I liked the analogy of how people who get too much sun too fast after winter lockup, and what happens to them, and how that’s similar to throwing your house-grown plants out in the sun. Great advice!
"suns oot, taps aff' 😂 Great vid as always - the worst is having to harden off poor pampered babies that have been grown indoors suddenly have to cope with the strength of the sun's rays as well as the changes in temperature!
This Scottish weather is mental! We had gorgeous sunshine last week and our hydrangeas outside were just starting to get lovely fresh buds.... us being so inexperienced with our garden never covered them up in the winter and just left them and they were absolutely fine.... but after a hard frost last week they look to have gone a bit off 🙈 you live and learn! We’ve got our herbs on the go in the utility room and I’ve got some veggies started in the house too and they’ll go out into big tubs (raised beds will need to wait another year). Ordered our greenhouse during the week (BUZZING!!!) but they’re saying up to 30 weeks delivery at the moment because of Covid so looks like we’ll not be doing any veg greenhouse stuff this year. Loving these videos and helping us out so much with being so new to everything! Thanks again! ❤️
ha ha ha the joys of gardening in Scotland. If it helps, it's meant to settle from tomorrow. Don't worry about your hydrangea, it'll come back :D Don't prune it yet, wait and watch for where the buds are before you prune and by summer it'll be gorgeous again.
Eli, brilliant. Love your analogy of lifting restrictions in Tiers for hardening off. I tend to rush it but I’ll think about the 4 stages. That will stay with me now! Thank you! Oh, and cool haircut too
Hello, Stephen here. i am a newbie to greenhouse life. just put up a 8x12 and i am enjoying all the great tips you share. that greenhouse of yours is a keeper for sure. you are greatly appreciated and i think i may use the foldup staging idea.
I'm ready to begin my hardening-off. But I think the temp down here in Kerry is less severe than your latitude. We have had no frost at all. Nonetheless, I have had on my heater each night in the greenhouse, in case there would be. Some peas have been a disaster and I'm going to have to start again. Diagnosis: soil too rich or bad seeds peas.
Hello, Eli, Please can you point me in the right direction for a video of when you got heating in your greenhouse If not do you plan on doing a video of what sort of heating you have and maybe other heating that you looked into before making your mind up .many thanks.
hey Joanna no there isn't a video as I've only had power for a few weeks and I wasn't able to get any video footage (as the electricians were working too hard) I'm not sure if I'll do a video this season as I don't feel I have enough experience yet to offer my thoughts but I asked for advice when i bought a heater ands went with the BioGreen Palma fan heater as it's the one which was continuously recommended when I asked. I'm just dreading the electricity bill :(
@@eliandkate it's been at or around 0 at night here in Bristol! The day time has been ok, but my peppers are in the house and I've covered stuff in the greenhouse!, I only started sowing most of my stuff a couple of days ago!
Eli when I take my seedlings out of the house to go in the greenhouse I tuck them under my coat so they don't get cold i think for 5hem it like us jumping in a cold pond
In a word, absolutely. Kind of depends what you are looking for. If there's no frost that great but tomatoes are a warm weather crop so they might struggle with those temperatures. They generally like Around 20c during the day and don't like it below 14c at night. It might not kill them but it could affect their growth and ability to set fruit 😢
To be honest, it's hard to say. Could be a multitude of things which have nothing to do with the propagator. With seedlings, generally be super careful of watering. They don't want to be more than damp, not wet. Be careful of temperatures, they are delicate and althought you want heat for seed germination, you don't want it for seedlings as the roots etc are super delicate. If your seedlings are indoors, you don't need the heat, that is only for germinating seeds. Again, once everything has germinated, you generally take the top off, it's there to stabilise temperature and moisture for germinating seeds. Could your potting mix be too rich and burning the plants? Sorry, a huge list of maybes but it's not always an easy answer.
Thanks for the information... Wish I had known this before.. Had few casualties 🤦🏻♀️better late than never..promise!! rest of my babies wud defo benefit from this...😂 Nice hair cut and oh I had already witnessed few tap offs this year 😂😂 Sadly it was followed with freezing temperature...
