Tricks of the trade: Prevent bolting
Broccoli, cabbage, oriental leaves, lettuces, spinach and a few others can sometimes “bolt” unexpectedly at this time of year. Rather than producing lots of lovely leaves, they suddenly decide to…
Growing Tips and Advice
Weekly checks worth keeping on top of
As we head into the peak growing time there are a number of little things going on in the kitchen garden that you should keep an eye on. This is…
Tricks of the trade…growing raspberries
Raspberries must be one of the easiest fruits to grow here in the UK as they don’t mind a wet summer, or a slight nip in the air! You can easily…
The Rocket Guide to Pests & Diseases – Part 3: The Usual Suspects
If you’ve already read parts 1 and 2 of our guide to pests and diseases then you should hopefully have been able to identify the cause of whatever problem it is…
Make the most of your greenhouse
Some veg grow much better in a greenhouse or polytunnel than they do outside. These are the tender veggies like tomatoes, peppers, chillies, aubergines and okra. Basil grows well in…
Tricks of the Trade…growing great tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of the most enjoyable things to grow at home, but they require a little bit of TLC to get a reliably good crop from them. Here are our five top…
The Rocket Guide to Pests & Diseases – Part 2: Wilting
In the second of our three part guide we look at what might be causing your plants to wilt. It could simply be a lack of nutrients or water, but…
Tricks of the Trade: Healthy Beans
Beans are one of the easiest veg plants to grow at home and you don’t need to do much at all to get a really great crop. Here are a…
The Rocket Guide to Pests & Diseases – Part 1: Leaves
We’ve put together a handy little 3 part guide for you to use this summer. So, if you have any growing pains in the veg patch, simply consult this guide…
How to grow the best and tastiest squash
Squash and pumpkins are good growers in the kitchen garden. They’re amongst the most rewarding of veggies to grow too. If they get plenty of sunshine, water and have room…
The secret to growing successful celeriac
You may have tried growing celeriac before only to be disappointed by its size at harvest time, but we’d urge you to give it another go following these wonderful words…
Be prepared for hungry caterpillars
It won’t be long before butterflies and moths start laying their eggs…and not long after that the caterpillars will have a good chomp on any leaves that they find tasty….