We are now starting and potting more plants for the remainder of August just to make the most of the growing season. In September and October we’ll be doing more homesteading jobs and preserving autumns bounty from the gardens. This week it cooled down a lot since last weeks heat wave and with that the […]
Join us for our first weekly No Dig Gardening Vlog. I’ll be walking around our gardens discussing our philosophies based on our years of experience with all it’s up and down, failed experiments and successes. Our conclusion is to simply let go of the perfect image of the garden and in the name of productivity […]
In this video we’re giving you a full tour of no dig gardens during the peak of summer. We have also officially announced our Winter Selection Pre-Sale including many ancient edible tubers, cuttings and bare root plants! A little earlier than usual but due to high demand most of these have sold out in previous […]
We just finished our latest garden expansion. It took a few months of preparation and gathering materials, but once all the pieces were in place the new garden came together quickly with the help of a digger to spread the compost piles. We planted about 2000 plants we grew from seed, bulbs, tubers from cuttings. […]
We had a group of horticultural students over for a half day in the garden. After the tour we gave practical examples of both no dig and lasagne gardening. We hope participants are going home with some new skills and extra encouragement to continue improving their own gardens. This video is a little tribute of […]
The next No Dig Workshop is coming up soon. The price is 69euro per person or 99euro for 2 people. This includes 4 potted plants of your choice to the value of €32 (per person). More details and previous attendee reviews below. AVAILABLE DATES: Coming up soon! Please CONTACT US if you’re interested in this […]
In this Farm & Market Garden Tour we are revisiting the Bullaun Ark in Loughrea Co. Galway (Ireland). Charles and Shannon have made amazing progress in establishing a sustainable food production system with many rare exotic vegetables, herbs and fruits. The No Dig method is really helping to develop a soil structure promoting healthy soil […]
Did you ever grow potatoes in your garden? Tell us about your experience in the comments below. In this video we are harvesting our No Dig potatoes all by hand without tools. The compost in the garden bed is lovely and malleable making it possible to pull up entire potato plants with ease. There is […]
We finished our No Dig garden along a south west facing stone wall built in the early 18th century. We smothered the existing vegetation and layered on a generous 25-30cm of compost before making our paths by simply stepping them down and covering them with a thin layer of woodchips. We added some seaweed dust […]
We’ve been adding onto our gardens in the last few months and we wanted to give you a Big Spring Garden Update Tour as tubers and seedlings are starting to grow in our newly established garden beds. Please leave comments and questions on our social media! Don’t forget the Spring Plant Sale is still on.