Gardening
Cleaning the greenhouse and preparing for spring planting
Getting back out into the greenhouse this weekend is the best therapy ever. I hadn’t been able to get it cleaned yet, so it was
Eli 26th January 2020
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Gardening
January is always seedanuary
January at Ar Bruadair is always a time for reflection on the year past and the excitement of the year to come. It’s January when the seed orders get placed and plans are underway. So go grab a cuppa and a wee biscuit or two and let’s get started.
Eli 24th January 2020
Gardening
Switching to a glass greenhouse: one year on
Well, I guess by the end of this month it’s time to stop talking about the new greenhouse… Olive will be one year old! I
Eli 18th November 2019
Gardening
Blossom end rot on my tomatoes for the first time ever
I’ve a sad story to tell today, we’ve had our very first experience of blossom end rot. Sigh! Thing is, it’s not necessarily unusual for
Eli 25th August 2019
Gardening
3 tips for pollinating your plants by hand and increasing your harvest
I had one of those laughable moments a few weeks ago when it was like I was a brand new, inexperienced gardener again, when I
Eli 10th August 2019
Gardening
A walk around the garden with a selfie stick – June update 2019
It’s been a good while since we just went for a walk around the garden and talked about what’s happening, so come for a walk
Eli 1st July 2019
Gardening
Greenhouses: glass versus polycarbonate. Is there much difference?
I wrote a blog post a good while back now asking if an unheated greenhouse really made much difference and I think having one here
Eli 14th June 2019
Gardening
See ya suckers!! Pruning tomato plants for better harvests.
I suspect this may be the most talked about, googled and youtubed piece of advice for gardeners growing tomatoes, but also the one which is
Eli 11th June 2019
Gardening
Potting on your seedlings
We are potting on our tomatoes but this process applies equally to other seedlings, peppers etc. It’s time, our tomato seedlings are starting to look
Eli 28th April 2019
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