tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28465204162354619032024-03-13T18:36:09.928-07:00Finglas Community Gardendolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-11437058097867472672015-07-17T02:31:00.003-07:002015-07-17T02:31:49.338-07:00Link to Map and info on Community Garden<a href="http://dublincommunitygrowers.ie/gardens/finglas-community-garden/">http://dublincommunitygrowers.ie/gardens/finglas-community-garden/</a>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-51093543293908082192015-07-16T04:35:00.002-07:002015-07-16T04:35:35.332-07:00Poster for Open Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-28664637813402419612015-07-15T08:35:00.000-07:002015-07-15T08:35:45.150-07:00Open Day Sunday 26 July 2-4 pmFinglas Community Garden are relaunching as Finglas Forest Garden!<br />
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We will hold an Open Day on Sunday afternoon 26 July 2015dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-31131834864706528402014-10-02T03:33:00.001-07:002014-10-02T03:33:36.898-07:00Awards Season!Finglas Community Garden have been encouraged with two awards this September. We first attended the Community Awards at the Finglas Civic Centre at Seámus Mellowes Road. There we got to see examples of the great efforts being made in the North West Area of Dublin City Council. We saw photographs from different garden initiatives in the locality and received an Endeavour Award for our own project.<br />
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On 25 September 2014, we attended the Dublin Bus Community Spirit Award in the Mansion House. Niall Quinn was M.C. for the night. It was an uplifting event and we learnt of many voluntary projects throughout the city of Dublin. Finglas Community Garden were honoured with a certificate and a grant to continue with our plans to make the garden more accessible to people of all ages and abilities.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-27186044589248226852013-05-15T08:37:00.001-07:002013-05-15T08:37:39.065-07:00Plant to pan<br />
So eight years on we're still planting seeds, putting the plants onto a pan and onto a plate! At the moment it's purple sprouting brocolli and leeks going in the pan. There's also a selection of herbs available. Sage and butter with pasta is my current best way to incorporate herbs into the dinner. The purple head of the brocolli is pretty as a picture and it's worth capturing before they turn to yellow flower which are pretty and delicate in their way too.<br />
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dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-41210226516598820132013-05-15T08:28:00.000-07:002013-05-15T08:28:39.580-07:00Herb Garden March 2013<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt-Vltc2vsEmTclTao1ksFiBRQrb3AE5URJfu4JzrigRVim1pz7sbbHm7OdOFO8O11fABpU5m_r_DeplSdnfMLYuOe_b7fYX3gWKqc3zEWIllj7ASr719wBI2yzGjRQzyXO9zKBldGhvm/s1600/Herbs,+willow+fence,+Finglas+March+2013.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt-Vltc2vsEmTclTao1ksFiBRQrb3AE5URJfu4JzrigRVim1pz7sbbHm7OdOFO8O11fABpU5m_r_DeplSdnfMLYuOe_b7fYX3gWKqc3zEWIllj7ASr719wBI2yzGjRQzyXO9zKBldGhvm/s640/Herbs,+willow+fence,+Finglas+March+2013.JPG" width="640" /></a>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-62823708393212595822010-09-27T11:17:00.000-07:002010-09-27T11:19:33.311-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mc_JRZq4Lsf62t3iUzf9FR7R-l9nihwL7pktlkY9NtJbGTklGgIHYDgZpqAsnD318_IAeG5F7Zxdct15ko1vlXleKojycpRwdBu3d9MfzHJL6iLDP-3Z9A_x_3KiiPyfMqN71mcd2o7D/s1600/DSC_1143.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mc_JRZq4Lsf62t3iUzf9FR7R-l9nihwL7pktlkY9NtJbGTklGgIHYDgZpqAsnD318_IAeG5F7Zxdct15ko1vlXleKojycpRwdBu3d9MfzHJL6iLDP-3Z9A_x_3KiiPyfMqN71mcd2o7D/s400/DSC_1143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521659552953318642" /></a>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-68140336607129836082010-09-27T11:13:00.000-07:002010-09-27T11:17:15.319-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaWmp58WtRLd1bAY5LF1HKTyula0LptfMXWPPLCArWVaNSpejBC7dMf-rsYBKlvSIwhjEec-txFIvDmeu0lX2NCNgE9XmSXjFZdI-ZuqlDM575Z5uO56SYnJ9y6sCFs_-E-ozC_Mq9jN6/s1600/DSC_1161.