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From the Garden: Reflecting on the year - it all went great except for the aubergines!
From the Garden: Supermarkets selling below cost veg is hurting farmers and it is bad for us all
From the Garden: Every cloud has a silver lining and bogland proved useful this summer
From the Garden: Leeks don't get the recognition they deserve
From the Garden: Artichokes have an unfortunate nickname but don't let that turn you off
A Dublin dad was growing 'hipster' veg in his garden back in 1955
From the Garden: Your green tomatoes are unlikely to ripen now - so use them up in chutney
From the garden: 'Do not 'Irish mammy' the sprouts by boiling the divil out of them for 20 minutes'
From the garden: 'When buying veg, always seek out Irish vegetables and try to avoid price promotions'
From the garden: How to make your own tangy kimchi at home
As winter approaches now is the time to think about growing your own onions
From the garden: 'It's ridiculous we spend money on vitamin C when blackberries rot in ditches all over Ireland'
From the garden: How to make your own tomato ketchup from scratch
From the garden: A recipe for a no-nonsense tomato and courgette soup, with no-nonsense ingredients
GIY: My father-in-law still dismisses kale as cattlefeed - but these days it’s rightly valued as a nutritional powerhouse
'Raw food doesn't have to be scary - but I think it's time for a bowl of homely hot soup'
How to make a simple tomato sauce that'll feed you all winter from the freezer
In the garden: Even in the calm of the vegetable patch, it can be hard to stay mindful and focused
In the garden: How to fight back (nicely) against the caterpillars eating your plants
Quinoa and grilled sourdough salad is a classic for summer evening supper or lunch
In the garden: 'French beans are, I think, one of the most underrated of vegetables'
GIY tomatoes: 'We are in what I like to call 'bruschetta' season'
In the garden: Michael Kelly's top tips for conserving water use
In the garden: GIY cucumbers to make the perfect Tzatziki
GIY: 'The Khaki Campbell is one of the most prolific backyard ducks'
GIY: 'As we move in to summer, it’s important to keep sowing'
Which veg plants need a lot of watering and which ones can withstand a bit of a drought?
GIY: 'I've been grappling with how we get kids to try beetroot and I reckon I've cracked it'
'Slug patrols with a torch after dark have resumed, as have my attempts to lure them into beer traps'
GIY: Get creative with delicious new potatoes using this Spanish tortilla recipe
Chickweed: 'Not only is it edible, it’s considered to be a nutritional powerhouse'
Bio-insecticide Supernemos: 'Sometimes GIYing is not for the faint hearted'
GIY: Courgettes are easy to grow and incredibly prolific, growing freakishly fast
GIY: 'We really don’t need a heatwave – just a few days with the sun in the sky'
In the garden: 'I find that my system is craving fresh greens after a long winter'
Michael Kelly’s top tips for putting food and food growing at the centre of your workplace
GIY: Our guru's 'nerdy' guide to growing onions for home-made marmalade
GIY: Secrets to growing your own juicy tomatoes
GIY: 'This St Patrick’s Day I will be out (as I am every year) sowing my spuds for the year'
Supermarket queues: How well would we cope with a more sustained crisis?