Harvesting Top Tips
You won’t be short of things to harvest in August and September, but we do have some top tips to make sure you get the most out of your vegetables…….
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August in the kitchen garden…
Here comes August…! It’s a really fun and rewarding month in the kitchen garden as there is so much to harvest. It’s also a time when gardeners start to sense that autumn…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…learnings from the veg patch
My veg patch has just reached that time in the summer when everything is looking really lush and healthy and I am harvesting veg every day. I’m finding that this is…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener – a cheeky top up
Well I have to say, the veg patch is doing really rather well and I’m feeling smug. I’ve harvested the first of my French…
3 things to do in the garden – 1st July
It’s that time of year folks…strawberry season! Even if you don’t enjoy watching Wimbledon, it still kind of gets you in the mood for strawberries and cream… with that in…
July in the kitchen garden…
Eek, July is here already (um, how did that happen and who stole June?) and it’s nearly the summer holidays. It’s a great time to be out in the garden…
Vertical Gardening: A fab space-saver for small gardens…
There are a lot of wannabe veg growers out there with not a lot of space in their gardens. We’ve touched on this subject before with ideas for growing in pots and containers…
Growing your own for novices
Growing your own is great fun, incredibly rewarding and you’ll learn loads of new stuff all the time. It can sometimes be a little overwhelming though if you’re new to it….
Success in pots
There’s a lot to be said for growing your own food in pots… they can be moved wherever you like in the garden so you can make the best use of…
Perfect Veg for Growing in Pots
Growing in pots is a brilliant way to make the most of a small space, or to get a veg patch going quickly and easily without having to put in raised beds or…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…a few garden glitches
What a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend here in Cornwall! The sun has been shining hard, and it’s been hot work in the veg patch. I have mostly been digging a trench…
When to water….
Here in Cornwall it has been surprisingly dry for the past few weeks. We’ve had the odd day of rain but for the most part it’s been fairly sunny. It…