The next few weeks in the kitchen garden
The next few weeks are a good chance to get on top of things in the veg patch before colder, wetter weather and darker days arrive. There’s much to be…
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Veg to harvest now, before frosts arrive
If you have a few root veg or potatoes still growing in your garden then please read this as some should be pulled up now before the frosts come, but…
How to dry beans
Most veg growers find they have a few oversized beans growing on their bean plants at this time of year. If that’s you then you may want to consider drying…
Low maintenance plants for busy people
It won’t be very long until the clocks go back, which means many of us will be heading home in the dark each day and have precious few daylight hours…
3 easy growers for novices
If you’re only just beginning to get to grips with growing your own, or if you’ve never grown anything over the winter before, then we have three veg plants for…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener: Washing caterpillars from broccoli
Ok, I think harvesting this glorious looking broccoli head might well be my favourite veg achievement for this year. I’ve never grown my own calabrese broccoli before and there was…
Don’t let strawberries run away with you
Strawberries are still busily putting out runners and if you’re growing them in a bed it won’t be long before they completely take over. The runners put out little roots…
Make new beds the easy way
If you’re keen to put in new beds for next spring to increase the size of your veg plot, then now is a really great time to start things off…
What’s the point of weeding empty beds?
If you have one or two beds that you won’t be using over the next few months it is still wise to weed them thoroughly, and cover them. There are…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener – tips for planting autumn veg
Well it is exciting times in my veg patch this week…I’ve cleared a whole load of space and planted some 100 autumn veg plants for what I hope will be…
The next few weeks in the veg patch
The mild autumn window of opportunity is upon us and it’ll be over in a flash. There are just a few unpredictable weeks of warm weather left which means that…
3 ways to make growing easier this autumn
If you’re growing your own for the first time this autumn, or thinking about it, then do have a read of these three invaluable tips… Mulch Applying a thick layer…