Home Grown - Episode Guide

This series begins at Croke Park. the only stadium in the world to have its own farm where turf is grown for the famous pitch. Colm O'Driscoll visits the farm in North Co. Dublin.

Colm O' Driscoll visits Flynn Tomatoes in Swords to see a 3rd-generation grower's latest technology. Kitty Scully is in Clare to see the work of the Irish Seeds Savers Association.

This week Kitty Scully heads to Enrich in Kilcock in Co Meath where she sees how compost is made from waste products. Colm O'Driscoll is also in Meath at Summerhill Lawns in Trim.

Home Grown celebrates the great Irish potato as Colm starts this programme with a visit to specialist farmer David Loughran from Louth.

This year's Rare and Special Plant Fair took place in Fota House and Gardens, Co Cork, and Kitty Scully visited the Fair to meet some of the nurserymen and women.

This week Kitty Scully visits Bloom, Ireland's largest food, drink and horticulture festival, and discovers what's on offer to the newest generation of garden enthusiasts.

In this final programme Kitty travels to Clonakilty to meet Réidín Beattie who grows and dries her own plants and uses them to make skincare products.

Colm heads to Adare Manor in Limerick which will welcome the prestigious Ryder Cup golf tournament in 2027 while Kitty is in Dunsany in County Meath visiting McCormack Family Farms

Colm goes behind the walls of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise and talks to Work Training Officers Kieran Gavigan and John Donoghue.
 

In episode 2, the power of small-scale organic growing; a sustainable growing solution; and specialist propagation at Nightpark Nursery.

Colm is in Meath, seeing how localised weather information is vital for successful growing. Kitty investigates the mushroom industry's response to rising energy costs. 

A look at Ireland's Plant Health strategy, turning food waste into green gold at Dromoland Castle; and chasing gold at the Singapore Garden Festival.

Episode 5 features a garden project supporting individuals with Down Syndromein Ring, Co. Cork; a rooftop farm in Cork City; and Peony grower Adam Green in Waterford.

Kitty visits Bridgefoot Street Park to explore an urban green space. Colm heads to North County Dublin where the growers produce approximately 47% of Ireland's field vegetables.

Kitty examines Ireland's efforts to protect our borders against plant pests and diseases; Colm heads to Offaly to meet one of Ireland's largest organic growers.