Diary of a Rocket Gardener

Harrumph. I have just seen a vole (I am pretty sure it was a vole) scurry across the log store in the veg patch. I suspect he is just one…

I have never seen so many bees and butterflies in my veg patch. It’s brilliant!! In the mornings, the garden really seems alive, with bees popping in and out of…

Aside from the football the conversation of the hour seems to be the hot summer that we’re having, and among my gardening friends, how dry the soil is. I too…

Over the winter I saw a few mole hills popping up in the veg patch. I did a little research back then anyway, but it turned out not to be…

I’m feeling quite proud of myself this week because I’ve managed to really make the most of my veg patch. I’ve been intercropping. Or something like that. I don’t really…

One way to clear weeds using no-dig methods is to lay down black polythene over a thick layer of mulch and then grow squashes/pumpkins through it. This seemed like a…

So I’ve had a fair bit of slug damage on my sweetcorn plants. No biggie, I put down some beer traps and did a wood-and-stone-lifting exercise to collect and remove…

One of the things that I have most enjoyed this spring is my brilliant little strawberry patch. In spite of the snow in March and April, it has really flourished…

This week has been something of a bean disaster. I’m a bit gutted as I absolutely love French beans, and I was really trying to give them a good start…

I’m just a few weeks into my new no-dig gardening and I’m so far finding it very good. I certainly have fewer weeds to contend with. My other observation (which…

Well, I am ridiculously delighted to report that it’s been 5 days since I planted out my salad seedlings and there’s not a single evidence of slugs! How amazing is…

Here’s a post that I hope will give lots of people hope if they have a garden that doesn’t get much direct sunlight… I have a flower bed that is…