A raised bed can provide the perfect environment for creating a herb garden. It can be positioned anywhere that suits you and can be maintained easily. A selection of plants ….Read more
The Vegetable Garden in Mid May
What can I sow or plant in my garden now? Everything! Well, pretty much everything. You will be too late to sow most warm climate crops which need a long ….Read more
Growing your own Dwarf Vegetable Varieties
Cultivating home grown vegetables is a simple pleasure that anyone can experience, even if you have limited space. We don’t all have the benefit of a large garden with room ….Read more
How to Germinate Seeds Successfully
A plant seed is created to grow and will perform that task admirably once given the opportunity. For successful germination seeds need a suitable growing medium, moderate moisture and warmth ….Read more
Burtown Kitchen Garden Diary – How to Build a Polytunnel
This week we have our second installment of the Burtown Kitchen Garden Diary where we see Dermot building a new polytunnel on the site to broaden the choice of fruit ….Read more
The Quickcrop Pea and Bean Frame
The Quickcrop Pea and Bean Frame is a support system designed for growing your own climbing garden peas and beans. Freshly picked home grown peas are one of the most ….Read more
Raised Beds for Vegetable Gardening
Why use raised beds in the vegetable garden? I guess the best place to get started is why should I grow in Raised Vegetable Beds in the first place? There ….Read more
Sowing and germinating vegetable seeds
We are now moving into the time of year when we start to sow seeds (for those of you not reading this article ‘hot from the oven’ it is the ….Read more
The Polytunnel in January
While I do spend plenty of happy time in the garden in January there really isn’t a whole lot you can do other than preparing things for the season ahead. ….Read more
Burtown Kitchen Garden Diary – Dividing and Planting Rhubarb
This week we are starting a new series of reports from a country house in Ireland, the beautiful Burtown House in Co.Kildare. The reason for the connection is I know ….Read more