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaWmp58WtRLd1bAY5LF1HKTyula0LptfMXWPPLCArWVaNSpejBC7dMf-rsYBKlvSIwhjEec-txFIvDmeu0lX2NCNgE9XmSXjFZdI-ZuqlDM575Z5uO56SYnJ9y6sCFs_-E-ozC_Mq9jN6/s400/DSC_1161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521658884576467810" /></a>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-11581946723428120892009-11-23T07:01:00.000-08:002009-11-23T07:10:42.276-08:00The city is awash with sound, so that you switch off your hearing a lot of the time and run on automatic, dimly aware of the cocktail of noises all about – a constant undercurrent of traffic, wind and rain this time of year, people’s voices, dogs barking, sound systems. But every so often an anomaly breaks through. <br /><br />It being Saturday in the garden, and my gardening buddies away, I did a solitary round of the plots, checking up on the plants, looking at how the turning of the season shows itself. The blackcurrant and raspberry bushes are dropping their leaves now and are ragged and battered after the storms of the last few days. Our winter onions are doing well: the couch grass attack has been held back. The rhubarb is dissolving back into the ground. Herbs alone – especially the oregano – seem to be blooming. <br /><br />A metallic ‘chip-chip’ sound registers: an unfamiliar sound. I look around towards the birch trees and there’s a flurry of a couple of small birds: what are they? We’ve seen robins, blackbirds, sparrows, pigeons - even the occasional bullfinch and wren up here – we’re close to the edge of Dublin and the wilds of Fingal I suppose, and there’s a nice mini-wilderness at the back of the garden. <br /><br />I follow the two over to the trees around the edge of the school and hope they’ll stick around and stay still long enough to see them properly…one of them sits, I move over slowly: it’s a tiny little thing, surely a wren? But without the perpendicular (tell)tail sign. Closer: a bird shaped like a ball, about the size of a pool ball, and a white go-faster stripe against a brown body. Haven’t seen this one before – some kind of finch? I’m gonna have to go to google images later. Then a name springs to mind – a goldcrest…I wait for the bird to lower its head and not long after it duly obliges, does a little bow and there it is – a little yellow mohawk: a gold crest. Another little gift; a short burst of melody – something like a blackbird, though a few octaves higher – and it bounces away to join its companion, maybe to a nest in a large conifer across the road. See what they look like below...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldcrestdolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-66708934502664415192009-10-10T11:19:00.000-07:002009-10-10T11:36:27.994-07:00Of cabbages and kings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy1hRJicLzpSEEm1qYa3uIdHIgVQkitAp4bkHpUnRGfb6H8HqOACIDzXGCAi0XtEfRPQjNYCVOA009X6puUAUSmRax8AKOrLWI7zrLihMDQs3yo3bL80J1Xd6VJhpCpXhwJYKL4N9dRrm/s1600-h/PHOT0286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy1hRJicLzpSEEm1qYa3uIdHIgVQkitAp4bkHpUnRGfb6H8HqOACIDzXGCAi0XtEfRPQjNYCVOA009X6puUAUSmRax8AKOrLWI7zrLihMDQs3yo3bL80J1Xd6VJhpCpXhwJYKL4N9dRrm/s400/PHOT0286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391041898015533954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH9zQB-4cpGh_XZMy48nbuEOVmHcNARN4m-ubB72ujx68FN7IC-bgeY06Wmj4iMHOhXTJCrcmEcOo-SjJBoSInweRHenqyGFG7RkMG7xyz2-nZNMYOQSydfrC4skdukI9TFKab-boY8ia/s1600-h/PHOT0287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH9zQB-4cpGh_XZMy48nbuEOVmHcNARN4m-ubB72ujx68FN7IC-bgeY06Wmj4iMHOhXTJCrcmEcOo-SjJBoSInweRHenqyGFG7RkMG7xyz2-nZNMYOQSydfrC4skdukI9TFKab-boY8ia/s400/PHOT0287.