Wolf Seeds
@wolfseeds.bsky.social
A small family-run seed farm on Irelands west coast
We hand save seeds from vegetables that have been grown, harvested and packaged on our organic farm.
We hand save seeds from vegetables that have been grown, harvested and packaged on our organic farm.
Ohh rats!
Yesterday we found out that the hyperactive pest on the picture had somehow found a way in too our wormery. This is despite it being fortified with wire mesh.
#gardening
#organic
#compost
#wormcompost
#westcork
Yesterday we found out that the hyperactive pest on the picture had somehow found a way in too our wormery. This is despite it being fortified with wire mesh.
#gardening
#organic
#compost
#wormcompost
#westcork
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ohh rats!
Yesterday we found out that the hyperactive pest on the picture had somehow found a way in too our wormery. This is despite it being fortified with wire mesh.
#gardening
#organic
#compost
#wormcompost
#westcork
Yesterday we found out that the hyperactive pest on the picture had somehow found a way in too our wormery. This is despite it being fortified with wire mesh.
#gardening
#organic
#compost
#wormcompost
#westcork
Sleep well little garlic. Hope to see you soon again!
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sleep well little garlic. Hope to see you soon again!
We think Tim's Taste of Paradise deserves a prise.
We grew 17 varieties of tomatoes this year and this is definitely the most resilient and long producing variety of them.
It is also one of the best tasting tomatoes we have tried.
Well worth a try next year!
#gardening
#tomato
#westcork
We grew 17 varieties of tomatoes this year and this is definitely the most resilient and long producing variety of them.
It is also one of the best tasting tomatoes we have tried.
Well worth a try next year!
#gardening
#tomato
#westcork
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We think Tim's Taste of Paradise deserves a prise.
We grew 17 varieties of tomatoes this year and this is definitely the most resilient and long producing variety of them.
It is also one of the best tasting tomatoes we have tried.
Well worth a try next year!
#gardening
#tomato
#westcork
We grew 17 varieties of tomatoes this year and this is definitely the most resilient and long producing variety of them.
It is also one of the best tasting tomatoes we have tried.
Well worth a try next year!
#gardening
#tomato
#westcork
It's cooler now and things are slowing down.
But in the tunnel we have found the first flowers of the mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum). Great boost of colour and energy this time of year.
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
#westcork
#Ireland
But in the tunnel we have found the first flowers of the mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum). Great boost of colour and energy this time of year.
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
#westcork
#Ireland
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It's cooler now and things are slowing down.
But in the tunnel we have found the first flowers of the mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum). Great boost of colour and energy this time of year.
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
#westcork
#Ireland
But in the tunnel we have found the first flowers of the mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum). Great boost of colour and energy this time of year.
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
#westcork
#Ireland
It’s getting cool and the garden is winding down. But good things are coming out of it still…
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
October 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s getting cool and the garden is winding down. But good things are coming out of it still…
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
Recently we compared two funny looking relatives to cucumber called “Fat Baby” and “Lady’s Slipper”.
These are climbing vines from the Andes in South America which are still in use today. They are mentioned as Achocha in “Lost Crops of the Incas” (nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1398...)
These are climbing vines from the Andes in South America which are still in use today. They are mentioned as Achocha in “Lost Crops of the Incas” (nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1398...)
October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Recently we compared two funny looking relatives to cucumber called “Fat Baby” and “Lady’s Slipper”.
These are climbing vines from the Andes in South America which are still in use today. They are mentioned as Achocha in “Lost Crops of the Incas” (nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1398...)
These are climbing vines from the Andes in South America which are still in use today. They are mentioned as Achocha in “Lost Crops of the Incas” (nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1398...)
Interested in gardening and living in or around the Ardfield/Rathbarry area?
We would love to meet you on the 9th of October to talk about home saved seeds, heritage varieties and locally adapted crops!
#gardening
#vegetables
#adaptiveseeds
#Seeds
#seedsaving
#organic
#westcork
#clonakilty
We would love to meet you on the 9th of October to talk about home saved seeds, heritage varieties and locally adapted crops!
