Seeds and Varieties, my top picks for you
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Varieties I recommend are based on long experience since 1983. I look for vegetables that grow as the producers claim. Some don't and I share some difficulties I have experienced.
What I look for is 1 a good size of harvest, 2 cropping over a long period where relevant, and 3 fine flavour.
Even though much flavour is from the soil as well.
I give advice on:
1 buying seed, some general pointers
2 saving seed where appropriate, different methods for every vegetable. See video links below.
Filmed Edward Dowding and edited by him. Oceanic climate.
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Saving seed
01:29 Buying seed - my favourite suppliers
02:31 A look at some seeds
02:57 More on homesaved seed vs. bought seed
04:31 Beetroot
05:38 Broccoli
07:01 Brussels sprouts
08:28 Cabbage
09:57 Carrots
11:14 Loofah
11:46 Melons
12:12 Cucumber
12:57 Kale
13:45 Lettuce
14:57 Onion
17:18 Radish
17:37 Peas
18:44 Potatoes
20:28 Tomatoes
Check out my videos on Seed Saving:
Saving seed • Seed Saving
How to save your own seeds • How to save your own s...
Onions from seed, for seed • Onions from seed| Then...
Plus this guide to sowing seeds:
• Introductory guide to ...
See also my Skills for Growing course and book, for more on seeds and propagation:
www.charlesdowding.co.uk/cour...
www.charlesdowding.co.uk/prod...
And my 'propagation' knowledge pack:
www.charlesdowding.co.uk/prod...
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Frankly Charles, I've had a dreadful day so far, so half an hour of you talking about seeds is just perfect tbh. I've already bought my seed for the year and have a certain amount of saved seed, but new ideas always welcome. Real Seeds are great! I avoid F1 hybrids as much as possible, but with Brussels and kale sprouts as you say, it's kind of necessary. I grew some beautiful deep purple carrots last year, which were unfortunately more or less tasteless. I've been growing black Russian tomatoes, which work really well out of doors. Thank you, that's put my day back on an even keel. 🙂
I'm sorry you're having a bad day. I hope it gets better!
Happy to restore your sanity Tim! Interesting about the carrots!
A bad day calls for a really good cup of tea. Sincerely wish your day gets better.
I hope your day continues to improve. Charles' videos are the best medicine for sure
Thank you all for your kind words. That's given me a real and very welcome boost!
Please tell me I'm not the only one to 'thumbs up' half a second into the video, and then I'm looking for another button to push to like, 'thumbs up' again? Thank you, Charles. Another awesome installment.
Lovely comment thanks, 👍👍!!
Charles, you should be commended for your forethought, planning and execution. IK this video took quite a bit of time to conceive, plan, execute, and produce, yet you publish it here right on time when we need it most. Thank you and your crew 🙏
Cheers Ted. Yes the editing was a big job!
However long you d like to talk about these subjects.. im sure we ll love to listen to! 🥰 Thanks for all the wisdom shared +your lovely personality 😊
🤗 nice thanks
Nobody here who knows you ever gets tired of listening to you. You're the most delightful person I've ever seen in my life.
How lovely thanks 💚
I moved from the city to the countryside. My vegetable garden is now in its second year. You inspired me and made it look doable. Thank you very very much.
This is great to hear Sofie, so pleased to hear of your success
I so much appreciate this information. A solid reference to be sure. ❤
So glad!
I have found oxheart tomatoes to be the best sauce variety for me. No matter how well all the other tomatoes in my garden are doing(I grow 20-30 plants each year), the classic paste/sauce varieties always end up with blossom end rot for me. I started growing a couple oxheart varieties a few years ago and I found they were perfect for sauce, stayed healthy, and were very prolific! So if anyone is having similar issues with San marzano, Amish paste, romas, etc- give a nice red oxheart variety a try.
Lovely to hear chef, thanks for sharing
Thank you for the suggestion, going to give those a try!
Thank you Charles for the video. Missed you very much! Spring is very slowly coming and so I'm watching your channel a lot lately, just to make sure i'm up-to-date :). Your channel is very very important for no dig gardeners. Have a nice day!
So nice of you to say and yes, the energy is starting to rise, a little!
Honestly charles your a walking encyclopaedia on gardening, the seed information particularly useful ❤
Thank you for your kind words, I am glad that you find it useful 🙂
Thank you for this, fantastic advice as always! Massive Real Seeds UK fan, never had a bad experience with them ever, and I love their ethical stance with their low earner packs to get people growing irrespective of their income. 👍
That really sounds well!
