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August in the kitchen garden…

Here comes August…! It’s a really fun and rewarding month in the kitchen garden as there is so much to harvest. It’s also a time when gardeners start to sense that autumn…

Going on holiday? Here’s a veg patch checklist for you.

August is an important month in the veg patch because so many things are ready for harvesting and growth is at its fastest. It’s also a nice time of year…

Diary of a Rocket Gardener…learnings from the veg patch

My veg patch has just reached that time in the summer when everything is looking really lush and healthy and I am harvesting veg every day. I’m finding that this is…

Diary of a Rocket Gardener…a nutrient deficiency?

Quite a few of my plants have got yellow leaves. This is most prominent on my butternut squash, beans, sweetcorn and tomatoes. I’ve done a bit of googling, as one does when…

Picking and storing herbs

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, herbs are really quite easy to grow. But, it’s also quite easy to find that you have a herb plant…

Herbs for a windowsill

Space is not an issue when it comes to growing your own herbs…any of these below will grow really well in a pot on a windowsill that gets a good…

Why you’ll love African Blue Basil

This is such a brilliant herb that we decided to dedicate an entire blog post to it, simply because we believe that you absolutely HAVE to grow it in…

Mint…for teas and cocktails

We think mint is one of the best herbs to grow in the garden because you can grow it so easily AND use it so easily…to make a nice mint…

Calm your nerves with herbs

If you’re feeling a bit stressed out by the start of the summer holidays, or if Brexit is giving you sleepless nights, then it’s time to turn to a good,…