to plant them deep. This’ll help them to build a…
It’s well worth mulching this spring
This spring has been very dry already, and it looks as if the dry spell will continue for at least another week or so. So, it is a particularly good…
What to do if it’s chilly!
We’ve just begun despatching plants for spring. It’s early in the season still, and all our plants have been enjoying the warmth and shelter of the polytunnels here on the…
How to group herb plants
If you’re getting a herb garden on the go, wither in a dedicated patch in your plot or in a large planter, it will help to group your herbs according…