Me too, always get a lot of seed from them and highly recommend their primabella and galina cherry tomato seeds, very tasty and super productive and do really well outdoors not succumbing to blight, which is great as I don’t have a poly tunnel. Tamar organics are also very good.
Agreed. Everything I've grown from them has had brilliant germination, and excellent results. They're also big advocates of saving your own seed and give lots of helpful information about how to do so.
Gold from Charles!! Thank you so much for sharing all that precious knowledge with us, Sir!
You are very welcome
Beautiful video, full with very good seed information. Thanks for sharing Charles. Good luck with the new NoDig gardening season. 🍀
Thanks, you too Robert
I could listen to you for hours!😊
aw Thanks!
I'm growing broccoli this year and I'm excited
You said it “ BEAUTIFUL INFORMATION “ !!!!!!!! Never too much info coming from you !!!! 🙏🏻💕
Love that!
Third time watching in 1.5 weeks since its release, really love this video.
Great to hear you have enjoyed it Ted
You know, some people listen to guided meditations but my brain just can't with those. I listen to this and actually feel relaxed. ❤️
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Charles, we enjoy every minute with you, so when we get a longer than usual video, we are happy.
Respect from Africa.
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Finally made the move and am now living on the mountainside in Wales. I have a small garden which will be no dig and name is down for an allotment. So good to see video of summery weather. This year I've got some seeds from the Wales Seed Hub, never heard of them before. Off to get a pencil and take notes. Happy New Year Charles.
Hi visit me 🤠🌿🇨🇱
Sounds like a dream!
My ancestors immigrated to the US from Wales in the late 1800s. I was privileged to visit a decade ago. It’s a stunningly beautiful country.
whta part of wales you in chap, the side of a mountain doesnt really narrow it down that much
Rhondda Fawr. @@jukeseyable
Best of luck Sean, I reckon you will grow well there
Tomatoes: Try Prairie Fire - high yield extremely sweet, and Ananas Noire -lovely complex flavor.
Excellent video, especially with information abut the subtle nuances of the varieties, which you don't necessarily get from other seed suggestion videos. Thank you Charles for imparting your wisdom form years of growing so that we can also benefit.
Glad you enjoyed it Karen
I love listening to you..whatever you're saying ! :-) I think I link your voice with the hope that comes at the start of the growing season.
Love that! Thanks. Yes the hope.
@@CharlesDowding1nodig This year more so, lost mum last August, you are a large part of a lot of people's lives, very glad we have you.
I am sorry to hear this Clare, thank you for your kind words they are appreciated
Really enjoyed this discussion, wish I could spend all day in the garden.
Thoroughly enjoyed this Charles, all the new varieties to try. Let's hope for a good growing year. I'm not starting until the end of Feb beginning of March as it's still quite cold here. Thanks for all the ideas!
Fingers crossed for spring warmth and thanks Jenny
I order from real seeds they are absolutely amazing! They are my first choice always. I love the packaging and that they are a small business....and also offer a deal for low waged familys ❤
I totally agree!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Glad it was helpful 🌱
Ultomately, when you crop your own seed, they evolve to acclimatise to your own environment. Anything that grows well with you, save seed, end every year, save from your best plants, That way, you develop the best of the best, In your conditions.
I've given up with Boltardy Beetroot. I've never been able to get them to bulb up. Have sown Detroit varieties for the past two years and have had great harvests which store really well.
Thanks, helpful feedback
Always such valuable advice 🌱
So glad!
I’ve recently found your UA-cam after having been gifted your No Dig book for Christmas. First of all, beautiful book lovely pictures lovely information! I’m excited to try no dig for the first time. Second, I’ve been watching a lot of your videos to learn more visually and just wanted to say the information has always seemed good regardless of how old the video is, but the production value the past couple years has really improved. While watching this vid I thought the quality is nearer to a professional tv show rather than a UA-cam video. Thank you for all the helpful information you give, truly appreciated!
Thanks so much and I think you're right! Edward, my son does the filming and editing and he's getting pretty good, he could put this comment on his CV!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Oh yeah with the drone and other footage of the garden, it's pure art. Your son has it!
Thank you again! Very valuable information to remember!
