At last, the time has come for my favourite job in the garden – harvesting peas. If you’re still at the growing/sowing stage you might like to read a little bit about growing peas here. Or if you have raised beds you might like to read this. At the moment I have more of a […]
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RAGWORT
A MARE’S WHAT? Part of this coming bank holiday weekend is going to be dedicated to a certain Ragwort; AKA St. James-wort, Ragweed, Stinking Nanny/Ninny/Willy, Staggerwort, Dog Standard, Cankerwort, Stammerwort, or the equally charming Mare’s Fart. Here and now in Ireland we think of Ragwort as a horrible weed, toxic, allergy causing and a pain in […]
Butterflies in Galway
We haven’t been seeing too many butterflies in Galway this year but I am glad to say that lately they seem to be making a return. I see plenty of them fluttering around the garden but for some strange reason I also seem to be finding a lot of butterflies in the house. The one above […]
Growing peas.
A friend looked around my garden the other day and asked me if I went to bed dreaming about peas – well no, but I do like them and I suppose I have planted quite a few. I have planted them before and haven’t had any disasters with them. As for peas, well I find […]
Slug and egg
Here we are at July 15th already – we’re in Galway Bay and it hasn’t rained for two whole weeks. If you’ve never been to Galway you won’t know how amazing that is but for those of us who live here it feels like a glorious sunny dream. The weather has been dry and hot […]
Growing Brassica In A Raised Bed
The fourth raised bed is for growing brassica, but this bed must wait until I get another delivery of soil. I have used up my ton of soil, filing just three beds. BUT WHAT’S A BRASSICA? I thought it would be a bed full of leafy stuff but I have just learned that Brassica include swedes […]
Growing Peas in Raised Beds
Growing peas in raised beds is surprisingly easy and the great thing is that you don’t have to buy ‘real’ raised beds you can use containers, tyres, old boats – anything that will hold soil. I started the peas and some broad beans you see below on the window sills in the sunniest room in […]
Slugs don’t like beer
Slugs 10 – Beer 0 Remember last weeks post when I was happily planning how to get rid of slugs? Well, you heard it from me. I have caught not a single slug with my carefully laid out beer traps. Is it the wrong beer? Don’t those fussy little slugs like cheap Lidl lager? What do they […]
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