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 »
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 …
There is one week every year, when the summer swiftly shifts gear into autumn. Sunshine takes a backseat to rain, elongated nights overtake the days and while the indicators have been signalling the end of summer for weeks, the seasons change lane in a matter of days. This is no three-point manouvre, no gentle tapping …
One of my biggest pet peeves in the garden happens right around this time of year when I’ve harvested an entire bed of crops and then it lies empty until the following spring. There’s nothing that annoys me more than an empty bed. Forever alone. Sob. While there are plenty of crops to plant over …
Green Manure: Why You Should Grow These Crops In Your Vegetable Garden Read More »
Let me tell you something that not many people know about me, my favourite smell in the world is not fresh baked bread, freshly brewed coffee or lavender (though these rate pretty highly) but the the smell of tomato plants. It is the ultimate smell of summer. My earliest memories of anyone growing their own food …
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/273719844″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Hello All! As most of you know (mostly because I’ve hardly shut up about it since), back in June, I had the good fortune to spend a few days with GIY at their Food Matters tent at Bloom festival. Well, the lovely GIY gang have a soundcloud page …
Seasonal Container Growing with GIY at Bloom Festival Read More »
