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RE: rainwater harvesting :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

sandra12 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:58:46 -0500

Author: sandra12
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:58 am (GMT 0)

We Keep our roof clean here and collect all our drinking water off it. Run it through a basic Brita filter then mostly boil it for tea. We are not dead yet.
No chlorine make the tea taste so much better too.

RE: Polytunnels Ireland :: Irelands Garden tools / equipment. (mowers, glasshouses & polytunnels etc).

sandra12 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:55:42 -0500

Author: sandra12
Subject: Re: Repurposed Tramploine .......
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:55 am (GMT 0)

JBlaney wrote:

Hi Folks,
I used a old trampoline and a few scaffolding pole as a frame for my pollytunnel, worked a treat. .

Sounds cool JBlaney. A reuse, recycle idea. Would look to have a gawk at the pics. Can you post them up?

RE: Need to ID this -Better Picture :: Garden Photo gallery & Plant Identification area

vincentdunne — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:40:54 -0500

Author: vincentdunne
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:40 pm (GMT 0)

One of the crested form of Crytomeria japonica as already stated. The ones that I have seen (not this one) are about 2m after 20 yrs. or so.

RE: Conifer ID needed please :: Garden Photo gallery & Plant Identification area

vincentdunne — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:37:34 -0500

Author: vincentdunne
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:37 pm (GMT 0)

Really hard to identify this. Your photo is streached. You need to reload. I don't know what went wrong. I would guess this is a Crytomeria but that is just that .... a guess.

RE: Polytunnels Ireland :: Irelands Garden tools / equipment. (mowers, glasshouses & polytunnels etc).

JBlaney — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:16 -0500

Author: JBlaney
Subject: Repurposed Tramploine .......
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:34 pm (GMT 0)

Hi Folks,
I used a old trampoline and a few scaffolding pole as a frame for my pollytunnel, worked a treat. I'll send photo if anyone wants.
Thanks for all the info. on growing under glass / plastic, looking forward to a lot of hard work this year.
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RE: Web design opportunity :: Garden jobs available / Trainees required.

Sarah Evans — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:55:07 -0500

Author: Sarah Evans
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:55 pm (GMT 0)

Wow...

It is certainly easier on the eye than previously will do another blog review of the site and mention the changes via twitter..
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RE: rainwater harvesting :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

Sarah Evans — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:52:28 -0500

Author: Sarah Evans
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:52 pm (GMT 0)

sounds like a good project and the environmental benefit makes it even more worthwhile. Look forward to your updates. We use rain butts but even at the rate we go through them they fill and spill. So a rain water system may be a future investment
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RE: An old but feeling new again member returns :: Introduce yourself to the rest of the Irish gardeners

leehydro007 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:52:20 -0500

Author: leehydro007
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:52 pm (GMT 0)

[quote="Sarah Evans"]New or old a warm greeting is never rejected. Especially as it is getting so cold outside again.

So thank you leehydro007 and cooler.[/quote]

You are always welcome.
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RE: Goat Manure :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

Sarah Evans — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:48:15 -0500

Author: Sarah Evans
Subject: Goat manure
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:48 pm (GMT 0)

Never dealt with goat manure and your question got me researching. Found a great article http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=356

Sounds like if you could can get your hands on the stuff you have a new variety of brown gold
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RE: An old but feeling new again member returns :: Introduce yourself to the rest of the Irish gardeners

Sarah Evans — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:43:50 -0500

Author: Sarah Evans
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:43 pm (GMT 0)

New or old a warm greeting is never rejected. Especially as it is getting so cold outside again.

So thank you leehydro007 and cooler.
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RE: An old but feeling new again member returns :: Introduce yourself to the rest of the Irish gardeners

leehydro007 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:16:11 -0500

Author: leehydro007
Subject: Re: An old but feeling new again member returns
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:16 pm (GMT 0)

[quote="Sarah Evans"]Looking forward to getting back on here been a busy time with new developments both at the garden centre and with new services such as our eco online gardening shop.

The atrocious winter weather which damaged both our garden and stock even with preventative measures was made brighter with us being placed as finalists in two catergories in this years Green Awards. The awards ceremony will be taking in March so we have plenty of jobs to be getting on with until then.[/quote]

I do not welcome you back in fact i just welcome you as i joined this forum recently and relatively new to this forum...

RE: rainwater harvesting :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

ponddigger — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:04 -0500

Author: ponddigger
Subject: underground system
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:13 pm (GMT 0)

you are right sive,that why i am installing a 1000 gallon underground rain water system at my house in co tipp ,which includes a pondless waterfall to keep the water circulated.i will post photos of the project next week yours ponddigger

RE: Grisliana hedge wilting from the bottom, frost ? :: Shrubs in Ireland ... Hedging in Ireland

michael brenock — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:47:20 -0500

Author: michael brenock
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:47 pm (GMT 0)

if all the plants are damaged or showing signs of wilting then frost is the probable cause but if just an odd plant is affected then suspect Honey fungus or phythophthora diseases.
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired)

RE: Web design opportunity :: Garden jobs available / Trainees required.

inishindie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:26:03 -0500

Author: inishindie
Subject: Good news
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:26 pm (GMT 0)

The www.gardening ie site has a fresh look. We recruited the help of Heaventree Design http://www.heaventreedesign.com/ who have done a great job de-cluttering the site and giving it a new fresh feel.

