Monthly GIYers Online Live Q&A

📅 Date: Last Friday of each month
⏰ Time: 1pm-2pm
📍 Location: Online, via Zoom

Growing your own food should feel good, not confusing.

That’s why we host a live online webinar every month, where you can ask questions, learn what to grow right now, and get straight-talking advice from people who actually grow food for a living.

Join GIY founder Mick Kelly and Head Grower Richard Mee live, where they’ll tackle your questions and share what’s happening in the garden right now.

• January - Getting Started
• February - Composting & Growing Area Planning 
• March - Seed Sowing & Best Veg to Grow  
• April - Polytunnels
• May - Raised Beds 
• June - Pest Control 
• July - Watering and Managing Crops 
• August - Seed Saving & Seed Storing 
• September - Harvesting tips 
• October - Crop rotation 
• November - Planting & Pruning – Fruit month!

Can't make it to the live webinar? No problem, we record each session and send it to bookers. 

If you have booked a ticket and haven't received your webinar link at least 24 hours before the event, please email hello@growhq.org

One hour online zoom session
A recording of the webinar sent via email

Whether you’ve never planted a seed or you’ve been growing for years, this is for you if you want:

More confidence in your garden
Better results from the space you have
A simpler, more enjoyable way to grow your own food

Richard started growing at only 3 years old with his dad and since then has accumulated over 40 years of growing experience. He studied for a BSc in Horticulture at Reading University and an MSc in Organic Farming at the Scottish Agricultural College. In addition to the UK and Ireland, Richard has grown veg all over the world, including Central America and Africa.

Mick is founder of GIY, a social entrepreneur, author, TV presenter and hacker grower. He worked in the IT industry for 10 years before starting GIY in 2008 after a chance encounter with a bulb of Chinese garlic in a supermarket. He co-presented/produced 3 series of Grow Cook Eat for RTE which is now watched around the world on Amazon Prime. He also presents and co-produced the 6-part series Food Matters on RTE 1.

Mick is an Ashoka Fellow, a member of The Irish Food Writers Guild and a board member at Common Knowledge. He has written 5 books, the latest of which The GIY Diaries was nominated for an Irish Book Award in 2022. He has written columns on food for The Irish Times, The Irish Independent and Food & Wine Magazine. He was Local Food Hero in the Food & Wine Awards. He lives in Dunmore East with his wife Eilish and two teenage GIYers.

You'll be emailed an event link in advance. This will be sent to the email address you used to purchase your ticket.

If you've booked a ticket and haven't received your webinar link at least 24 hours before the event, please email hello@growhq.org

To reserve your spot, simply add this event to your cart and complete your purchase at checkout. Once booked, you’ll receive a confirmation email.