How to grow your own : Derry & Strabane Council releasing YouTube videos and online help for gardening projects

Derry & Strabane Council have launched a new series of horticultural videos and online information to help those interested in gardening projects and growing their own to get started.
Council Horticulturalist Johnny Mitchell.Council Horticulturalist Johnny Mitchell.
Council Horticulturalist Johnny Mitchell.

The popularity of gardening has risen dramatically during lockdown, with many reconnecting with nature and taking up the hobby.

It has also led to a renewed appreciation of the natural environment around us.

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The Council’s Horticulturalist Johnny Mitchell is providing tips about how to get started on the Council’s own website (see below for link).

This includes information on how to fertilise your flower, fruit or vegetable beds, what to feed your seedlings, organic control of pests, weeding and healthy growth.

Introducing the video on their YouTube channel, a spokesperson for Derry City Council said: “Lockdown is the perfect time to get green fingered and start growing your own fruit and veg.

“Here’s the first in a series of online tutorials from our resident horticulturist Johnny Mitchell; kicking off with tips on how to grow peas

Happy growing!”

For more information and updates check out www.derrystrabane.com/gardening