hello from the west of ireland

[Seamus]

hello all,kinda new here, joined in jan wit the name shamie, but was unable to post,so a big thanks to zazen 999 who gave me some gud advice on how to sort the problem out,im not very computer literate so therein lay d problem,anyway after ten months watching on i have so many questions dat i think my head is goin to melt down,lookin forward to chatting,wooo hoo

[piskieinboots]

welcome welcome seamus - don't worry about your computer skills, it is the growing we are concerned with here

Give us a brief of yourself - what you grow, where you grow it etc and we will all look forward to getting to know you more

[bramble]

Hi Seamus and welcome.
Nice to see another Irish person joining in.
Tell us a bit about what you grow, and if you have a greenhouse or a tunnel.

[zazen999]

Glad to help - you should have asked months ago.

Now, on with the growing

[Seamus]

hi piskin, we have built a hse on a pretty large site,so this year grew potatoes,cabbage,red cabbage,onions,caulis,radishes,peas,carrots,turnip,parsnip,got a herb patch goin and planted apple trees,rhubarb,blackcurrants,gooseberries,rasps,jostaberries,some of the veg grew well and others not so gud,only planted d fruit trees and bushes last oct,nov, my wife calls it the stick garden, i think it will b another 2 r 3 years before it starts to take shape !!

[Seamus]

hi bramble, have read alot of ur posts, i lived for 6 years n templeogue,r u dublin city r county, u seem to grow a vast array of stuff, i havent got a tunnel yet,my next venture is some hens and hopefully a tunnel next year, we r on an exposed site and need to get someone wit a bit of knowledge 2 take a look first, dont want to have to send out a search party when i want to get some veg for dinner,tunnel might b in someone else's garden,ha,ha

[ginger ninger]

Hi seamus and welcome to the vine.
Nice to hear you got your self sorted in the end with the help of zazen.

[Flummery]

Hi Seamus, welcome at last! Sounds like you've got loads growing there already. You'll love having chickens, they are all real characters.

[RedThorn]

hi and welcome to the vine / madhouse

Second Aunty Flum's verdict on the girls. Keeping hen's is one of the best choices I've made with regards to the whole GYO

Good luck on the girls and your tunnel for next year.

[sweetiepea]

Hi Seamus, nice to have another member from the emerald isle on board!

You've been busy so far. Sounds as if we'll be asking for your advice. I'm in the process of putting up a shed and run, and hope to get a few hens in the coming weeks, so it looks like we're on a similar wavelength!

Good luck with the growing.

[bramble]

Seamus, yes I have grown a good selection of fruit and veg over the years but unfortunately I have lost my big garden.
Used to use my mothers garden but she had to go into a nursing home 18 months ago and so the garden has become overgrown as I haven't been able to spend much time there any more.
I still have my fruit growing, raspberries, black and red currents and strawberries but sooner or later the house will be sold and I won't have the space in my own garden to grow such a big amount.
I do have a greenhouse and grow toms, peppers and chilli's and cucumbers in it and have enough space outdoors to grow onions, garlic and a few other bits and pieces.
Anyway, enough about me. Hope all grows well for you and your wife. Keep us updated and the best of luck with it all.