Flora Garvey Gardening
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How to grow blueberries in the UK - and the secret to success we discovered
How to grow blueberries in the UK - and the secret to success we discovered
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How to make a perennial flower meadow (in a small space) - part 3
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How to make a perennial flower meadow (in a small space) - part 3
How to cook with Chard
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Chard is such a useful vegetable, especially in Spring when lots of things have gone over, and the new crops aren’t yet ready. Cooking it couldn’t be easier - braise or gently fry the stems, chopped into small pieces, and after about 5 mins on a gentle heat, add the chopped leaves, add a few drops of water and cover with a lid - simples! Chard is so incredibly good for you, packing in everythin...
Growing squashes on a polytunnel frame
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Growing squashes vertically is a fabulous use of space if, like most of us, your growing space is limited. Here we have grown pumpkins, butternut squashes, and cucumbers, all of which have been pretty successful. As with normal squash cultivation, masses of organic matter and water is key, and a sunny season will really help. The increased exposure to air and sunlight helps with ripening and cu...
How to grow Chard in the UK - easier than spinach!
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It’s a fabulous leafy vegetable, easy to grow and easy to cook! Keeps your gut bacteria happy too 😊. Sow in a greenhouse in March/ April or direct into the soil in April/May. Keep WELL WATERED! Nothing more to do.. Pick from the outer leaves - I tend to take a stem each from 4 or 5 plants when I pick. Cook the leaves as you would spinach - a quick wilt with a tiny bit of water, salt and garlic....
How to grow Edible flowers
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Nasturtiums, calendula, borage and dahlias - all fabulous additions to your salads and nutritious to boot! Calendula is hardy, growing best in my experience when sown in September, and self seeding reliably for years to come. It comes in all shades of yellow, and grows very happily given a bit of sun. Nasturtiums are also prolific self seeders, but will not germinate until the Spring. If you ar...
How to grow aubergines in the UK
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Sow your aubergines early, in February, or buy plug plants later in the year - the grafted types are exceptionally fruitful and pay for themselves many times over. Sadly I have found that the heirloom varieties are not as reliable and tend towards bitterness. You MUST keep them under cover until all risk of frost has passed as they are definitely NOT hardy! Plant them out in a greenhouse, polyt...
How to mulch your garden - what are the best mulches?
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Here’s to the power of MULCH!👊 Mulch is the key to a water-retentive and heathy soil, and by extension, healthy plants. Here we look at sheep”s fleece, woodchip, compost and freshly pulled up weeds or other leafy growth. I put down sheep’s fleece in late spring or early summer for annuals, as it is an attractive place for slugs to hide, so early Spring encourages them too much! For perennials s...
How to make a perennial flower meadow (in a small space) - Part 2 - No Mow May
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A view of our little perennial wildflower garden (a meadow would be an exaggeration!) in flower in early June. The cowslips have been completely wonderful, and I’ve raised lots more to plant into the ground this September/October. There are a few yellow rattle plants flowering, which I am really chuffed with, having just thrown down a sack of a friend’s wildflower hay when they had done their c...
Coronation Special: why I water in the rain!
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Watering in the rain - madness or logical?! I get most of our water from a specially made rainwater catching roof with a tank and battery powered pump underneath. When it’s due to rain,or even in the middle of a rainy patch, I often go and give the plot a good soaking, meaning that the rain with be absorbed easily into the damp ground, and the tank will have space to catch the rain. In our incr...
How to grow and split snowdrops in the UK
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Snowdrops are such cheerful little flowers, loaded with bright orange pollen for early bees. They will happily grow in grass, under hedges, in shade, and under deciduous trees. I have them growing in all different environments in our garden, and they seem to thrive in all of them. From my unscientific observations, those growing in open, leafmould rich soil are quickest to spread - they do this...
How to prune blackberries (and tayberries and wineberries)
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Blackberries (and their cousins, tayberries and wineberries (all rubus family) are very easy to prune, once you understand their fruiting pattern. Year 1: Non fruiting growth Year 2: Fruit on previous year’s wood, new non fruiting wood produced Year 3: Fruit on previous year’s wood, new non fruiting wood produced Etc. So, once your blackberry has fruited, cut the cane/shoot on which it has frui...
How to prune raspberries
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In this video, I am pruning AUTUMN FRUITING or primocane raspberries. These fruit on wood that has grown earlier the same year. All you need to do is to cut them to the ground after fruiting (this can wait until as late as Jan/Feb if you are struggling for time). If you can manage, it is a great idea to mulch deeply after pruning - access is easy, and it will help with nutrient availability, so...
How to make a perennial flower meadow (in a small space)
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We are lucky enough to have a front garden, but we don’t have much time or money to spend on it, so it’s generally a bit of a mess! A few years ago, we decided to plant into the grass (which is actually a fine healthy mixture of grasses, yarrow, dandelions, ox eye daisies), and just give it a yearly cut with a path mown through the middle. Last year we put in Marjoram, ox eye daisies, cowslips,...
How to plant for bees - poached egg plant and borage
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Do you look forward to the humming of bees in your garden in Spring? I definitely do, and one way to ensure it will happen is to plant up some hardy annual plants for them to enjoy. Autumn is the best moment to do this, so that your seedlings can establish strong roots and fungal connections before the stress of growing hits them in Spring. Today I transplanted some poached egg plant (Limnanthe...
How to make raspberry jam
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How to make raspberry jam
How to make a beautiful bouquet of flowers
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How to make a beautiful bouquet of flowers
How to grow cucumbers in the UK
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How to grow cucumbers in the UK
Growing Foliage for Bouquets
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Growing Foliage for Bouquets
How to make Strawberry Jam
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How to make Strawberry Jam
How to make Gooseberry Fool
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How to make Gooseberry Fool
Biennials in the UK: growing Foxgloves, Sweet Williams and Sweet Rocket
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Biennials in the UK: growing Foxgloves, Sweet Williams and Sweet Rocket
Magic Aerated Compost Tea/plant tonic
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Magic Aerated Compost Tea/plant tonic
How to take Dahlia cuttings in the UK - it’s easy!
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How to take Dahlia cuttings in the UK - it’s easy!
World Earth Day at Woodoaks Farm
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World Earth Day at Woodoaks Farm
Hot Cross Buns - Happy Easter!
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Hot Cross Buns - Happy Easter!
Rhubarb Crumble
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Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb and Almond tart
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Rhubarb and Almond tart
Rhubarb jam - from plot to jar
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Rhubarb jam - from plot to jar
A first look at my Spring border in the UK
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A first look at my Spring border in the UK

