Choosing compost…where does the peat come from?
Peat is a very beneficial product to use in the veg patch and more often than not it is one of the key ingredients that you’ll find in a bag of compost. But it comes…
Our Thoughts
Comfrey – a natural fertiliser
Comfrey is one of the very best things you can grow in your garden as it can be used as a brilliantly rich, natural fertiliser in organic growing. It’s a…
From Patch to Plate
An awareness of where food comes from plays a big part in encouraging children to develop a lifelong healthy eating habit. A nice, healthy diet full of fresh veg and…
The Bees’ Needs
Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are in decline. It’s not new news. There are lots of reasons for this, but two of the major factors are modern agricultural methods and the loss of natural habitats due…
Look good, taste good…
When you think of a veg patch there’s a tendency to picture a raised bed with nice, neat rows of lettuces and carrots. It’s a lovely look but it’s not…
The Perennial Patch
Most veg plants are grown as annuals. i.e., you plant them in the spring, harvest them later in the year and then dig them up because they’re done. But there…
A guide to choosing tomatoes
We’ve got a few different tomatoes on the menu this year, so we thought we’d take you through a little bit of a tasting tour so that you can choose…
Reflections and Resolutions…
On 1st January this year we sent a survey to 4,000 customers who grew a Rocket Garden last year asking them for a little feedback so that we could put…
Why you should grow asparagus…
Not many vegetables conjure up the taste of early summer as well as good old asparagus. It’s much loved and most of us have our preferred way of eating it – drizzled with…
So, you’ve redeemed your Rocket Garden voucher…now what?
If you have received a Rocket Gardens voucher as a gift then you are indeed a lucky soul because the gift of growing your own is, in our humble opinion,…
A vertical challenge..
There has been a bit of a trend developing in recent years…in a bid to grow more in small spaces, the rise of vertical gardening has taken place. We love…
Designing a kitchen garden
This is the time of year to start designing your kitchen garden, whether you’re expanding or improving an existing veg patch or starting from scratch. It’s best to start this…