#gardening
#vegetables
#adaptiveseeds
#Seeds
#seedsaving
#organic
#westcork
#clonakilty
October 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Interested in gardening and living in or around the Ardfield/Rathbarry area?
We would love to meet you on the 9th of October to talk about home saved seeds, heritage varieties and locally adapted crops!
#gardening
#vegetables
#adaptiveseeds
#Seeds
#seedsaving
#organic
#westcork
#clonakilty
We would love to meet you on the 9th of October to talk about home saved seeds, heritage varieties and locally adapted crops!
#gardening
#vegetables
#adaptiveseeds
#Seeds
#seedsaving
#organic
#westcork
#clonakilty
You know its autumn when you find interesting mushrooms on the dog walk...
This is a beautiful mushroom that may be bad news for the monkey puzzle tree it's growing close to.
Could it be Meripilus giganteus or perhaps Podoscypha multizonata?
#westcork
#mushrooms
This is a beautiful mushroom that may be bad news for the monkey puzzle tree it's growing close to.
Could it be Meripilus giganteus or perhaps Podoscypha multizonata?
#westcork
#mushrooms
September 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
You know its autumn when you find interesting mushrooms on the dog walk...
This is a beautiful mushroom that may be bad news for the monkey puzzle tree it's growing close to.
Could it be Meripilus giganteus or perhaps Podoscypha multizonata?
#westcork
#mushrooms
This is a beautiful mushroom that may be bad news for the monkey puzzle tree it's growing close to.
Could it be Meripilus giganteus or perhaps Podoscypha multizonata?
#westcork
#mushrooms
Yesterday we compared a cob of Astronomy Domine (the maize we grew this year) with some fresh Irish grown sweetcorn from the local store.
Astronomy Domine is breed from varieties Native American tribes historically used. As such, it is very old style of maize with a rich genetic diversity.
Astronomy Domine is breed from varieties Native American tribes historically used. As such, it is very old style of maize with a rich genetic diversity.
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yesterday we compared a cob of Astronomy Domine (the maize we grew this year) with some fresh Irish grown sweetcorn from the local store.
Astronomy Domine is breed from varieties Native American tribes historically used. As such, it is very old style of maize with a rich genetic diversity.
Astronomy Domine is breed from varieties Native American tribes historically used. As such, it is very old style of maize with a rich genetic diversity.
Interested in the idea of saving some vegetable seeds from your garden?
We would love to meet you in Skibbereen Library on Saturday the 27th where we will talk about seed saving at home and in local communities.
Looking forward to see you there!
#Skibbereen
#westcork
#gardening
#seeds
We would love to meet you in Skibbereen Library on Saturday the 27th where we will talk about seed saving at home and in local communities.
Looking forward to see you there!
#Skibbereen
#westcork
#gardening
#seeds
September 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Interested in the idea of saving some vegetable seeds from your garden?
We would love to meet you in Skibbereen Library on Saturday the 27th where we will talk about seed saving at home and in local communities.
Looking forward to see you there!
#Skibbereen
#westcork
#gardening
#seeds
We would love to meet you in Skibbereen Library on Saturday the 27th where we will talk about seed saving at home and in local communities.
Looking forward to see you there!
#Skibbereen
#westcork
#gardening
#seeds
Dirty but fun job today.
We cleaned out our kitchen stove (replica from around the 1820's). A good job to have done before it's getting to cool.
We had a lovely test fire afterwards which we made slow coffee on.
It's amazing how simple and effective the design is.
#westcork
#ireland
#cottage
We cleaned out our kitchen stove (replica from around the 1820's). A good job to have done before it's getting to cool.
We had a lovely test fire afterwards which we made slow coffee on.
It's amazing how simple and effective the design is.
#westcork
#ireland
#cottage
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Our 2025 cucumber.
This summer we grew the Japanese cucumber Shintokiwa, which is getting great reviews by other gardeners. We really like because it is so fresh, crispy and very tasty.
Today I am trying my family quick pickle recipe on it. I will add it below if anyone wants to try it.
This summer we grew the Japanese cucumber Shintokiwa, which is getting great reviews by other gardeners. We really like because it is so fresh, crispy and very tasty.
Today I am trying my family quick pickle recipe on it. I will add it below if anyone wants to try it.
