July in the kitchen garden…
Eek, July is here already (um, how did that happen and who stole June?) and it’s nearly the summer holidays. It’s a great time to be out in the garden…
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Broad Beans in the kitchen…
If, like our Constant Gardeners, you sowed some broad bean seeds back in the autumn, you may well be harvesting them around about now. You may also hear your family cry out with…
A speedy crop – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
It was with childish excitement that I harvested some actual veg from my kitchen garden this evening. Brilliant! It wasn’t much, just a few leaves of chard, but then just…
Perfect Veg for Growing in Pots
Growing in pots is a brilliant way to make the most of a small space, or to get a veg patch going quickly and easily without having to put in raised beds or…
Diary of a Rocket Gardener…a few garden glitches
What a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend here in Cornwall! The sun has been shining hard, and it’s been hot work in the veg patch. I have mostly been digging a trench…
When to water….
Here in Cornwall it has been surprisingly dry for the past few weeks. We’ve had the odd day of rain but for the most part it’s been fairly sunny. It…
The Magic of Mulch
If we were to give only one top tip to veg gardeners, mulching might well be it. It’s a job well worth doing in late spring (and again in Autumn). Here’s…
What on earth is… “hardening off”?
If you’re fairly new to gardening, you my have come across this term and wondered what it is all about. Basically, it means toughening your baby plants up so that…
The Art of the Small Veg Patch
We’re big believers that you don’t need much space to grow your own food. A window box will give you enough space to grow some lettuces and herbs, a couple…
The Brilliance of Beetroot
The beautiful beetroot is not a veg plant to be overlooked when deciding what to grow in your kitchen garden. They are notoriously difficult to grow from seed, but you don’t…
3 things to do in the garden this weekend…
It’s nearly the end of April and we began sending out our veg gardens this week. We started with the Constant Gardens and Instant Gardens are next up… so, if you…
Give your veg dishes a kick with some wild garlic
We’re right in the middle of the wild garlic season at the moment. It’s all over the place but you’re most likely to find it in woodland areas. You really…