It’s mid-April and the changes in both gardens are absolutely stupendous. The gardens are absolutely springing to life, full of colourful spring bulbs, blossoms on the trees and vegetable beds bursting with food. Join us on a walk around both our gardens and we’ll tell you what’s going on, what’s […]
Tag: spring
How to use propagators to beat the cold
Comments are DisabledIf, like us, you live in a place where spring can still be quite cold, and so hard to get your seeds germinating, even in the greenhouse, it may be handy to know how to get the best out of propagators.
Cleaning the greenhouse and preparing for spring planting
Comments are DisabledGetting 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 hard to get my head into proper planning for spring mode. But now, it’s all shiny and tidy.
January is always seedanuary
Comments are DisabledJanuary 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.
Using propagators to start your seedlings off & how to move them from propagator to greenhouse to outdoors
8 commentsWe have had a few questions in comments and on twitter recently about our set up in the greenhouse and how we use the propagators so I thought it would an excellent opportunity to talk to you a bit more about the process from start to finish. The first thing […]
It’s May and finally we get some garden time!
Comments are DisabledIt feels like forever since Kate and I had some garden time. It’s been a mix of my very intense studies, which pretty much take up all of my time and the fact that the weather has been pretty awful, but now that my studies are over for the summer […]
Planning for the new season, gotta start somewhere.
Comments are DisabledIt may only be January and the weather is definitely still winter but the garden won’t wait for me, planning and preparation have to be started early so that we are ready to sow come spring. This year, work will have to start on the greenhouse, not for reasons of […]
