Late Summer in the Veg Patch
As we move from midsummer to late summer, things happen quickly in the veg garden, and there is plenty of opportunity to plant extras, as well as planting up for…
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Tzatziki Two Ways – 2 Recipes
For anyone who loves this yoghurty dip/sauce, it is an excellent way of using a glut of cucumbers…or courgettes. Cucumber & Mint Tzatziki Great with flat bread and bbq veggies,…
Midsummer Quick Growers Collection
Rocket Gardens deliver fresh plug plants at the ideal time for growing in your vegetable garden. All plants are delivered with a free growing guide.
What to do about yellow leaves
One common source of confusion in the veg patch is when plant leaves turn yellow. It often happens with beans, courgettes and squashes and can usually be rectified quite easily….
Planting in June? Things grow fast
As soon as June arrives, we find that a lot of people start to panic, thinking that they’ve missed the season if they haven’t planted out yet, and this isn’t…
The next few weeks (and peak planting time!)
Mid-May to Mid-June is such a wonderful time for planting out veggies – the soil is warming up nicely, night time temperatures are much kinder and there are fewer of…
How to use wormcast fertiliser
Our worm cast fertiliser comes in sacks (as pictured), and it has a kind of sandy, soil-like texture. Worm castings are among the most nutritious of natural fertilisers. They are…
How to squeeze more in when you plant out
It’s a classic… reaching the vital moment of planting out your plugs and realising that you don’t have quite enough space. Here are a few tips and tricks that will…
Planting advice for this May
A common mistake at the start of May is to hurry to plant everything out as soon as possible, but there are many veg plants that just need a little…
Don’t rush to plant out your veggies
We are currently shipping some of the more hardy veg plants, like brassicas and beetroot, but even so, we would recommend being a little cautious when your plants arrive –…
A Quick & Yummy Mint Sauce Recipe
This is a slightly unconventional recipe, which is a little like chimichurri, but it’s versatile and works really well – if you have some leftover you can use it to…
What to plant to attract pollinators (& why)
We all know that it’s important to help bees and pollinators, but we’ve added the ‘and why’ to this post because it is especially important when it comes to growing…