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391040047496653682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFdB57gOlRApr4KpxY1D-pegcAexgvUEwXcM5CTv0GuFjFK5i6dzwzlvIOKvdWU8PsL5A5XpPVXbDQKyo8R_x8hOXGugAbJmYWSKBpUvfETV5Z_hRvpPnsWpZ-pAoaZl6FUSGxARDyLFc/s1600-h/PHOT0288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFdB57gOlRApr4KpxY1D-pegcAexgvUEwXcM5CTv0GuFjFK5i6dzwzlvIOKvdWU8PsL5A5XpPVXbDQKyo8R_x8hOXGugAbJmYWSKBpUvfETV5Z_hRvpPnsWpZ-pAoaZl6FUSGxARDyLFc/s400/PHOT0288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391038960031231970" /></a><br />"The time has come," the Walrus said,<br />"To talk of many things:<br />Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--<br />Of cabbages--and kings--"dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-20096663913963868072009-09-21T05:19:00.000-07:002009-09-21T05:51:52.639-07:00Be fruitful and multiply<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAwiEgvCXa2Hchwc1oKHvvziWNh4HyAmvxPYL6ERGF3oisb8ERpsw-aWej9HGTbhEiXheLNLN7DnULkh1Aac0_5vjZwBvztOClUL7omvp-rORtD9I1QrtGRB4Cb8NzI5EHU4uxOtKZWsu/s1600-h/PHOT0276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAwiEgvCXa2Hchwc1oKHvvziWNh4HyAmvxPYL6ERGF3oisb8ERpsw-aWej9HGTbhEiXheLNLN7DnULkh1Aac0_5vjZwBvztOClUL7omvp-rORtD9I1QrtGRB4Cb8NzI5EHU4uxOtKZWsu/s400/PHOT0276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383896430276712690" /></a><br /><br />In the Genesis account of creation, God commands the trees and plants to be fruitful and multiply. The miracle of multiplication was brought home to me digging up some heads of garlic a couple of weeks ago. Where a single clove of garlic had been thumbed into the ground in November, there was now a cluster of cloves, maybe fifteen on a head. This garlic seemed different to the larger yellowish bulbs that are for sale in Dunnes Stores and travel all the way from China. The Finglas garlic is whiter with papery purple skins. <br /><br />This year we are going to try and stretch the planting season. Joey and Seán have planted sets of red and white onions over the past couple of weeks and also winter spinach. I put down some leeks at the end of August. Now that the light decreases and we are for the dark days, it is comforting to think of the onions and garlic underground fixing to multiply.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-57893675731110593072009-07-15T09:01:00.000-07:002009-07-15T09:32:51.726-07:00Spuds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM04fiqBeBdOHHTXm3E8QAQLr90I1njHcGK6ujdeXn1X40aT1RyyO5Y5ap6Gnka_1qYo6-Vqw6Vj_oZIiMir2iDm2hsPgcL-8QDlapm-TXnau0WuO_FpqJc9Lsvj7AS7xU0QEW9umloPqA/s1600-h/PHOT0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM04fiqBeBdOHHTXm3E8QAQLr90I1njHcGK6ujdeXn1X40aT1RyyO5Y5ap6Gnka_1qYo6-Vqw6Vj_oZIiMir2iDm2hsPgcL-8QDlapm-TXnau0WuO_FpqJc9Lsvj7AS7xU0QEW9umloPqA/s400/PHOT0130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358725615020734978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJHLb8LbbuBuDUIqrnpciYG-VhqNWX6B7mND6J7u45rmOTgvgmN7oez0EPdt6wG8U144A7S3lNC9vOD9D-HEv829IL-GlVZ2OolgLzklGMTrzYxB432PjeXa5WUo_MXrZXMEeoy4ndAQL/s1600-h/PHOT0125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJHLb8LbbuBuDUIqrnpciYG-VhqNWX6B7mND6J7u45rmOTgvgmN7oez0EPdt6wG8U144A7S3lNC9vOD9D-HEv829IL-GlVZ2OolgLzklGMTrzYxB432PjeXa5WUo_MXrZXMEeoy4ndAQL/s400/PHOT0125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358725498389694658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedox4HumuOzlzEnxNu5QTJCTmO9vhqB6oknD4YzHFpI-6UfgGhukWT_lUYXXtZxKIQAAyOLaQMNXNcyUe3JMS1EqPzbwciYG0bYIvjCLb1g22zwCcO9ZdjGLwmN0UUVeoL_7hXzAJgrzd/s1600-h/PHOT0124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedox4HumuOzlzEnxNu5QTJCTmO9vhqB6oknD4YzHFpI-6UfgGhukWT_lUYXXtZxKIQAAyOLaQMNXNcyUe3JMS1EqPzbwciYG0bYIvjCLb1g22zwCcO9ZdjGLwmN0UUVeoL_7hXzAJgrzd/s400/PHOT0124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358725374831653586" /></a><br />Digging up the first of the potato plants last night, I thought of the whole country's history. It's a simple act. It's just planting a few rows of potatoes and hoping for the best. Yet somehow all the primary school famine text seemed to frame the work. <br /><br />A few weeks back Michael Viney wrote a nice thing about growing potatoes in his Saturday piece in the Irish Times:<br /><br />--"What can they do to you really", I once asked rhetorically of the world's darker fortunes, "if you have enough land to grow a half-tonne of spuds?"--<br /><br />It does indeed seem a triumph over the world's darker fortunes to wrest the potatoes from the ground, boil them with some mint and serve them up with salt and butter. It looks like there'll be quite a few days of doing just this as the rows have been planted at different time intervals and the plants are flowering in turn.