Check for eggs (& caterpillars) regularly
Absolutely the best way to avoid caterpillars from chomping through your brassica crops is to regularly check for eggs over the next few weeks. Even if they are growing under…
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How to feed plants over summer
As we come into the full swing of harvesting season, with tomatoes forming, beans and peas cropping, sweetcorn cobs developing and so on, it’s time to start feeding plants regularly….
Harvesting Onions (and Shallots)
If you planted onion plugs in spring, you may find that they are ready for harvesting in July. Here are a few tips to help you get them ready for…
Courgettes & Squash – Male Flowers Come First
When Courgette, Squash, Pumpkins and Cucumbers start to flower, they normally produce male only flowers for a week or so… The male flowers, which you will recognise as there is…
When to harvest baby sweetcorn
One question we get at this time of year is about growing and harvesting baby sweetcorn and whether or not they can be treated the same as regular sweetcorn. In…
Some Compost is Better than others… Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve had an interesting time this season, watching some plants absolutely thrive (salads, brassicas, leeks, parsnips, beetroot – they are all looking super!) and then watching other plants struggle to…
Slow-growing? It’s not just you…
You may be finding that your veg has been growing slowly, or even barely growing at all, this summer…. especially the heat-loving crops like sweetcorn, squash, courgettes, beans, tomatoes and…
What to Plant Now (mid July)
Mid-July is a really good time for planting up a few extras to extend the season. This is especially worth doing if you’re not planning to plant winter crops in…
Possible problems with potatoes
Potatoes do not always look perfectly formed when you dig them up – in this article, we look at scab (pictured) and a few other things that you may encounter…
Watch out for caterpillars
Even if you are growing your brassicas under netting, it’s worth doing a check for caterpillars as we move through summer. Be sure to look at all your brassica plants –…
Planting plugs in hot or dry weather
It can be difficult to get plants off to a good start when the soil is very dry and the weather is hot. Now that we’re seeing a few more…
5 top tips for anyone growing salad leaves
If you’ve got a bed of lettuces and salad leaves on the go, then you will find some of these tips handy! Keep Lettuces & Salad Leaves Cool Hot temperatures…