Thanks

Ian
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RE: New Vegetable Patch, where to buy mattocks? :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

mayo girl 64 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:18:40 -0500

Author: mayo girl 64
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:18 pm (GMT 0)

Why thank you all spoilt for choice i am.

I contacted the Chillington hoe site because it is local and we will be able to see them but everything looks ok. I went to my local farmers Co-op and they referred me to same people as they only do spades and forks.

Thank you again

RE: New Vegetable Patch, where to buy mattocks? :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

James Kilkelly, was GPI. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:16:48 -0500

Author: James Kilkelly, was GPI.
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:16 pm (GMT 0)

Mattocks have the advantage of being heavier, and so cope better with heavier ground conditions where a spade or shovel might bend or flex.
Lighter tree roots can even be cleaved away with your mattock.
I suppose the one area where a shovel is better is where the dug material has to be loaded ie. from ground to trailer.

As promised by Foxylock, here is where you will find mattocks online mayo girl 64................... Mattock, grub hoe or grub axe on gardenseller.com
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RE: Chili growing :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

paul5000 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:07:50 -0500

Author: paul5000
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:07 pm (GMT 0)

What variety were they. Id say you might need to have hand pollinate them . A small artist paint brush works very well i find, or you were lacking in the proper nutrients for fruiting.
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RE: Chili growing :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

gusto66 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:37:53 -0500

Author: gusto66
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:37 pm (GMT 0)

I had a miserable time last year... i grew some from seed, and they grew into wonderful bushy plants - flowered prolifically - and then all the flowers dropped off. ALL OF THEM! Pray tell what happened...

RE: New Vegetable Patch, where to buy mattocks? :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

Macy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:47:44 -0500

Author: Macy
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:47 am (GMT 0)

I'd try the local co-op first, as by the time you add in postage, even if they were nominally more expensive it may work out cheaper.

Is the ground stoney? I've got one of the chillington hoes (the heavy one) mentioned (from the OOOBY Store in Glenealy, also available from the Organic Centre I think) and on the stoney patches I'm finding double digging easier with a fork. It's great on the previously cultivated stuff, but on the stoney stuff that's being cultivated for the first time it's a pain to keep sharp, and if it's not sharp it loses the effectiveness. I think there is a pointed version as well that I'm thinking about getting as an addition, as it is a lot easier on the back than "standard" digging.

RE: collecting your own seed potatoes ? :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

kinvarasustainableliving — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:43:37 -0500

Author: kinvarasustainableliving
Subject: grow your own potatoes
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:43 am (GMT 0)

I'd agree Micheal. I've saved my own seed time and again, never had virus as such, just loose vigor and crop goes down a bit as years go by. Then I buy in fresh again. I have about 3 types on the go and replace one type a year, or that's the plan, so I don't save any one variety for more than 3 years.
The Irish have a major hang up with spuds-baggage- as they call it. We teach veg growing and the spud night is the most important for people. Irish people want to grow spuds, a veg plot is potatoes to them.
We try to get a few ideas across, first you can buy local, well grown, organic or otherwise potatoes very easily in Ireland. Therefore is it a good idea to devote so much of your veg plot to them, when fresh peas are almost impossible to buy, mangetout come on a plane from Africa and garlic from china, all of which will grow easily in our climate and gardens, and take up a lot less ground than potatoes.
Secondly they're a lot of hard work, visa vi preparing the ground. To attempt self sufficiency for your average family in potatoes you'd want to do at least a quarter of an acre!!!!! Recommend a tractor / horse.....
Thirdly, they do grow fairly easily, chances are they wont get virus at all, but they will get blight, but it won't kill the whole crop if you mange it, and you wont die of hunger if they do get blight!!! So relax !!!! and spray a bit less then you think.
Grow earlies and you don't need to spray at all. Buy your maincrops at a local farmers market.
Your veg plot should be about destressing your life!!!
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RE: Irish mail order seed companies. :: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland

paddy mac fisto — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:41:19 -0500

Author: paddy mac fisto
Subject: Future Forests
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:41 am (GMT 0)

Got all my fruit this year from Future Forests

Great packaging and the postage was cheap.

10 x raspberries
25 x strawberries
3 x blueberries
2 x tayberry
1 x sunberry
1 x boysenberry
2 x gooseberry
3 x currants

all for €88 including postage. They even advised me that if I was going to plant them out over a weekend they'd post on a wednesday so that it would get there and not be sitting in the packaging for a few days (or to save me trying to get them heeled in during the week). Will be using them again.
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RE: rainwater harvesting :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

Sive — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:34:24 -0500

Author: Sive
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:34 am (GMT 0)

I think we should be using far more stored rainwater...especially for flushing toilets with. It is absolutely mad that we use treated water for such a purpose. And the same goes for gardening.
But then we will always take water for granted if we don't pay for it........

rainwater harvesting :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

ponddigger — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:54:17 -0500

Author: ponddigger
Subject: rainwater harvesting
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:54 am (GMT 0)

h,i after the cold spell with water so scarce what do members think of rainwater harvesting . yours ponddigger

RE: americam pond skimmer :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

ponddigger — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:09:57 -0500

Author: ponddigger
Subject: pond skimmer
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:09 pm (GMT 0)

pond skimmer are used on the outside of ponds to suck leaves and debri of the top of the pond

RE: americam pond skimmer :: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening.

Foxylock — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:39:58 -0500

Author: Foxylock
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:39 pm (GMT 0)

Truth be told I thought it was an insect until I googled it Sounds like a type of hoverfly