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-43729873023688868352009-06-29T06:36:00.000-07:002009-06-29T06:46:44.602-07:00Raspberries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgzAS4nSyDhxcbuw_r2xjK4ytQfudQZQPWnzAJS-bnViq-b9W7S0jFU7ohaKBg6CDI0f51Y-4tGBMQtr9NXtVTrZNf_CFcZtwk3JDendHrL9ooGTlxF8maaYX85RDEnpPyDuyOh0RTd2J/s1600-h/PHOT0116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgzAS4nSyDhxcbuw_r2xjK4ytQfudQZQPWnzAJS-bnViq-b9W7S0jFU7ohaKBg6CDI0f51Y-4tGBMQtr9NXtVTrZNf_CFcZtwk3JDendHrL9ooGTlxF8maaYX85RDEnpPyDuyOh0RTd2J/s400/PHOT0116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352745518456375506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eBd5OaBLcLdKbBqpTaPIBNeqQepQq6An-k0pLT6i9DXK8zeASmoG3blpxZykehfRJr_GQRI5eL-HKjUAiu1vvHzNfjBw5SFdkgeZhCo0SXAd3BwDkNMUprU_tuAtS5GX4Zj0fMoWAUEZ/s1600-h/PHOT0121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eBd5OaBLcLdKbBqpTaPIBNeqQepQq6An-k0pLT6i9DXK8zeASmoG3blpxZykehfRJr_GQRI5eL-HKjUAiu1vvHzNfjBw5SFdkgeZhCo0SXAd3BwDkNMUprU_tuAtS5GX4Zj0fMoWAUEZ/s400/PHOT0121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352744574632557202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a9pQtKMOm8EwCms4eQ0N6XIJesg0bGh9SCjTBbldVD6i4UeX7PhShzoOWAd94A_BLsYlX_nBbw1E_z_cXmd-kO_cuRAaYFZpc8UjV3-wc4mdRq8R6JVYPtGt-15-5BnJG2YWGf8SUsvR/s1600-h/PHOT0120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a9pQtKMOm8EwCms4eQ0N6XIJesg0bGh9SCjTBbldVD6i4UeX7PhShzoOWAd94A_BLsYlX_nBbw1E_z_cXmd-kO_cuRAaYFZpc8UjV3-wc4mdRq8R6JVYPtGt-15-5BnJG2YWGf8SUsvR/s400/PHOT0120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352744446471347010" /></a><br /><br />Raspberries or elderflowers... Gardening every Monday & Thursday from 7 pm...dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-13560507219787206292009-06-13T07:10:00.000-07:002009-06-13T07:41:51.889-07:00Summer Rains<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHSg59BX7wdOlnKotCnHaODhfe6Mk6UxJI-krFcbdn_fVb6_j_MLiESttAGIz3Md5tM3M9nXlOiwhgqUHyrze-Z1Fs4veS1yRrjvpZ12uD7F7nnFO1jllrSYXfdNS2jR9sz1TL2ZQRW1V/s1600-h/PHOT0090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHSg59BX7wdOlnKotCnHaODhfe6Mk6UxJI-krFcbdn_fVb6_j_MLiESttAGIz3Md5tM3M9nXlOiwhgqUHyrze-Z1Fs4veS1yRrjvpZ12uD7F7nnFO1jllrSYXfdNS2jR9sz1TL2ZQRW1V/s400/PHOT0090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346822324005036354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-B4keU_xff1w8FJnpAKpbEQrmPMjN2hKtuZzkqyIB7HH71Tow5h51OUaVwCESLxjLBmTkr3FzAlmSB4tlZLwY6P7zm2p_jt2TgC9MIK7QMKLqVtWuB9IBL7uodGCif5pC2a9C692J2S6/s1600-h/PHOT0106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-B4keU_xff1w8FJnpAKpbEQrmPMjN2hKtuZzkqyIB7HH71Tow5h51OUaVwCESLxjLBmTkr3FzAlmSB4tlZLwY6P7zm2p_jt2TgC9MIK7QMKLqVtWuB9IBL7uodGCif5pC2a9C692J2S6/s400/PHOT0106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346822130236699666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fDlCYz5zekG0RLTcDd2vKVWwnn74h8SAjvpSCshSq78CH6-048QEeeMRfTFguB0puIvxe7pQnO_LFVws7gDUPnV-yZ-BJt1-RnBNqGwSm1FaHOeFGrP2pxmipPJSsOZEds6vOY9oIqxY/s1600-h/PHOT0109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fDlCYz5zekG0RLTcDd2vKVWwnn74h8SAjvpSCshSq78CH6-048QEeeMRfTFguB0puIvxe7pQnO_LFVws7gDUPnV-yZ-BJt1-RnBNqGwSm1FaHOeFGrP2pxmipPJSsOZEds6vOY9oIqxY/s400/PHOT0109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821629324618386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLXO4xZZs8T7ohd6Eg1DNgujYoBF4dCIZy30A_2Cc3j3YpZKIzV5m1S_eo2-ZtyLIkM6BYuPJDnqNShorSLRjcnSOKfdCErgI93r-n3ESaTMWeoC79c-gBNE2oJNVOD8OzhgizkvVMfyy/s1600-h/PHOT0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLXO4xZZs8T7ohd6Eg1DNgujYoBF4dCIZy30A_2Cc3j3YpZKIzV5m1S_eo2-ZtyLIkM6BYuPJDnqNShorSLRjcnSOKfdCErgI93r-n3ESaTMWeoC79c-gBNE2oJNVOD8OzhgizkvVMfyy/s400/PHOT0107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821507988914114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP2bJNa0u2YAQ-BXikSW6z_1LtjX7evZXFmWlodFTo1IprgZQGEOm3pVQou3hqctnPBxlNifdsI8GuTqYqnpmDLp_-lz0il9yn9sPN084CyYKQvWFRLU48-VfoOSqemuVcyuZZ3dB3-_S/s1600-h/PHOT0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP2bJNa0u2YAQ-BXikSW6z_1LtjX7evZXFmWlodFTo1IprgZQGEOm3pVQou3hqctnPBxlNifdsI8GuTqYqnpmDLp_-lz0il9yn9sPN084CyYKQvWFRLU48-VfoOSqemuVcyuZZ3dB3-_S/s400/PHOT0103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821275518684930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobMXK5SY6pQUxKaLDSdWBAyg8qSkzoZ4GiOHX1wJ9JAUyRDviVpoiLmMxBeY_C0L_BzsA9L1t0yrnW_wDUnilojbc0uQ-jyNit5ZovWPi_7W0jCANGPYvXDhtFmzxtqwqpId0N_HYughb/s1600-h/PHOT0102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobMXK5SY6pQUxKaLDSdWBAyg8qSkzoZ4GiOHX1wJ9JAUyRDviVpoiLmMxBeY_C0L_BzsA9L1t0yrnW_wDUnilojbc0uQ-jyNit5ZovWPi_7W0jCANGPYvXDhtFmzxtqwqpId0N_HYughb/s400/PHOT0102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821159644386098" /></a><br />Last Saturday it rained all day. I didn't mind at all because I knew the ground was getting a good watering. Since then it's been all dry and shiney bright so it's up to the garden and turn on the tap. <br /><br />The onions and spuds are doing o.k. but the beans and peas are struggling, falling foul to the pesky slugs and snails.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to making some meals with all garden produce, but for now the produce (chard, herbs, onions) is just a supplement to shop-bought stuff like in this tortilla.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-82612481132263264802009-05-29T07:24:00.001-07:002009-05-29T07:37:09.983-07:00Living off the landWe're still a long way from living off the land in the Finglas Garden, but are taking small steps to get there. Every week it's encouraging to bring home even one thing grown locally, like a fistful of mint or parsley. Thanks to Pears and Robin for the little surprise picnic in the sun on the lawn last night. It was refreshing to take a break after weeding and watering the cracked earth. So the spuds are coming up though some have succumbed to the wretched slugs. I get red-hot angry with the slugs. The other gardeners remind me of the Buddhists and peaceful co-existence. Yet the sight of the slugs and snails munching on healthy green leaves makes my blood boil. I'm making a type of mosaic path through the herb garden so if anyone has broken crockery or smashes some up over the next while, please save it for the garden path.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-85854067823071055342009-05-23T07:11:00.000-07:002009-05-23T07:24:16.035-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ5CIjKhkuKIi6yTTSskbXh6tzYlSPoPm3pZkAn81Q2OHqBewaY4Pf751M6mo74MnKp1tLWgMJYeyOtod6JDCZ2xWbvnvbkVBiTfDUR6lVGjP22qENT649bO6Hm7Gj3j8ATAx93XW99Ae/s1600-h/PHOT0095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ5CIjKhkuKIi6yTTSskbXh6tzYlSPoPm3pZkAn81Q2OHqBewaY4Pf751M6mo74MnKp1tLWgMJYeyOtod6JDCZ2xWbvnvbkVBiTfDUR6lVGjP22qENT649bO6Hm7Gj3j8ATAx93XW99Ae/s400/PHOT0095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339024984467259490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCf1WcWE5OZiszEcLnYnWCkCwdjsYOPQM4HvayLsSpkbD7b_sLnHXKqVNGvjiks7Ao7R27qYxbxZKhHpgwGzyxaF1XTCdizRlV_-1M8yi7CDAN4ESdEDywmdAxVpwXF2wvX-f5bGgmSNV/s1600-h/PHOT0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCf1WcWE5OZiszEcLnYnWCkCwdjsYOPQM4HvayLsSpkbD7b_sLnHXKqVNGvjiks7Ao7R27qYxbxZKhHpgwGzyxaF1XTCdizRlV_-1M8yi7CDAN4ESdEDywmdAxVpwXF2wvX-f5bGgmSNV/s400/PHOT0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339024821371176146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAh-lvFmANU7Cl2mO2wdKShHTYqDqPsoK7qLe78oWsM2ES_wMduuKNem3SDQn9jMMRwvlOLuqI5RzGoiprCaoeoF1SvqNBp15xlf6P4kvejJQOYl3CCPSX4m57NkbO9-SjF9tINazzQXcN/s1600-h/PHOT0093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAh-lvFmANU7Cl2mO2wdKShHTYqDqPsoK7qLe78oWsM2ES_wMduuKNem3SDQn9jMMRwvlOLuqI5RzGoiprCaoeoF1SvqNBp15xlf6P4kvejJQOYl3CCPSX4m57NkbO9-SjF9tINazzQXcN/s400/PHOT0093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339024620626764290" /></a><br />I hear Hugh Fearnley-Whittginstall has been lauding the merits of minimising the time from plant to plate. Not to be outdone by a celebrity chef I race from the garden on my bike and start brewing up the fresh peppermint tea lickety split. Then I wash off the onions and herbs and set to getting the clay pot stew in the oven before the nutrients fly away.