Growing

You may find signs of hungry rodents in your veg patch over the next few months… the little things will be searching for food, creating tunnels and holes as they…

I have a fairly large plot, and there are a lot of persistent weeds to keep on top of, from bindweed, docks, and brambles to wildflowers like campions, creeping buttercup…

Smaller than your little fingernail, baby snails are very discreet and can do quite a lot of damage without being spotted! We’re seeing quite a few of them at the…

Some crops will taste better after a frost or two, as it brings the sugars out, so check this list before you start harvesting your autumn veg! BUT…if you need…

Hmmm…I should have prepared my crops for the storms! We’ve had a lot of rain recently and strong winds too, and my veg patch is looking a bit sorry for…

If harvested once they’re fully ripe, you should be able to store winter squash for several months… try to wait until the leaves start to die off and the stalk…

Over the past few weeks I have noticed the appearance of several brown spots and blemishes on my Rainbow Chard plants. I had put it down to “chocolate spot” and…

As we reach mid autumn it is a great time to give your soil a bit of TLC so that next spring your plants will have a better chance to…

We’re now well and truly in the midst of harvest time, with spaces cropping up all around the veg patch as more veggies reach the end of their season. As…

If your sprouts are looking a bit loose headed, like the ones pictured here, then don’t be too disappointed… firstly, you can still eat them. Just harvest them as normal and…

Well, I am really pleased with the mini autumn veg patch that I’ve created! I’ve got one of Rocket Gardens’ Planters, as well as 3 medium/large pots and 1 small…

We briefly touched on earwigs and sweetcorn last week, so thought we’d delve in a bit deeper to find out what this little critter does to sweetcorn and other veggies…