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Planting onion and shallot sets
Growing onions and shallots from sets is incredibly easy, and it is also a great way of getting out into the garden to plant during that subtle...
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Attract bees & pollinators to your kitchen garden
One of the best things you can do for your garden is to provide food for pollinators, particularly bees. More bees & pollinators = more...
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Top up beds with compost in February
If you didn’t do it in autumn, then this is a job well worth doing this month, ahead of spring. Simply spreading a layer of compost or well...
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A Hearty Winter Minestrone Soup Recipe
Call it minestrone or chunky soup, this is a wonderful way of using root veggies along with borlotti beans and squash harvested in autumn....
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Start a Strawberry Patch this year
Mmmm, homegrown strawberries! They are arguably one of the biggest treats to harvest from the garden, and very easy to grow. Once established,...
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February in the Veg Patch
It’s often a quiet month in the veg patch this month, but if you’re growing a few crops then you should find that you can harvest...
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Success with Fruiting Veg
By fruiting veg, we’re including the following plants: Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Chillies & Peppers, Aubergine, Squash, Courgettes, Beans,...
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5 Ways to Make More Growing Space
There are several different ways of creating more space to grow your own, without adding raised beds, by finding things to use as planters or...
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Success with Brassicas
Once you get the hang of brassicas, they are actually very easy to grow, and by planting them in spring and again in late summer, you can really...
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Growing roots? It’s all in the soil…
Well, growing vegetables always comes down to soil quality really, but for growing root veggies, this is extra true. Here’s how to give your...
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Success with salad leaves
Lettuces and salad leaves are incredibly satisfying to grow. Not only do they grow quickly, but they also produce an awful lot of leaves over a...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Herbs
Whether you have a windowbox, a few pots outside the door or a dedicated planter, growing herbs is a wonderful addition to a kitchen...
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Advice for those waiting for Broccoli to sprout
We’re not quite at the time for winter grown broccoli to start producing spears, but it won’t be long and there are a few things to...
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When to replace Rosemary bushes
If you’re growing rosemary, there will come a time when the plant is simply done, and will need to be replaced. It’s worth seeing how...
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Facing an overgrown plot – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Ok. Confession time – my veg garden is in an absolute state. The once clean woodchip paths are now totally weed-ridden, the no dig beds are...
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Top Tips for Laying Out a Container Garden
It’s very rewarding to transform a small space into an abundant veg garden – you can grow a good amount in just a few pots, and by...
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Celeriac & Potato Bake
This recipe comes with a warning… it is loaded with cheese and cream and it is seriously rich, and incredibly delicious and moreish! Make...
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Leek & Mushroom Pie
There’s a little twist in this recipe… we’ve added leftover stuffing, which works so well and makes it an excellent recipe for...
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Companion Planting to keep pests at bay
Using companion plants is a good way of bringing a bit of balance into the veg plot and allowing nature to work in your favour. It’s not...
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No need to follow the rules – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
So, there are some ‘golden’ rules when it comes to growing your own vegetables, and these rules are all over the internet and in...
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How to Grow Veggies All Year Round
Some of the things we are harvesting right now include brussels sprouts, spring onions, kale, spinach and winter salad leaves. Some of these were...
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10 Ways to improve soil health
The start of a new year always serves as a good prompt for us to focus on the importance of looking after the soil in our gardens and veg...
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Get ahead by planting strawberry runners
Strawberry season usually starts in mid to late May. Bare rooted strawberry runners can be planted out in January and February, which gives them a...
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Our Top Five for Growing at Home in 2024
Whilst we think that all veggies taste better homegrown, there are some that just are SO much tastier when you can eat them as soon as...
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A quick guide to planting & growing potatoes
Seed potatoes are one of the earliest things to go in the ground in spring, and make a lovely excuse to get out in the garden around Easter time...