Prune out tomatoes to encourage ripening
Once you’ve got several trusses growing on your tomato plants, you can pinch out the growing tips and prune out some leaves to encourage ripening. This isn’t 100% necessary, but…
Rocket Blog: Category: Planting & Growing
How to extend the growing season
It’s quite easy to extend the harvesting season on into late October by planting up a few extras now.
Dairy-Free Beetroot Brownies
These beetroot brownies are a really good and surprisingly healthy treat. The recipe uses less sugar than most brownie recipes, and it’s dairy-free too. Ingredients: (Makes approx 16 -20 brownies)…
When to Feed Tomatoes & Other Veg Plants
A lot of veggies will benefit from extra nutrients during the summer months. This article looks at when and how often to feed them, and what you can use… Which…
Success with Celeriac
Celeriac is easy to grow if you can give it good, fertile soil and keep it well watered. There is still time to plant it up now for a winter…
Growing and harvesting rhubarb
Rhubarb is easy to care for and should be productive for up to ten years. If you plant out rhubarb plants now, you can enjoy harvesting your own next spring……
How to use Comfrey
Comfrey is an incredibly useful plant to have in the garden, both boosting soil fertility and providing attractive flowers for bees and pollinators. It re-grows very quickly, so you can…
What to Plant in Summer
Whether you are plugging the gaps from harvesting, or lost a few plants to cold weather earlier in the season, or to slugs more recently, there is plenty to pop…
Is it time to re-pot your mint?
If your mint plant has grown out to the sides of the pot, like this one, you may want to divide it and re-pot to grow several healthier looking plants….
Cut back coriander, chervil and parsley regularly
These herbs are prone to bolting, so be sure to cut them back regularly to keep them nice and leafy for longer. Bolting is when the plant goes to produce…
Planting ideas for the summer ahead
As well as planting up now, it’s also worth thinking about planting a few extras later on in late June and July – this little guide will give you an…
There’s still time to re-plant…
If you’ve lost a few plants over the past couple of weeks, don’t despair – there is still time to try again. Beans, squashes, cucumbers and peas may well have…