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i tried the ‘going green’ with the veggie grow gig, the herbs and all the other green stuff. It takes time. I needed something to impress the in or out-laws and fast! I’m Peter Pumpkin eater… the walls of the house and my car are supposed to be green… I’ll be ready for them all [...]

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I found it really hard to find information of any substance or at all in any books on this plant. [this is a selection of the veg growing section]
But, if ever you wished to go green really quickly this is the plant for you. I chose white mustard. Instructions say it can be grown on [...]

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I hear you… it’s only mid July. No matter. You need them for October - but they have to grow! If you ever want to know when to start growing anything the easiest [cheaters tip!] advice is to check your garden centre once a month - when they’re available by seed - that’s when to [...]

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I can only really buy seeds and the paraphernalia required in the same places as you. This week I bought [in woodies: i emailed them this post] mustard, pumpkin, carrott, sprouts, cabbage, brocoli, onion and sweetcorn.

I didn’t buy lettuce seeds because the man said: ‘did you see them there?’ ‘no, I couldn’t find any’ I [...]

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Most of you will remember my herb garden from a few months back. It didn’t look much at the time - but - whlst I had been borrowing a bit hither dither for cooking.. I eventually had to crop the parsley, some chives and rhubarb. I ate all the blackberries.
The parsley I washed and let [...]

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I took this picture today at the Fingal Vintage Society Classic Car Show. The event, delayed due to weather conditions was rescheduled from July to September and rainfall overnight almost cancelled the gig again.
But the Hoey family [applause] having donated the use of their land to the community again weren’t to be totally disappointed [apart [...]

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