Carrots are one of the main crops that I grow in my gardens, and when they’re grown well can be really high yielding, but they can be a tricky crop to grow. It’s sometimes hard to get the tiny seeds…
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Predator vs Pest
Pests can be a really big issues in vegetable gardens, although the specific pests that we have to deal with, and the damage that they can cause, can vary enormously with the climate and ecosystem that we are growing in.…
Good Start – Poor Finish
Squash is one of those vegetables that I really like to grow in my gardens, but it can be a tricky crop to grow well, especially in the maritime climate of Ireland. Our summers are relatively cool, and the frost…
Saving Carrot Seeds
Saving seeds was one of the things that inspired me to start growing vegetables in the first place, as I felt it was a crucial part of being able to engage with the full cycle of producing my own vegetables.…
6 Vegetable Gardens
What is the best method of growing food? This was the question that originally prompted the development of a substantial portion of the RED Garden Project that I have been working on for the last few years. It consists of…
I Thought I had Lost an Entire Crop
the risk of losing a crop is always a big part of being a vegetable grower with all the possibilities of pests and diseases and deficiencies as well as the adverse weather conditions sometimes it seems that the whole world…