Last year I planted a few lettuce quite late in the season and managed to get a bit off them, but they never really looked that healthy or happy. This year, however I setup one of the raised beds with a couple of different types of lettuce. I try to eat a salad of some kind for lunch most days during the working week, so being able to grow my own salad ingredients is a huge … [Read more...] about Growing my own Salad Ingredients
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More Planting and Gardening
The weather is warm at the moment, but a little overcast and there have been scattered showers. It makes gardening outside clammy and the greenhouse is, of course, like a sauna. I bought a few cages for the tomato plants a couple of months ago but even after cutting back the tomato plants this afternoon I realised that I simply do not have enough of them, so I've had to … [Read more...] about More Planting and Gardening
Finally Some Decent Weather
When the weather is nice this country really can look absolutely glorious. In this kind of weather the moniker "sunny south east" is fairly accurate! So far this weekend has been absolutely lovely and the countryside has been looking picture postcard perfect! Athy is picturesque no matter what the weather, but when it's a sunny day the castle and the river look so … [Read more...] about Finally Some Decent Weather
Greenhouse Planting Progress
Getting the irrigation in the greenhouse sorted has been revolutionary. I was away for about a week in Berlin and Krakow and when I came back the plants in the greenhouse hadn't died. I might even need to water them less! So with that aspect of the greenhouse's management sorted out... Unfortunately some of the seedlings I'd been growing inside the house didn't take too … [Read more...] about Greenhouse Planting Progress
Getting the Greenhouse Irrigation Sorted
Having a greenhouse is great. It's definitely worth the investment if you're anyway serious about growing any fruit or vegetables. However greenhouses need watering. They get hot and whatever you're growing will not be very happy if it's not kept watered. Last year that meant I'd water the greenhouse once or twice a day when I was at home, but when I was away for a few days … [Read more...] about Getting the Greenhouse Irrigation Sorted