How to grow blueberries
Imagine picking your own delicious blueberries from the garden next summer. Yum! They are easy to grow, will do well in containers and once the berries are over you get…
Growing Tips and Advice
Protect cauliflower from colder weather
Whilst cauliflowers are hardy little plants it’s still worth protecting the heads from frosts and cold weather by pulling the leaves over the top and tying them in. It really…
Does your veg patch look a bit messy?
If so, then we are here to persuade you to give it a bit of TLC this weekend. There are 5 main reasons that we’d advise not leaving your veg…
Have you been growing raspberries?
You may still be harvesting a few autumn raspberries, but summer raspberries will need to be pruned now. It’s simple and pruned canes will give you a healthier crop next…
The next few weeks in the kitchen garden
The next few weeks are a good chance to get on top of things in the veg patch before colder, wetter weather and darker days arrive. There’s much to be…
Veg to harvest now, before frosts arrive
If you have a few root veg or potatoes still growing in your garden then please read this as some should be pulled up now before the frosts come, but…
Low maintenance plants for busy people
It won’t be very long until the clocks go back, which means many of us will be heading home in the dark each day and have precious few daylight hours…
3 easy growers for novices
If you’re only just beginning to get to grips with growing your own, or if you’ve never grown anything over the winter before, then we have three veg plants for…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener: Washing caterpillars from broccoli
Ok, I think harvesting this glorious looking broccoli head might well be my favourite veg achievement for this year. I’ve never grown my own calabrese broccoli before and there was…
Make new beds the easy way
If you’re keen to put in new beds for next spring to increase the size of your veg plot, then now is a really great time to start things off…
What’s the point of weeding empty beds?
If you have one or two beds that you won’t be using over the next few months it is still wise to weed them thoroughly, and cover them. There are…
The next few weeks in the veg patch
The mild autumn window of opportunity is upon us and it’ll be over in a flash. There are just a few unpredictable weeks of warm weather left which means that…