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We have been taking full advantage of the good weather to put up our new polytunnel that was kindly donated, hopefully this will be finished in the next couple of weeks if the weather holds.

Tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, runner beans, kale, broccoli, winter cabbage and cauliflowers will all be planted in May. Peas that were planted out in April are coming along nicely and our pea fencing will need to be adjusted and supported depending on the rate of growth. We will be hardening off our cabbages and anything that’s going to planted out in May. We are turning over our composts and preparing our beds for our brassica’s. The Irish Elegance sprouts, now in their second year, are flowering and add a magnificent splash of colour in one of our main polytunnels.

Irish Seed Savers have created an online survey, and would like the input of as many growers as possible from all regions of Ireland. The survey is open to growers of all scales, organic and not organic.

We wish to establish how many growers use seed which is bought or produced in Ireland, the UK, Europe, or Worldwide – and how many growers are traditionally growing from ‘informal seed’ which is either home grown or locally exchanged. This survey is an attempt to understand what our seed buying and growing habits are in Ireland, and assess our self-reliance and import dependence for seed.

Click HERE to fill in this short survey.

The seeds grown on our farm in Co Clare are certified organic, open pollinated rare heritage varieties. By choosing Irish Seed Savers Heritage Seeds you contribute to keeping food security in your own hands and Irish agricultural biodiversity alive and vibrant. Packed full of rare varieties you won’t see in garden centres, we protect Ireland’s food crop heritage for future generations.

Click here to download your FREE copy of our 2019 Heritage Seed Catalogue.