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  • @J-lf6sf
    @J-lf6sf 26 днів тому

    Sorry, meant to say I love your videos, they're nice and short and informative. Thanks alot.

  • @J-lf6sf
    @J-lf6sf 26 днів тому

    Flora could you tell me where you got your boiler suit from please. Thanks

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 26 днів тому

      @@J-lf6sf Ha ha, It’s made by Lucy and Yak, but I believe they no longer make them sadly…

  • @darren1540
    @darren1540 28 днів тому

    The moist comment combined with a dog sneeze made me spit my tea out! ive just bought 2 small Aubergines for £1.90 thats why im here, thanks

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 27 днів тому

      Whoops! Perhaps should have said damp… ANyway, the dog mostly censored it 😂 Hope you have success - yes they are so expensive, they’re really worth growing….

  • @stevedunn3113
    @stevedunn3113 Місяць тому

    Great to see you back. My blueberries on my two bushes are doing well but I wasn't very sure how to feed them, now I know! Thank you! More, more videos...please.

  • @wildberrygarden
    @wildberrygarden Місяць тому

    I have one blueberry plant and I plan to get more. They are delicious and so good for us.

  • @voodoomotion5855
    @voodoomotion5855 Місяць тому

    Thank you Flora. Will they grow well from 30L containers, rather than in the ground, and also do they grow up galvanised mesh very well? We have a large porch and would like to grow them up mesh between each of the posts. They will get plenty of sun and i'm hoping they will act as a good wind breaker before winter. Appreciate your advice and also anything else you recommend we could grow in same location/setup. Thanks again! 😃

  • @roisinharbinson8665
    @roisinharbinson8665 Місяць тому

    Delighted I found this.... Thank you for an excellent tutorial.