Thanks, as always, for all the tips, Charles! I’m pouring through the seed catalogs now and am excited to actually be able to find a few of your top picks here in the states! How lucky we all are to benefit from your years of experience! Walter and I wish you a happy spring from Maryland! Linda D
You are very welcome Linda
Thank you Charles! I'll be definitely coming back to this video, full of important and valuable information! Much appreciated 💚🌱
Great to hear Anna
Thanks for the advice Charles 😊
Thanks Charles. Getting an early start deciding and reading the packets at home rather than at store. Less stress. More varieties.
Hi Charles got them all written down in my seed book can’t wait for sowing ! Just been washing my greenhouse on the outside for more sunlight? That’s a joke 😂😂 lv Irene 😘 xx
Thanks Irene.
The sunlight so precious!
Thank you Charles for a lovely video. I'm checking all my seed packages for germination at the moment. I'll look forward to trying some of the varieties you mentioned.
Nice to hear!
Thank you Charles! Great video! Blessings!
You are welcome and thank you
WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A TEMPORARY SNOWCEANIC CLIMATE SO FORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO BUT WATCH A HALF HOUR VIDEO ON SEEDS AND VARIOUS SEED VARIETIES !!!!! PERFECT TIMING !!!!!
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Cool comment!
Another great video with lots of information and advice. Thank you!
My pleasure David
thnx Charlie. another much appreciated overview
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Thank you, brother Charles !
Thanks for these recommendations!
You are very welcome
Brilliant as usual Sir Charles. Why did no one tell me before that peas do not cross pollinate 😅…. I thought my peas might have cross pollinated so I’ve been using them for micro pea shoots 😂
I must add, I have failed to grow beetroots for 3 years for some reason. Even though the seeds have germinated they just not forming a large root in the ground. I’m going to buy from another supplier this year
Thank you so much for sharing, a true humanitarian!
So much wonderful information about seeds. Thank you Charles! Happiest New Year to you and your family!!!
Nice thanks!
Do you have seed exchange or seed swap events in the UK. Here in Canada, we love diversity in all aspects of life so the more seed varieties the merrier! We have events that local and not so local small seed business can come and set up to sell. There are little workshops for those interested and even some local artisanal food/honey etc vendors sell their wares. One of the great tables is the free seed exchange one. This time of year I always take an inventory and set aside any seed I want to donate. I make little envelopes and label them. It is a nice winter pass time and a great way to share all those healthy seeds. There is a rich variety on that table and it satisfies my lust for new varieties to try. I have many forever favourites thanks to that table. ☺ We usually call them Seedy Saturday and they pop up all over Canada. I can even place an order with an attending business and they will bring it along. No shipping fees. It's great. Also, chat away, it is nice to hear someone excited about seeds.
Super to see this Angela and yes there are several of these in the UK, happy events.
Thanks for everything Charles...!!! Cheers from Chile🙌🇨🇱
You are welcome Kela
Thank you really clear advice on the seeds and encouragement for saving them 😊
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Thanks, Charles ! I love all your videos but it's really nice to hear about your own experiences with various varieties. I'm in the US so some of these either aren't here or are under a dif. name but many ARE available here, too. I also just like to hear anyway. On seed organization, (I don't think I have as many as Charles, but I do have quite a bit) so far I have separated them by type ( Tomato, carrots) but in that, I usually have some grouped together, as brassicas, or summer squash and winter squash/pumpkins. Onions and Leeks. Herbs. These groups I place in Ziploc bags, labeled, then the bags in a plastic storage tote that's not very deep, so, they can be stacked in there like files in a filing cabinet. I got to where I needed another tote, so, separated them into cool-weather and warm-weather crops. I have some home saved seed in empty pill bottles too tho, and they get tucked in the edges, so, It's not perfect. I do have some of those in baggies which I'm able to stuff into the main bag of like seeds. I have only saved my own tomato, pepper, squash and melon so far. I used to keep my seeds in the fridge or freezer, as they're sposed to keep longer that way, and any that need to have a cold period, get it, but haven't had room for that these past couple yrs. so they stay near the floor, in a cool room. So far the mice have stayed out of the totes even tho they're not 100% super tightly lidded, but I'd advise having a very secure container against mice, esp. if you have corn, squashes or sunflower seeds in there ( prob. legumes as well). These tips aren't meant for Charles, I'm sure he knows way more than I, but for whomever out there they may help/give ideas to !
Thank you so much for this helpful advice, and congratulations on being nicely organised!
