Green Tomato Chutney
If you’re still finding lots of green tomatoes growing on your plants, with little chance of ripening, then don’t despair. This yummy chutney is a wonderful way to put them…
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Make the most of this burst of sunshine
After a fairly cloudy few weeks, this burst of god weather might be just what your veg plants need – particularly if you have tomatoes, peppers and squash that are…
Radish – Black Spanish (Autumn)
Rocket Gardens deliver Fennel plug plants at the ideal time for growing in your vegetable garden. All plants are delivered with a free growing guide.
Freezing Veg
We thought we’d talk a bit about freezing veggies now that we’re into mid-August and beans are in full swing. It can be a great way to store some crops…
Don’t Mess with Padrons – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve been growing padron peppers religiously since I first took on my veg patch seven years ago. My love for this variety grew when I lived in Spain, near San…
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…
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…
Growing heat-loving vegetables outside
Here are a few top tips for those of you who are growing those more tender, heat-loving plants like cucumber, aubergine, peppers and tomatoes outdoors this summer (rather than in…
Better ways to use my greenhouse – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I have a very small greenhouse, pictured above when I first built it a few years ago, in 2019 I think. It probably measures 1.5m x 1.5m (that’s a guess,…
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…
We’ll be shipping Veg Plants soon
Next week, from April 17th, we hope to start shipping some of the more hardy plants, like leeks, onions, spinach and beetroot. It will then take several weeks for us…
Will I need to harden off my plug plants?
We won’t be sending vegetable plants for a few more weeks, in late April and through May, but it’s good to get an idea of their needs ahead of their…