A top tip if your coriander bolts…
If you’re growing coriander and it’s decided to bolt, then don’t worry…it’s actually worth allowing it to bolt and set seed as coriander seeds are a fab ingredient to have…
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Double your herb patch
Autumn is a great time to divide hardy herbs, such as marjoram, chives, mint and thyme. Wait until they’ve flowered before digging them up, dividing them at the roots and…
Two tasks for tomatoes
Now is definitely the time to give tomatoes a little extra attention. Before long, as the temperature drops, they will struggle to ripen so it’s best to give them a…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…Recipe Inspiration
Amazing. I’ve just returned from France fully expecting to have missed all my lovely veggies, but they’re still going strong and I’ve been able to harvest all sorts! Among the…
Veg patch composting… dos and don’ts
Over the next few weeks you will inevitably be pulling up old veg plants that have fulfilled thir purpose this season. It’s a great source of compost materials, but you…
5 Top tips for growing your own in autumn/winter
Growing in the colder months is a little easier in that there are fewer pests and weeds to contend with and you don’t need to water very often. However, you…
There should be loads of fruit to pick!
Don’t forget to harvest fruit as it ripens this month. There should be loads happening in the fruit garden, from berries and currants to melons and kiwi fruits…. Blackberries should…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…seasonal thoughts
So I’m in France this week, staying in a rustic farmhouse with a very small smallholding (it is slowly getting bigger, with the addition of some goats, lambs and rabbits.)…
The veg patch in August
Here’s the lowdown on what you can expect from the veg patch in August, from pests and diseases, to harvesting and on to autumn planting.
What can I grow next?
You can start planting veggies out again towards the end of August and through September into October. There’s an interesting choice, including cabbages, kales and leafy greens, as well as turnips,…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…Irrigation
Right, I’m off on hols for three weeks. (Lucky me!) I’m leaving my veg patch in the capable (?) hands of my next door neighbour. So basically it’s not going…
Now is the time to start composting
As we move into the peak harvesting time in the veg patch it’s a really good idea to get a compost heap on the go. In just a few weeks…