Rocket Blog: Category: Planting & Growing

For those that would like to grow some herbs in window boxes or small plant pots on a windowsill, here’s a look at the most suitable plants for indoor growing…

With our Small Wildflower Plug Plant Collection, you can easily fill two or three pots, or a trug-style planter (our Traditional Crate Planter would work well), to create a mini wildflower…

Without getting political, we just wanted to touch on a few thoughts prompted by the food shortages that the UK is experiencing in supermarkets. They are not very original thoughts,…

There’s a misconception about year round growing, that it is difficult and time consuming, but really it needn’t be. It is very straightforward to use a three season planting calendar…

If you’re planning to grow your own this season but you’re short on space, then you’ll find some useful tips below. Choosing what to grow: Salad leaves are a brilliant…

As we dip further and further into the season of comfort food, here are some of our most popular veggie recipes. They are perfect for winter roasts, and make a…

Here’s a simple winter warmer for a weekend brunch… kale and potato hash with fried onions, smoked paprika and a poached egg, or two! Ingredients (per person) 2 large handfuls…

If you’ve been reading our Weekly Veg Out for a while, you may have noticed that we often advise you to remove the older, yellowing leaves of brassicas. There is…

You’ll spot on our website that we’re now taking pre-orders for spring plants. These will be shipped from late April 2023 onwards. Here’s what to expect if you’re ordering early…

With the mild autumn we’ve been having, autumn planted salad leaves will probably have grown fairly quickly, so we are off to a good start. Here are a couple of…