
Growing Broccoli over the next few months
Broccoli is a great crop to grow over autumn and winter, providing a welcome change from all the kale and cabbage leaves. Both Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Calabrese Broccoli are…
Broccoli is a great crop to grow over autumn and winter, providing a welcome change from all the kale and cabbage leaves. Both Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Calabrese Broccoli are…
Growing salads in pots or window boxes is a great option for those of us who don’t get many spare daytime hours to tend to the veg patch over autumn…
When Globe Artichokes are flowering they are such a valuable food source for bees and all sorts of other insects, so we’d encourage you not to cut them back too…
Those of you who have been reading my diary entries regularly will know that I have gone mostly no-dig in my veg patch. I have several raised beds, and the…
This week we’re focussing on slugs and snails, as we are coming up to planting time and wetter weather. Plants are at their most vulnerable to slugs when they are…
Warning – this is a shameless plug for Rocket Gardens’ Padron Peppers, and also a slightly unsubtle hint that they should definitely grow them again next season! So, last year,…
Whilst it was raining heavily outside yesterday afternoon I was in the kitchen experimenting with different pestos using ingredients from the veg patch. I love traditional basil pesto, but I…
This month we’re looking at a tiny, jumpy little bug that nibbles a lot of tiny holes in leaves. The small flea beetle has long back legs and hops away…
You’ll notice your strawberry plants putting out runners during late summer and early autumn. It’s easy to plant these on to make more plants to add to your strawberry patch……
We’re often asked about sowing green manure crops after a summer harvest. This has its benefits and can be effective, but we find it is something that is not entirely…
Herbs can largely be left to do their thing, however late summer sees many herbs in full bloom, and this means that there are a few little jobs that are…
Last autumn, I valiantly planted up a whole load of veggies in my veg patch and tended to them lovingly until early November. Then I totally neglected them until spring….