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A Rocket Garden is a box brimming full of baby organic vegetable and herb plants. They make growing your own seasonal fresh food a pleasure. Our mission is to get everyone in the UK growing some of their own food.
Rocket Gardens Blog
5d ago
I thought I’d write a bit about leaf miners this week, because they seem to be strangely active in my veg garden. I know that normally they would not be...
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Rocket Gardens Blog
1w ago
If you planted up in September or October, your plants should have established their roots by now and hopefully done a bit of growing. They may still be quite small,...
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Rocket Gardens Blog
1w ago
Once all the strong winds have passed, we highly recommend going on a leaf collecting mission to rake up fallen leaves to make a leaf mould mulch for next year....
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Rocket Gardens Blog
2w ago
You may notice algae growing on the soil in greenhouses or polytunnels, or under any cloche tunnels. This is actually quite common at this time of year when the surface...
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Rocket Gardens Blog
2w ago
If you’re growing cabbages at the moment, then hopefully you have some lovely, mature-looking cabbage heads that you can harvest over the next few months. If, however, they look loose...
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Rocket Gardens Blog
1M ago
The end of October was pretty mild here in Cornwall, and we had damp weather too. I had to open up the zip doors of my little grow tunnel to...
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Rocket Gardens Blog
1M ago
You can harvest spring-planted leeks anytime from now onwards really, and for the most part they will stand in the soil well until you need them. There are one or...
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1M ago
Most winter squashes are very easy to store as long as they have fully reached maturity and developed nice thick skins. You’ll usually find that those that have a good...
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1M ago
Harvesting a bundle of baby leeks for roasting is such a pleasing thing. It got us thinking that it is well worth planning your planting for next spring with the...
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1M ago
For anyone who has been growing coriander that has now bolted, the flowers and seeds make wonderful ingredients in the kitchen. The flowers can be cut and sprinkled over salads...
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