How to Garden - Gardening Tips & Advice for the Irish Garden

Before Planting Potatoes, Get to Know your Plot

Mar

16

2013

All that stands between a bountiful crop and a determined gardener is the plot which he has to work with. There are a number of elements to consider when looking over your plot and assessing its suitability to grow potatoes and other vegetables. Size: How big is your plot? For a family of 4 you ...

Trays, Plugs or Modules – Which is Best for Sowing Seeds?

Mar

16

2013

Which is the best pot or tray to start seeds and to raise seedlings in? The short answer is; all of the above. This is because the different of seeds we sow grow in different ways and all have different potting requirements. The different modules, pots, plug trays and seed trays offer different sizes and ...

Garden Screening with a Living Willow Hedge

Mar

7

2013

When it comes to garden screening and fencing there are a multitude of options out there for you to choose from. But if you are looking for something different while still getting the benefits on privacy, height and style then a living willow fence is a great option. Living willow fencing is garden screening that ...

Use Fencing Stakes to Protect your Trees

Mar

7

2013

The early, formative years at the most critical and important for your garden trees as these are the years when the trees will take root and anchor themselves in the ground and when the young buds and branches will turn the skinny whip into a shapely tree. This is why it is all important to ...

Pruning Roses – The How To, When To & Why?

Mar

5

2013

One of the most loved garden plants is the rose. They offer colour and blooms from early summer right up to mid November. They can be found growing in many gardens providing cover, screening, focal points and centre pieces to planting schemes. But many face a common problem when it comes to pruning roses and ...

Lawn Care Starts With The First Cut Of The Year

Mar

5

2013

Spring is in the air and so too is the smell of freshly cut grass, the buzzing of lawnmowers can be heard in neighbourhood as gardeners being the six month lawn care task. If you haven’t already taken your mower out then now is the time to read a few lawn care tips before getting ...

Espalier Training Your Fruit Trees Using Galvanized Wire

Feb

25

2013

There are many situations where fruit bushes can be grown. The only essential requirement is plenty of sunlight and a deep fertile soil. This can mean positioning fruit trees out in the centre of your lawn, creating an orchard or planting grapes in a sunny greenhouse to provide the ideal growing conditions. However if you ...

How to Grow Tomatoes From Seeds in Ireland

Feb

25

2013

If you are considering growing tomatoes this year then now is the time to get sowing your seeds. Late February is the best time to begin sowing seeds as it take quite a long time for a tomato plant to mature and develop its juicy fruits. To grow tomatoes in Ireland you will need a ...

A Guide to Weed Killer Types

Feb

18

2013

Shopping for weed killers can be a confusing exercise, with the range and vartiety of herbicides available on the market choosing the one for you is never easy. To try and simplify things I will give you a simple breakdown of the different types and what use each is best suited to. The types of ...

How & When to Use Weed Killer

Feb

18

2013

The first thing I would notice when people use weed killers is that they use way too much and over apply the chemicals. This is both harmful to the environment and quite expensive. Most chemical herbicides are best applied by using a knapsack sprayer and when you purchase chemicals they come with detailed instructions on ...