How to improve your soil
Good soil will give you a better, healthier crop and you’ll suffer less from weeds and pests too. Doing one very simple little thing will make all the difference…add plenty…
Author: Rocket Gardens
Yummy Winter Flatbreads for ‘Twixmas’
Rustle up a good, quick lunch from Christmas leftovers… All you need to do is pop some flatbreads in the toaster, and then on a medium-low heat warm up your…
Make a Christmas Wreath Pie – Great for Leftovers!
This is an utterly brilliant way to use leftovers to create a whole new meal… please, use whatever you have – you could chuck stuffing balls in here, blobs of…
Slow Growing Curly Kale – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Just a quick one from me this week as I haven’t been out in the veg patch much other than to harvest a few greens here and there. My one…
Harvesting Winter Veg
If you’re growing winter veggies, like leeks, kale, cabbages, parsnips, sprouts and winter salads, then have a quick read of our guide for some top tips… Brussels Sprouts – if…
Quick Roast Broccoli with Garlic & Thyme
The big trick with this dish is not to burn the broccoli when you’re roasting it – so set a timer if you’ve got a lot going on, as it…
Easy Sprouts with Orange & Garlic
This is an easy way to cook sprouts, and it is minimal effort as well – you don’t need to worry about trimming too much off each sprout or any…
Roast Carrots, Parsnips & Kale with Honey & Thyme
This is a lovely way of cooking roast carrots and parsnips, and mixed with the kale, it makes a brilliant all-in-one dish of root veggies and greens. You could use…
The Best Way to Clean Mesh Netting
I was thinking about this cleaning problem again this week as I picked up some green-tinged netting that had been blown across the veg patch. A year or two ago,…
Herby Roast Potatoes
Most people have their own way of roasting potatoes, as we all get so used to our own cookers. If you already have a favourite way, then you can simply…
Creamy Parsnip Puree
This is such a good way to use wonky-looking parsnips that are awkward for roasting – it’s a lovely quick recipe as well, so a good one if you want…
Strange Squiggly Trails on Leaves? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I thought I’d write a bit about leaf miners this week, because they seem to be strangely active in my veg garden. I know that normally they would not be…