Author: Martin Gardener
A hive of bees will fly 90,000 miles to collect 1 kg of honey.
A bee is said to make three journeys in order to bring one drop of nectar to the hive; 25,000 foraging trips […]
Useful Plants Series – Wild Leek (Ramps)
Allium tricoccum It takes 7 years to grow into full sized plants. It only leafs out for 1 month of the year […]
Useful Plants Series – Mallow 4 Different Kinds
Latin name: Malva Sylvestris The Mallow flowers come in many forms and many colours. Great plant to have in any garden, attracts […]
Useful Plants Series – Jujube (Chinese Date)
Ziziphus jujuba – Mill Fruit Tree native to China, commonly consumed fruit in Asia and a very tough plant. Li – Early […]
Wild Garlic Butter
Wild garlic is a delicious addition to the seasonal pallet and the young leafs have the most potent flavor around spring time […]
Mushroom Logs (Shiitake, Turkey Tail and Lions Mane)
Freshly cut logs of hard wood can inoculated within 4 weeks of cutting down. In this case used sycamore wood. Certain culinary […]
Potatoes grown in buckets
Growing potatoes in bucket is certainly not something new, however it can be handy way of making use of sprouting (chitted) potatoes […]
About
Our names are Martin and Bianca and we are based in Roscommon, Ireland. We come from an IT and architectural background, gardening […]