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I will do. Next video on this building is a week tomorrow 😊

I would LOVE to sort the door out but totally understand it’s too cold/damp to do it now. I can’t believe how solid it is for how old it is.

Thanks for this advice. It’s pretty much how we plan to start the process. I’m keen to try not to use too chemicals unless I have to, simply because it’s not easy to really efficiently clean it out fully. I’d hate any caustic residue to be left behind eating away at the cast iron.

It’s so cute isn’t it? It’s going to be such a handy place for the garden as well as trying to restore the wash copper side, to preserve its history for future generations too

Thank you. Wishing you an excellent 2025 growing season too

Wow.. I just watched it again too, having seen your comments. My word.. that was terrible and I thought I came across confident and far from awkward at the time 😂🙈🙈🤭 You’re right though, the growing space has changed exponentially. I’m so happy with how we’ve adapted the growing space and I’m moving in to this new season so much more confident about how the various spaces work for me. That said.. there’s a plot extension coming soon. Around 4m (maybe more) width on the plot being added (the long side of plot next to polytunnel)

If I was clever I’d get it cast and have some make a mould to do an insert that properly cuts it. It’s quite a curved bottom, so not sure how well a bucket will sit in it. Definitely a consideration to not put soil etc in direct contact with it

Hello 👋🏼 I do get very excited about my tiny harvests don’t I? Maybe I’ll have to head over there and see what I should be aspiring to. Happy New Year 🥳

Thank you so much for a detailed explanation of how you’d deal with the cast iron wash copper. I really appreciate it. I’ve screenshot this comment, so I can go back to it and use it as an instructional checklist…given I want to start with trying wire wool first on a drill. Happy New Year. Tackling the copper will be in the video released on the 12th of this month 🤩

It’s most definitely cast iron. I think I’m going to get the flaky stuff off with a brush on the drill and then look at either vinegar or making a paste to paint on it. 😊

I made a lot of mistakes last year… and now I had all the kit to extend the fruit Cage again 😬😬

@TheFarmyardGarden I love the dressing up & the bloopers x

Oh yes! I forgot that 😂😂

Who doesn’t love a new wheelbarrow?

Exactly! 😊

Thanks for watching and subscribing 😊

@TheFarmyardGarden You're very Welcome 😁 Happy to be here 🙏🎉

I’ll let him know I have back up 😂😂😂😝

@TheFarmyardGarden 😂😂😂🥰

Why didn’t I think of drainage in pots!? 😩 That said, we’ve a huge stash of damaged roof tiles saved for this purpose, as one of her buildings had a new roof in 2023. 🙈

It’s a pretty good start to the year isn’t it? Never to be repeated.. peaked too soon on day one of year 😂😂🥳

Hi Liz. 👋🏼 The big red potatoes I harvested are Sarpo Mirs. I did exactly as you say… I took off the died back haulms away in autumn and just stacked them ready for when I wanted to use them. Mine were planted way back in April and have stored until now no problem. I harvested some more today too. I’m not sure how much longer they’d keep for though, before starting to send up shoots for a new season. I’ll be keeping an eye on them 😄

@TheFarmyardGarden thanks for the reply. My dad always puts his in sacks but your way would suit us better as we won't eat them that fast.

@ I’ve seen a few do it, so decided to give it a go. Happy with it so far ☺️

Thank you so much Jane. It’s been a wonderful year. Looking forward to getting my teeth stuck in to 2025 now ❤️❤️ Happy New Year to you and Mike. Here’s hoping it’s a great season for us both 🎉🩷

Thank you Dorinda. You are not remotely lazy at all. You’ve just moved house.. I think we need time to decompress and get used to our surroundings before we make big changes. Also.. I’ve lived here 23 years and only just cleared it out! In terms of one thing at a time.. we really did take our time with this one 🙈 How exciting to have a new home and new focus though. Here’s hoping you enjoy lots of projects in 2025, as you personalise your new home and make your mark on it 🤗

Thanks Jenny. It’s been an amazing year. I’m so lucky. I’m looking forward to seeing what we all get up to in 2025 ❤️

Lovely soil isn’t it? Did you order the vegetable topsoil too?

We did Clare. We ended up buying 4 of the largest bags late last year 😊

The jumbo bags are huge aren’t they? Think I’ve had 11 of them so far 😬

You've a lot bigger growing area than me Clare, so 11 jumbo bags isn't bad. I'd love to start again and rearrange the entire garden, but it's out of the question. My garden reminds me of when you first started growing. Making do with what you'd already got before transforming an entire area into your farmyard garden plot ❤

@ I had no idea things could/would escalate so quickly. I blame Duncan, the enabler 😂

There was no view with the yew tree… just light blocking. The top section was rotten and had already fallen in to the garden previously… probably due to the weight of vines all over it. It was full of fungus all over the canopy. To be able to safely remove another broken branch which was left hanging, another section of the tree had to be taken down as we couldn’t safely get all the vines free off the suspended branch without risking the large branch dropping on someone. It was dropping large amount of needles and branches in to the garden regularly and yew is extremely poisonous to pets. It won’t be left like this, obviously, and the wood is not being wasted. Someone who makes bespoke furniture is going to have the wood from the trunk and craft it in to something beautiful. I don’t recall offhand which video that appeared in, but trying to cut down the suspended branch was covered in an episode. As farmers we have many, many wonderful trees all around our land, teaming with wildlife. We don’t need to have the tall trees around the house, putting the properly at risk if they should fall… especially seeing as violent storms seem to be getting more prevalent season by season. Obviously at some point the stump will be dealt with. It’s not going to remain like that.

