Yesterday was a pretty important day, not only was it my birthday but it was also the first anniversary of the day I received my allotment. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already! I’ve come a long way from that first day I set foot on the plot. I’ve learned so much in […]
Yesterday, something miraculous happened. I woke up early (yes, on a Saturday, I was as surprised as you are) and the sun was pouring through the window. For a moment I thought I was dreaming, until I looked out the window and there it was, high in the sky, yellow as the daffodils outside my
Yesterday was the first day of February, also known as St Brigid’s Day or “Imbolc” here in Ireland. St Brigid is one of the patron saints of Ireland, her feast day marks the beginning of lambing season. In fact, the word Imbolc derives from “i mbolg” the Irish phrase for “in the belly”, which referred to
Its coming to the end of 2012 and my first year as a novice gardener. Inevitably, I’ve been thinking about the year past and the one to come, the mistakes I’ve made and the lessons I’ve learned and I am looking forward to another year of being schooled by mother nature. I’ve also been thinking of
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year from Plot P26 I know I haven’t been blogging much lately, I’ve had a very busy few weeks, I moved house and work has been crazy. I haven’t hung up the gardening gloves however and I’ve plenty to write about in the new
Today, I learned that I am a finalist in the Best Eco/Green Blog category of the Irish Blog Awards. What lovely news! I’m quite shocked really, considering I’m not only new to blogging but also to gardening and only taking baby steps in to the great world of green living. There are some other wonderful blogs nominated in the
This is what it’s all about, biting into your very first ever homegrown carrot and realising, you’ll never feel the same way about carrots again. It’s the most delicious carrot I’ve ever eaten. In fact, I may just grow carrots on my plot next year and nothing else. I’m considering starting a carrot related advertising
Yesterday was, supposedly, National Potato Day. It’s the second year of the attempt to turn our appreciation for the humble spud into a national holiday. I can’t really see it taking off, it’s not easy to start a whole new holiday. Although, the brains behind it, might benefit from studying the success of Arthurs Day,
I’ve been getting many questions about what I’m growing on my plot and I always seem to just say, “Oh, you know, some onions, some potatoes, that kind of thing”. When, in reality, I’ve been growing quite a lot, or at least attempting to so I decided to do a blog post on exactly what
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I have a glut of beetroot at the moment from a bumper harvest at the weekend so I’m trying to find lots of different uses for it. Most people have only ever had the pickled type, in a jar, and while this is a lovely way to eat it, there’s a huge variety of ways
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