If you  have a raised bed in your garden or have set up gardens at school. Overwintering salads are: salad rocket, winter purslane, corn salad and some hardier lettuces and endive. The problem though is that they should have been sowed in August, early September at the latest to be transplanted before mid October. Other overwintering vegs would be swedes, leeks, ...

Can you recommend any seeds that would produce winter salads or veg over the winter. If you  have a raised bed in your garden or have set one up in your  school, try these: Overwintering salads are: salad rocket, winter purslane, corn salad and some hardier lettuces and endive. The problem though is that they should have been sowed in ...

Try to contact Michael Miklis of the Biodynamic association: http://www.zitronengelb.net/bdaai/index.php or Richard Auler at Ballybrado farm: http://www.ballybrado.com/

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QUESTION: I have an allotment space in Cork. I am growing some broad beans but in the last 2 weeks I have noticed some chocolate or rust like spots on the leaves of the plants also the tip of the flowers are going black and look like they are dying. The plants in general are continuing ...

A quick guide to shade tolerant plants, please use this link for a pdf document. ShadeTolerantPlants

A colourful guide to planting times throughout the year, please use this link to open a pdf document. PlantingGuide

GREENFLY/WHITEFLY - Grow Nasturtiums or Marigolds in small groups round the vegetable garden and among Tomatoes. Catmint or Lavendar will repel pests in the flower border and rose-bed. CARROT-FLY - Grow onions, leeks or perennial Tansy (which is the best) alongside your Carrots. BLACKFLY ON BROAD BEANS - Sow summer Savory seeds along the outside of your ...