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Types of Frost Protection in the Garden

Types of Frost Protection in the Garden

06.02.2024

Frost, or even the spectre of frost, is something that all gardeners are wary of. While some plants are more able to withstand a spell of cold temperatures … Read more

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06.02.2024

How To Grow Tomatoes In Containers

How To Grow Tomatoes In Containers

07.06.2022

Tomatoes can be grown in containers like pots, planters, growbags, and hanging baskets, they may not be the easiest plant to grow at home but they are definitely … Read more

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07.06.2022

What Do I Need To Grow Vegetables?

What Do I Need To Grow Vegetables?

23.04.2020

What exactly do you need to grow vegetables? If you are asking this question then it is safe to assume you are thinking about growing your own vegetables for the … Read more

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23.04.2020

Easy Home Tomato Planting Tutorial

Easy Home Tomato Planting Tutorial

08.05.2019

Following on from last week's post I thought we would continue with more planting tips, this time on tomatoes as I put some in my tunnel at the weekend. As regar … Read more

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08.05.2019

Vegetable Sowing and Planting Tips

Vegetable Sowing and Planting Tips

03.05.2019

Brace yourselves folks, we are now entering the busiest time of year in the vegetable garden. The soil has warmed sufficiently for sowing and planting out but ha … Read more

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03.05.2019

Planting Potatoes in March

Planting Potatoes in March

20.03.2019

Depending on your location early potatoes are planted in mid March once the days begin to warm. To be fair, the soil is probably warm enough to plant now in m … Read more

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20.03.2019

Sowing Peas in Early June

Sowing Peas in Early June

13.06.2018

I have a soft spot for peas. They are easy to sow, look beautiful, are fascinating to observe as they climb and, of course, have a delicious sweet flavour. Th … Read more

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13.06.2018

Mulching is the key to a healthy garden

Mulching is the key to a healthy garden

24.05.2018

I have two books which are my vegetable growing bibles. One is Joy Larkcom's 'Grow Your Own Vegetables' and the other is 'Organic Gardening - The Natural No-D … Read more

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24.05.2018

How to feed fruit and vegetable plants

How to feed fruit and vegetable plants

09.05.2018

As we are coming into the main planting and sowing time I thought I would cover soil and plant feed as they are such an important part of the garden. I know I … Read more

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09.05.2018

Planting early onion sets in January

Planting early onion sets in January

24.01.2018

Onions have to be one of the easiest crops to grow and will reward you with delicious crisp bulbs with a homegrown flavour all their own. Onions can be grown fro … Read more

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24.01.2018

Planting fruit in October

Planting fruit in October

18.10.2017

Growing your own fruit has to be the easiest, most satisfying and most joyous gardening pursuit. Yes, I am delighted when I fork out some nice straight carrot … Read more

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18.10.2017

Planting Garden Bulbs

Planting Garden Bulbs

02.08.2017

Flowering bulbs are ideal for container gardening or as part of a vibrant garden border. They are one of the easiest plants to grow and with a little careful pla … Read more

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02.08.2017

How to Grow Climbing Peas and Beans

How to Grow Climbing Peas and Beans

01.06.2017

Climbing peas and beans are some of my favourite crops in the vegetable garden, they are the ones that epitomise Summer with their attractive flowers and lush gr … Read more

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01.06.2017

How to Create a Raised Bed Herb Garden

How to Create a Raised Bed Herb Garden

23.05.2017

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 sele … Read more

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23.05.2017

How To Grow Microgreens Indoors

How To Grow Microgreens Indoors

30.08.2016

Towards the end of summer and into autumn activity in the vegetable garden slows down as crops are fully grown and their fruit begins to ripen. Winter brassic … Read more

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30.08.2016

What type of soil do I have?

What type of soil do I have?

03.03.2016

Garden soil comes in many forms depending on consistency and nutrient content. By identifying and understanding the type of soil you have you can create a wor … Read more

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03.03.2016

Top Ten Garden Pests To Look Out For

Top Ten Garden Pests To Look Out For

03.03.2016

The unwelcome garden visitors that come back every year. Here's a rundown of who they are and how to send them away. Slugs. These garden molluscs, along with t … Read more

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03.03.2016

Ten Essential Tips for Gardening Beginners

Ten Essential Tips for Gardening Beginners

18.02.2016

1 Planning. Decide what you want to do with your vegetable garden and spend time working out the best way to achieve it. There are so many choices –fruit or veg … Read more

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18.02.2016

Top Ten Easiest Vegetables To Grow

Top Ten Easiest Vegetables To Grow

18.02.2016

Top ten list of the easiest vegetables to grow for the beginner gardener. Our list of easy to grow vegetables all have a good chance of first time success and … Read more

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18.02.2016

Strawberries, The Versatile Fruit

Strawberries, The Versatile Fruit

17.02.2016

Fruit trees and bushes are planted in the garden with the intention of remaining for the long term, providing produce for many years. In return for this supply o … Read more

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17.02.2016

How to grow blueberries and cranberries

How to grow blueberries and cranberries

15.12.2015

Blueberries are high in antioxidants so widely regarded as a 'Superfruit' (whatever that is) but taking their health benefits apart they are also exceptionally t … Read more

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15.12.2015

How to Grow Gooseberries

How to Grow Gooseberries

08.12.2015

'How to grow gooseberries' is intended as a solid introduction to growing this relatively easy to grow fruit bush. For more detailed information on gooseberri … Read more

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08.12.2015

Grow Your Own Onions from Sets or Seeds

Grow Your Own Onions from Sets or Seeds

02.09.2015

Onions are some of the easiest things to grow and require very little looking after. As our friend Dermot Carey (last head gardener of Lissadell House) says i … Read more

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02.09.2015

Growing Healthy Vegetable Plug Plants

Growing Healthy Vegetable Plug Plants

05.01.2015

Growing your own can be tricky business for someone new to vegetable gardening but there are a number of ways you can stack the odds of a successful harvest i … Read more

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05.01.2015

How To Grow The Best Tomato Seedlings

How To Grow The Best Tomato Seedlings

03.03.2014

One of the things first time vegetable gardeners ask about when they call or email us is tomatoes - everyone wants to grow their own tomatoes. This is a bit u … Read more

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03.03.2014

Top 10 Tips For Vegetable Seed Propagation

Top 10 Tips For Vegetable Seed Propagation

09.01.2014

Propagating vegetable seeds using a heated propagator Indoor vegetable seed propagation has two main advantages; plants are protected from pests and disease … Read more

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09.01.2014

How to Plant Tomato Seedlings

How to Plant Tomato Seedlings

08.05.2013

I had a call from Dermot Carey (my personal vegetable guru) over the weekend as he wanted to pick up a couple of rolls of fleece. "I hope you don't mind me ca … Read more

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08.05.2013

Growing Rhubarb

Growing Rhubarb

17.10.2012

Rhubarb is a very easy plant to grow. If you get the conditions right at the start it will be relatively trouble free for many years. It is a plant that looks … Read more

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17.10.2012

Sprouting Seeds in Winter

Sprouting Seeds in Winter

04.10.2012

If you're getting a bit upset that the vegetable growing season is over you might like to try growing some sprouting seeds. O.K. they're never going to replac … Read more

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04.10.2012

Pruning and Storing Herbs

Pruning and Storing Herbs

04.10.2012

Now is the time to turn your attention to your herb garden to ensure that your herbs stand the best chance of making it through whatever weather winter has in … Read more

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04.10.2012

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