Growing in small spaces
Whether you’re on the waiting list for an allotment and want to get growing in a few pots while you wait, or just want to make the most of your…
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The Next Few Weeks – until the clocks go back…
Sorry to mention that the clocks will be going back soon, but they will. In about three weeks. So, we’re going to take a quick look at these next three…
Make the most of the warm weather…
It is weird to think that last weekend we were giving you the heads up on possible frosts, and this week we’re encouraging you to make the most of the…
Storing your crops
Hopefully you’re harvesting all sorts of things at the moment, from french beans to maincrop potatoes. With so much coming out of the veg garden, it is helpful to know…
Early frosts might mean you need to harvest early
Early frosts look like they may catch some of us off guard this autumn. Already it has been very cold overnight with a hint of frost on the car windscreen…
Still getting mostly male flowers?
These squashes, planted in May, have hardly produced any female flowers yet. This is such a sign of the cool weather that we had in early summer and things not…
The Next Few Weeks – Mid Aug-Mid Sept
We are at a kind of turn around point in the season now, with most of our attention being on harvesting (hopefully). There is a last chance to get a…
Watch out for blossom end rot
If your veggies start to rot at the blossom (flower) end, like this tomato pictured, then please don’t panic. You may have lost that particular fruit, but you can save…
How to feed plants over summer
As we come into the full swing of harvesting season, with tomatoes forming, beans and peas cropping, sweetcorn cobs developing and so on, it’s time to start feeding plants regularly….
Some Compost is Better than others… Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve had an interesting time this season, watching some plants absolutely thrive (salads, brassicas, leeks, parsnips, beetroot – they are all looking super!) and then watching other plants struggle to…
Slow-growing? It’s not just you…
You may be finding that your veg has been growing slowly, or even barely growing at all, this summer…. especially the heat-loving crops like sweetcorn, squash, courgettes, beans, tomatoes and…
A tricky June for tender crops – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Spending a little time in the veg garden yesterday evening, I noticed that my beans, squash, courgettes and cucumbers are still struggling to really get going. Although the temperatures have…