Diary of a Rocket Gardener

I have a very small greenhouse, pictured above when I first built it a few years ago, in 2019 I think. It probably measures 1.5m x 1.5m (that’s a guess,…

So, this week, I was out in the veg garden, getting things ready for planting, weeding, pottering and actively avoiding the strawberry patch at the bottom of the plot. Why…

Just a quick post from me this week, as I have so much preparation to do in the veg patch which I feel I have left rather late in the…

I spent a few hours of Monday afternoon bunking off work so that I could spend a bit of time in the garden, pulling up quite a lot of weeds…

It took me a few tries to get the hang of growing cabbages and cauliflower. In the very early attempts, they got eaten by pigeons and decimated by caterpillars. That’s…

As we move into late March and spring gets underway, I think about how tempting it is to try and get plants in the ground as soon as possible. I…

I’m so pleased with my wild rocket this winter, and I thought I would just share how much better it has done for being planted in the greenhouse. In previous…

The Rocket Gardens customer services team asked me if I could cover this topic as they’ve been asked it a couple of times recently. Green Waste Compost is usually available…

The February weather has been good and I’m having fun getting the veg patch ready for spring, using a spare hour here and there to start weeding beds, pull up…

The first day of February and still three months to go until planting season is in full swing. I’m always surprised it’s not sooner – the minute I see daffodils…

At this time of year, I always find myself getting reflective about my veg patch; there are enough glimmers of spring that my mind turns towards the growing season, but…