  • @annettesargeant2690
    @annettesargeant2690 2 місяці тому

    Looks great & so easy to make.

  • @deepspace8
    @deepspace8 2 місяці тому

    To those of you in North America and Europe or some other places, the 28th of August is Springtime in Australia.

  • @deepspace8
    @deepspace8 2 місяці тому

    I have plums and also pluots in season.

  • @denisekelley2292
    @denisekelley2292 2 місяці тому

    Great video, very helpful. I just tried parsley for the first time, it held up better than I expected.

  • @izzybeangreen
    @izzybeangreen 3 місяці тому

    I just read a story where an inn keeper was going to make Gooseberry fool. I had to look it up 😊 I have no idea where I would find gooseberries, but it looks good! Thank you for sharing. From southern California

  • @johnwoodley7913
    @johnwoodley7913 3 місяці тому

    Mine grows well in Scotland, Stirlingshire. But fruit didn't get big enough. I think it is too exposed. My next door neighbor has a really old tree that produces masses of good sized figs.

  • @susantillander2080
    @susantillander2080 3 місяці тому

    Very helpful. Thanks!

  • @maribelflores818
    @maribelflores818 3 місяці тому

    Hoy hice la receta y me quedo fabulosa gracias a ti.... 😊

  • @jimliddle2236
    @jimliddle2236 3 місяці тому

    thank you for the video. We have rhubarb in the backyard and would like to try this.

  • @jlastre
    @jlastre 4 місяці тому

    Mr. T, “I pity the gooseberry fool…”

  • @belindablunderbus1365
    @belindablunderbus1365 4 місяці тому

    Lovely video with just the information I'm looking for. Thanks for the encouragement!

  • @artfulcamelbooks
    @artfulcamelbooks 4 місяці тому

    Wonderful video, thank you. It popped up as a suggestion by UA-cam, must know that I have had little success growing cucumbers so far! How many cucumbers did you get from a single plant? I am now going to look at what other videos you have created. 😊

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 4 місяці тому

      Oh that’s very kind of you! I would estimate about 20 fruits per plant. Loads! Good luck…

  • @helenamcginty4920
    @helenamcginty4920 4 місяці тому

    From your introduction I would not call your meadow small. 15 ft x 15ft was my back garden. Same size as everyone elses round where I lived. Except the 2 up 2 down terraces of course. Their back yards were smaller 😂

  • @fibber2u
    @fibber2u 5 місяців тому

    My wildflower garden has had 33 plant species flower so far this year and will exceed 50 before the end of the year. The target is a hundred self sustaining species in less than 80 square yards. You have to proactively put the stuff in and do some species management though during set up. It is a woodland and margin garden. Remember the aim is flowering NOT PRETTY FLOWERING, moss, docks, nettles and grass (seven species of grass last year) etc count. I started with raked bare earth and 5 species in the garden 2 summers ago. The flashy brigade eg tulips and forget-me-nots help with the mow-the-weed-patch tidy minds. The plants are just the indicator species you want a lot more than just them. One of the plants to add several specimens of this season is ragwort because I'm after the cinnabar moth also as an addition; who knows that may attract a cuckoo. However I’d settle for a song thrush nesting in the sycamore leaf-bowl that I am protecting. One song thrush in five years! When I was a boy they were so common in gardens.

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 5 місяців тому

      That sounds completely brilliant, and you are one of the few doing it for genuine biodiversity, not just prettiness. Happily I think wildflower meadows are both! Good luck to you..

  • @virockuklifeinengland
    @virockuklifeinengland 5 місяців тому

    Great ❤

  • @HanktheWonderDog
    @HanktheWonderDog 5 місяців тому

    Lovely video- chard lover here, I have a t -shirt worn at market that has a farmer gal triumphantly wielding a bunch of greens that is captioned-"Take Chard!!" I have not tried chard with sweet potatoes but do cook it quite alot like you, though sautéing onions and peppers with the stems, steaming the leaves- here in Maine, we love vinegar and chard seldom goes naked without it. Take care, thank you.

