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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
6d ago
Hopefully, this post will serve as both inspiration and encouragement for someone else who has been feeling overwhelmed by the task of recovering an overgrown veg plot. As you can...
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Rocket Gardens
1w ago
For those of you who have been growing winter crops, you may find that you’re more or less done with harvesting as broccoli plants go over, winter salads start to...
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Rocket Gardens
1w ago
It’s difficult to know whether we are coming or going with the weather at the moment. Here in Cornwall, the incessant rain seems to have come to an end, but...
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Rocket Gardens
1w ago
What a difference just a couple of days of sunshine can make to how things grow in the polytunnels. Our plants are starting to come along nicely now, and we’ve...
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Rocket Gardens
3w ago
You can fill a small space or a large space with wildflowers quite easily using plug plants. This article looks at a few different ideas and tactics for getting your...
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Rocket Gardens
3w ago
A south-facing slope or bank makes an excellent site for a herb patch. The plants will get good exposure to sun, and the soil will drain well which is perfect...
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Rocket Gardens
3w ago
My veg patch renewal mission started in earnest over the Easter bank holiday weekend. I found three volunteers to help me on this mega-mission, and will be reporting in on...
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Rocket Gardens
3w ago
If you receive your strawberry plants in the next few weeks, it is a good idea not to plant them in waterlogged soil as they do not fare well. You...
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Rocket Gardens
3w ago
If you grew potatoes last year, you may be surprised to see some potato plants appearing in your plot. Known as volunteers, these plants grow from tubers left in the...
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Rocket Gardens
1M ago
This is a guest post from our friends at Natural Grower, a wonderful company that offers award-winning, approved organic and peat-free compost that will give your soil and your plants some...
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