I'd like to begin this post with two apologies to my readers. The first apology is to the thousands (perhaps millions) of readers who have tried to access my website over the past couple of weeks and were greeted with a blank page. I know it must have been truly shocking to find my website … Continue reading That don’t impress me mulch: Fiona goes barking mad
Sometimes, life is just shit. There is no other way to say it. It's just shit. And let's face it, a lot of the time, life is shit because people are shit. We are. We are all at times, just shit. Shit to ourselves, shit to others, shit to the world around us. Shit. *Warning, … Continue reading The important lessons that gardening has taught me about getting through life
Hello my lovelies! It has been quite a while since I wrote a post here, I've been incredibly busy and in demand, it's not easy being me. In fact, last time I wrote a blog post was during Hurricane Ophelia in October and I've been struggling to know how to begin again. Winter was tough … Continue reading The Beast from the East: Storming back to life
It's been a horrible day here in Ireland. Since 8am, the country has been hammered by ex-hurricane Ophelia. Ophelia is the strongest hurricane to ever be found this east in the Atlantic and the strongest to hit Ireland in fifty years. The storm has been tracking North all day, battering Cork and Waterford this morning … Continue reading Ophelia, we’re feelin’ ya
Every year in a garden is different, just like every day in a garden is different. Some years, you have wild successes, beautiful crops, perfect weather and no weeds. Then there are years like this one. When your world kind of falls to pieces and your garden along with it. There are years like this … Continue reading The light at the end of the polytunnel
There's a fresher air in Dublin this week as late summer breezes by and autumn blows in. My summer of discontent has been and gone and much like the changing of the seasons, my life has shifted in to a brand new phase. It's been an arduous summer here at Fiona Grows Food, plagued with … Continue reading I dig therefore I am
Ahem. Testing. Testing. *taps microphone*....if there is anybody out there, Fiona is back. Repeat, Fiona is back. Return of the craic. I know my lovely readers will have been wailing, keening, sweating and puking with severe Fiona withdrawal symptoms of late. I know you have all been sitting at home, wondering where I've been; spending … Continue reading Citizen Kale
Right, I know it’s been quite a while since I last wrote a blog post, I would apologise but to be honest, I’ve actually been busy becoming a superstar so it was a worthwhile sacrifice. Lifestyles of the rich and famous yo (I've also seemingly been initiated into a low-level street gang yo). I’ve had … Continue reading Face Planting
Valentine's day is unavoidable. It really is. It's everywhere. Cards. Chocolates. Cuddly Toys. Sexy undies. Sexy undies everywhere. Flowers. So many bunches of flowers. So many roses. So many sad, supermarket carnations. I have a bit of a pathetic secret, I've never been bought flowers by a man. Never. Not once. Which is a hell … Continue reading Plants Bants, Valentine’s Day Edition: Borage
Parsnips are a great divider of opinion, you either love them or you hate them, there is no in between. I happen to adore parsnips, they're one of my favourite vegetables, especially when roasted with honey and fresh sage. Parsnips are the vegetable that converted me from a vegetable hater to a vegetable grower so … Continue reading Plants Bants: How to Grow Parsnips