Do I have to chit seed potatoes before planting?
The short answer is “no”. This is not a mandatory gardening task and you can happily grow potatoes without chitting them. It’s more of a trick of the trade, used…
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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…
Don’t plant out too early
We cannot stress enough that it is best not to plant out your veggies too early. When the conditions are too cold for new plants, they can really struggle, particularly…
How to get plants off to the best start this spring
If you want to grow healthier plants this season, then have a read of this article for some top tips. By getting these things right at the start of the…
Easter Projects for Inspiration
If you’ve got a few days off over the Easter weekend and a bit of time to spend in the garden, then you may like some of these ideas…
Creative corners in the veg patch – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I spent a few hours of Monday afternoon bunking off work so that I could spend a bit of time in the garden, pulling up quite a lot of weeds…
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…
Which plants need to be thinned out?
Some plugs will arrive with multiple plants growing per plug. Many can be planted without being thinned out, but others will do better if you remove a few plants or…
The best herbs for making tea
Here’s a selection of herbs to try growing if you enjoy drinking herbal tea. All you need to do is pick a few leaves and brew them in hot water……
Keep it cool for cabbages and cauliflower – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
It took me a few tries to get the hang of growing cabbages and cauliflower. In the very early attempts, they got eaten by pigeons and decimated by caterpillars. That’s…
Planting veggies that come in fibre pots
We send most of our plug plants bare-rooted, but there are a couple that we send in biodegradable fibre pots to protect their roots – parsnips and carrots. For these…