Diary of a Rocket Gardener

Back when it was snowing across the UK, in December, it was just very very frosty in my vegetable garden. But, it was the most frosty it has ever been…

I’m trying to remember last autumn, and how that was in the veg garden. I think it was also fairly mild, and wet, but somehow this autumn seems even more…

I’ve mentioned this before, but seeing how much the woodchip on my paths has broken down has prompted me to write about it again. I have a good lifetime cycle…

A short post from me this week, but hopefully one that will help to prevent a few casualties over the next few weeks. The photo above was taken on the…

I live close to an estuary and have good access to creeks and inlets where there is plenty of seaweed. I’ve never really thought of it before, but when someone…

I’ve harvested all but one winter squash now, and this morning I was pulling up the last of the courgette plants which have finally stopped producing fruit. It gave me…

My leeks are looking a little under the weather this year. I planted them in early June, and over the summer, of course they were subjected to a lot of…

Last week I wrote about grey mould, aka botrytis, on my cabbage plants, and in that article I explained that I hoped that using no-dig methods would help the soil…

I didn’t pay much attention to the courgette leaves turning mouldy over the past few weeks. I figured it was just a severe case of powdery mildew and that the…

I thought this would be a good post to share in case others are in need of revamping or building raised beds this autumn. I built some raised beds in…

I thought I’d do a piece on this as it’s such a joy to have a good supply of punchy salad leaves during winter. For me, they are an essential,…

This weekend I am hoping to get my veg patch ready for planting in the next couple of weeks (or whenever my plants arrive!) It has got me thinking, and…