Met Eireann has issued a potato blight warning for the entire country this week and I'm currently freaking the hell out about what's going to happen to my poor spuds. A few people have asked me today what to do to protect their spuds when there a blight warning in effect so here's my esteemed … Continue reading A potato blight warning is in effect so here’s what to do
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
So, I've noticed a little trend among garden blogs, in garden magazines and publications and I'm sure it's very helpful and informative: The list. You know the list. The top five jobs for the garden in July. The top 9 herbs to grow on your windowsill The top seven things to plant in February Etc: … Continue reading The top random number of somethings to something in the garden at sometime
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
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
Happy New Year fellow growers! I've been slightly off the blogging radar for the past few weeks, mostly due the a little event that takes place around the end of December every year. I have a busy retail management job so Christmas is pretty much a black hole for me in terms of social life, … Continue reading Planuary
It's a funny thing being a young(ish) woman with an allotment. On one hand, I love nice clothes, make up and am well known amongst friends for wearing sky-high stilettos; but on the other hand I love being dirty, don't care about brand labels and have been known to go for days without even thinking about … Continue reading Grow Yourself Gorgeous
Let me tell you something that not many people know about me, my favourite smell in the world is not fresh baked bread, freshly brewed coffee or lavender (though these rate pretty highly) but the the smell of tomato plants. It is the ultimate smell of summer. My earliest memories of anyone growing their own food … Continue reading Plants Bants: How To Care For Tomatoes
You know the saying, absence makes the heart grown fonder? Well, when it comes to my allotment, absence makes the weeds grow faster. It's been a very busy few weeks chéz Fiona. I've been ill, on holidays, flooded (don't ask), busy in work, partying, sleeping more partying, and the poor old garden didn't get a … Continue reading Strike A Pose!