# giy - Saturday 4 January, 2020
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It is a delicious vegetable included in mashed potato or even grated raw.
# giy - Saturday 28 December, 2019
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It’s time to start thinking about next year’s garden as 2020 creeps ever-closer.
# giy - Saturday 21 December, 2019
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In other news, here’s a recipe for some creamy Brussels sprouts to posh up your Christmas dinner.
# giy - Saturday 14 December, 2019
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There is always a price to cheap food, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 7 December, 2019
# Sustainability
# Sustainability
A real tree is a much greener option than one made from plastic, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 30 November, 2019
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Some advice on growing leeks and a delicious recipe for a potato and bacon bake to include them in.
# giy - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Grow It Yourself
# Grow It Yourself
This week’s gardening column features tips for growing your own herbs and a recipe for root veg pie.
# giy - Saturday 16 November, 2019
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I feel blessed to have so much delicious, nutritious food to hand, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 9 November, 2019
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Growing your own food could be even more important in the future, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 2 November, 2019
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As Winter begins, there’s no better time to pickle some chilis or cook with more root vegetables, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 26 October, 2019
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Although traditionally sown in December, putting the garlic in the ground now gives it the best chance of thriving in cold weather.
# giy - Saturday 12 October, 2019
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Roasting root vegetables has become a staple in our house, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 5 October, 2019
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It’s difficult to tell when pears are ripe but there is a knack to it, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 28 September, 2019
# Grow It Yourself
# Grow It Yourself
Having your own fruit trees is both a joy and a challenge.
# giy - Saturday 21 September, 2019
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Its real value is in providing us with winter greens from October or November right up until April, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Grow It Yourself
# Grow It Yourself
There’s something so elementally enjoyable about peeling back a sweetcorn’s skin to find the beautiful shiny yellow kernels underneath, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 7 September, 2019
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Anyone growing beets will be preparing them for harvest next month.
# giy - Saturday 31 August, 2019
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Salads, stews and cold omelettes are great options for a back to school lunchbox.
# giy - Saturday 24 August, 2019
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Although the name is German, the probiotic food has its origins in China.
# giy - Saturday 17 August, 2019
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Large amounts of veg can be used up and kept for later in many ways.
# giy - Saturday 10 August, 2019
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A delicious courgette salad recipe and some top compost tips.
# giy - Saturday 3 August, 2019
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This week is all about the alliums and making a spicy tomato salad.
# giy - Saturday 27 July, 2019
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Turnips are very easy to grow and because they produce a crop so quickly, they are an ideal candidate for late summer sowing.
# giy - Saturday 6 July, 2019
# From The Garden
# From The Garden
A hardy crop of broad beans and homemade herbal tea is on the agenda from the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 29 June, 2019
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There’s plenty to do in the garden as abundant rain and improving temperatures mean everything is growing quickly, write Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 22 June, 2019
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An insect hotel will encourage more wildlife and biodiversity into the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 1 June, 2019
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Because they are a deep-rooting plant, it’s not effective to spray water at the soil, you need to get down to the roots, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 25 May, 2019
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Katie Sanderson cooked this recipe in the Kale episode of this season’s GROW COOK EAT and the reaction was amazing, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 11 May, 2019
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Learn to make ‘a one-pot veggie wonder that’s crammed with healthy vegetables, herbs and pulses and as an added bonus uses up stale bread too,’ writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 4 May, 2019
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Obviously, if you are harvesting nettles from the wild, wear gloves or you will get stung, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 27 April, 2019
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It is remarkable to watch this young woman speak her truth to power, writes Michael Kelly of Grow It Yourself Ireland.
# giy - Saturday 20 April, 2019
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‘Most parsnip seed packets will tell you to sow them in February – don’t do it,’ writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 13 April, 2019
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‘The beauty of a module tray is that the roots of seedlings are kept apart which means you don’t upset them when you are transplanting them’, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 6 April, 2019
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It’s worth buying good quality potting compost – ideally one that is approved for use in organic production and peat-free, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 30 March, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Growing tomatoes is a double-edged sword because once you’ve tasted a proper homegrown tomato you really can’t go back to the bland shop-bought alternative, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 23 March, 2019
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Time to transplant those tomatoes too. ‘Did you know that the little fuzzy hairs on the stem of a tomato seedling can become a root if planted under the soil?’
# giy - Saturday 9 March, 2019
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# Opinion
We’ll be teaching you to grow onions, pumpkins, sweetcorn, courgettes, kale, beans and chillis for all shapes and sizes of gardens, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 2 March, 2019
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‘All aspects of our lives – food, transport, energy and waste – will have to change dramatically if we’re to avoid catastrophe,’ writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 19 January, 2019
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It’s no longer just about ‘exotic’ fruit and veg that are difficult to grow in Ireland, we are now importing lots of veg that grow perfectly well here, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 5 January, 2019
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This is a delicious, warming and healthy pie that utilises those vegetables that are still available in early January, writes Michael Kelly.