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Learning
Growing Mushrooms at ECA: What We Learned Working Against the Elements
Mushrooms don't forgive impatience. That's the first thing we learned at our recent mushroom growing workshop with tutor Peter Canning, run over four weekly two-hour sessions, and it shaped everything that followed. What Does It Take to Grow Mushrooms? Mushroom...
Composting Workshop
We all really enjoyed a composting workshop in the allotments with the amazing Craig Benton known as Dr. Compost. It was a very informative workshop, we got loads of information on how to produce compost using a 3 bay system, a tumbler and a wormery. We all left the...
Introduction to Horticulture
Our Introduction to Horticulture course started in with May with Mairead Dunne, assisted by Annette Byrne Moran and Nessa Byrne. During the 8 weeks they planted window boxes and hanging baskets, planted vegetables and pumpkins and even made their own planters. It was...
Useful Resources
Growing your own food is a constant voyage of discovery. Gardeners will tell you – there is no such thing as a mistake, just another opportunity to learn! Horticulture is a huge, broad subject with many areas to explore, so here are some useful links to assist you in your journey.
Composting
A Household Guide to composting from Wexford County Council and Stopfoodwaste.ie. Composting is a essential way to get good nutrition in to your soil for free.
A Guide To Vegetable Growing
It’s important to have the right knowledge when you start your growing journey. If you are armed with the right information, it will prevent a lot of frustration down the road.
Greenhouse Salad Crops
Greenhouse and polytunnels give you an abundance of salad crops throughout the year. This guide will help you get the most from yours.
