We had a GREAT response to our Valentines competition. The competition winners were picked by the Breakfast Crew (Niall, Mary & Vinny) from the south east radio station, Beat 102-103.

The Honiest Valentine was from Valerie Poole, Portarlington in Co Offaly. The honey valentines basket is on the way. Enjoy Valerie!

The most Vinegary Valentine was from Vincent Hughes, Tallaght in Dublin. The vinegar valentines basket is on the way. Have fun Vincent!

Great to hear you’re starting a vegetable and herb garden! There is nothing more satisfying than sewing, harvesting and eating your own crops – And I know everyone says it, but they taste fabulous! I got my kids to love vegetables by growing our own, because they taste wonderful – bursting with freshness and flavour. And a herb garden – looks great, and functional too! – You can’t say that about many things! And the scent on the air in midsummer at dusk is unbeatable!

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Ahh! The question of questions – how to make great compost! Having spoken to many gardeners about this exact topic, there seem to be a lot of answers – some do nothing at all but wait, and some use a bit of science, but here are some basics:

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Hi, I’m Rosa O’Connell and the guys at DoneDeal have asked me to give some tips on gardening over the coming months. Please feel free to post any questions or comments! First though, here’s some info about me.

I won the RTE programme Super Garden in 2008 and will be show casing my work in Bloom 2009 in the Phoenix Park in June this year.

In February, the weather will always dictate what can be done – you may be able to work outdoors, you may not, you’re garden may be frozen, it may not. Here’s my Top Tips for this month:

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Write a Sweet as Honey Love Note to your loved one on our Honey Valentines Notice Board! Not only will they be thrilled about your declaration of love but the Honiest note will be sent a Honey Valentines Basket!

The Honey Valentines Basket will be filled with yummy chocolates, scented candles, a cuddly valentines teddy bear, body paint, ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign and of course a pot of honey!