Thank you. Happy New Year to you too 💕🎉

We have an outdoor toilet on the farm already 😊

💩💩@TheFarmyardGarden So your going outside to

Thank you for your concern Patricia. I really should have worn a mask, I agree. I didn’t see or smell any evidence of rodents. We’ve had rodents in the farm sheds and you can smell their presence too. Hopefully I shall be ok 🙏🏻😬

Thanks for your comment Celia. I have come to realise this is just a wash house, from earlier comments. When I first discovered the wash copper, a google image search brought up “summer kitchens”. This resonated immediately as my late father in law, and his parents before him, always called the building the summerhouse. It’s why I slip in to calling it that during the video. Summer kitchen/summer house felt like it may have fitted. I can now, of course, also find many similar picture by going Victorian Wash house too, which is what I’ll refer to it as from now on Happy New Year to you and your family 🎉

Aww I’m sorry it wouldn’t be feasible for you. I am very fortunate to be able to have this space to grow in. Happy New Year to you 🥳

@TheFarmyardGarden just no help to put up and maintain. I have a wonderful place for one.. just me here so I don't need much. I do can my extras

Thank you so much Kathleen. It was such a surprise. I’ve loved every moment of 2024, getting acquainted with my growing space and enjoy life at a simpler pace. It truly is priceless, growing your own. Addicted! Happy New Year to you and your family. Here’s hoping 2025 is a good year for us all ❤️🎉

​@TheFarmyardGardenWishing you a Happy New Year as well! May the new year bring joy and wonderment🎉

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Hi Kathleen .. that storage bench has honestly been revolutionary in terms of convenient storage AND usefulness as a bench. A really pleasing addition to the garden. I fully recommend it. How lovely to see you popping up on older videos. It means a lot to see new members to this community catching up on older content. Thank you. 😊🤗

It is so useful. I love being a part of a wonderful community such as this. Thank you so much for sharing all that you do😊

@ thank you being part of the community too. The channel is nothing without you 😊

I really did. It did not occur to me that people might like them. 😳🙈🙈🙈

We haven’t done anything yet. There will be a video in a couple of weeks dedicated to the building and what we do next with it ☺️

@TheFarmyardGarden awesome! I can’t wait. It’s such a special little place, I hope it comes to great use for you. It’s nice to see history come back to life instead of being torn down.

Absolutely agree. I think it’s quite fortunate that my late father in law abandoned using it, as I suspect the wash copper would have been removed had he still been using the space in recent decades.

Unreal isn’t it? I mean it’s epic and I’m blown away but it’s also incredibly shocking Happy New Year indeed! Hope it’s a good one for you and yours ❤️🎉

Now, let’s see if you can hit 100k views on the video before 2025…🤞 Yes, I believe we are all going to experience storms. Snow forecast for the weekend. It’s going to be a rough few days in 2025. 😂❤️🥂

It’s definitely slowing down. Not sure what it’s showing as a total to you but it’s just shy of 96k 😬❤️🤩😱

Yeah, it’s still showing 95k but, I think it’s possible 🤞🤞🤞❤️

11k views in the last 48 hours so I think we *might* be on for it. At this juncture I’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t make it now 😂😳😝

Thank you Karen, it really has been a great year. I have been so lucky and completely blown away over the 3rd placing. Happy New Year to you. Here’s to a wonderful 2025 growing season for all of us ❤️🎉

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Thanks Siggi, it’s really been a wonderful first year in the garden. Here’s hoping 2025 sees us blessed with a warmer and drier spring/summer. We deserve it. I still remember lockdown spring of 2020 and how amazing the weather was. More of that weather please 🙏🏻 Happy New Year to you and yours. Hope 2025 is a kind and wonderful year for you both in and out of the garden ❤️

Thank you so much, Mark. It’s been a whirlwind. I am really excited to see how you, Josie and Kerry develop your new growing spaces for the forthcoming season. Happy New Year. Here’s hoping 2025 is a good year for us all. 🎉

That’s a cute name for it. I was going to call it the Wash House, simply because the wash copper actually only being cast iron sparks a tad of confusion already. 😂 It has a lovely ring to it though Christina. Hmmm you’ve got me thinking now. Thank you for the congratulations and here’s to a wonderful 2025 for you. Let’s hope it’s a good one for all of us 🤗

