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# from the garden

All time
From the Garden: Get over your squeamishness - manure is gold dust for your veg patch
Michael Kelly
21 Dec 2019
10.8k
9
From the Garden: Eat your (locally grown) vegetables this Christmas
Michael Kelly
14 Dec 2019
11.1k
11
From the Garden: Buying a real Christmas tree supports local jobs and brings a certain magic to the home
Michael Kelly
7 Dec 2019
15.9k
12
From the Garden: Using celeriac in more than just mashed potatoes
Michael Kelly
2 Nov 2019
14.8k
3
From the Garden: Using seaweed to compost at home before winter hibernation
Michael Kelly
12 Oct 2019
18.5k
5
From the Garden: How to make the perfect sauerkraut at home
Michael Kelly
24 Aug 2019
13.0k
4
From the Garden: What to do when you have an abundance of vegetables
Michael Kelly
17 Aug 2019
13.2k
7
From the Garden: How to upgrade your composting system
Michael Kelly
10 Aug 2019
21.9k
12
From the Garden: Braiding garlic and pulling onions with the kids
Michael Kelly
3 Aug 2019
17.0k
4
From the Garden: Homegrown tomatoes are perfect for these 'Anytime Eggs'
Michael Kelly
27 Jul 2019
12.3k
0
From the Garden: If your garden is blooming, it can sometimes be difficult to know what to cook
Michael Kelly
20 Jul 2019
10.8k
7
From the Garden: Some notes on immature onions and homemade ratatouille
Michael Kelly
13 Jul 2019
11.9k
7
From the Garden: Taking care of your plants and getting an early crop
Michael Kelly
6 Jul 2019
11.6k
8
From the Garden: How to make the most of this super-abundant summer period
Michael Kelly
29 Jun 2019
12.6k
11
From the Garden: Build your own insect hotel and bookings will start rolling in
Michael Kelly
22 Jun 2019
28.8k
23
From the Garden: A strategic approach is required to water your tomatoes
Michael Kelly
1 Jun 2019
16.8k
9
From the Garden: A little frost damage on the spuds - but not to worry they will recover
Michael Kelly
11 May 2019
12.5k
3
From the Garden: Learn to make nettle tea - it has a rich and earthy taste and is a super tonic
Michael Kelly
4 May 2019
18.4k
11
From the Garden: 'I worry about the implications of what Greta Thunberg’s saying for the cosy lives we lead'
Michael Kelly
27 Apr 2019
66.3k
119
From the Garden: Learn how to really grow parsnips, earth up spuds and make wild garlic pesto
Michael Kelly
20 Apr 2019
12.2k
4
From the Garden: 'It seems an opportune time to write about sowing seeds in module trays'
Michael Kelly
13 Apr 2019
12.4k
6
From the Garden: Learn how to grow peas in an old gutter pipe and to make a delicious gnocchi
Michael Kelly
23 Feb 2019
14.6k
9
From the Garden: The spirit of meitheal lives on as the neighbours come to lend a hand
Michael Kelly
2 Feb 2019
14.0k
1
From the Garden: One vegetable is essential to the Irish diet - so why not learn to grow it?
Michael Kelly
26 Jan 2019
21.6k
23