Category Archives: Miscellaneous

This is a follow up to a weekly newsletter post where I mentioned a guy who worked with me a number of years ago who was always good for a funny turn of phrase. To set the scene, James was … Continue reading →

I have always been a bit jealous of my brother in law as despite not being the worlds best linguist he manages to communicate no matter what country he finds himself in through the universal language of Sport. He has … Continue reading →

The garden tools we sell in our online tool shop are all tools that we, as vegetable gardeners, use ourselves. We have sourced a selection of planting, digging, weeding, harvesting, pruning, maintenance and wood cutting tools to make the job at hand … Continue reading →

You may remember we reported from the West Cork Garlic Farm in Southern Ireland earlier in the year. I include the latest report from Axel and Marye Miret from Enniskeane where they let us know how they’re getting on with … Continue reading →

To compliment Dorcas Barry’s great energy boosting smoothie featured in this months newsletter I’m covering the leafy green part of the recipe to show just how easy they are to grow. We’ll be looking at Kale as it’s the new … Continue reading →

Spring Seedlings We are now taking orders for our mail order herb and vegetable plant trays. Our ‘vegetable garden in a box’ packs are shipped out from late April/ early May onwards (after the risk of frost has passed) and … Continue reading →

Tomatoes are easy to grow and are becoming a more and more popular crop. A couple of tomato plants will keep you in fresh tomatoes all summer long. Since now is the time to start sowing them, we have compiled … Continue reading →