Some of the stuff I planted has been growing reasonably well… This tomato plant was grown from a seed in an Aldi bought tomato. I much prefer trying to grow stuff from the “industrial” varieties found in supermarkets, rather than some “local” variety or ones bought in seed packets. Through my own foolishness I left [...]
Sun, June 27 2010 » Alliums, Leafy Greens, Plants » No Comments
So around a month ago I investigated the ravaging effects of a fairly brutal winter on my previously documented Alliums and also started some stuff for this year. I didn’t get around to writing about it but here it is a month or so late. Only one of the garlics that was planted in the [...]
Thu, April 8 2010 » Alliums, Plants, Rice » 1 Comment
Recently I’ve spent alot of time scouring for information on foods that might have notable health benefits. Unfortunately the topic is fraught with pseudo science, marketing and broad public misconceptions. However among the admittedly limited amounts of foods I have experimented with recently I can say garlic has had by far the most dramatic physically [...]
Sun, December 13 2009 » Alliums, Food, Plants » 3 Comments
My alliums have had a somewhat bizarre growing season this summer owing to a number of factors. I hope to do things “properly” or at least with less failness this time round. But I’ll probably be leaving Ireland forever in the summer so I likely won’t get to see and extract the genetic material of [...]