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
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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
Tomato Plant Growing Time Lapse
I fell down a Youtube hole the other evening, as can happen. This time it was all time lapse videos of various plants. The tomato plant one is fascinating to watch. I'm also really impressed with how they managed to grow the tomatoes from a slice of fruit, though this seems to be a fairly common method. If you've ever grown tomato plants you'll recognise the speed at … [Read more...] about Tomato Plant Growing Time Lapse
Trying to Grow Potatoes
This year I'm going to be trying to grow a few crops that I didn't even look at last year. The first one is potatoes. They're not exactly the most exotic of vegetables in many respects, but there is a huge variety of different potatoes available, even if the local supermarket only sells one or two of the more common strains. While I could have gone down the route of … [Read more...] about Trying to Grow Potatoes