I feel I should really add more context here 🙈 This building is technically on my in-laws side of the property because we split the farmhouse in half. I can assure you if it was in my garden area I’d have wanted it cleared out long before. I never ventured in to it because I respected my father in law had his space. He told me it was called the summer house and gave me the impression it was derelict and dangerous. Couldn’t push the door open due to the vines and there was a huge ground cover of thick thorny brambles covering it over. He died two years ago, and I was given some space outside of their garden area to create my vegetable garden by my mother in law. It was pretty much hidden by trees, bushes and fallen branches, which were removed a few months ago, as they were declared unsafe and a risk to falling on the house. This enabled us to get in there properly and remove an old collapsed wooden shed that was also hiding the crittal window side. I genuinely had no idea the building stood as intact as it does. It didn’t take long to decide I wanted to get in it and use it as a shed. It’s probably a blessing it had been left un-used by my late father in law. Had he still been using it, I’m pretty sure the wash copper would have been removed decades ago. Did you see the state of my clothing? Do I look rich? Absolutely not rich.. not even close. 🙈😩 Farms have lots of disused buildings that we never venture into.. many unsafe and too costly to maintain/repair

I’m still not sure what I’m creating yet.. but it’ll be “something” 😂😂😂😂

I know what you mean. I’m surprised the roof didn’t collapse under the weight of those vines. We’d already removed so much before this video too, as the inside was full of vines too. They get everywhere. I am really looking forward to both restoring it and utilising it for my current gardening needs

Thank you so much Maiju. It was such a surprise when the email from KG Magazine came through. On reflection, I think my Oca was planted too close together, so I’ll give it more room next year and see how that goes. So many tubers though. They’re such lovely plants to grow Hope you had a lovely Christmas. Happy New Year to you all. Here’s hoping 2025 is a good season for us all. 🤩🤗

Yeah, pretty sure that’ll be one of the first jobs ☺️

I think we’ll try it on the drill to start with. I just wanted to have a guage of how deep the rust had penetrated it first. I suspect it’ll be worse in the bowl but I’m quietly confident it’ll come up relatively ok. Think I’ll considering painting on one of the felt rust removers too, if need be. Thanks so much for the support this year. Here’s hoping 2025 is a good year for us all. Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and abundant year ahead xx

Thanks Danny. I’m really looking forward to 2025. If it’s as good as 2024, it’s going to be amazing… but I’m quietly hoping for a warmer spring with a bit less rain and a lot less slugs. Thank you for the support this year. Happy New Year to you too. Hoping 2025 is your best season yet 🤗

Me too, Natalie, me too. The room is destined to become a usual space for my garden prep, so it’ll feature heavily on the channel ☺️

Great to hear, its a beautiful space. Love your content and enthusiasm, I was delighted to see you got a decent oca harvest! Happy New year!

@ I was very pleased with it. So many tiny ones, which worried me more for how impossible they’ll be to remove, to give more growing space next year. Might need to sieve the bed 😂🤯🤯 The room was designed to be used a glorified garden shed, and still will be. I just can’t remove something that feels historically important

I think that could be something to try, although there’s some gels out there you can paint on, which could be less troublesome than many litres of cola. I agree though, it does work well!

Thanks so much. It was quite the surprise. I cannot believe it’s already chilli sowing season. It’s flown by! I keep saying I’m not going to sow quite so early but I’ll be getting itchy feet!

@TheFarmyardGarden Wasn't going to either but sowing onions so may as well!

@ exactly.. that’s the mindset that gets us motivated. Bring on the 2025 growing season ❤️

Thanks George. There’s a few prizes, I feel very lucky. Totally blown away when I got the email. I think Duncan has quite a few ideas with brushes, cloths etc for the wash copper. Looking forward to giving it a go Happy New Year to you. Here’s hoping 2025 will be a good year for us all ☺️

Thanks Bethan. I am SO excited to get the new fruit cage extension built. I toyed with the idea of this size right from the off. Would have saved some work now, had I don’t that 😬😬 Soft fruit are so expensive to buy, so being able to grow more at home would be such a bonus. I’m looking forward to getting it all sorted. I entered the Top Plotter competition over late summer. Danny suggested it to me. I never expected to be placed. Could have knocked me down with a feather 😱😍🤩 You should enter it next year. Keep any eye out for them announcing it over summer. Happy New Year to you and your family. Here’s to an excellent 2025 growing season ❤️

@TheFarmyardGarden I can see you extending the whole veg patch soon 😂 Once you have the bug you can never grow enough!! Thanks for the info about the competition, maybe I will but congratulations again, you deserved to come first. Happy New Year to you and all your family as well. Take care 😍

Funny you should say that… watch this space! 😂

Wowsers! This comment has made me well up. Thank you for such wonderfully congratulatory words and praise. I’m blown away as much as I was the day I saw the email congratulating me on my third place in the competition! 😭❤️🤗 It’s been a wonderful first full season with such a lovely dedicated growing space. I am so lucky to have this vegetable garden and I am grateful for all the riches it’s provided our family. Here’s hoping for more of the same for 2025, with a warmer spring to get the garden going a bit earlier. I’m excited by our plans for this coming year. Thank you so much for your support throughout. Happy New Year to you and your family. Wishing you a blessed growing season in 2025 ❤️

@TheFarmyardGarden Aww, bless you 🙂

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