Horticulture
Agricultural diversification – Have you considered horticulture?
0 Agricultural diversification – Have you considered horticulture? This article by Carol Melody Lecturer of Biodiversity, Ecology and Plant Science, Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture will convince you to consider horticulture, if you haven’t before, as a diversification option for your farm. There is ample information too about Teagasc horticulture courses ‘The only […]
7 August 2022
Hebe Shrub 2.0
0 Hebe Shrub 2.0 A novel Hebe shrub developed by researchers at Teagasc has the potential to be a new candidate crop for the growing cut foliage sector. Farhana Afroze, Helen Grogan & Andy Whelton of the Horticulture Development Dept and Gerry Douglas formerly Forestry Development Dept worked on the research Main image […]
5 June 2022
Treat yourself to a wildlife pond
Treat yourself to a wildlife pond Ponds have been garden features for millennia. Chris Heavey, Lecturer, Teagasc College at the National Botanic Gardens gives us an overview of what is involved in creating a wildlife pond and outlines his experience of creating a pond in his garden. I have fond childhood memories […]
29 May 2022
New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar
0 New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor hosted an interactive seminar on Tuesday, 15th March which focused on the new strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’. Eamonn was joined by guest speaker Adam Whitehouse, Strawberry breeder, NIAB East Malling Research, East Malling, Kent. […]
1 May 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022 Teagasc Horticulture Development Department have revised the figures on input price inflation first reported in November 2021, to reflect the full extent of inflation in the past twelve months up to March 31st, 2022. Download Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022 here (PDF) The key objective of […]
26 April 2022
New raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme
New raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor, hosted an interactive webinar on Tuesday, 22nd February which focused on the the new raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme. Eamonn was joined by guest speaker Dr. Nikki Jennings, Fruit Breeder, The James Hutton […]
24 March 2022
Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture
0 Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Horticulture Development Department hosted a webinar on Monday, 21 February which focused on Integrated Pest Management. Dónall was joined by David Davidson, Technical Consultant with Koppert. David discussed strategies for mite control using IPM methods in a range of protected […]
9 March 2022
Roses, not just for Valentine’s Day
Roses, not just for Valentine’s Day Well today it’s all about Roses also known as the queen of flowers. But do you know the meaning behind the colour of a Rose? On Valentine’s day Margie Phillips, Technician, Teagasc, College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens tells us many interesting facts about this […]
14 February 2022
Aiming for success in market gardening
Aiming for success in market gardening John Mulhern, principal at the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens profiles a student, Peter Kelleher, who is entering a second career in the fascinating world of horticulture. Peter Kelleher is a part-time student in the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture. He […]
18 January 2022
The new super berry
0 The new super berry Work carried out on the new and popular ‘Malling Centenary’ strawberry variety has allowed Teagasc researchers to gain a better insight into the fruit’s promising potential. Eamonn Kehoe, Soft Fruit Specialist, Horticulture Development Department Teagasc Food Research Centre, has the juicy details For decades, strawberries have been the […]
3 January 2022