Some Top Tips if you’re growing Winter Brassicas
For those that have some kale, broccoli, cabbage or any other brassica plant growing in the veg garden, you might find these top tips quite useful as we hit late…
Leaf Spot
Watch out for Leaf Spot
If you’re growing spinach or chard at the moment, or any other beet plants, you may notice some chocolate brown/purple spots appearing on their leaves. It can be more prevalent…
A Pre-Winter Health Check for Leeks
You can harvest spring-planted leeks anytime from now onwards really, and for the most part they will stand in the soil well until you need them. There are one or…
Top tips for parsnips
If you’re growing parsnips, this article will give you a few top tips to help you get the best from them as we move into their harvesting season. Watch out…
Alternaria leaf spot on brassicas
This is a common disease that strikes a lot of plants in the brassica family, like broccoli, kale and cabbage leaves. It is particularly prevalent during prolonged periods of warm,…
Possible problems with potatoes
Potatoes do not always look perfectly formed when you dig them up – in this article, we look at scab (pictured) and a few other things that you may encounter…
Leaf problems are common in early autumn
If you’re seeing powdery mildew on courgettes and squashes, or burnt looking edges and yellowing leaves on beans, or spots on spinach, don’t worry too much – you’re not doing…
A better season for fungal diseases? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Normally by late July, I see any number of fungal problems with the leaves of various vegetable plants. Some of the more common issues in my vegetable garden include the…
Common Leaf Problems to Look Out For
It’s good to check your plants regularly for some of the more common problems so that you can give plants some first aid if needed. This article guides you through…
Allium Leaf Miner
Overwintering leeks are susceptible to damage from the Allium Leaf Miner, and with the milder weather this year, they seem a little more active than usual. What are they &…
Downy Mildew & others – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I don’t know about you, but I find all the different plant diseases and their symptoms quite difficult to distinguish between. To me, all these ailments – chlorosis, blight, downy…
Watch out for parsnip canker
If the shoulders of your parsnips look brown/orange and a little rotten, then they probably have been affected by canker. Parsnips are prone to canker, a spore driven fungal disease…