Blackfly on Chard – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
In my garden, I have often had problems with blackfly on globe artichokes and on broad bean plants, but never on chard. I was very surprised, therefore, to see that…
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Letting it unfold naturally – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I think it is fair to say that last year I let my garden go a little wild. Perhaps in that post-pandemic kind of haze, I just didn’t keep on…
Run out of space for winter squash – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Okay, I totally brought this on myself. I let one of my raised beds get overtaken by red campions and I can’t bring myself to cut them back or pull…
Better ways to use my greenhouse – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I have a very small greenhouse, pictured above when I first built it a few years ago, in 2019 I think. It probably measures 1.5m x 1.5m (that’s a guess,…
Why I’m planting lots of tagetes this year – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I don’t really know why I haven’t ALWAYS grown tagetes in my veg patch. I did last year, and I decided then that I would plant a few extras this…
3 Tips for Growing Strawberries – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
So, this week, I was out in the veg garden, getting things ready for planting, weeding, pottering and actively avoiding the strawberry patch at the bottom of the plot. Why…
Don’t give up on pigeon-eaten broccoli – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Just a quick post from me this week, as I have so much preparation to do in the veg patch which I feel I have left rather late in the…
Creative corners in the veg patch – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I spent a few hours of Monday afternoon bunking off work so that I could spend a bit of time in the garden, pulling up quite a lot of weeds…
Keep it cool for cabbages and cauliflower – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
It took me a few tries to get the hang of growing cabbages and cauliflower. In the very early attempts, they got eaten by pigeons and decimated by caterpillars. That’s…
Work with the weather this spring – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
As we move into late March and spring gets underway, I think about how tempting it is to try and get plants in the ground as soon as possible. I…
How’s Your Wild Rocket Growing? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’m so pleased with my wild rocket this winter, and I thought I would just share how much better it has done for being planted in the greenhouse. In previous…
Green Waste Compost – is it any good? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
The Rocket Gardens customer services team asked me if I could cover this topic as they’ve been asked it a couple of times recently. Green Waste Compost is usually available…