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1 04, 2022

Life on the Farm – March

2022-04-15T09:50:13+00:00April 1st, 2022|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – March

March is all about seeds and deciding what to grow for the season ahead. In terms of sowing this month beet, French and runner beans and peas have been sown in our propagation tunnel. Tomatoes and peppers have been pricked out and broad beans will be planted out shortly. Overwintering radishes are coming back to [...]

1 03, 2022

Life on the Farm – February 2022

2022-03-11T14:45:05+00:00March 1st, 2022|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – February 2022

In January Irish Seed Savers hosted a collection day for the Burren Beo ‘Hares Corner Project’. Over 350 Irish heritage apple trees were collected on the day with each participant receiving 8 trees. These heritage apple trees will be planted in many orchards across county, contributing to the improvement of biodiversity in County Clare. As [...]

19 01, 2022

Life of the Farm – January 2022

2022-01-19T10:19:02+00:00January 19th, 2022|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life of the Farm – January 2022

In the orchards, we are pruning and collecting scion wood for bench grafting in spring. We are also planning a new orchard for varieties that we have secured from Loughgall, which we didn’t have in our collection, and also varieties which have been drawn to our attention in Ireland and have since been DNA tested as unique. [...]

2 12, 2021

Life on the Farm – December

2021-12-02T14:29:43+00:00December 2nd, 2021|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – December

December is when we deliver the hundreds of orders for our Irish heritage apple trees. We have to wait until the trees become fully dormant before we dig up our bare root apple trees and then prepare them for delivery, before shipping them out before the Christmas holidays. It's great to see so many orders [...]

10 11, 2021

Life on the Farm – November

2021-11-10T10:51:29+00:00November 10th, 2021|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – November

There has been a huge demand for our Irish heritage apple trees this year and unfortunately we have to announce that we are completely sold out of our stocks for this year. As the bare root crop approaches dormancy, the trees will be prepared for unearthing and as soon as they are fully dormant, they [...]

10 10, 2021

Life on the Farm – October

2021-11-10T10:45:06+00:00October 10th, 2021|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – October

We are processing hundreds of varieties of seeds at the moment. We are working hard to harvest, clean, test and pack seeds and while this is tough work we are excited about the many varieties we will be able to make available to you in our upcoming catalogue. These heritage open-pollinated varieties have the ability to adapt, and [...]

10 09, 2021

Life on the Farm – September

2021-11-10T10:38:47+00:00September 10th, 2021|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – September

Apple season is upon us and our nursery have been busy preparing for our apple tasting tours. These tours are always a highlight of the year and offer you the chance to taste some of Ireland's rare heritage apple varieties. These tours are all currently sold out but if you would like to be added to [...]

11 08, 2021

Life on the farm – August

2021-08-11T12:02:27+00:00August 11th, 2021|Life on the Farm, News|Comments Off on Life on the farm – August

In the orchards general maintenance is a priority while the weather is good. Checking and replacing stakes, adjusting tree ties and cutting grass happen on a daily basis. Budding is our main task for August. This is a form of grafting in which a single bud is used as the scion rather than a section of stem. Once [...]

1 07, 2021

Life on the Farm – April

2021-11-10T10:32:53+00:00July 1st, 2021|Life on the Farm|Comments Off on Life on the Farm – April

April is the month our garden and orchard teams long for. Milder, drier weather allows them to be out in the gardens for longer to tackle the workload full on, providing the weather behaves of course. Our bare root selling season has finished and was a great success. A small number of bare roots will [...]

8 06, 2020

Life on the Farm – June

2020-08-17T11:16:03+00:00June 8th, 2020|Life on the Farm|0 Comments

We have finished potting on all of our heritage apple trees and with the recent dry spell we have to keep a close on them to ensure healthy growth over the coming months. Constant tending to our budded stock is also needed now, as well as keeping an eye out for any diseases on our mature [...]

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