What's Available from our Organic Garden Now !

From Sonairte

March 2010

The cold weather means that we have a more limited selection than usual.

However we still have our delicious mixes of salads, oriental greens and stir fry, using all those fresh spicy winter tastes. Also doing well are the leeks, spinach and chard with cabbages and Brussels sprouts tops coming into season. The pigeons did their best to get all our tasty purple sprouting broccoli so get there early for your share.

We still have delicious apples - both dessert and cooking varieties are storing well this year

Fresh cut herbs

Add some zing to winter eating with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme and our mixed bunches. And we also have bags of rocket and cress

Herb plants:

Despite the cold herb plants are starting into spring growth - we already have a wide range available and if you don't see what you want on our stalls please ask

Vegetable plants:

We've started lots of spring vegetables for you to plant out as soon as the cold eases up a little - in the mean time you can use them to pick fresh window sill salads

Cottage garden plants:

Almost all the flowers in our garden are also available as plants

Wild flowers, soft fruit and native apple trees for the small garden:

We now sell a range of Irish Heritage apple trees which have been specially selected for their flavour and fruiting qualities when grown in north Leinster. We also sell summer and autumn fruiting raspberries canes, red and white currant bushes, gooseberry bushes, loganberries, wine berries and grape vines. Our famous rhubarb is available as plants to order.

The garden and plant sales centre are open Wednesday to Sunday 10.30 am to 5pm and other times by appointment.

To learn how to grow all this yourself sign up for one of our organic gardening courses - 0419827572 or book direct at Sonairte: The National Ecology Centre