Growing Tips and Advice

Here’s the lowdown on what to expect if you have already ordered plants with us for this season… What will the plants look like when they arrive? Most plants will…

Mid March always gets us excited for spring, and we know you’ll all be wanting to get going in the garden as soon as you can. Here’s a quick guide…

There are two types of sweetcorn that you can grow with Rocket Gardens – Sweet Nugget (pictured above) is your normal, corn-on-the-cob, and Minipop is a baby corn. They are…

Overwintered Wild Rocket, planted back in September or October should start to take off now as longer daylight hours and (hopefully) warmer temperatures arrive. Wild Rocket tends not to do…

Autumn planted pak choi may well be in full bloom now. It adds a wonderful splash of yellow during these slightly colourless months, so is well worth allowing it to…

Carrots, beetroot, parsnips, celeriac, swede and turnips will all benefit from much the same growing conditions. We take a quick look and give some specific top tips for particular crops…

If you’re short on space but would like to grow climbing beans, then here is a good solution that will give you a good yield without taking up too much…

If you’d like to add some extra growing space this season, or if you’re just getting started with a new plot and need to clear areas of weeds, then planting…

One of the tricky things with starting a wildflower meadow is getting the seedlings to grow ahead of the grass. Using wildflower plug plants makes this a little easier than sowing…

Most gardeners will prune autumn fruiting raspberries in February. This article explains how, and also takes a look at summer fruiting raspberries and their pruning schedule as there is a quick…