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You could start spring cabbage from seed now or buy plants in September. There's still time to start some lettuce, radishes,white turnips and spinach. Autumn King would be a suitable carrot to sow now ...

Loosen the soil first with a fork and then twist the carrot as you pull it out.

Weather conditions favouring the spread of potato blight will develop in many parts of the country over the coming weekend and will occur at times next week also. There will be opportunities for spray ...

Weather conducive to the spread of potato blight will occur at times from Monday through to Thursday of next week mainly in Munster and Leinster. There will be opportunities for spraying today Friday ...

You can get a product made by Nemasys which uses parasitic nematodes to control leatherjackets. The nematodes are harmless to humans and it's a completely organic control method. I think you can get ...

If it is the two lower seedling leaves which are becoming yellow and brittle then this is normal, they provide energy for the plant at seedling stage and then fall off once no longer needed. If it is ...

You could try lettuce or white turnip like 'tokoyo market' that will crop in 40-50 days.

It sounds like it could be damping off, this is a fungus that affects seedlings. You can do a few things to ensure they do not fail.
1. Make sure the modules you starts the seeds in are clean.
2. D ...

how about courgette, aubergine or dwarf french bean?

Here's a link showing the optimum soil temperatures for seed germination.
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1061/ANR-1061.pdf

It still a bit too cold outside for most of those seeds to germinate ...

What seeds have you started?

M26 grows to 10-12 feet, you should leave 9 feet between trees. Mm106 grows to 14-18 feet and you should leave 14 feet between trees.

No problem. In my experience if you give potatoes (and other vegetables) decent growing conditions, they just want to grow, so don't worry about it too much. Even if you make mistakes you are still od ...

Hey Monkeynic

There's a pretty comprehensive guide to growing potatoes here http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/about478.html

My favourite first early is Duke of York, it has the best flavou ...

Roosters are a main crop and yes you could use the potatoes that you just buy in the shop and they may grow perfectly well. The problem is that they may be carrying a virus which could cause your crop ...