Nadur Gardening

12/03/2020

Spring Sowings! It's coming to that time year again....'Sowing Time!' I'd like a quick word here in relation to sowing...sometimes we get excited and sow everything or a bit of everything around March/April when in fact its much more efficient to spread out our sowing times for better harvests with less damage. Check out this page by Charles Dowding for more info.........

These dates are distilled from 36 years trial and error in my gardens, where my results have highlighted best timings for best results. You can sow these vegetables at different times and they will grow, but the outcomes will be different, such as lower yield, more pest and disease, perhaps a tenden...

07/03/2020

Next Tuesdays class is 'Looking Forward to Summer', we will be looking at some great summer annuals, perennials & bulbs. We will discuss some great ways to use them and also cover flowers for cutting.

21/05/2019

Good evening all, just announcing that Garden Talks will commence soon in Gorey Business Park, in the usual location. Will be posting more info here about it all.

04/08/2018

The growing season might seem like it's over but if you have a look at this post, you will see it is possible to sow, plants and have food growing year-round! 😀

Think you can't veggie garden year round? Think again -- these tips year round veggie gardening tips will keep you in harvesting all 12 months.

02/08/2018

In poorly structured soil, there is little or no pore space and, though there is probably plenty of water, there will be very little air. The result is a heavy, wet, hard and lumpy soil.
Does this sound familiar? Would you like to learn how to improve your soil? Nádúr Gardening School will be recommencing in September and this is what we teach! Phone us to book your place today!!

31/07/2018

With the recent drought SOIL has once again come to light, this is usually a subject we approach in autumn with some trepidation but Richard from GIY gets it in one with his current post:
The first thing to sort out is your soil, maximise its water holding capacity. Contrary to what many beginners think, a soil managed for good drainage is also best for holding water, so it will cope with the flood conditions we had in the spring and the drought conditions of the summer.
So there you have it......mulch, mulch, mulch!!😀

09/07/2018

Ground covers are great this time of year to keep weeds down, any plant which is thick enough to exclude light from the soil is good to use. These pictures are, left to right: bergenia, persicaria and geranium.

06/07/2018

Myself and a friend were at the Organic Centre in Leitrim last Saturday for a course. It's an amazing place! They give brilliant courses on organic growing, food preserving, cultured food, to name but a few. A place definitely worth checking out!

Neven visits Hans Wieland at The Organic Centre, in Rossinver Co. Leitrim and uses some delicious beetroot from the centre for his starter of Borscht with So...

04/07/2018

Yesterday we had a fantastic visit to the National Garden Exhibition Centre Kilquade. Anybody designing, re-designing or planning a garden should visit here first!