Muintir na Tire School Garden Competition

Where have all the Birds Gone from our Garden We can send an invitation out to the birds by planting food for them. There are Many Plants we know of like crab apple or holly but here are a few more that might help. Plant in hedgerows or as ornamental plants in the school garden beds Why not put a sign beside it with name of tree or shrub and Which birds likes to visit      • Vibiurnum Opulus This native deciduous Shrub, Viburnum Opulus , bears heavy clusters of glossy berries from November through to March. These are loved by  Thrushes and Bullfinches , in particular. It makes an excellent hedging plant too. • Hawthorn : Paul Scarlet The shiny clusters of haws can stay on hawthorn trees until February or March. They’re the favourite berry of blackbirds, redwings and fieldfares and are enjoyed by many other species too, including chaffinches, starlings and greenfinches. The leaves are the foodplant for caterpillars of many specie

  Cork School Garden 2023 focus on  Beaumount Girl's School This week we focus on Beaumount Girls School who were the Overall Cork City Winners.  The judges were very impressed with the  garden which is developing and maturing well. "Great use of the Irish language . The knowledge and enthusiasm impressed us. Plenty colour and art and upcycling. The choice of and vegetable quality was excellent. Thanks for the brown bread which was lovely and we loved the old fire pot and old range on display in a link to bygone days.      Keep up the great work."     Congratulations to all involved at  Beaumount Girls School For more Information on the School Gardens Competition  Click Here   Enter for 2024 here    https://forms.gle/ eniRw7MbRoUdmjYe7

  Press Release Gaelscoil Charraig Uí Leighin  wins Cork County & Beaumont Girls' School wins Cork City Muintir na Tire Schools Garden Competition 2023   The staff and Pupils of Gaelscoil Charraig Uí Leighin are thrilled to be Cork County Overall Winners with Beaumont Girls’ School winning the Cork City Overall Winners at the Cork County Federation Muintir ná Tíre School Garden Awards 2023 which were held in County Hall on Wednesday June 21st 2023.   The Competition is in its eleventh year after a brief halt during covid and this year saw a record amount of entries. The enthusiasm and high standard and quality shown from all the schools proved to the Judges that the project continues to be a huge success. The competition involves each school developing/planning a garden in their own way.    Both adults and students work together to decide what type of garden they want to create. The competition encourages all students to get involved in working in the garden and the competition

Cauliflower Why Grow It?   Home-grown cauliflower is definitely tastier than the mass-produced alternative. Sowing A foolproof way to grow healthy cauliflower seedlings is to sow them in module seed trays – sow one or two seeds in each module 1.5cm deep.  Thin out the weaker seedling.  They will germinate in about a week and will be ready for planting about three weeks later (when 5cm tall).  Make sure to harden off early sowings carefully.  For a steady supply of cauliflower, sow a few plants in March, May and June.  Spacing will determine the size of the curds - between 60-70cm is about right.  The more space you can give them, the healthier the plants will be.   As with cabbages, cauliflowers should be planted in to firm, fertile, free-draining ground – the root and stem will eventually have to support a very heavy head! Water plants well before sowing – create a hole with a dibber, pop the seedling in and then firm in very well.  Growing Keep plants free of weeds a