Horticulture

Lights Fantastic

Lights Fantastic Can we grow strawberries all year long? At least 40 hectares of heated glass in the Netherlands are now using LED lights to grow strawberries all year long. Dutch consumers are now able to buy strawberries for the lucrative Christmas market. Soft Fruit Specialist Eamonn Kehoe has more information A […]
11 September 2021

Sustainable Tomato Production

Sustainable Tomato Production David Currid, owner of Grantstown Nurseries is interviewed by Teagasc’s Head of the Horticulture Development Department (HDD), Dermot Callaghan. David gives some interesting insights into how he produces a crop sustainably without compromising on the quality of his product. Dermot Callaghan, Head of Teagasc Horticulture Development Department meets David […]
30 August 2021

Teagasc Improve Aphid Monitoring Infrastructure

Teagasc Improve Aphid Monitoring Infrastructure In July 2021 Teagasc completed the construction of a 12.2m high insect suction tower at Ashtown Research Centre in Dublin. The tower will help to build understanding of aphid and insect ecology in Ireland. Researchers Michael Gaffney, Ashtown & Louise McNamara, Oak Park are involved in this […]
29 August 2021

Going for gold

Going for gold As Irish eyes turned to Tokyo for the Olympics this summer, Pat Fitzgerald director of Fitzgerald Nurseries and Beotanics discusses his winning mix in Japan with Dónall Flanagan nursery stock/ornamentals Specialised Advisor, Teagasc Pat Fitzgerald has developed a Japanese Carex into a globally recognised plant and branded under the […]
24 August 2021

Outdoor Cut Foliage

Outdoor Cut Foliage The European flower industry is worth €2.5bn, with foliage estimated at 10% of this, or €250m. The south of Ireland has long been recognised as an ideal location for the production of foliage because of its mild moist climate. Andy Whelton, Vegetable and Cut Foliage Specialist Advisor tells us […]
21 August 2021