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-55983803643013362832009-05-18T08:14:00.000-07:002009-05-18T08:19:21.148-07:00Farm to fork<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE5Cf_UqIv988mugAjpr34eRRhKK42eL5RVwUJDUU6YMlGWhPMveMY9ceuNGvWa8BnCxAaqJ5BrlxxQMwJFjCCXbONSsT0JcZmrOOKqBzPJkY-4KmouNTdRNWMpyUYp-BAUu4kZGV279a/s1600-h/PHOT0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE5Cf_UqIv988mugAjpr34eRRhKK42eL5RVwUJDUU6YMlGWhPMveMY9ceuNGvWa8BnCxAaqJ5BrlxxQMwJFjCCXbONSsT0JcZmrOOKqBzPJkY-4KmouNTdRNWMpyUYp-BAUu4kZGV279a/s400/PHOT0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337183749919249362" /></a><br />Here's what's good for dinner right now - Pick some chard leaves, flat-leafed parsely and a fair few sprigs of fennel. Toss them on a pan with some oil and lemon juice. Add in some cooked pasta & a tin of tuna. I do double quantities to have hot dinner one night and then take the rest in a lunch box to work the following day. It's just as tasty as a pasta salad on day 2dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-25448167804046603602009-05-18T08:00:00.000-07:002009-05-18T08:13:56.388-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu0L7reJRGeh2I5fKVGX3rMN9Z1HfbONePEr1j34f3LwkGEaq8kF40luFeSEr-S3nlpxIiP0nBzg49jpCDCONnBWI8v7BQu6-s-HEZUBF-ZzPj-2gvXUpzT7CiWaTUCBqn39wJ1qlzLJW/s1600-h/PHOT0043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu0L7reJRGeh2I5fKVGX3rMN9Z1HfbONePEr1j34f3LwkGEaq8kF40luFeSEr-S3nlpxIiP0nBzg49jpCDCONnBWI8v7BQu6-s-HEZUBF-ZzPj-2gvXUpzT7CiWaTUCBqn39wJ1qlzLJW/s400/PHOT0043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337182205168762402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p-BKp1sTTUZf7ovcxLqzdQv4aN5bThSHEmsV-zuIywxftS-6f3IXQ1Jqo23Q6tG5Pjtcs06FfSKWANwa3I7BvQiNIzMq2zHljbo02GnQ0My3ebVuMqjrL_52NioGxTUrrnpZykbp6Jpa/s1600-h/PHOT0042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p-BKp1sTTUZf7ovcxLqzdQv4aN5bThSHEmsV-zuIywxftS-6f3IXQ1Jqo23Q6tG5Pjtcs06FfSKWANwa3I7BvQiNIzMq2zHljbo02GnQ0My3ebVuMqjrL_52NioGxTUrrnpZykbp6Jpa/s400/PHOT0042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337181989005170946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83Elil0wO250GX5nhdNFTUBH85S6Aaf_mw8GgveSwOtEz6N7MrQ1bL62mPztScYiNJrI3yeCGIrAN90ED-XDRqfPld61edcruowEXYUDSQ7WlTtF42815xVeFjkk77qivXzPSCaRUJxLu/s1600-h/PHOT0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83Elil0wO250GX5nhdNFTUBH85S6Aaf_mw8GgveSwOtEz6N7MrQ1bL62mPztScYiNJrI3yeCGIrAN90ED-XDRqfPld61edcruowEXYUDSQ7WlTtF42815xVeFjkk77qivXzPSCaRUJxLu/s400/PHOT0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337181798073379250" /></a><br />Here are a few pics from Spring 2009 in the Finglas Garden: Daffodils, onions and rhubarb!dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-60922224138483263052009-04-18T03:36:00.000-07:002009-04-25T07:01:20.689-07:00'Grow your own Food' Stall at 'Independents Fair' December 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqK_ziqwrgYyl0owJKnClbnez-OGD5XBqXKP-g-BnTwDWIMbXRTrxYZzvKJXKcbNd-CxD8AWlgxjjIvk81Up-4BAGF1zuBfenHWLnIAP7ajHoqWml2vOssg3Bun87btyZWZmBBswH9uI3/s1600-h/DSC00677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqK_ziqwrgYyl0owJKnClbnez-OGD5XBqXKP-g-BnTwDWIMbXRTrxYZzvKJXKcbNd-CxD8AWlgxjjIvk81Up-4BAGF1zuBfenHWLnIAP7ajHoqWml2vOssg3Bun87btyZWZmBBswH9uI3/s400/DSC00677.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328628357290883826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGHy-jZuOaZYe2xWouGdlSTv5_08-qb5PxjENbOh7YO3FNsPz7rIR74pVMWy6_Q1XjDR10DVoothQkN4cbLXBBzSQF11Msh_hb6aHKKw7P98gbeI0epu22TTCDvBd_ZqeovbONTyOhuRk/s1600-h/DSC00671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGHy-jZuOaZYe2xWouGdlSTv5_08-qb5PxjENbOh7YO3FNsPz7rIR74pVMWy6_Q1XjDR10DVoothQkN4cbLXBBzSQF11Msh_hb6aHKKw7P98gbeI0epu22TTCDvBd_ZqeovbONTyOhuRk/s400/DSC00671.