Start a Vegetable Garden
If you are planning to start a veg patch in your garden this spring, then you may find a few of these pointers are helpful. We cover a few things,…
Author: Rocket Gardens
3 Tips for Growing Strawberries – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
So, this week, I was out in the veg garden, getting things ready for planting, weeding, pottering and actively avoiding the strawberry patch at the bottom of the plot. Why…
Get Tomato Plants off to a good start
1. Give their roots space & depth If you’re growing in the ground, you can do this simply by leaving 40cm between plants. If growing in pots, most advice is…
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 –…
Growing Raspberries
Choosing a Raspberry Variety Growing in pots? Pots are a good choice for raspberries, as you can bring the pots into a greenhouse or polytunnel in early autumn to extend…
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…
Limited Space? Try Crops you can’t buy in Shops…
There are different ways to approach growing veggies in a limited space, like choosing smaller plants, or choosing the most productive plants. Another way, is to grow crops that you…
Don’t give up on pigeon-eaten broccoli – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Just a quick post from me this week, as I have so much preparation to do in the veg patch which I feel I have left rather late in the…
Grow the best strawberries
Strawberries are fairly self-sufficient, but giving them a little TLC will really help to give you a better, juicier crop. Whether you already have a strawberry patch on the go or…
Keep Carrot Fly at Bay with Netting & Companions
Carrot Fly has an annoying habit of ruining the roots, so that instead of pulling up beautiful carrots like the ones pictured, you end up pulling up a sad looking…
How to Grow Big Plants in a Small Plot
If you want to grow taller plants, like tomatoes, climbing beans and peas, or even climbing squashes, and you only have a small plot, then there are two simple ways…
Companion Planting Guide: For Bees, Aphids & more
Here’s a full guide on companion planting to help you get started with using flowers and herbs to help get the best from your veg crops. Some companion plants will…