I hear people say from time to time that once seed packets are opened and some seeds sown, they put the re-sealed packet away in a kitchen drawer. I used to do this until I discovered the seeds got forgotten about and did not keep well. So I resolved to get myself a better organised [...]
Posts Tagged ‘April’
22 Apr
THE GREATEST ACT OF FAITH IN THE FUTURE, THE SOWING OF SEEDS – THIRD WEEK IN APRIL 2010
A few seeds every week get sown, mainly radish outdoors each Sunday in a window box to ensure a few are available for harvest each week from April to November. Every couple of days, I would lay a few mung bean seeds in a ‘sprouter’ on the kitchen windowsill so I always have some fresh bean [...]
12 Apr
TIDYING UP AND TURNING COMPOST – SECOND WEEK IN APRIL 2010
April is like the New Year for a kitchen gardener. The New Year resolutions are made to keep the garden tidy and have a productive compost making system. First, I tidy out the pond to re move the prolific excess reeds and their mat of roots, all for composting. Likewise, bag , bags and boxes [...]
5 Apr
APRIL OVERVIEW OF GARDEN SHOWING PRINCIPLES OF CROP ROTATION – FIRST WEEK IN APRIL 2010
At last the sun is shining and the heat is like a long lost friend. Soil temperatures are still low and a touch of frost at night stops me from leaving greenhouse seedlings out at night. However, I put the greenhouse seedtrays out during the day once seedlings are close to being of a size [...]
15 Apr
Trevor’s garden on TV
Richard Corrigan’s new series on food growing, Corrigan’s City Farm commenced on RTE 1 on Tuesday, April 21 at 8.30 pm. In program 1, one of the places Richard visits is the garden. The first programme was an excellent curtain-raiser for waht promises to be a very interesting and entertaining series. You can find out [...]
15 Apr
Plum tree removal
Mid April 2009 After many years of faithful service, producing lots of delicious fruit, this plum tree has to go because it has contracted Silver Leaf disease. This is fatal for the tree and it got it because I pruned the tree in winter. Most fruit trees can be safely pruned then but plum is [...]
15 Apr
Potatoes Part 2 – Earthing Up
Mid April 2009 Earthing up potatoes is a simple technique for prodcing a greater yield. Adding more soil to the container encourages the plant to produce more potatoes.
15 Apr
Carrot – how to beat the carrot root fly
Mid April 2009 A problem that many gardeners face is the carrot root fly. This little pest can totally destroy a crop of carrots. Here’s a very simple method of protecting your carrots and keeping the carrot root fly at bay.