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328627548116787202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBdswIG2mHA5_lHBsWGVJt4rI94n_BDvHZKxONUaOSLUCYo97G-8ePY2iNpPpYz70dAUFwhKpJVfB_2bVIIK8K1tu4_81G3PL5u_2rkTij8oE8nPIlJqU8TMIObxgELAxoGqYRgoUgN-i/s1600-h/DSC00670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBdswIG2mHA5_lHBsWGVJt4rI94n_BDvHZKxONUaOSLUCYo97G-8ePY2iNpPpYz70dAUFwhKpJVfB_2bVIIK8K1tu4_81G3PL5u_2rkTij8oE8nPIlJqU8TMIObxgELAxoGqYRgoUgN-i/s400/DSC00670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328626548794954482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczmvnJg4AupXev5PDdzbcAaz2syQevUFKp6fqtuOzU1juo6SEONfPESHm6R7H6ia6r9AvBU9CNsiCx9HmtSibCEMdkPWucUF6SCK_CImJxkoeAqwC6M7CvS-Hn9JDZG2zR2ciNbu26Eni/s1600-h/DSC00672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczmvnJg4AupXev5PDdzbcAaz2syQevUFKp6fqtuOzU1juo6SEONfPESHm6R7H6ia6r9AvBU9CNsiCx9HmtSibCEMdkPWucUF6SCK_CImJxkoeAqwC6M7CvS-Hn9JDZG2zR2ciNbu26Eni/s400/DSC00672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328625907604277458" /></a><br />In December 2008 a Fair of independent producers was held in the Dublin Food co-op, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8. Finglas Garden hosted a 'Grow Food' stall at the Fair, giving out free seeds, flyers, home-made biscuits and information on the different food-growing initiatives in Dublin. Here are some pics from the afternoon.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-38325683330927367702009-04-05T09:49:00.000-07:002009-04-05T09:57:05.429-07:00<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">spring 2009</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><em>So what's for dinner? </em></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At the moment there's chard, herbs and rhubarb.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We've planted spuds and onions and are planning a crop rotation with 4 different sections - roots, brassicas, legumes and a pretty big spud section.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At the moment we're going to the garden twice a week Mondays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. Drop by and get your hands in the dirt.</span></strong>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-16330173190994793282008-09-17T08:03:00.000-07:002008-09-17T08:14:15.097-07:00Garden Photos early summer 2008<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJpQqjSNQTVzaSP1KKihtwhO1827swciqztY6kefRF4Xfd4zeebh9nvRLe2N4Z4bgIZY-22KPmtSnk9qn8CL_rXvktXNsd_6jjfexl6CwGisNNwvV3eX8tcjUiKutS94hQCe1O4zdrKET/s1600-h/HPIM1484.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJpQqjSNQTVzaSP1KKihtwhO1827swciqztY6kefRF4Xfd4zeebh9nvRLe2N4Z4bgIZY-22KPmtSnk9qn8CL_rXvktXNsd_6jjfexl6CwGisNNwvV3eX8tcjUiKutS94hQCe1O4zdrKET/s320/HPIM1484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247007284180509314" border="0" /></a>April/May: The onions coming through with grass clippings mulch<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibi6pWaMROe8ASYEnIeFVj9ew6fMGUC5f1WHMnUrJIf9_7mxfJZK0EENzX1_ybyiBtbdq_Am2nzcudOUnsq83hQZETRqNAKGfnDpemLJGdauReuNM9vxadxPbWxJxdrTmvSt6IKlWeLLn/s1600-h/HPIM1480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibi6pWaMROe8ASYEnIeFVj9ew6fMGUC5f1WHMnUrJIf9_7mxfJZK0EENzX1_ybyiBtbdq_Am2nzcudOUnsq83hQZETRqNAKGfnDpemLJGdauReuNM9vxadxPbWxJxdrTmvSt6IKlWeLLn/s320/HPIM1480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247007157671593778" border="0" /></a>April/May: Raspberry and blackcurrant bushes with a fresh coat of leaves<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvry_qnTc-h25LLaVClEuWfxGgx_GsJffkwOJ75XrQsnHN7rTNu6LvGzeDeT7DwxC1twIHvA10uQ7Die1txeUvffXQAGcW3xMor7x9lcKzVxh3pMEmzYw4qmN3-rOZK0XU-XDhngiXKJS/s1600-h/HPIM1479.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvry_qnTc-h25LLaVClEuWfxGgx_GsJffkwOJ75XrQsnHN7rTNu6LvGzeDeT7DwxC1twIHvA10uQ7Die1txeUvffXQAGcW3xMor7x9lcKzVxh3pMEmzYw4qmN3-rOZK0XU-XDhngiXKJS/s320/HPIM1479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247007041609016802" border="0" /></a><br />April/May: Lara preparing the ground for spinach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI5RVHpMLva4mIY-rjowV-r0l4Ttd7rvGNKqFIPeo5NxCm-O2UKIeQTnp4o_jNVfroVSCH17MBGN1UkWRA7n1LkOxlWqFpsdwjKlY7XYdo44HAOgfeRLQGy9t4spFEyg8BXDEYSilb0Wm/s1600-h/HPIM1477.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI5RVHpMLva4mIY-rjowV-r0l4Ttd7rvGNKqFIPeo5NxCm-O2UKIeQTnp4o_jNVfroVSCH17MBGN1UkWRA7n1LkOxlWqFpsdwjKlY7XYdo44HAOgfeRLQGy9t4spFEyg8BXDEYSilb0Wm/s320/HPIM1477.