September 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our 2025 cucumber.
This summer we grew the Japanese cucumber Shintokiwa, which is getting great reviews by other gardeners. We really like because it is so fresh, crispy and very tasty.
Today I am trying my family quick pickle recipe on it. I will add it below if anyone wants to try it.
This summer we grew the Japanese cucumber Shintokiwa, which is getting great reviews by other gardeners. We really like because it is so fresh, crispy and very tasty.
Today I am trying my family quick pickle recipe on it. I will add it below if anyone wants to try it.
Our outdoor runner bean "White Emergo" is still going strong outside despite it being autumn in the air.
We will definitely grow it again
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#ireland
#seeds
We will definitely grow it again
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#ireland
#seeds
September 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our outdoor runner bean "White Emergo" is still going strong outside despite it being autumn in the air.
We will definitely grow it again
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#ireland
#seeds
We will definitely grow it again
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#ireland
#seeds
Its a brilliant way to save a crop and its a very nice treat in the winter and around Christmas. We love the recipe and the thriftiness of it all.
Here is the recipe if you like to try it
Here is the recipe if you like to try it
September 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Its a brilliant way to save a crop and its a very nice treat in the winter and around Christmas. We love the recipe and the thriftiness of it all.
Here is the recipe if you like to try it
Here is the recipe if you like to try it
Yesterday we pickled green tomatoes using my mother's old recipe.
My mother used to pickle green tomatoes in the autumn when frost was immanent and her outdoor tomato plants were starting to fail. Kind of like ours are doing now.
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
My mother used to pickle green tomatoes in the autumn when frost was immanent and her outdoor tomato plants were starting to fail. Kind of like ours are doing now.
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
September 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Yesterday we pickled green tomatoes using my mother's old recipe.
My mother used to pickle green tomatoes in the autumn when frost was immanent and her outdoor tomato plants were starting to fail. Kind of like ours are doing now.
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
My mother used to pickle green tomatoes in the autumn when frost was immanent and her outdoor tomato plants were starting to fail. Kind of like ours are doing now.
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
Yes I can can.
Can you can?
If you can’t can, why not try it?
(I do hope this silly post doesn’t get me cancelled)
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
Can you can?
If you can’t can, why not try it?
(I do hope this silly post doesn’t get me cancelled)
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
August 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Yes I can can.
Can you can?
If you can’t can, why not try it?
(I do hope this silly post doesn’t get me cancelled)
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
Can you can?
If you can’t can, why not try it?
(I do hope this silly post doesn’t get me cancelled)
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
Not everything always goes to plan in a garden. Last week I found out that some industrious white butterflies had gotten in under the insect netting covering our Gortahork heritage cabbage from Donegal for a bit of a work party.
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
#gortahork
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
#gortahork
August 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Not everything always goes to plan in a garden. Last week I found out that some industrious white butterflies had gotten in under the insect netting covering our Gortahork heritage cabbage from Donegal for a bit of a work party.
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
#gortahork
#gardening
#organic
#westcork
#seeds
#sustainable
#gortahork
Busy day yesterday.
We were canning tomato relish and tomato chutney using the pulp from our favourite beefsteak tomato variety Paul Robeson that was leftover from harvesting the seeds.
Great to have in the larder for the winter...
#gardening
#organic
#WestCork
#Seeds
#organic
#sustainable
We were canning tomato relish and tomato chutney using the pulp from our favourite beefsteak tomato variety Paul Robeson that was leftover from harvesting the seeds.
Great to have in the larder for the winter...
#gardening
#organic
#WestCork
#Seeds
#organic
#sustainable
August 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Busy day yesterday.
We were canning tomato relish and tomato chutney using the pulp from our favourite beefsteak tomato variety Paul Robeson that was leftover from harvesting the seeds.
Great to have in the larder for the winter...
#gardening
#organic
#WestCork
#Seeds
#organic
#sustainable
We were canning tomato relish and tomato chutney using the pulp from our favourite beefsteak tomato variety Paul Robeson that was leftover from harvesting the seeds.
Great to have in the larder for the winter...