oh no... if it makes you feel any better... after making the video, the very next day I forgot to put the cloche back in place... we got frost that night. Beetroot is dead :(
morning John, ah ha.... :D my greenhouse is actually heated these days, so for me this is an extra wee step I can do to mollycoddle my babies, an extra wee safety blanket step. Especially useful given we are still getting frosts here :D
as with everything - it all depends on your situation. So you will have to make some calls based on how you think the plants will do with your weather, sun etc. The most common recommendation (or standard method) is to start a couple of weeks before your last frost date for your tender plants. Then you give the plants a couple of hours in a sheltered spot in the garden each day, to let them get used to the fluctuations in temperature, wind and sun. Over a week or week and a half, build that time up to having them in the garden all day and bring them back into the greenhouse at night. I usually bring things in around 5pm as that's when the temperature starts to drop for me. The next step, once they've had maybe 5 days to a week of being out all day but in the greenhouse at night is the scariest, it's time to let them sit out over night. This is why it's recommended to wait until the risk of frost has passed. At this stage you are leaving them out in their pots, not planting them into the ground quite yet. Over the next week, if you are worried any night about the temperature, you can cover them with a cloche or fleece etc. But as long as they get a good few days of uncovered time over night to let them get used to things. Then... it's time to plant them :D Hardening off is all about patience - a little and often - I'm not going to lie, it's frustrating cause you just want to get the plants out there but it is worth it to take your time.
This is my least favourite step as a new gardener lol but I don't want to risk their lives. I've already dropped a couple of plants moving them from inside to my unheated greenhouse. I need some trays to transfer them. My long charcuterie board is not cutting it.
Not many Gardening Channels where you'd hear the phrase "Sun's oot, taps aff" :D
I think it had to be said 🤣🤣🤣
I liked the analogy of how people who get too much sun too fast after winter lockup, and what happens to them, and how that’s similar to throwing your house-grown plants out in the sun.
Great advice!
and we're all guilty of not being careful in the sun - 😁
"suns oot, taps aff' 😂 Great vid as always - the worst is having to harden off poor pampered babies that have been grown indoors suddenly have to cope with the strength of the sun's rays as well as the changes in temperature!
Indeed.... Mine are soooo pampered
loved the video on hardening off, especially the bit where it said they can meet up with other plants.
😂 I did have fun with that
This Scottish weather is mental! We had gorgeous sunshine last week and our hydrangeas outside were just starting to get lovely fresh buds.... us being so inexperienced with our garden never covered them up in the winter and just left them and they were absolutely fine.... but after a hard frost last week they look to have gone a bit off 🙈 you live and learn! We’ve got our herbs on the go in the utility room and I’ve got some veggies started in the house too and they’ll go out into big tubs (raised beds will need to wait another year). Ordered our greenhouse during the week (BUZZING!!!) but they’re saying up to 30 weeks delivery at the moment because of Covid so looks like we’ll not be doing any veg greenhouse stuff this year. Loving these videos and helping us out so much with being so new to everything! Thanks again! ❤️
ha ha ha the joys of gardening in Scotland. If it helps, it's meant to settle from tomorrow.
Don't worry about your hydrangea, it'll come back :D Don't prune it yet, wait and watch for where the buds are before you prune and by summer it'll be gorgeous again.
Eli, brilliant. Love your analogy of lifting restrictions in Tiers for hardening off. I tend to rush it but I’ll think about the 4 stages. That will stay with me now! Thank you!
Oh, and cool haircut too
Glad it was helpful and why thank you for the hair.... This 8s me back to normal pre-lockdown Eli
Hello, Stephen here. i am a newbie to greenhouse life. just put up a 8x12 and i am enjoying all the great tips you share.
that greenhouse of yours is a keeper for sure. you are greatly appreciated and i think i may use the foldup staging idea.
Welcome aboard Stephen, fab to have you with us :D
Very important!!!! I like to do it with overcast days if I can!! so much easier.
It really is! But then, that's pretty much most days here :D
Just love the “plants out of lockdown” in staged tiers analogy!
😂😂😂 it had worked well at the time but maybe not so relevent this year and in the future people will wonder what I'm talking about
Aww Eli. After seeing your FB post about your beetroots and frost this morning, it's really sad to watch this. I hope they recover, lovely x
Got spares 😃
@@eliandkate great news! X
Will tell you all about it.... Including the embarrassment
I'm ready to begin my hardening-off. But I think the temp down here in Kerry is less severe than your latitude. We have had no frost at all. Nonetheless, I have had on my heater each night in the greenhouse, in case there would be.
Some peas have been a disaster and I'm going to have to start again.
Diagnosis: soil too rich or bad seeds peas.
I'm hoping things will heat up a little here from next week, we've just had a bot of a cold spell this week
I do this with store bought plants as well
Hello, Eli, Please can you point me in the right direction for a video of when you got heating in your greenhouse If not do you plan on doing a video of what sort of heating you have and maybe other heating that you looked into before making your mind up .many thanks.
hey Joanna
no there isn't a video as I've only had power for a few weeks and I wasn't able to get any video footage (as the electricians were working too hard)
I'm not sure if I'll do a video this season as I don't feel I have enough experience yet to offer my thoughts but I asked for advice when i bought a heater ands went with the BioGreen Palma fan heater as it's the one which was continuously recommended when I asked.
