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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:56 pm Post subject: Hello from Mayo |
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Hi,
We are new in Mayo and Ireland.
We have a lovely place but it really needs work.
Lots of potential though and great great soil to work with.
We have planted a load of apples, pears and plums with some raspberries, blackberries , balckcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries.
Over to one side my partner has rotavated and planted out a load of veggies that are doing really well.
I have planted a lot of herbs and done lots of my favourite flowers, night scented stocks, I just love them.
I am keen to learn how to produce a lawn of white clover, a lawn of creeping thyme and a camomile lawn, for 3 different parts of our lawn.
I think the textures and scents from these lawns make then a lot more interesting than plain old grass plus you don't have to mow it so much
I hope to make new friends here and learn a lot form more experienced gardeners
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Sive Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1731 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Mayo.....you have chosen a beautiful part of the country to live in, I hope you are very happy in your new garden. You'll find lots of enthusiastic gardeners on this site.....most of us muddling along and learning as we go ! |
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Margo Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1984 Location: Summerhill Mayo Ireland
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Welcome. I'm also in Mayo. We have the problem that we are really exposed. Nothing between us and the Atlantic other than Croagh Patrick. When we moved here 4 years ago we bought 14 fruit trees. We now have 5. We've had beautiful blossom but no fruit as the blooming crows eat everything. Even uprooting over a 100 crocus out of the tubs ( I actually saw them doing it) Failing that I wouldn't swap it for the world. |
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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Hi to you both and thank you for the warm welcome.
Margo I have also put fruit trees and shrubs in the top field, I hope they don't go the same way as yours!! haha
Sounds terrible, we have so many birds here too but I have never seen them trying to get anything that we've planted yet, but I suppose they do that in the autumn and winter months when food is scarce, Im guessing lol
I wouldn't move from Mayo either, its the most beautiful place on earth!
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Margo wrote: | We've had beautiful blossom but no fruit as the blooming crows eat everything. Even uprooting over a 100 crocus out of the tubs ( I actually saw them doing it) Failing that I wouldn't swap it for the world. |
Get a kite hawk from Birdcontrol.ie Should solve your problem with crows. _________________ .
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A little garden in Co. Limerick. Some non-gardening photographs. |
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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Kindredspirit,
Thank you for the info, looking into it now  |
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davidk Rank attained: Rowan Tree


Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 114 Location: Midlands
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Hi Mayo and welcome |
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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hi David k
Thank you for the welcome  |
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Sugar_Ape Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 151
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to IG Mayo! |
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sgmgarden Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree

Joined: 12 Mar 2013 Posts: 179 Location: Inverkeithing
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Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum I am quite new here myself but there is a lot of good and useful advice and help offer! |
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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hi sugar ape and Sam garden
Thank you for welcoming me 🍀🍀 |
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