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# Gardening

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From the Garden: It's time to reflect on all the food we are importing that could be grown here
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: How to make your own compost - you can learn from my mistakes
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: Midwinter is the time to grow veg in containers and to make root veg pie
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: Supermarkets selling below cost veg is hurting farmers and it is bad for us all
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: Every cloud has a silver lining and bogland proved useful this summer
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: Artichokes have an unfortunate nickname but don't let that turn you off
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: Your green tomatoes are unlikely to ripen now - so use them up in chutney
Michael Kelly
"It's just great knowing you didn't kill it": Why 'plant parenting' is becoming more popular than ever
GIY: My father-in-law still dismisses kale as cattlefeed - but these days it’s rightly valued as a nutritional powerhouse
Michael Kelly
'Raw food doesn't have to be scary - but I think it's time for a bowl of homely hot soup'
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'Don’t think about giving stuff up, think about taking things up instead'
Michael Kelly
Gardening: 'January is a great month to decide what you are going to grow this year'
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'Over a hot cup of soup, I was reminded how great you feel after a meitheal'
Michael Kelly
My 2017 GIY report: 'Aubergines – F. Great plants, no fruit. Must do better'
Michael Kelly
Gardening column: How to keep hens
Michael Kelly
Supermarket promotions: 'Down the road there is a ruinous cost to cheap food'
Michael Kelly
GIY leeks and a dish that will chase away the winter chills
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'School lunches shouldn't be about wolfing down a sandwich in ten minutes'
Michael Kelly
Food miles: Don't buy strawberries from Israel during Irish strawberry season
Michael Kelly
GIY: Winter warming pea and nettle soup using homegrown peas and foraged nettles
Michael Kelly
Grow yacon: 'It's exciting to grow something you've never grown before'
Michael Kelly
GIY: Grow your kitchen herbs indoors and have a constant winter supply
Michael Kelly
GIY: Ophelia's casualties in the garden and collecting seaweed post storm
Michael Kelly
'October is "stock pot" month when carrots, leeks and parsnips come into their own'
Michael Kelly
In the garden: Chutneys for relishing plus it's not too late to sow
Michael Kelly
Autumn's here. Cosy up with a steaming apple and blackberry crumble
Michael Kelly
Gardening: Tips and recipes for storing and pickling your summer veg
Michael Kelly
When was the last time you had an Irish apple? 95% of ones we eat are imported
Michael Kelly
Lunches: Think beyond sandwiches as new school term begins'
Michael Kelly
Pickles, sauces and spiralising: Using up the summer's veg harvest
Michael Kelly
Gardening: Grow your own tomatoes - from seed to sauce
Michael Kelly
GIY: Make your own mildew spray and bake some courgette bread
Michael Kelly
Grow it yourself: 'Onions - a phenomenally useful veg'
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'Turnips are perfect for late summer sowing'
Michael Kelly
Gardening: This week, a beer trap for pesky slugs and seasonal soups
Michael Kelly
Gardening: Forage elderflowers now for a fresh, blossom-infused cordial
Michael Kelly
'Sunflowers literally follow the sun across the horizon, only to turn back and face east by sunrise'
Michael Kelly
July Gardening: 'This is the start of a super-abundant period in the veg patch'
Michael Kelly
Gardening: Pick your beetroot early for summer salads and slaws
Michael Kelly
Grow it yourself: New potato salad with capers and herbs
Michael Kelly