I'm just dreading the electricity bill :(
Been doing this with my brassicas for the last week!
how is it going with you? We've had hard frosts every day this week :(
Although could be worse, half the country is under blankets of snow
@@eliandkate it's been at or around 0 at night here in Bristol! The day time has been ok, but my peppers are in the house and I've covered stuff in the greenhouse!, I only started sowing most of my stuff a couple of days ago!
all nice and safe and tucked up :D
Eli when I take my seedlings out of the house to go in the greenhouse I tuck them under my coat so they don't get cold i think for 5hem it like us jumping in a cold pond
Oh Ged, you're worse than me. Yesterday I was asked if I tell my plants bedtime stories 🤣🤣🤣
Great haircut!
Why thank you 😃😃
It occurred to us that sooooo many folk on this channel have never seen my "normal" pre-lockdown hair
Just looked at the 14 day forecast do you think it is still to early to plant my tomatoes in there final postion not going to below 3°at night
In a word, absolutely.
Kind of depends what you are looking for.
If there's no frost that great but tomatoes are a warm weather crop so they might struggle with those temperatures. They generally like Around 20c during the day and don't like it below 14c at night.
It might not kill them but it could affect their growth and ability to set fruit 😢
Hi wonder if you can help bought a a other electric propagater 38cm one but it seems to be killing my plant's do you think that the unit is faulty
To be honest, it's hard to say. Could be a multitude of things which have nothing to do with the propagator.
With seedlings, generally be super careful of watering. They don't want to be more than damp, not wet.
Be careful of temperatures, they are delicate and althought you want heat for seed germination, you don't want it for seedlings as the roots etc are super delicate.
If your seedlings are indoors, you don't need the heat, that is only for germinating seeds.
Again, once everything has germinated, you generally take the top off, it's there to stabilise temperature and moisture for germinating seeds.
Could your potting mix be too rich and burning the plants?
Sorry, a huge list of maybes but it's not always an easy answer.
@@eliandkate thanks for that so I can turn off my big propagater and just have the lid on but no heat
Absolutely. If the seedlings are up, they should be ok in the house temperature.
@@eliandkate thanks for your help I have switched off the propagater in the greenhouse but kept the glass cover over them
Thanks for the information... Wish I had known this before.. Had few casualties 🤦🏻♀️better late than never..promise!! rest of my babies wud defo benefit from this...😂
Nice hair cut and oh I had already witnessed few tap offs this year 😂😂 Sadly it was followed with freezing temperature...
oh no... if it makes you feel any better... after making the video, the very next day I forgot to put the cloche back in place... we got frost that night.
Beetroot is dead :(
@@eliandkate ohhh noooooo😢... I hope some survived..
Nope, but I had back up :)
@@eliandkate ahhh of course the back up 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 always plant more than you require😊 👍🏼👍🏼
If your greenhouse is unheated, not sure I understand the difference between leaving them where they are and putting them under a cloche
morning John,
ah ha.... :D my greenhouse is actually heated these days, so for me this is an extra wee step I can do to mollycoddle my babies, an extra wee safety blanket step. Especially useful given we are still getting frosts here :D
Thanks for this. What would you suggest if the greenhouse is unheated ?
as with everything - it all depends on your situation. So you will have to make some calls based on how you think the plants will do with your weather, sun etc.
The most common recommendation (or standard method) is to start a couple of weeks before your last frost date for your tender plants. Then you give the plants a couple of hours in a sheltered spot in the garden each day, to let them get used to the fluctuations in temperature, wind and sun. Over a week or week and a half, build that time up to having them in the garden all day and bring them back into the greenhouse at night. I usually bring things in around 5pm as that's when the temperature starts to drop for me.
The next step, once they've had maybe 5 days to a week of being out all day but in the greenhouse at night is the scariest, it's time to let them sit out over night. This is why it's recommended to wait until the risk of frost has passed. At this stage you are leaving them out in their pots, not planting them into the ground quite yet.
Over the next week, if you are worried any night about the temperature, you can cover them with a cloche or fleece etc. But as long as they get a good few days of uncovered time over night to let them get used to things.
Then... it's time to plant them :D
Hardening off is all about patience - a little and often - I'm not going to lie, it's frustrating cause you just want to get the plants out there but it is worth it to take your time.
Many thanks
This is my least favourite step as a new gardener lol but I don't want to risk their lives. I've already dropped a couple of plants moving them from inside to my unheated greenhouse. I need some trays to transfer them. My long charcuterie board is not cutting it.
Ha ha ha cutting it
Brilliant advice better to be a tortoise than a hare in this situation 😃
that is a great way of putting it
👍👍👍
That was a very sudden and abrupt end to the video!! Not like your normal endings ... atb Jim
I suppose 😃
It didn't end abruptly for me, it was absolutely fine!