Met Eireann has issued a potato blight warning for the entire country this week and I’m currently freaking the hell out about what’s going to happen to my poor spuds. A few people have asked me today what to do to protect their spuds when there a blight warning in effect so here’s my esteemed …
A potato blight warning is in effect so here’s what to do Read More »
I’d like to begin this post with two apologies to my readers. The first apology is to the thousands (perhaps millions) of readers who have tried to access my website over the past couple of weeks and were greeted with a blank page. I know it must have been truly shocking to find my website …
That don’t impress me mulch: Fiona goes barking mad Read More »
It’s been a horrible day here in Ireland. Since 8am, the country has been hammered by ex-hurricane Ophelia. Ophelia is the strongest hurricane to ever be found this east in the Atlantic and the strongest to hit Ireland in fifty years. The storm has been tracking North all day, battering Cork and Waterford this morning …
So, I’ve noticed a little trend among garden blogs, in garden magazines and publications and I’m sure it’s very helpful and informative: The list. You know the list. The top five jobs for the garden in July. The top 9 herbs to grow on your windowsill The top seven things to plant in February Etc: …
The top random number of somethings to something in the garden at sometime Read More »
Every year in a garden is different, just like every day in a garden is different. Some years, you have wild successes, beautiful crops, perfect weather and no weeds. Then there are years like this one. When your world kind of falls to pieces and your garden along with it. There are years like this …
There’s a fresher air in Dublin this week as late summer breezes by and autumn blows in. My summer of discontent has been and gone and much like the changing of the seasons, my life has shifted in to a brand new phase. It’s been an arduous summer here at Fiona Grows Food, plagued with …
Right, I know it’s been quite a while since I last wrote a blog post, I would apologise but to be honest, I’ve actually been busy becoming a superstar so it was a worthwhile sacrifice. Lifestyles of the rich and famous yo (I’ve also seemingly been initiated into a low-level street gang yo). I’ve had …
Valentine’s day is unavoidable. It really is. It’s everywhere. Cards. Chocolates. Cuddly Toys. Sexy undies. Sexy undies everywhere. Flowers. So many bunches of flowers. So many roses. So many sad, supermarket carnations. I have a bit of a pathetic secret, I’ve never been bought flowers by a man. Never. Not once. Which is a hell …
Parsnips are a great divider of opinion, you either love them or you hate them, there is no in between. I happen to adore parsnips, they’re one of my favourite vegetables, especially when roasted with honey and fresh sage. Parsnips are the vegetable that converted me from a vegetable hater to a vegetable grower so …
Happy New Year fellow growers! I’ve been slightly off the blogging radar for the past few weeks, mostly due the a little event that takes place around the end of December every year. I have a busy retail management job so Christmas is pretty much a black hole for me in terms of social life, …