#gardening
#organic
#WestCork
#Seeds
#organic
#sustainable
We had some welcome rain during the night.
However, the river that runs in our valley still looks a bit low on water.
Fingers crossed for more rain (but not too much please).
#gardening
#organic
#SustainableLiving
However, the river that runs in our valley still looks a bit low on water.
Fingers crossed for more rain (but not too much please).
#gardening
#organic
#SustainableLiving
August 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We had some welcome rain during the night.
However, the river that runs in our valley still looks a bit low on water.
Fingers crossed for more rain (but not too much please).
#gardening
#organic
#SustainableLiving
However, the river that runs in our valley still looks a bit low on water.
Fingers crossed for more rain (but not too much please).
#gardening
#organic
#SustainableLiving
We found some bumblebee ladies doing quality control of our Green Globe artichoke flowers yesterday.
It looks like the flowers passed the test…
Somehow there is a strange beauty to artichoke flowers. Excellent choice for a garden.
#gardening
#westcork
#organic
#seeds
It looks like the flowers passed the test…
Somehow there is a strange beauty to artichoke flowers. Excellent choice for a garden.
#gardening
#westcork
#organic
#seeds
August 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We found some bumblebee ladies doing quality control of our Green Globe artichoke flowers yesterday.
It looks like the flowers passed the test…
Somehow there is a strange beauty to artichoke flowers. Excellent choice for a garden.
#gardening
#westcork
#organic
#seeds
It looks like the flowers passed the test…
Somehow there is a strange beauty to artichoke flowers. Excellent choice for a garden.
#gardening
#westcork
#organic
#seeds
This year we are trying out the two common Achocha varieties Fat Baby and Lady's Slipper as a fun experiment.
So far we find them vigorous, weird and wonderful!
Has someone used them in cooking/pickling? If so, any good recipes to share?
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
So far we find them vigorous, weird and wonderful!
Has someone used them in cooking/pickling? If so, any good recipes to share?
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
July 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This year we are trying out the two common Achocha varieties Fat Baby and Lady's Slipper as a fun experiment.
So far we find them vigorous, weird and wonderful!
Has someone used them in cooking/pickling? If so, any good recipes to share?
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
So far we find them vigorous, weird and wonderful!
Has someone used them in cooking/pickling? If so, any good recipes to share?
#gardening
#organic
#seeds
We look at our multi coloured sweet corn every day looking forward to when we see cobs. Much like watching a kettle waiting for it to boil…
It’s a variety called Astronomy Domine and there is a heritage pea from above the arctic circle climbing on it.
#organic
#gardening
#westcork
#seeds
It’s a variety called Astronomy Domine and there is a heritage pea from above the arctic circle climbing on it.
#organic
#gardening
#westcork
#seeds
July 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We look at our multi coloured sweet corn every day looking forward to when we see cobs. Much like watching a kettle waiting for it to boil…
It’s a variety called Astronomy Domine and there is a heritage pea from above the arctic circle climbing on it.
#organic
#gardening
#westcork
#seeds
It’s a variety called Astronomy Domine and there is a heritage pea from above the arctic circle climbing on it.
#organic
#gardening
#westcork
#seeds
Current recycling in action. The roaming geese seem to like red currants
July 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Current recycling in action. The roaming geese seem to like red currants
We are on a trip to Sweden and Åland and yesterday we stayed in a great Air B&B called Pigan och Smeden.
They are in to permaculture, self sufficiency and they sell some of their produce in a farm shop.
Great hosts and great to support small businesses.
www.piganosmeden.se
They are in to permaculture, self sufficiency and they sell some of their produce in a farm shop.
Great hosts and great to support small businesses.
www.piganosmeden.se
July 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
We are on a trip to Sweden and Åland and yesterday we stayed in a great Air B&B called Pigan och Smeden.
They are in to permaculture, self sufficiency and they sell some of their produce in a farm shop.
Great hosts and great to support small businesses.
www.piganosmeden.se
They are in to permaculture, self sufficiency and they sell some of their produce in a farm shop.
Great hosts and great to support small businesses.
www.piganosmeden.se
Impossible to track them all but here are a few photos.
July 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Impossible to track them all but here are a few photos.