3 top tips for growing mint
If your mint plants have grown to the sides of your pot, leaving a bare patch in the centre, or if it’s almost flowering and you’re wondering whether to cut…
Rocket Blog: Category: Problems & Pests
Looking after tomato plants – pests & diseases
Whether you’re growing in a greenhouse or outdoors, in pots or in raised beds, tomatoes are a plant worth looking after well to get the best crop. Here are some…
Growing potatoes? Top tips for the summer
Some ‘earlies’ may be ready for harvesting in the next few weeks, other ‘maincrops’ can stay in the ground for a couple more months. Here’s a guide to growing, harvesting…
My Weed Nemesis: Bindweed – Notes from a Seasoned Grower
What’s your weed nemesis? Mine is undoubtedly bindweed. Honestly, it would gladly take over the entire garden each summer were it not for my attempts to restrict its growth. It…
Slug damage on sweetcorn plants?
The above photo was the sight met after those strong winds from the other day – sweetcorn plants snapped off at the base and blown around. At first, you might…
Why do leaves turn purple sometimes?
This is seen fairly often in the garden, where a plant’s foliage develops a pink-purple tint at the edge of the leaves, and if not addressed it can turn the…
Wacth out for flea beetle this month
This May, with the dry weather, we’re anticipating that many of our gardeners will experience tiny, jumpy little bugs nibbling pin-prick holes in leaves of brassicas, mustard leaves and rocket….
Keep Carrot Fly at Bay with Netting & Companions
Carrot Fly has an annoying habit of ruining the roots, so that instead of pulling up beautiful carrots like the ones pictured, you end up pulling up a sad looking…
Dealing with Aphids
One of the most common pests in the veg patch, aphids suck the sap from stems and, if numbers are too much, can be quite troublesome with your veg plants….
5 essentials for keeping pests at bay this year
Slugs, aphids, caterpillars… these pests can be disheartening if they eat more of your veggies than you do. Prevention is better than cure! Planting lots of companion plants is a…
What’s up with my leeks?
Leeks are not always in tip-top condition when it comes to pulling them up. Here are a few possible scenarios that you may encounter…