Growing Beans? Check the leaves
Beans are very good at showing you when they’re not happy – their leaves change very quickly. If you’re growing them at the moment, give them a checkover to make…
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Crops to protect with mesh netting
Mesh netting is a really simple way of protecting so many crops from all sorts of different pests – usually sold by the metre, it’s well worth getting your hands…
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…
Midsummer Planting Guide
As we hit midsummer, there is so much to plant and doing so will give you a great crop from late summer through to winter, depending on what you plant…
Mice, Voles, Rats & More
You may notice small holes like this one popping up around your veg plot – rodents get busy at this time of year as they search for food, creating tunnels…
When/how to start harvesting cut & come again salads
At this time of year, lettuces and salad leaves tend to grow quite quickly, and within two or three weeks of planting you may find you can start harvesting… Once…
3 clear signs that the soil is too dry
Depending on where you are in the country, you may be finding some plants are struggling to get go because of dry soil. Here are three easy warning signs to…
Dealing with blackflies on broad beans
If you see clusters of tiny black aphids on the tops of your broad bean plants at this time of year, you’re probably looking at a blackfly infestation. What does…
When to give up on plants – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Like so many other growers in the UK, I’ve been struggling with a lot of slugs and pests this year. My poor beans. Honestly, they’ve taken a bit of a…
It’s easy to grow flowers for cutting
We find that there is a lot of blurby stuff out there about growing flowers specifically for cutting, but it needn’t be confusing. You can easily grow a beautiful range…
Growing rosemary in pots and containers
For those who would like to grow rosemary in pots, we have a key piece of advice which is to make sure the drainage is really good so that the…
Are your plants getting enough water?
For those who are slightly newer to gardening, it can be difficult to know whether you are giving plants enough water or not. In general, we find that most new…