Why we’re offering a limited autumn range
What an interesting growing season it has been this year! Gardeners and farmers across the UK have all suffered the effects of a very cold start to spring and then…
Rocket Blog: Category: Planting & Growing
Summer Herb Management
To keep your herbs producing lots of lovely leaves, you may need to do a spot of pruning. Alternatively, let them flower and enjoy seeing the bees flock to your…
Watering Advice
We’ve received a few emails from customers wondering how often to water this summer, so we thought we’d pop together a few pieces of advice… Water early in the mornings….
Feed your plants
With the hot, dry weather that we’ve had you may find some of your plants need an extra boost. It’s quite easy to make a quick home brew that will…
My carrots have split their sides. Why?
Sometimes when you harvest your carrots, you may find that they have cracked up. Not in a “that was hilarious” kind of way, but in a “we got a bit…
Start a Strawberry Patch this Summer
Growing bucket loads of strawberries in the veg patch has got to be one of the most enjoyable things in the world! Whether it’s in containers, grow bags or a…
What to expect from your parsnip seedlings
Growing parsnips in the warmth and safety of a polytunnel can mean that the seedlings get quite leggy, with shoots reaching as much as 20-25cm. Once you’ve planted them, however,…
Is it too late to plant?
This question comes up at about this time every year as eager growers wonder whether or not they have missed the boat. The answer is, there is still plenty of…
Calendar for the summer
As soon as your first batch of plants are in the ground in spring it’s easy to assume that that’s that, but there are lots of planting opportunities from now…
How healthy are your plants looking?
In the first week or so after planting it is wise to keep an eye out for the first signs that your plants may be struggling to settle in to…
An easy way to support peas
Pea plants are very good at dancing around looking for something to cling onto with their tendrils. To get them growing upwards quickly (and thus preventing slug damage) you can…
Do you need to thin out seedlings?
You may find that you get a bit more than you’d bargained for occasionally with plug plants, with several seedlings growing in a single clump. This is no bad thing…