  • @akthar007
    @akthar007 5 місяців тому

    hi, I just have a question I've grown aubergines early April and there about 5-6 cm tall now do you think its a bit to late or can I hope for any aubergines in August/ September ? thank you.

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 5 місяців тому

      Hi! It depends whether you are growing them inside a greenhouse or outside, and on the weather we have this summer! It’s so tricky with aubergines and peppers - you really need to start them off early, but then it is too cold and there isn’t enough light. I often end up buying plants as professional nurseries have the means to get them going strongly before we gardeners can. I would keep 3 or 4 and give them as much nutrition (compost, seaweed), heat, and light as you can manage, and you might be lucky 🤞. Good luck!

    • @akthar007
      @akthar007 5 місяців тому

      @@floragarveygardening1864 thank you .

  • @fibber2u
    @fibber2u 5 місяців тому

    Excellent video. Know I have a simple starter recipe for chard, so thanks. I've never eaten chard but will be sowing two troughs later today (one of each). Does it freeze well? I have limited space and find growing a glut which I freeze helps me to free up growing areas so I can follow on with the next thing. Do you grow the sweet potatoes yourself and if so is it out doors?

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 5 місяців тому

      Go for it! Chard freezes reasonably well if cooked first, stalks and leaves separately. Sadly I didn’t grow the sweet potatoes - trying to wean myself off them and onto roasted carrot which grow better here, but I’m finding it quite hard! Good luck! Flo

  • @thujahillhomemaking
    @thujahillhomemaking 5 місяців тому

    Flora, this is such a lovely video. Thank you for sharing. Chard is one of my favorite greens of all time. I enjoy cooking it down in a bit of bacon grease with garlic and crunchy celtic sea salt--though I quite like your method as well!

  • @rubygray7749
    @rubygray7749 5 місяців тому

    Ooh marvellous!! I was just about to complain that we didn't see nearly enough of you last season, which I hope will be compensated for this year! That looks like a wonderful way to serve chard. It's autumn here in Tasmania, and I am blessed with abundant chard of glorious colours, much of which is gobbled up by 🐐 and guinea pigs. I need a new chard recipe. The only vegetable dish my vegephobe son would voluntarily eat is spanakopita, surprisingly. Another favourite of mine is spicy lentils and rice with chard. Do keep us up to date with your gardens and recipes please!

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 5 місяців тому

      Ah Ruby, hello1 I had a tough year last year with my elderly mother, so went a bit quiet on here! The chard is fanstastic and I’m glad you like the recipe - I eat it by the bucket! All the best, Flo

  • @Garden-Well
    @Garden-Well 5 місяців тому

    This is great - really clear. Thank you!

  • @tenacreescape8826
    @tenacreescape8826 5 місяців тому

    Are you coming back to UA-cam? We’ve been enjoying your gardening and cooking but you’ve been gone six months…

  • @taharmehalli
    @taharmehalli 5 місяців тому

    Specialized in growing lettuce

  • @robertgriffin6499
    @robertgriffin6499 6 місяців тому

    I've recently started growing Plums, apples etc. Seems food insecurities are coming around the world. I can't possibly eat all my fruit off 4 trees, so I turned to youtube and found this video. This made it very easy for me. Thanks.

  • @bigtomatoplantslover6205
    @bigtomatoplantslover6205 6 місяців тому

    Wow Lovely Plants ~ Thank you for good sharing 😊 LIKE 17 My friend, have a good relationship 😊

  • @chumleyk
    @chumleyk 6 місяців тому

    GOOD LORD WHAT A STOVE

  • @breadoflifeministries01
    @breadoflifeministries01 7 місяців тому

    Plums seem to be very unripe

  • @susieblossom1337
    @susieblossom1337 7 місяців тому

    I was wanting a recipe for plum jam and I stumbled upon you. Your recipe was perfect, thanks. I am loving your gardening videos. I to are practicing the Charles Dowding method. Love what your doing.

