Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
For a country that promotes itself as the Emerald Isle, Ireland has been found badly wanting where the provision of allotments are concerned. This is very apparent when we consider what small quantities of plots our city and county councils throughout the land provide.
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
As the interest in home-produced food reaches fever pitch, a new organisation called GIY Ireland is aiming to inspire people to get growing and give them the knowledge they need to do so successfully.
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Beetroots…round, cylindrical or tapered swollen roots that are way more versatile than many give them credit for. Fairly pest free, they are also a good crop for the organic gardener. Find out for yourself as we detail amongst other things the varieties suitable to grow in Ireland, and how to plant or sow them.
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
With the vegetable growing season almost upon us, I decided in this post to provide you with the three most important questions all prospective growers should ask themselves before starting vegetable growing.
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Tags: air, aubergine, bed, carrot, clay, compost, cucumber, damage, feed, fence, grit, grower, Ireland, leaf, lettuce, light, loam, Manure, marrow, onion, potato, pumpkin, root, runner bean, sand, shelter, site, soil, south, spinach, stem, sun, vegetable, wall, water, windbreak
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Tags: allotment, allotmenteer, community growing, England, government, Green party, Ireland, Land, lettuce, National Trust, Northern Ireland, plots, potato, school, waiting list, Wales
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