There’s time to start a container garden
Growing veggies and herbs in pots and containers is a good way to get started, and an excellent way to grow your own if you have a patio garden, or…
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Discoloured leaves with newly planted seedlings?
If you see pink/purple tints on seedlings a few days after planting, or perhaps yellowing leaves, the chances are that your plants are not getting the nutrients and water that…
Growing Padron Peppers
These foodie delights are wonderfully easy to grow in the UK. Here’s a brief guide to get you going – you should get a fabulous crop for several weeks in…
Choosing the right sized pot
If you’re planting up veggies in pots this season, be sure to choose a suitable pot depending on the crop. Here are our suggestions for a few of the more…
My plants arrived, but I don’t have time to plant – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well, my plants arrived a little earlier than expected – I was hoping it would be next week (it actually still feels a little chilly to me – apparently there…
Slugs & other common pests
In the early days after your new plants are in the ground, they will be particularly vulnerable to pests. Here some of the most common and a few ways of…
Changeover Time – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well, here we are in early May! Thank goodness. It’s changeover time for me in my veg patch at the moment and I’m mostly pulling up old plants and getting…
Squeeze more in!
Ordered too many plants for your plot? Do not worry… there are some very nifty tricks for squeezing it all in. This article looks at a few different ways of…
Growing Squash & Pumpkins in Small Spaces
Here are a few ideas for those of you who don’t have space for pumpkins and squash to sprawl all over the ground… Let them climb: The trailing varieties of…
Planting early? Protect from cold wind & late frost
Some plants are more tender than others, and if you are planting the more vulnerable crops then please make sure you protect them well to avoid losing them to cold…
Growing herbs in clay soil? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
A friend asked the other day how I manage to grow herbs in such clay heavy soil. I was a little taken aback as I’d never given it any thought….
Choosing the best crops for your plot
A Guest Post by Cinead McTernan, author of City Veg In his book An Ear To The Ground: Understanding Your Garden, Ken Thompson, author and botanist, makes the case…