Vertical Gardening: A fab space-saver for small gardens…
There are a lot of wannabe veg growers out there with not a lot of space in their gardens. We’ve touched on this subject before with ideas for growing in pots and containers…
Growing Tips and Advice
Powdery Mildew, a classic courgette illness
Powdery Mildew is a fairly common fungal disease that you might have seen on the leaves of your courgette plants. It affects lots of other plants too, like pumpkins,…
What to do when your plants get destroyed…
There are quite a few pests out there…caterpillars, slugs, snails, pigeons, aphids, rabbits and many more. They have an irritating habit of tucking into your veg plants and while your…
The Rocket Guide to Composting… Part One.
Making your own compost is a really worthwhile mission. You will inevitably have waste from both the garden and the kitchen that can be reused to help you add nutrients…
When weeding, remember this…
In the summertime when weather is hot the weeds come out to play! Keeping them at bay is so important in the veg patch for many reasons – they take…
Pigeon Pecked – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
As I spent Saturday afternoon at a wedding reception enjoying the sunshine with a glass or five of champagne, my brassicas became the victims of multiple pigeon attacks. They are a sorry…
Growing your own for novices
Growing your own is great fun, incredibly rewarding and you’ll learn loads of new stuff all the time. It can sometimes be a little overwhelming though if you’re new to it….
Slugs, slugs, slugs!
“How do I get rid of slugs?” This has got to be the number one question in the world of growing your own. And we’d like to start off by…
Success in pots
There’s a lot to be said for growing your own food in pots… they can be moved wherever you like in the garden so you can make the best use of…
Have you thought about Succession Planting?
We find that there is often a rush to get “the veg patch” planted in May and then to be done with it for that year. That’s great, it works well and come…
Is it too late to plant out?
This is definitely our question of the week! It must be something to do with the bank holiday and half term… The answer is “no”. It is most definitely not too late to be…
Perfect Veg for Growing in Pots
Growing in pots is a brilliant way to make the most of a small space, or to get a veg patch going quickly and easily without having to put in raised beds or…