Autumn is a great time of the year to save seeds. Whether annual or hardy perennial, most flowers and vegetables will have gone to seed by now and are ready for collecting in the garden. Seed saving has many advantages apart from saving money and having plenty to share. You will also find that your […]
One of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables we’ve ever grown is the pumpkin. We planted 7 different varieties into our No Dig mulched garden earlier this year as little seedlings that had been grown from seed in our greenhouse. At the time it was hard to imagine them turning into monster pumpkins 5 months […]
With winter slowly but surely approaching at the of October here in Ireland, our plant nursery and greenhouse are finishing up for the year until the beginning of March. Even now there are still lots of interesting plants to see, such as Cinnamon vine, Apios, Goji’s, grapes, figs and thornless blackberries. This years plants and […]
We made a video harvesting and planting of our No Dig sweet corn. It was planted into our woodchip mulched vegetable garden for zero maintenance. This year it was a bit of an experiment and we’re very happy with the results for our cold temperate climate here in Ireland. We used a variety from Scotland […]
Weeds, or as we like to call them undesirable plants normally don’t grow in our gardens because we don’t dig the soil and we always cover the ground with a thick layer of woodchip mulch. Well.. almost always. We left a small patch of ground uncovered and airborne thistle and grass seeds have established here. […]
We made a new No Dig potato harvest video and we are delighted with the results of our little experiment. It’s so simple anyone can grow their own with very little effort and no maintenance. We simply planted 40 chitted potatoes in 2 small patches at the beginning of June. 3 months later, we harvested […]
NoDig Mulch Garden – Near Zero Maintenance yet Highly Productive
NoDig Mulch Garden – Near Zero Maintenance yet Highly Productive
We’re honored to be invited to give a talk at the upcoming Transition Longford Conference in Ireland this weekend. The event is all about wellbeing and sustainable living, the perfect environment for us to talk about how gardens can improve your quality of life, save money and have a positive impact on the wildlife. It […]
Are slugs the bane of your existence? Here are 9 tips to reduce slug impact on your garden naturally. Do not purchase poison aka slug pellets and spread them around your garden. Don’t leave decaying plant matter lying around, remove it entirely and throw in compost pile away from your growing space. When growing plants […]