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247006879411056322" border="0" /></a>April/May: Rhubarb with flowering head: we pruned this shortly after<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ4D-UrgqUOnboeUpyd_1OxRfqaWlLqd8r8Z__obrH_HYBh2b2xgpTZqorOjOpULqCt37utB0fYQZsWnXYUBQjm62MFbAFC2LIWhAJBibJf8RdViXVdR3I9-vOevaba183q4hQoDuLIfs/s1600-h/HPIM1475.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ4D-UrgqUOnboeUpyd_1OxRfqaWlLqd8r8Z__obrH_HYBh2b2xgpTZqorOjOpULqCt37utB0fYQZsWnXYUBQjm62MFbAFC2LIWhAJBibJf8RdViXVdR3I9-vOevaba183q4hQoDuLIfs/s320/HPIM1475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247006699420684770" border="0" /></a>April/May: Rocket in its second year: gone to seed but leaves still edibledolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-4809887766217255462008-06-11T05:04:00.000-07:002008-06-11T05:05:57.979-07:002008 photos on the way...dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-27402120924325817872007-11-25T08:40:00.000-08:002007-11-25T08:53:06.371-08:002007 pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi437YhW75ydfvErSnnLqkmbhZ4gKnoZYJyw3vpwgcLdfcfKZfFXN0PhhfJui8_qY7r8kz4a7aqw3uTbSxYkECTMR-wxyJ0lQwxkpUiX3e8d3wYr0Bthv9KppP8NosZODHvX9PYKNLgcMut/s1600-h/Image022_21A.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYl4TdZl4C0hc9_wFIV6Ek7EbXY56klGIGDrXwmTspFQ2a9BKkFbywDRR_hW1SBCAPxtfFONrA9nBqAanKt-4lZHvzqrgA33CkcQVYdOcML75yZQ3WNGM9TBU_2ibypzzrRJsN2zR3yTY/s320/Image023_22A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136820235610938258" /></a>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-74535580875387751052007-11-14T11:01:00.000-08:002007-11-14T11:14:11.091-08:00Several gardeners were out of the country for periods of 2007. Nevertheless here's a little index of some cool stuff that happened:<br /><br /><strong>TOP 5 2007 GARDEN EVENTS</strong><br /><br />1) Laid a path with gravel and stone edging - pics to follow.<br />2)Divided the raspberry bush - where there was 1, now there are 5. Thanks to Kieran for showing us how to take off shoots.<br />3) Put down organic slug pellets ordered from Fruithill Farm.<br />4) Started a herb circle.<br />5) Planted daffodils and narcissi. I'll post a picture of any blooms in the spring.<br /><br /><strong>TOP 5 FOODS GROWN IN 2007</strong><br /><br />1)Potatoes - Hurrah they escaped the blight!<br />2) Herbs - Rosemary, sage, mint, oregano, thyme.<br />3) Chard - Actually going strong from a 2006 planting.<br />4) Raspberries - Horridly expensive to buy in the supermarket.<br />5) Blackcurrants - Sharp, yes, tart, yes, tongue-tingely tasty when stewed with brown sugar.<br /><br /><strong>TOP 5 RECIPES MADE WITH GARDEN PRODUCE</strong><br /><br />1) Blackcurrant muffins - thanks to Alessandra for bringing her gourmet baking to the garden.<br />2) Pan wilted chard with lemon and garlic.<br />3) Potato, pea and mint soup (Avoca Cookbook recipe).<br />4)Roast potatoes with sprigs of rosemary and thyme.<br />5) Fresh strawberries with chopped mint - so simple, so delicious.dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846520416235461903.post-81992499378622513282007-05-30T15:46:00.000-07:002007-05-30T15:48:55.076-07:00New Montage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24a8Plvfv6UkdnyXwe9_F6Rc7nK45zF2oQNK0ApXP5ZtYoPZ5ixLXffKfBee-Y_Fb3zjFi5XXKUrovHXmRWJqNEpE8g_GDizVH1WNdE1c-vcLf5k9EOLQoG_HLERKrToXjr1xDcdfw_7R/s1600-h/mont1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24a8Plvfv6UkdnyXwe9_F6Rc7nK45zF2oQNK0ApXP5ZtYoPZ5ixLXffKfBee-Y_Fb3zjFi5XXKUrovHXmRWJqNEpE8g_GDizVH1WNdE1c-vcLf5k9EOLQoG_HLERKrToXjr1xDcdfw_7R/s320/mont1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070489422301545250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqNKHD7B1Pqfh9BX9ZocbzWUCPUrcl52jTLAGyQleq-KHDd1TGbvF06d0-tks54QZ8Xo7PFiO9iPB6xi1I58H_Qe7nDz8tGOA8wsRcnxVqTnu575nMihAnjubp6UcWAtBTrSLMOI_XEq0/s1600-h/mont2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqNKHD7B1Pqfh9BX9ZocbzWUCPUrcl52jTLAGyQleq-KHDd1TGbvF06d0-tks54QZ8Xo7PFiO9iPB6xi1I58H_Qe7nDz8tGOA8wsRcnxVqTnu575nMihAnjubp6UcWAtBTrSLMOI_XEq0/s320/mont2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070489241912918802" /></a>dolphinsbarngardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429790108903569325noreply@blogger.com3