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SCENTED STOCK TRIAL IN A POLYTHENE STRUCTURE.

Taking Stock – Andy Whelton

Andy Whelton outlines the main actions in the production of the popular scented cut flower, Stock, following recent trial work Scented or Column Stock (Matthiola...

Shothole study makes new discoveries – Helen Grogan

Helen Grogan shares Teagasc/UCD research findings into one of the most visible Cherry Laurel diseases Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) is an important plant species for...
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Knowing is understanding – Andy Campbell

In today’s unprecedented and uncertain times, it is vitally important to fully understand all the participants in the supply chain; where they are now...
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Welcome to the upside-down – John Paul Prior

John Paul Prior shares his reflections on life during the lockdown As I sit in the latest incarnation of my home office; my back against...
Mutual support and saving one another as a benefit to each other business concept as two sick trees with new leaves growth emerging shaped as a human head providing a revival for success.

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,...
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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...
THE RARE GREEN-WINGED ORCHID (ANACAMPTIS MORIO) APPEARED IN A PORTLAOISE HOUSING ESTATE LAWN WHEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE KEPT OUT BY LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS. CLASSED AS ‘VULNERABLE’ IN IRELAND’S 2016 RED DATA LIST OF VASCULAR PLANTS, THIS MEANS IT HAS DECLINED BY AS MUCH AS 49% IN ITS AREA OF OCCUPANCY. PHOTO: DR FIONA MACGOWAN, CONSULTANT ECOLOGIST AND BOTANIST.

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...
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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...
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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 Spring 2020 front page

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...