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\"\"<\/a>Have you grown any vegetables yet? Six families are just starting and if you’re new to the idea, why not join them by following the month-by-month projects?<\/p>\n

GIY Ireland launched\u00a0Operation GIY Nation <\/a>back in April choosing\u00a0six pioneer families around Ireland to have a go at growing their own as well as be in with a chance to win a prize. As complete beginners the families are being helped and advised be GIY, a charitable organisation that’s doing a great job at helping and encouraging people to grow their own food, and I was delighted to be asked to write the projects for them.<\/p>\n

The first month –\u00a0April<\/a>\u00a0started by sowing cress seeds.<\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.giyireland.com\/pages\/june_project\"<\/a>

Herb Garden<\/p><\/div>\n

In\u00a0May the families (and anyone else who wants to join in) had a go at growing their own salad bowl \u00a0and in\u00a0June<\/a> everyone is being asked to grow a herb garden.<\/p>\n

So what do you think? Will you give it a go? Herbs were the very first plants that I grew in my tiny mid-terraced garden many years ago. They need very little maintenance and there’s nothing better than snipping a few fresh leaves and adding them to your cooking pot.<\/p>\n

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