No Powdery Mildew on my Climbing Squash – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I don’t think I’ve ever seen my squash plants quite so heavy with powdery mildew as I have this summer/autumn. They have been really badly affected with the warm, wet…
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Why I’m planting leafy veg where my beans grew
I’m looking forward to planting up all my autumn veggies soon. I’ve had a great harvest this year, and have quite a few bare patches in the garden, so it’s…
A Windproof Bean Support! Diary of a Rocket Gardener
It’s third time lucky for me and my beans! My beans succumbed to August gales the past two years, toppling over quite quickly when the strong winds blew in and…
Blight on my Beans? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Argh, there’s something wrong with my borlotti beans! I really really hope it’s not going to spread and affect the whole crop, but I have a nasty feeling that I’m…
My 2 Mini Wildflower Meadows – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
A few weeks back, in mid July, I took delivery of 150 of Rocket Gardens’ new wildflower plugs and set about creating 2 mini wildflower meadows. So far so good…
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…
Swede vs Turnip? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
OK, so a friend told me the other day that “a swede and turnip are exactly the same thing, it’s just that the Cornish call a turnip a swede. But…
The Pros & Cons of Woodchip Paths – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Over Christmas and New Year we had a surprisingly nice spell of dry and fairly still days. I took advantage of this weather and the time off work to get…
Gardening Kit – the bare minimum
I don’t have a garden shed. Instead, I have a greenhouse (well, I had a greenhouse until the storms the other day, but I’m hoping to resurrect it before spring…
My Top 5 Crops for Flavour
I’ve been getting a bit excited with the weather being so nice over the last few days, and whilst I’ve been finishing off my new bamboo fence I’ve been dreaming…
Veg to grow this spring, to eat next spring
I have been thoroughly enjoying my late winter/early spring diet of homegrown veggies, so much so that I decided to share with you all my top tips of what to…
Building a Bamboo Fence
So, after my post the other week looking at various cheap/free fence ideas, I decided to go for the bamboo option in order to separate my hens from the veg…