A few people have asked me lately what to do to protect their spuds when there’s a blight warning in effect, so here’s my esteemed advice: set everything on fire and run away screaming. However, if you are one of the very zen people who has decided not to completely overreact (ie, me) and simply […]
Potato blight warning in effect? Here’s what to do Read More »
I’d like to begin this post with two apologies to my readers. The first apology is to the thousands (perhaps millions) of readers who have tried to access my website over the past couple of weeks and were greeted with a blank page. I know it must have been truly shocking to find my website
That don’t impress me mulch: Fiona goes barking mad Read More »
Sometimes, life is shit. There is no other way to say it. And let’s face it, a lot of the time, life is shit because people are shit. We are. Shit to ourselves, shit to others, shit to the world around us. Shit. But you know what isn’t shit? Gardening. *Warning, in case you haven’t
8 ways gardening has helped me to survive a rough patch Read More »
The top, eh, 10 let’s go with 10, things NOT to do in the allotment in October. 1. Do not think that now summer is over you get to go into hibernation and do nothing in the garden for winter. This is the busiest time of year for veggie growers. There’s serious cleaning up to
The 10 things not to do in your garden in autumn Read More »
Every year in a garden is different, just like every day in a garden is different. Some years, you have wild successes, beautiful crops, perfect weather and no weeds. Then there are years like this one. When your world kind of falls to pieces and your garden along with it. There are years like this
The light at the end of the polytunnel Read More »
There’s a fresher air in Dublin this week as late summer breezes by and autumn blows in. My summer of discontent has been and gone and much like the changing of the seasons, my life has shifted in to a brand new phase. It’s been an arduous summer here at Fiona Grows Food, plagued with
I dig therefore I am Read More »
Ahem. Testing. Testing. *taps microphone*….if there is anybody out there, Fiona is back. Repeat, Fiona is back. Return of the craic. I know my lovely readers will have been wailing, keening, sweating and puking with severe Fiona withdrawal symptoms of late. I know you have all been sitting at home, wondering where I’ve been; spending
Right, I know it’s been quite a while since I last wrote a blog post, I would apologise but to be honest, I’ve actually been busy becoming a superstar so it was a worthwhile sacrifice. Lifestyles of the rich and famous, yo (I’ve also seemingly been initiated into a low-level street gang, yo). I’ve had
Valentine’s day is unavoidable. It really is. It’s everywhere. Cards. Chocolates. Cuddly Toys. Sexy undies. Sexy undies everywhere. Flowers. So many bunches of flowers. So many roses. So many sad, supermarket carnations. I have a bit of a pathetic secret, I’ve never been bought flowers by a man. Never. Not once. Which is a hell
Borage: Romantic wonder plant or the ultimate lethal weapon? Read More »
Parsnips are a great divider of opinion, you either love them or you hate them, there is no in between. I happen to adore parsnips, they’re one of my favourite vegetables, especially when roasted with honey and fresh sage. Parsnips are the vegetable that converted me from a vegetable hater to a vegetable grower, so
How to grow parsnips – using my foolproof arse test Read More »
