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'Gardening can be a major turn off for people but food growing is not about gardening, it’s about food'
Michael Kelly
3 Mar 2018
17.2k
19
A single tomato plant can produce 200 tomatoes in a season, here's how to sow them
Michael Kelly
24 Feb 2018
89.5k
22
Use remaining old-season veg and store cupboard ingredients for a delicious cassoulet
Michael Kelly
17 Feb 2018
18.4k
10
'There is simply nothing more warming than a French onion soup'
Michael Kelly
10 Feb 2018
1.3k
21
GIY: Even if you don't have much space, you can still grow spuds in pots and containers
Michael Kelly
3 Feb 2018
16.6k
11
GIY: Sow seeds on a sunny indoor windowsill and try this cheesy leeks recipe
Michael Kelly
27 Jan 2018
13.5k
3
Keep those resolutions and get more veg in with this spiced parsnip burger recipe
Michael Kelly
20 Jan 2018
19.1k
8
GIY: 'Don’t think about giving stuff up, think about taking things up instead'
Michael Kelly
13 Jan 2018
13.5k
6
Gardening: 'January is a great month to decide what you are going to grow this year'
Michael Kelly
6 Jan 2018
14.9k
5
GIY: 'Over a hot cup of soup, I was reminded how great you feel after a meitheal'
Michael Kelly
30 Dec 2017
19.2k
4
My 2017 GIY report: 'Aubergines – F. Great plants, no fruit. Must do better'
Michael Kelly
23 Dec 2017
9.5k
4
Gardening column: How to keep hens
Michael Kelly
16 Dec 2017
25.8k
38
Supermarket promotions: 'Down the road there is a ruinous cost to cheap food'
Michael Kelly
9 Dec 2017
33.7k
29
GIY leeks and a dish that will chase away the winter chills
Michael Kelly
2 Dec 2017
17.2k
3
GIY: 'School lunches shouldn't be about wolfing down a sandwich in ten minutes'
Michael Kelly
25 Nov 2017
30.9k
33
Food miles: Don't buy strawberries from Israel during Irish strawberry season
Michael Kelly
18 Nov 2017
33.8k
105
GIY: Winter warming pea and nettle soup using homegrown peas and foraged nettles
Michael Kelly
11 Nov 2017
7.1k
10
Grow yacon: 'It's exciting to grow something you've never grown before'
Michael Kelly
4 Nov 2017
14.8k
11
GIY: Grow your kitchen herbs indoors and have a constant winter supply
Michael Kelly
28 Oct 2017
12.3k
7
GIY: Ophelia's casualties in the garden and collecting seaweed post storm
Michael Kelly
21 Oct 2017
7.9k
8
'October is "stock pot" month when carrots, leeks and parsnips come into their own'
Michael Kelly
14 Oct 2017
6.0k
3
In the garden: Chutneys for relishing plus it's not too late to sow
Michael Kelly
7 Oct 2017
4.0k
2
Autumn's here. Cosy up with a steaming apple and blackberry crumble
Michael Kelly
30 Sep 2017
5.9k
6
Gardening: Tips and recipes for storing and pickling your summer veg
Michael Kelly
23 Sep 2017
4.9k
9
When was the last time you had an Irish apple? 95% of ones we eat are imported
Michael Kelly
16 Sep 2017
10.3k
53
Gardening: Autumn is coming - grab some salvaged timber and get to work on your 'raised beds'
Michael Kelly
9 Sep 2017
8.6k
7
Lunches: Think beyond sandwiches as new school term begins'
Michael Kelly
2 Sep 2017
15.2k
29
Pickles, sauces and spiralising: Using up the summer's veg harvest
Michael Kelly
26 Aug 2017
2.8k
0
Gardening: Grow your own tomatoes - from seed to sauce
Michael Kelly
19 Aug 2017
5.6k
14
GIY: Make your own mildew spray and bake some courgette bread
Michael Kelly
12 Aug 2017
6.5k
1
Grow it yourself: 'Onions - a phenomenally useful veg'
Michael Kelly
5 Aug 2017
6.3k
16
GIY: 'Turnips are perfect for late summer sowing'
Michael Kelly
29 Jul 2017
2.8k
10
Gardening: This week, a beer trap for pesky slugs and seasonal soups
Michael Kelly
22 Jul 2017
4.6k
9
Gardening: Forage elderflowers now for a fresh, blossom-infused cordial
Michael Kelly
15 Jul 2017
5.6k
18
'Sunflowers literally follow the sun across the horizon, only to turn back and face east by sunrise'
Michael Kelly
8 Jul 2017
3.2k
8
July Gardening: 'This is the start of a super-abundant period in the veg patch'
Michael Kelly
1 Jul 2017
1.9k
2
Gardening: Pick your beetroot early for summer salads and slaws
Michael Kelly
24 Jun 2017
1.0k
1
'A bowl of seasonal goodness using veg from our land and fish from our seas'
Michael Kelly
17 Jun 2017
174
4
Gardening column: Growing carrots in the veg patch and roasting radishes in the kitchen
Michael Kelly
3 Jun 2017
431
2
GIY Comfrey: Grown for it's healing powers, comfrey is a great garden fertiliser
Michael Kelly
20 May 2017
4.3k
13
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