Money saving tips
If you’re just starting out with your veg patch or allotment, then you’ll probably be keen to do it on the cheap. We’ve got 10 top tips to share that…
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My Favourite Varieties – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’m off on holiday this week, giving my veg patch a little break (not that I’ve been very busy in it anyway, it’s been far too wet and cold!) and…
Grow a pretty tasty garden
Getting a good range of different plants in the veg patch (including veg, herbs, fruit and flowers) and sticking to organic principles is such a good way to grow. It…
My 5 Biggest Pests (and how to deal with them)
I’ve been spending a few hours in the veg patch over the last few days as we’ve finally had some nice, dry spells. Mostly I am busy preparing beds for…
Veg to harvest now, before frosts arrive
If you have a few root veg or potatoes still growing in your garden then please read this as some should be pulled up now before the frosts come, but…
10 thoughts from a Rocket Gardener
As summer turns to autumn and most of my veg plants are now harvestable, I’m learning some valuable veg lessons. Here they are… Tomatoes (the cordon varieties that grow upright)…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener: the effect of planting later
So this year I planted out my veg seedlings fairly late in the season – some went in the ground in June, others in early July. I was trying to…
Tricks of the trade…encourage more fruit
This is the time of year that tomatoes, squashes, courgettes, cucumbers and beans truly spring into action. They grow like crazy. But you don’t want all that growth to produce…
Feed your veg this week for a better crop…
Fruiting vegetables (squashes, pumpkins, courgettes, tomatoes, beans, peppers, chillies, aubergines, melons etc) would really benefit from a liquid feed now to replenish the nutrients in the soil for a bigger,…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener – Yellow Leaves?
Well, I should have learnt from this last year with my courgettes, but I got it wrong again! A few weeks ago I planted two pumpkin plants in a grow…
July (and beyond) in the Kitchen Garden
You may be eagerly waiting to harvest your crops, but there are still a few things that you could plant in July and it’s a good time to get some…
How to grow the best and tastiest squash
Squash and pumpkins are good growers in the kitchen garden. They’re amongst the most rewarding of veggies to grow too. If they get plenty of sunshine, water and have room…