Rocket Blog

It’s been wet and windy, and spending time outside in the veg patch hasn’t been all that appealing. However, it’s frustrating feeling like you can’t get on and do things…

If you haven’t yet explored the world of companion planting, we’d definitely recommend it for your 2020 growing. There are many benefits, not least providing food for insects… Attracting natural…

We do quite a lot of things behind the scenes to try and reduce our impact on the world, and to try and make our little patch of land a…

As we creep further towards winter and harvest lots of lovely celeriac, parsnips, turnips and other roots the season of warming, hearty casseroles is upon us. Here are a few…

This is a good time of year to harvest horseradish, as the foliage dies back in late autumn and after they’ve experienced a couple of light frosts. Even if you…

This is a little off topic, but I thought it would be of interest to many of Rocket Gardener’s customers, as having hens is right up there with growing veg…

Now that Halloween has passed, all those winter squashes and pumpkins are looking very tempting for some comforting soups. Here are our three fave recipes… In first place is Riverford’s…

In previous years, in my clay-heavy soil, I have grown reasonable leeks. They have, however, been somewhat short and stumpy without the long blanched stems that you’d hope for. This…

At this time of year it’s wise to be prepared for early frosts, especially if you’ve got a few last crops growing or new seedlings in the ground… many will…

I thought I’d write a little update on my Borlotti Beans for anyone who might be struggling with the same problem. In a nutshell, my beans got very wet and…

I’m a bit gutted. I think my amazing crop of borlotti beans is doomed… so far I’ve had to get rid of about 50% and I’m not feeling confident about…

A good weekend job for those who are growing autumn/winter crops is to make a nettle feed. You can then use this feed to boost your crops over the next…