# giy - Saturday 4 January, 2020
It is a delicious vegetable included in mashed potato or even grated raw.
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# giy - Saturday 28 December, 2019
It’s time to start thinking about next year’s garden as 2020 creeps ever-closer.
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# giy - Saturday 21 December, 2019
In other news, here’s a recipe for some creamy Brussels sprouts to posh up your Christmas dinner.
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# giy - Saturday 14 December, 2019
There is always a price to cheap food, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 7 December, 2019
A real tree is a much greener option than one made from plastic, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 30 November, 2019
Some advice on growing leeks and a delicious recipe for a potato and bacon bake to include them in.
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# giy - Saturday 23 November, 2019
This week’s gardening column features tips for growing your own herbs and a recipe for root veg pie.
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# giy - Saturday 16 November, 2019
I feel blessed to have so much delicious, nutritious food to hand, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 9 November, 2019
Growing your own food could be even more important in the future, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 2 November, 2019
As Winter begins, there’s no better time to pickle some chilis or cook with more root vegetables, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 26 October, 2019
Although traditionally sown in December, putting the garlic in the ground now gives it the best chance of thriving in cold weather.
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# giy - Saturday 12 October, 2019
Roasting root vegetables has become a staple in our house, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 5 October, 2019
It’s difficult to tell when pears are ripe but there is a knack to it, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 28 September, 2019
Having your own fruit trees is both a joy and a challenge.
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# giy - Saturday 21 September, 2019
Its real value is in providing us with winter greens from October or November right up until April, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 14 September, 2019
There’s something so elementally enjoyable about peeling back a sweetcorn’s skin to find the beautiful shiny yellow kernels underneath, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 7 September, 2019
Anyone growing beets will be preparing them for harvest next month.
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# giy - Saturday 31 August, 2019
Salads, stews and cold omelettes are great options for a back to school lunchbox.
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# giy - Saturday 24 August, 2019
Although the name is German, the probiotic food has its origins in China.
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# giy - Saturday 17 August, 2019
Large amounts of veg can be used up and kept for later in many ways.
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# giy - Saturday 10 August, 2019
A delicious courgette salad recipe and some top compost tips.
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# giy - Saturday 3 August, 2019
This week is all about the alliums and making a spicy tomato salad.
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# giy - Saturday 27 July, 2019
Turnips are very easy to grow and because they produce a crop so quickly, they are an ideal candidate for late summer sowing.
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# giy - Saturday 6 July, 2019
A hardy crop of broad beans and homemade herbal tea is on the agenda from the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 29 June, 2019
There’s plenty to do in the garden as abundant rain and improving temperatures mean everything is growing quickly, write Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 22 June, 2019
An insect hotel will encourage more wildlife and biodiversity into the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 1 June, 2019
Because they are a deep-rooting plant, it’s not effective to spray water at the soil, you need to get down to the roots, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 25 May, 2019
Katie Sanderson cooked this recipe in the Kale episode of this season’s GROW COOK EAT and the reaction was amazing, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 11 May, 2019
Learn to make ‘a one-pot veggie wonder that’s crammed with healthy vegetables, herbs and pulses and as an added bonus uses up stale bread too,’ writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 4 May, 2019
Obviously, if you are harvesting nettles from the wild, wear gloves or you will get stung, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 27 April, 2019
It is remarkable to watch this young woman speak her truth to power, writes Michael Kelly of Grow It Yourself Ireland.
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# giy - Saturday 20 April, 2019
‘Most parsnip seed packets will tell you to sow them in February – don’t do it,’ writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 13 April, 2019
‘The beauty of a module tray is that the roots of seedlings are kept apart which means you don’t upset them when you are transplanting them’, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 6 April, 2019
It’s worth buying good quality potting compost – ideally one that is approved for use in organic production and peat-free, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 30 March, 2019
Growing tomatoes is a double-edged sword because once you’ve tasted a proper homegrown tomato you really can’t go back to the bland shop-bought alternative, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 23 March, 2019
Time to transplant those tomatoes too. ‘Did you know that the little fuzzy hairs on the stem of a tomato seedling can become a root if planted under the soil?’
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# giy - Saturday 9 March, 2019
We’ll be teaching you to grow onions, pumpkins, sweetcorn, courgettes, kale, beans and chillis for all shapes and sizes of gardens, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 2 March, 2019
‘All aspects of our lives – food, transport, energy and waste – will have to change dramatically if we’re to avoid catastrophe,’ writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 19 January, 2019
It’s no longer just about ‘exotic’ fruit and veg that are difficult to grow in Ireland, we are now importing lots of veg that grow perfectly well here, writes Michael Kelly.
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# giy - Saturday 5 January, 2019
This is a delicious, warming and healthy pie that utilises those vegetables that are still available in early January, writes Michael Kelly.
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