5 Jul 2021
A small but beautiful harvest. The Radishes are big and very spicy. The Strawberries are so sweet. The Carrots were thinned out and the thinnings used to make Carrot Top Pesto.
28 Jun 2021
The Chilli seeds that were sown in the polytunnel back in March, were re-potted from the module trays and then re-potted again into larger pots and eventually brought indoors. They are on a sunny windowsill and thriving. There’s only two plants in the photo but...
14 May 2021
After an incredibly cold April when there was frost almost every morning and even snow on some days, at last, mid-May we have signs of growth. I was beginning to despair that none of the seeds we’d planted would germinate and we’d have to start all over...
27 Mar 2021
A sunny Saturday in late March, a perfect day for sowing seeds. Broad Beans, Rocket, Oriental Salad and Garlic were sown directly in the raised beds. Whilst in the small polytunnel Peas, Tomatoes, Chillies, Courgette, Coriander, Lettuce and Leeks were sown in module...
17 Mar 2021
Making the raised beds was a labour of love from Tadhg. I bought railway sleepers from Woodfab Timber in Aughrim as well as 11 tonnes of Enrich Soil (a mixture of top soil and organic compost. The soil was delivered and dumped by the side of the Silver Barn, Tadhg...
4 Feb 2021
In Dublin I had invested in a Bokashi composting system. This is a Japanese method of composting which differs from normal composting in that it ferments the waste rather than decomposing it. You need two Bokashi bins. They have an airtight lid and a raised shelf off...
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