Thank you Charles for another great, informative video. I have learned so much from your videos. Appreciate it.
That is great to hear Kathy, thank you
Love your tip, about it sometimes because of the seed not always due to the gardener!
Thank you so much Charles!
Just finished your No Dig Book with all those specific plant informations and with your variety recommendations.
I'm grateful that we have someone like you, who is sharing his experiences and so many amazing informations. 🙏
Also think that your vibe is awesome!
You are such a chill dude 😁
Could listen to you all day.
Have a great day!
Greetings from Cyprus ☀️🙏
You are very welcome and thank you for your kind words Tony
Thank you for this video - it's quite amazing how many varieties of seeds there are.
You are very welcome
Merci Charles.
I started growing onion from seed a couple of years ago and will never go back to sets. Patterson, Walla Walla and Ailsa Craig are my favorites. Trying a different red onion this year, as I have not found one I like yet. Excellent information! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your success
Excellent information, great advice on seeds 👍
Thank you I am glad you enjoyed it 🙂
So great Charles, thank you very much! You’re doing such a fantastic work😊
Glad you enjoy it Nikolaj!
I can’t thank you enough for all the wonderful information you gave us. I really appreciate that and I’m sure it will be very helpful for me. Again thank you so much!!!
You are so welcome 💚
Thank you so much Charles, whoehoe feel totally inspired! 🌱❤️
My pleasure and I am glad you are inspired
Great video Charles.
Thank you Rocco
always enjoyable videos charles
Thank you Steven
Hi Charles forgot to say thank you 🙏 thank you lv Irene 😘 xx
Charles it's amazing how you take time to reply to so many people. I've learned so much from your channel.
You are very welcome and I am glad
I’m pretty loyal to a carrot seed called Adelaide. I like the column shape for chopping when I’m cooking. I don’t like awkward pointed roots. I tried Fly Away last year with disappointing results.
Love that! And yes Flyaway was not good for me
Thank you for the wonderful video....a brilliant way to end my day. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it Su 🙂
I completly agree. I had that issue with banana peppers. I know it’s not what I did as I germinate many other types of peppers no issues! And these I sowed about 50 and got a germination of 2! I think it’s the seed
Excellent video again. I particularly liked the insight into varieties not being well maintained by the seed companies, as well as the fact that the seeds might not be as fresh as you would like. Recently planted 3 packets of onion seeds in a greenhouse, from a major supplier, same compost, covered the same way, one excellent germination, one fairly good one dreadful. Best one was a stalwart of onion varieties so I am guessing faster turnover of seed stock leading to fresher seeds. Only think I didn't hear, but i might of missed it was if you keep seeds from F1's they won't come true to variety. You have remotivated me to grow vegetables !!!
I'm happy to have motivated, you, Leslie! And those are very interesting observations.
Yes, if you keep seed from F1 varieties, they very rarely grow the same as their parents.
Good show, cheers Charles. Impressive video catalogging/archiving skills, it makes all the difference seeing the varieties as you reel off your deep knowlegde
Glad you enjoyed it. Edward manages his archives really well!
Thanks for the suggestions. I have some of them & will try others this year.
I'm on my fourth year of saving my own Charlotte potatoes & think it's the best all round variety there is.
I average 3.5-4kg from four seed potatoes in a 30litre tub & they follow on nicely from my second favourite - Swift.
I don't bother with maincrop, as I cut the tops off the tubs of Charlotte once they show signs of dying back & stack them in the garage, where they keep through to at least the end of February before starting to sprout. I then mash & freeze them, which pretty much sees me through to late May & the first of my Swift.
I'm trying four garlic varieties this year, as well as my home saved variety, 'Aldi' which is in its fourth year.
Thanks once again for imparting your knowledge & advice.
Fine ways to have year-round potatoes!
As usual another great video. Especially in these times of super "charged" energies around the world. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Sorry to ask here Charles. Im just starting a market garden. Which of your books talks more about the actual vegetables, their spacing, companions, succession etc as opposed to farm setup, soil etc. There seems 2 or 3 that seem quite similar. Im leaning to the No dig, mustard covered one. thanks :) PS if anyones in Portugal pls check out Benji seed. Top guy, top seeds and someone that really cares.
Thanks Cedric and my No Dig book is full of info about the growing of each vegetable
@@CharlesDowding1nodig then its ordered and thanks for taking the time to answer, much appreciated.
