Rocket Blog: Category: Journals

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…

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…

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…

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…

The February weather has been good and I’m having fun getting the veg patch ready for spring, using a spare hour here and there to start weeding beds, pull up…

The first day of February and still three months to go until planting season is in full swing. I’m always surprised it’s not sooner – the minute I see daffodils…

At this time of year, I always find myself getting reflective about my veg patch; there are enough glimmers of spring that my mind turns towards the growing season, but…

So there I was last week, writing about how well my spinach and chard plants had bounced back after those harsh frosts in early December. And here I am this…

Back when it was snowing across the UK, in December, it was just very very frosty in my vegetable garden. But, it was the most frosty it has ever been…

I’m trying to remember last autumn, and how that was in the veg garden. I think it was also fairly mild, and wet, but somehow this autumn seems even more…

I’ve mentioned this before, but seeing how much the woodchip on my paths has broken down has prompted me to write about it again. I have a good lifetime cycle…

A short post from me this week, but hopefully one that will help to prevent a few casualties over the next few weeks. The photo above was taken on the…