I had the pleasure of a few very sweet pints of the black stuff with vegetable gardening genius Dermot Carey the other night. Growing food runs deep in Dermot’s blood ….Read more
Getting Started – Top Tips for new growers.
In answer to a number of queries on how to get started as a new vegetable gardener here’s a few of my top tips to get you going: What do ….Read more
Curried Parsnip Soup
I’d kind of given up including recipes in our newsletters as I can see by my sneaky control panel that not many of you read them. Still, this is a ….Read more
October Skies
It’s one of those Autumn days with sunshine mixed with dark skies giving fantastic contrast between heavy grey cloud and brightly lit yellowing leaves. I just took this out the ….Read more
The October Vegetable Garden
October is really the time to clear our the vegetable garden and to take care of the crops which will remain in the ground for winter like sprouts, cabbage and ….Read more
3 Best Rhubarb Varieties
Rhubarb is a fantastic plant for any vegetable garden as it comes up every year and will produce an excellent crop with the minimum of maintenance. It is perfect for ….Read more
Growing Rhubarb
Rhubarb is pretty easy and will reward you with many years of succulent stalks for 10 years or more. It’s a plant that looks beautiful in the garden with its ….Read more
An interview with Fionnuala Fallon.
I was pleased to bump into writer and journalist Fionnuala Fallon recently as I wanted to compliment her on her new book ‘From the Ground Up’. I’m a sucker for ….Read more
Quickcrop Transition Year Project
Quickcrop is an independent Irish website dedicated to vegetable growing. We have all the materials and expertise necessary to make sure any vegetable growing project is a success. Quickcrop have ….Read more
Recommended Seed Varieties for Schools
We understand it can be difficult for teachers without gardening experience to choose the correct vegetable plants for school growing. Our seeds packs are designed for growing within the term ….Read more