Pest Patrol: How to deter carrot fly
Lots of brown tunnels in your carrots is the result of carrot flies..they lay their eggs which, when they hatch, bury down into the soil and nibble on your carrots….
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10 Top Tips for a Successful Veg Plot
We’ve got a few ideas to share with you that will help you to make the most out of your kitchen garden this summer. In no particular order, here they…
Three shades of mint
Since most of the country will be tucking into some roast lamb with mint sauce this weekend we thought we would take the opportunity to inspire you to grow your…
Make it a Summer of Strawberries
Who doesn’t love a sweet, juicy strawberry on a summer’s day?! Growing your own is the best way to ensure a nice constant supply, especially if you grow a mixture…
Tricks of the trade…growing basil, coriander and rosemary
These are three of the most popular herbs to grow and they are all relatively easy, as long as you look after them the right way. Here are our top…
Why you’ll love growing Wild Rocket
Wild Rocket tastes completely different to the bagged stuff you buy in shops, and that is the number one reason why we think you’ll love growing it. Honestly, the flavour…
Give your melons a little support
If you haven’t grown melons before, we’d like to persuade you…because they are so tasty when homegrown! Melons are best grown in a polytunnel or greenhouse (you could try one…
Fancy a job?
Come and work with us at the Rocket Gardens farm for a couple of months as we hit our super busy time dispatching thousands and thousands of plants to customers…
Get Growing at School in the Summer Term
There’s still time to order a Summer Term Veg Garden for your school, it comes with over 150 veg plants, 12 lesson plans to cover the whole of the summer…
Lots of lovely leaves
Growing your own lettuces and leaves is probably the easiest way to get started with growing your own veg. They tend to grow quickly without too much trouble from pests…
How Hot do you like your Chillies?
Chillies are nice and easy to grow, whether it’s in pots on a sunny patio or in a growbag in the greenhouse. You usually get a good crop and you…
A clever way to grow
If you’re choosing which veg plants to grow this spring you might be a bit concerned about the amount of space that everything takes up. If this is you, then…