A good, very enjoyable and instructive video. Thank you so much from Barcelona.
You are welcome
Thank you, Charles, for the great advice. You gave me a lot to consider as I purchase seeds and prepare for the 2024 growing season.
You are very welcome Natacha
💚💚💚Dear Charles, I find it very helpful to watch your videos. I have been saving seeds for over 20 years. I have loved it since I was a child.Several years ago I became interested in collecting bean seeds. I look forward to your new videos. All the best.💚💚💚
Wonderful to hear, you are a natural! Thanks for loving the videos
Thank you Charles for another timely informative video. All set for this years growing season and super excited to see what delights my allotment produces.I was given your calender by secret santa and im looking forward to studying the sowing times and to get the best out of the space i have. Also this year is the 3rd year for asparagus i planted and im so looking forward to at last take a harvest from it. Happy gardening, see what this year brings us
Best of luck in year 3, and thanks
Home-grown asparagus is so much more flavorful. Enjoy!
Thank you for the tips and for sharing your knowledge and beautiful gardens.
Thank you Charles for sharing your wealth of information, and free at that! Please instruct us how to save our own seeds for the trickier plants. Free information, free seeds!
Cheers Mary, and in the description are links to my videos about seed saving.
Gosh. You have almost as many seeds as I do. Almost. Seed hoarder and proud of it.
‼️ wow
Thank you, Charles. You continue to be the antidote to a challenging day. I really enjoyed this summary and thanks for the tips on where to go. Tamar Organics sells Oxhella! What a relief since Brexit killed off my favourite German supplier's UK delivery!
Happy to help, yes Tamar are doing a nice job
Muchísimas gracias Charles, excelente explicación, ejemplos, sugerencias, consejos. Maravilloso ❤abrazos desde Jujuy Argentina
Hola Jujuy, gracias
Thank you Charles for another superb video... did we hear you mention about a thought of selling some seeds, now there's an idea to look into..... Have a great week!!!
Watch this space Neil
Please don't sell hundreds of seeds in one packet and charge heavily. Something on the same line of Bargain Seeds I reckon would be more successful.
Brilliant video!
Thank you Emma, gad you enjoyed it.
Hola maestro Charles Dowding un placer aprender con ustedes , trato de mejorar día a día para mejorar mí Huerta , hasta ahora con la cantidad de semillas que he comprado no he tenido suerte espero que mí suerte cambie , abrazo grande desde Argentina 🇦🇷 muchas bendiciones , gracias gracias por compartir tanta experiencia.
¡Que bueno escuchar eso! Espero que puedas resolver las cosas más ahora, y todavía tienes medio año antes del invierno para lograr mucho, incluso podrías siembras hasta mediados de febrero, creo, dependiendo de exactamente dónde estás.
Acabo de pasar dos días maravillosos en Buenos Aires, qué hermosa ciudad. ¡Fuimos a un espectáculo de tango también!
Abrazos
@@CharlesDowding1nodig oohh maestro buenísimo me alegro mucho 👏👏🇦🇷
Gracias Estela
Hi! I’ve heard you’ve been in Patagonia in South America! So, hello from down here Buenos Aires, Argentina. Do not miss our northern provinces such as Salta, Tucumán and Catamarca among others. You should come back either in Spring or Autumn to enjoy most of these areas.
Hope you had a good time!
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Next time I hope and thanks. We had two wonderful days in Buenos Aires, after an extraordinary and magical time in Patagonia.
Un véritable plaisir cette vidéo, surtout sous-titrée 😉. J'achète très peu de graines, je préfère les multiplier, sauf pour les cucurbitacées (pollinisations croisées) 😊
Ah bon et merci
Great video Charles, thank you. 100% agree on some bought seeds. I'm in Australia and purchased some seeds online (local supplier) and germination rate was like 10%. I went back to the supplier, and she mentioned she had purchased the business 6mths earlier and wasn't sure how old the seeds were. So yes, if you can save your own and know their age, so much better. Thanks again, love your work and thank you so much for sharing your knowledge & wisdom. You da Man !!
Helpful and good you checked but after losing so much time! Many thanks
Thank you for sharing
My pleasure
As always a beautiful video. I've been enjoying saving seed - my lettuce last year was a triumph and I now have a huge heap of seeds so I've been trying to give them away on my local Facebook swap site.
Great to hear of your success 🙂
Hooray...saved to watch later. Thanks!
