A Month by Month Guide
Pour yourself a cup of tea, put your feet up and dream of all those veggies that you can grow and harvest in the year ahead! Click on the image…
Rocket Blog: Category: Planting & Growing
5 jobs to do now for next spring
Over the next few weeks it’s a good idea to think ahead to the next growing season and get a few key jobs done…
How (and when) to divide rhubarb
If you’ve been growing rhubarb for several years, then it is beneficial to divide the plants to keep them healthy. Equally, if you just want to grow more rhubarb plants,…
A few tips for winter growing
Here are a few top tips for growing your own during the colder months ahead Protect crops from frost & strong winds Use a cloche tunnel or horticultural fleece –…
Little Jobs for Autumn
Use the last few days of October to get some autumn tasks done before the weather gets much colder. The clocks go back and the days get shorter and shorter…
Do I need to cover autumn crops with fleece?
We’ve had a few enquiries from customers wondering whether they should be covering autumn crops with horticultural fleece. Here’s the low down… Using horticultural fleece (or cloches) will keep plants…
Are your plants getting enough light?
If you’re about to plant autumn veggies, then be sure to choose a place that exposes them to maximum light levels. The days are getting sorter and shorter, and every…
Using Holly to protect plants – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
After last weekend’s little mission to get the raised bed ready to become a cutting garden using the no-dig method (more on that in the post below!), I was not…
An End of Season Checklist
If you’ve decided not to grow over the next few months, or if you have a half empty plot, then here is a useful checklist to follow to make sure…
What to plant next
Don’t miss out on autumn planting. There are just a few weeks left to get those autumn and winter crops in the ground, and it is so worth it for…
Watch out for fungal diseases this month
The recent warm, damp weather has provided the perfect conditions for fungal diseases – powdery mildew, blight, leaf spot and plenty more. Below are some images of common problems to…
Growing in Clusters
As we get closer to the next planting season, we wanted to talk a bit about planting in groups, and whether or not it is better to thin out some…