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Growing vegetables in the back garden
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Space restrictions most people will meet when they try to grow their own fruit and vegetables in small back gardens can be quite challenging, but it is possible. Follow our project and give us some feedback.
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Things to do in winter
Now it's there - the grey and dull time of the year, where the garden is sometimes so wet that you can't step on the soil without sinking in the ground. Most of the produce has been harvested, except for some winter varieties, especially winter sala...
DIY greenhouse unsuitable for Ireland\'s winter
When we introduced a DIY greenhouse in late summer, it seemed a good opportunity of protecting some delicate plants over winter, as well as to grow some winter vegetables from seed during this period. However, the storms of the last weeks have basica...
Harvest leeks in November
Leek is a slow growing species in the group of onion plants. Only now in October / November they will mature to the stage where you can harvest them. A particularly recommended variety that turned out very well in our own trials would be Winter Atlan...
Sloe gin - self made
Many people like it - but only a handful of them actually dare doing it: to make your own sloe schnapps. If you collect some sloes from the side of the road, make sure they are mature enough when picking. September/October would be about the right ti...
Treasures the roadside offers you
About two weeks ago we went for a short drive with the intention to look out for some black berries for jam making. Well, we found some - and not only black berries, but also rose hips and completely unexpectedly also some sloes. As a result of that ...
Bursts of green...