Enjoy 🙂
@CharlesDowding1nodig I did thank you! I've completely changed round my allotment this year and was looking for ideas to put in a bed that appears to kill everything off! I removed the raised bed today. I think there were creatures hiding under it. I suspect they've moved to the potato patch!😆 I firmly believe they know I have no idea what I'm doing. Squirrels have tea parties in my fruit patch and often invite their deer friends, and I swear rabbits can fly!
It's a jungle out there. I love it though. 😀
Absolutely agree about keeping your own seed potatoes ... I've kept Harlequin since 2016 despite the 2017 seed crops failing and nobody reintroducing them. Such a shame that this beautiful long smooth skinned waxy Charlotte x Pink Fir Apple cross has seemingly been abandoned.
Oh wow! I grew it once and liked it. You are now carrying the flag so to speak!
Boa noite Charles fico feliz que o vídeo veio com tradução❤❤
Sim Luisa, eu pago por eles, que bom que você gostou
I will be going through my seeds a d buying new ones, I'll be concentrating on growing for winter harvests, I only ended up with parsnips this year "white Gem" they went down well at Christmas 😀👍
Nice!
alot of very good information in this video as per usuall
i have to add, i been growing different things for a small decade now, and by far the bigest difference for me are the cabbages and colliflouwrs etc that are bred to fight off clubroot parasite, some plants to me seem to be affected still but can produce a regular crop, some plants just show no signs of clubroot
Nice to hear. It can also be that your soil is improving, I have heard of clubroot - infected soil, coming clear of clubroot in no dig allotments
As an experiment, I planted some long white potato chits I had taken off potatoes. They did nothing for quite some time but eventually leaves emerged. When they finished, I emptied the pot to find a few very small potatoes the size of baked beans. These have been put in cold storage and will be planted again this year hoping for larger potatoes. It may take a few years before they are a useful size but it will be interesting to follow what happens.
Hey Dafydd you are showing wonderful diligence and patience! Good luck with achieving a harvest, when the potatoes will taste extra special!
i love my tomatoes be growing them again this year
Hello Sir Charles and thanks for this timely video. I cannot get hold of Sungold F1 tomato, but an offspring is circulating for years that is very close called Big sungold select and open pollinated... I love brussels sprouts but even with F1 Hybrid and nice looking plants I always fail to get the sprouts swelling, very sad. The one potatoe that came up fantastic regards taste and yield was Nemo, beautiful red with white spots, good for mash potatoes and gnocchi. As I could not find seeds for Rose de roscoff, I have bought a bunch to plant for my own seeds this year, fingers crossed. Last years seed saving project was very successful with beetroot, hopefully they will germinate😊. Have a nice day, you made mine today.
So nice of you thanks. Sorry about your Brussels!
I too grow keravel roscoff onions, think I will try & save seeds this year, a very knowledgeable video, thanks
You are most welcome Linda, I wish you success
Talking of seeds , i went into my shed the other day , to start cleaning up a bit , and organise for the spring planting , and got a shock i didn't expect , all my seeds i had in envelopes on a high shelf , were decimated by some animal . Some 60 seeds packets gone . Luckily i had some seed packets in a biscuit tin , and some in jars .
Mice!
Wow what an amazing video. So dense with information, yet so much more that could be said. This was a very nice, informative video that Im sure will help a lot of people, Charles, as it has helped me. Choosing varieties and starting them the correct times of year is something that bit me in the bottom in the past because I was unaware, until it suddenly dawned upon my dense head what I was doing. There is so much in choosing seeds and varieties to know, I think I will be absorbing and learning it for the rest of my life, happily.
As a side note, you localize your bird netting to specific plants, and in this video you used wood posts with wood rails to drape the netting. Have you experimented in the past with using metal or other material of wires instead of wood between the posts? I ask bc this is something Ive been considering. It was in the broccoli section. You replied to a comment in the past that you only put your posts a foot or so in the ground, which is brilliant, but the posts here looked pretty thick and heavy to be holding themselves in place only a foot deep .. do you know if these posts happened to be a bit deeper?
Cheers Ted, that's nice to hear.
The posts are definitely not more than a foot in the ground because the soil is very dense deeper down and maybe that's what holds them in place. We actually do have a wire along the top though and it's certainly another solution. This weekend is forecast a high wind, which might blow the netting off again! I have no solution for that except to put it back again.