  • @marycarter3835
    @marycarter3835 7 місяців тому

    How long to bake

  • @amieflyfish2577
    @amieflyfish2577 7 місяців тому

    I love your channel 👏🏻 👏🏻

  • @stevehall9333
    @stevehall9333 9 місяців тому

    Can you grow cucumbers outdoors in the UK ?

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 9 місяців тому

      Yes! The ridge varieties are most reliable, but some sold as indoor ( particularly the dwarfs like ‘ la diva’) can be grown against a south or west facing wall with good results 👍

    • @stevehall9333
      @stevehall9333 9 місяців тому

      @@floragarveygardening1864 Thank you 😊 🙏

  • @kyalpatel6939
    @kyalpatel6939 9 місяців тому

    fantastic video, thanks for the advice. extremely efficient way for pruning.

  • @SMElder-iy6fl
    @SMElder-iy6fl 11 місяців тому

    Please post a picture next summer!

  • @SMElder-iy6fl
    @SMElder-iy6fl 11 місяців тому

    How lovely that your neighbors cannot see your front yard so you can just enjoy it as you like!

  • @anastasiiatseluiko
    @anastasiiatseluiko 11 місяців тому

    As for someone who’s never made jam before, it turned out perfect! All thanks to your clear instructions and tips! Thank you ❤

  • @rubygray7749
    @rubygray7749 Рік тому

    Great use of space and an old frame! This would be brilliant for growing climbing beans as well! They'd all hang down by the hundreds so you'd never miss any.

  • @TheMartyMarf
    @TheMartyMarf Рік тому

    That’s a great start, any harvest is good, keep up the work

  • @johncarey4186
    @johncarey4186 Рік тому

    Three Sisters Veggie Planting: A Native American Planting Method that Listens to Mother Nature ua-cam.com/video/kRLANoPbs1o/v-deo.html The Iroquois and the Cherokee called corn, bean, and squash the three sisters' because they nurture each other like family when planted together. These agriculturalists placed corn in small hills planting beans around them and interspersing squash throughout of the field. ua-cam.com/video/UeGRftRk0Uc/v-deo.html

  • @ajrwilde14
    @ajrwilde14 Рік тому

    Is there enough sun in North Wales to attempt these?

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 Рік тому

      Yes! Definitely if you have a greenhouse. The outdoor viarities will appreciate your wet climate too!

    • @ajrwilde14
      @ajrwilde14 Рік тому

      Thank you@@floragarveygardening1864

  • @rsb7386
    @rsb7386 Рік тому

    What a fascinating stove! I wish to learn more about it. There's a portable -type stove called Blackstone that has surfaced in the America's over the last 2-3 years that appears quite similar. It's operated with liquid gas.

  • @palmtreeleebythesea
    @palmtreeleebythesea Рік тому

    I THINK YOU AE ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE BEST SOURCES OF VARIETIES. SO MUCH BEST LOVE JOY

  • @fibber2u
    @fibber2u Рік тому

    Thanks may give this a go next year. Cooking tips are really useful as I have never eaten this vegetable before. Will it grow well in half shade? Will it freeze for storage? Can you sow direct into containers (troughs) after frost and still get a decent crop? Do you need to feed throughout growing season? I'm best with crops that, after initial set up and watering apart, tolerate a bit of neglect.

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 Рік тому

      Yes go for it! Half shade: yes but it won’t be quite as vigorous. In a hot dry summer it would positively enjoy some shade. Freezing: I’ve never tried. I guess I would chop it up and possibly cook it before freezing? Sowing direct into troughs after the last frost should work nicely, as long as it gets plenty of water. Good luck!

    • @floragarveygardening1864
      @floragarveygardening1864 Рік тому

      And a bit of neglect would be fine 😁

  • @CuriousBritishTelly
    @CuriousBritishTelly Рік тому

    Spotted some viper's bugloss on a walk today, and there was a single honey bee getting stuck in!