Oh how I remember the fights, the complaints, there were even tears. A mushy mashed pulp, often served with potatoes, sometimes blended with carrot, always boiled. There was cajoling, efforts of convincing, extolling of their health benefits and even threats. None of it worked. I always left it on my plate, I hated parsnips. ButContinue reading “Parsnips – sowing and harvesting in spring”
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Sowing lettuce seed on my blog
Spring is here, it is time to get going with growing your own food. On my blog I have been writing about sowing lettuce seed. There is a video too! http://www.ciaranburke.ie/Ciarans_Website_and_Garden_Blog/Blog/Entries/2011/2/18_Sowing_Lettuce_Seeds.html