Just like our houses, greenhouses / glasshouses need regular maintenance and cleaning to keep them in good nick and working order. The end of Winter or the beginning Spring is a good time to clean, tidy and reorganise the inside and out of your greenhouse. It is important to get rid of all the clutter, [...]
A pretty nifty and handy “gadget” to have especially in the current water shortage is a water butt. What is it? It is a barrel-like tank that can collect rainwater from your roof’s drainpipes after rain. This rainwater can then be used for watering plants in your garden, for washing you car and at [...]
By now the Christmas decorations should be packed away back into their boxes but if you didn”t manage to get out of the house last week with all the snow, problem now is what to do with your old Christmas tree? Although it just might be a bit too big to fit in your green [...]
This gadget has been dubbed the ideal gift for dirty hand haters and anyone who lives in a garden-free flat. What am I talking about? – The Power Plant growing machine!
So we live in a world of technology so we shouldn”t be overly surprised by new and wacky inventions. The power plant growing machine is [...]
I have thought and talked about getting a compost bin but I have never gotten around to actually buying one! Well thanks to Lidl you can now buy one for €30… well €29.99 to be exact. This is seriously great value!
The composter is a ‘thermo’ composter – translated into English, it has ventilation holes for [...]
My Cucumbers have come on quite well and the 1st harvest is already here! My first 4 have just been picked and are ready to use!
So how do you grow your own cucumbers? Well to grow cucumbers you will need either a glass house or a tunnel and along with moisture and rich soil most [...]
There’s a debate whether you can or can’t or whether you should or shouldn’t BBQ on your balcony. Well whatever the answer it got us thinking about BBQs that would fit / would be suited to an area that lacks that extra bit of floor space for a full sized Barbie.
Well I think we have [...]
I planted a few cabbages again this year – both green and purple types of cabbage. So how do you go about growing your own cabbage?
First off get some seeds! The average seed packet will contain anything between 40 to 100 plants and shouldn”t cost more that €3 or €4. If you are only looking [...]
I’ve only planted my rhubarb this year so they won”t be ready to harvest until next year. I found them very hard to establish, they kept dying back. A fungus grew which infected the plant and caused some of the leaves to discolour and die. To help them along and try rid the fungus I [...]
If you are new to the garden scene or if you are planting a new crop for the first time it can hard to know what to expect when your seedlings first start to show.
In a bid to prevent you from weeding what could be your newly planted crop here is a little tip to [...]
