Supporting Horticulture – Carol Marks
Carol Marks, Sector Manager Horticulture, outlines Bord Bia’s COVID-19 response
In March, the country’s very necessary COVID-19 response impacted all sectors of the Irish food,...
5 Steps to grow your business online – Rory O’Connor
Rory O’Connor explains how going digital can help your garden retail business thrive, despite the pandemic
Digitalisation has never been more relevant to businesses within...
Corona time and ecological recovery – Féidhlim Harty
Writing during the lockdown, Féidhlim Harty asks, has the pandemic been all bad for the planet or society?
Last year, both British and Irish governments...
The art of digging holes – Terry O’Regan
Retired landscape horticulturist, Terry O’Regan, continues his series of articles reflecting on his adventures in the landscape sector
I cleared out the office belonging to...
A new horizon for horticulture at UCD
As the incidence of Covid-19 disease in the country continues to diminish the number of track and trace centres required have been reduced. As...
HC Print Spring 2020 Contents
CONTENTS
NEWS
03 Horticulture News, COVID-19 Support & Guidance
TEAGASC
10 All the latest news from Teagasc
EDIBLES
12 GROWING UP FAST
John Paul Prior asks, will...
Secure opportunity – Barry Delaney
BARRY LUPTON INTERVIEWS BARRY DELANEY
As the International Year of Plant Health unfolds, Barry Lupton puts some tough questions to Ireland’s Chief Plant Health Officer,...
International Year of Plant Health – Shane Kirk
Shane Kirk explains the global impact of good plant health
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) nominated 2020 as the International Year of...
Seeds of change – Planting design for the 21st century – Patricia Tyrell
GLDA SEMINAR REPORT BY PATRICIA TYRELL
Met Éirean warned of Storm Jorge, and recommended that everyone stay at home, but that did not deter the...
Growing pains for Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria – Dr Karen O’Hanlon
Dr. Karen O’Hanlon discusses biological organisms position as a plant growth promoter within a chemically regulated environment
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) are naturally occurring...