Diary of a Rocket Gardener

Well I’ve done it again, I’ve grown weird and whacky looking parsnips, huge great gnarly things that look totally unrespectable. I have to admit, I’m a bit surprised. I really…

Quite a few of my Tromboncino squashes are looking a bit scabby. Others are beautifully smooth (so much so that my neighbour asked if she could have one for her…

Although I decided to go no-dig this year, I had a few flower beds and herb gardens within the veg plot that were not no-dig. For these, I decided to…

Wahoooo! It’s third time lucky for me and celeriac. We just never really managed to make it work before so I am delighted to report that I have 4 really…

Rocket Gardens posted a lovely little comment on Instagram today (it’s World Mental Health Day) pointing out the benefits of gardening. It prompted me to share this little anecdote with…

I’ve been getting ready for a Macmillan coffee morning this week, fitting in a bit of baking since it’s been a bit too wet and wild to merit spending time…

I’m a bit gutted this week as several of my leek plants have bolted. I absolutely love leeks and the first thing I read when I started researching “leeks bolted”…

Throughout the summer I have airbnb guests staying in my house, and I always make sure they have space for food in the fridge, which leaves less space for my…

This year I decided to give no-dig a try. I did a lot of reading and attended a course by Charles Dowding back in early spring, and did my best…

So, my no-dig approach has generally been going well this season. The number of weeds I’ve had has definitely been improved by the method of covering each raised bed with…

Wowsers, these Tromboncinos are growing like crazy! I have just three plants, and at today’s count 27 sizeable squashes (we’re talking a couple of feet long at least), as well…

Back in July I added a few more herb plants to the pots outside my front door and now that we’ve had a bit of rain they are doing really…