2009 Irish summer conditions have encouraged ideal potato blight conditions – Humid moist weather helps to spread potato blight on early and maincrop varieties. Potato blight is one of the worst disease problems when growing Potatoes. It can wipe out the plants almost overnight and, worse still, it can infect the tubers causing them to… Read more »
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Bobby Kerr Blooms in Greenieland We are delighted to announce that Bobby Kerr, Dragon’s Den panellist, owner of Insomnia, and supporter of small business and charities will be launching Gordon Goes to Greenieland at Bloom Ireland’s largest garden festival on Sunday June 5th! Bobby will help the Greenieland team colour in the Barnardo’s Greenieland mural… Read more »
Did you know that: Most plants have a female and male part in it’s flower. The female part is known as the ovary and the male part is the stigma. Pollination isn’t always carried out by insects—it is also done by the wind, birds and even bats! Some plants of the same species have different… Read more »
Sowing seeds, planting out, buying plants, harvesting the first lettuce, worrying about frosty nights, making comfrey brew – it is all happening. I find April always an exciting month especially with the 40 shades of Green developing fast. So don’t work too hard, sit down with your Dandelion lemonade and read the latest news from… Read more »
April and May Course Bulletin 2011 April 30th Saturday: Soups, dips and breads – new What you may have tried and tasted as a course participant you can now learn how to cook it yourself with Organic Centre chef Lynne Maguire What could taste more sublime than a steaming bowl of good homemade soup except… Read more »
General Garden Tasks Keep on top of weeding and hoeing by spring cleaning your borders. Feed roses, borders, hedges, trees, shrubs and spring bulbs. SuperGrow fertiliser replaces lost energy in all garden plants. It’s ideal for feeding trees, hedging, shrubs and hardy garden plants. Just apply a handful of the granules around the base of… Read more »
For GIY week we are having a potato planting demo at Clarinbridge Allotments. You may remember Sylvia had on open day there last year and she has kindly offered to do it again for GIY week. As St.Patricks day is the traditional day for starting the potato planting Sylvia will give us a timely demonstration… Read more »
As well as a whole heap of wonderful and interesting activities for next week, we are also doing a series of expert webchats. These are a really fantastic opportunity for our members and have the potential to become a regular feature. Imagine the potential, store up your questions on topic of your choice, suggest an… Read more »
March is the month when things really start to get busy, so I’ll try to be brief this month. I’m told I tend to go on a bit! New Book Launched I’m happy to announce the launch of my new book, The Complete Vegetable Grower. It’s a bit of a departure for me, for a… Read more »
The News Hurrah, Spring is here! We have some fab February highlights… The Limerick Bereavement Project is now using Gordon Goes to Greenieland as part of their bereavement services! It is a fantastic group that help children come to terms with parental separation and bereavement. It was not expected that Gordon Goes to Greenieland would… Read more »
Grow your own Vitamin C in Ireland? Grow spuds! Find out how at The 12th Annual Potato Day at The Organic Centre Sunday 13th March 2011 from 11am -5pm with a special feature on “SAVE the BEES” Potatoes are not only a nutritional powerhouse they are also delicious and versatile to use in dishes. Not… Read more »
Three new courses from The Garden School this Spring in Galway with Irish Garden writer Ciaran Burke, including weekend courses and night classes Grow Your Own Food Sunday classes, 6 weeks. This course is a unit from the RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture course and on completion participants can get an… Read more »