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  • How to Protect Vegetables From Birds

    How to Protect Vegetables From Birds

    It's always nice to see birds and other wildlife out in the garden until they start destroying crops. Shortly after sowing seeds, birds can become a problem in any garden. There are many bird scare me...
  • Top 10 Plant Protection For The Vegetable Garden

    Top 10 Plant Protection For The Vegetable Garden

    Our Top Ten list of plant protection products for the vegetable garden. Plant protection is the practice of managing weather, weeds, pests and diseases that damage or inhibit the growth of fruit, vege...
  • The Pros and Cons of Organic Pesticides

    The Pros and Cons of Organic Pesticides

    At first glance it would seem like a no-brainer that organic pesticides are preferable to chemical pesticides; at least to a gardener who wishes to do the least harm while still protecting their crop...
  • Solar Garden Lights

    Solar Garden Lights

    The clocks haven’t yet gone back and the leaves are still on the trees but there is definitely a change in the light. I love my time spent in the garden and will find any excuse to venture outside and...
  • Identifying Common Garden Pests

    Identifying Common Garden Pests

    Seeing your vegetable crops decimated by garden pests can be a very disheartening sight, and it can happen seemingly overnight if proper preventative methods aren't applied. Once the garden pest...
  • A Beginner's Guide to Keeping Chickens

    A Beginner's Guide to Keeping Chickens

    In recent years more and more households - both rural and urban - have decided to keep backyard chickens or poultry. As well as being a source of ‘homemade’ fresh eggs, it’s something that...
  • Forest Gardening

    Forest Gardening

    Forest gardening aims to mimic the natural balance found in forest or woodland ecosystems. Woodlands are known to support a diverse array of plants, wildlife and microorganisms, from tall trees to sh...
  • Watering Plants with Rainwater

    Watering Plants with Rainwater

    ‘Rainwater harvesting’ can refer to something as simple as leaving a barrel out to collect rainwater or to comprehensive systems that provide water for household usage (shower, toilets and so on). UK...
  • Do Pumpkins Grow in Ireland?

    Do Pumpkins Grow in Ireland?

    Pumpkins can be a bit of a challenge to grow in Ireland, as they require a long growing season with good levels of sunshine - something that we can't really take for granted in this side of the world...
  • Natural and Non Toxic Slug Control Methods

    Natural and Non Toxic Slug Control Methods

    Slug control is an on-going battle for us gardeners, and it seems that you are never quite free of them. It doesn't help at all that they are hermaphroditic, or that their eggs can lay dormant i...
  • Aphid Pest Control

    Aphid Pest Control

    Aphids are the source of much frustration in the garden. Also referred to as greenfly or blackfly, these small sap-sucking insects feed on ornamental plants and edibles alike. They can cause a range...
  • How Do I Protect my Seedlings from Slugs and Snails?

    How Do I Protect my Seedlings from Slugs and Snails?

    Try saying that blog title quickly! Slugs have always been a challenge for anyone trying to grow their own vegetable crops, but 2023 seemed to see higher numbers than ever in gardens across the count...
  • A Grower's Guide to Crop Covers and Plant Protection

    A Grower's Guide to Crop Covers and Plant Protection

    Plant protection is the practice of managing weeds, 'pests' and diseases that could otherwise damage or inhibit the growth of your crops, as well as mitigating the effect of weather extremes. Strateg...
  • French Intensive Gardening

    French Intensive Gardening

    ‘French Intensive Gardening’. Sounds kind of daunting, who wants gardening to be intensive? Me, I like to do a little burst of work here and there and take it easy on myself. But you shouldn’t read to...
  • Organic Gardening

    Organic Gardening

    What is Meant By Organic Gardening? You will no doubt have often heard the term 'organic gardening'. What it actually means - or how strict the definition is - can be different for each individual. A...