Success with brassicas
For an excellent crop (brassicas are really well suited to the British climate!) you just need to put a couple of precautions in place to keep pests at bay. 1….
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Diary of a Rocket Gardener – A Spring Clean
So, I haven’t spent a huge amount of time in the veg patch lately and it shows. What a sad looking plot! Hey ho. You can’t blame me – it’s…
10 crops you won’t often find in shops
We think that you should always grow two types of veg. First, the veg that you know you will enjoy cooking and eating on a regular basis, and second, the…
3 good space saving techniques…
There are very few gardeners out there who aren’t always trying to squeeze in more veg! These three ideas will help you grow more in your plot. Plant leeks, beetroot,…
Three crops you can grow whilst clearing a patch of land
Following on from our Rocket Gardener’s recent post about clearing land for her cottage garden, here are three popular crops that you can easily grow whilst clearing land of weeds….
Success with growing your own carrots
If you fall into the group of gardeners who have joyfully planted their carrot seedlings one day only to find that they have mysteriously vanished the next morning, then these…
An update on fruit deliveries….
If it’s not snowing, it’s raining, and if it’s not raining, it’s snowing! If you’re waiting for your fruit plants to arrive, please don’t despair. We will get them to…
Will it be too cold to plant in spring?
We’ve received a few questions about this recently, with some of you concerned that all the cold weather now will delay your plants in late April/May. But the good news…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener: A Cunning Plan
Well, I had been hoping to get some fruit plants in the ground this month, but it seems it is not meant to be as more snow, sleet and hail…
Organising your plot
With the weather so chilly you may not be feeling very motivated to get out into the garden. You can still make some progress though by planning how to lay…
Money saving tips
If you’re just starting out with your veg patch or allotment, then you’ll probably be keen to do it on the cheap. We’ve got 10 top tips to share that…
Shady corners in your veg patch?
If you have one or two shady spots in your plot, then you will be happy to know that there are quite a few veg and herb plants that will…