5 Top tips for growing your own in autumn/winter
Growing in the colder months is a little easier in that there are fewer pests and weeds to contend with and you don’t need to water very often. However, you…
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There should be loads of fruit to pick!
Don’t forget to harvest fruit as it ripens this month. There should be loads happening in the fruit garden, from berries and currants to melons and kiwi fruits…. Blackberries should…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…seasonal thoughts
So I’m in France this week, staying in a rustic farmhouse with a very small smallholding (it is slowly getting bigger, with the addition of some goats, lambs and rabbits.)…
The veg patch in August
Here’s the lowdown on what you can expect from the veg patch in August, from pests and diseases, to harvesting and on to autumn planting.
What can I grow next?
You can start planting veggies out again towards the end of August and through September into October. There’s an interesting choice, including cabbages, kales and leafy greens, as well as turnips,…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…Irrigation
Right, I’m off on hols for three weeks. (Lucky me!) I’m leaving my veg patch in the capable (?) hands of my next door neighbour. So basically it’s not going…
Now is the time to start composting
As we move into the peak harvesting time in the veg patch it’s a really good idea to get a compost heap on the go. In just a few weeks…
5 autumn veg patch ideas for small gardens
Even if you don’t have a huge amount of space in your garden you can grow a pretty good crop over the next few months. We’ve got ideas for you…
What’s next in the veg patch?
Now that summer planting time is more or less over, it’s time to enjoy watching your crops grow and harvest lots of veggies for some tasty home grown, home cooked…
Grow a whopper for Halloween
If you’re growing pumpkins for Hallowe’en then it’s a really good idea to pinch off the growing tips of the vines to leave just 2 or 3 fruits growing. Use…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…curly leaves?
Last year I had a bit of a tomato fail. I failed to water my tomatoes regularly enough and quite a few of them suffered from blossom end rot as…
Ways with herbs
Having herbs to hand in the garden is such a great way of transforming all your home cooked meals even by simply sprinkling fresh chopped oregano or basil leaves over your pasta…