NOVEMBER ALLOTMENT GARDENING / ALLOTMENT GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS

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  • @simonknowles5256
    @simonknowles5256 Рік тому +31

    Hi Emma, if you tie a loose loop of rope around the small bent tree and then tie the other end around one of those large trees, then every 2 weeks pull the rope up a bit more, by the spring the little bent tree should be straight and holding its own, when it's straight you could support it with a good strong stake.🙂

    • @nancymccullough4451
      @nancymccullough4451 Рік тому +5

      I was thinking the same thing and perhaps prune the top down a little? 😊

    • @joycehennequin8469
      @joycehennequin8469 Рік тому +3

      Great idea

    • @dianemilne3530
      @dianemilne3530 Рік тому +5

      Put a bit of rubber so the rope doesn’t rub on the trees.

    • @lucybarnard3954
      @lucybarnard3954 Рік тому +1

      Really good idea, I could do that for one of mine thanks x

  • @rachelbonner
    @rachelbonner Рік тому +13

    My favorite part of this video was when you were spreading the bulbs! Your happiness was contagious!

  • @DC-fo3bn
    @DC-fo3bn Рік тому +1

    You have a really dry sense of humour and I love it, you make me laugh every time. Always cheer me up these videos.

  • @loveatfirstsprout88allotment
    @loveatfirstsprout88allotment Рік тому +3

    Emma you are working so hard to get your second plot together so proud of you 😊 Love your videos keep them coming ❤

  • @AudreyM2023-yo1fb
    @AudreyM2023-yo1fb Рік тому

    You crack me up. I love your music choices when you’re doing something funny. 😂

  • @rowan7658
    @rowan7658 Рік тому +2

    I really loved the fact that you were using hand tools and not machinery. I do too as much as possible as I hate the noise my Allotment neighbours make with all their power tools and the awful smell they generate too. Many a day I have given up and gone home because of it. I have a push mower and shears etc which cause no nuisance, noise or pollution and give me a good workout for free. Really enjoy your content.

  • @TheFarmyardGarden
    @TheFarmyardGarden Рік тому +5

    You have the most overworked rake and shears in the UK.
    I’ve seen the odd comment about how long it’s taking to sort Plot 2 but how many people would even take on a plot like this armed with just shears and a rake. I think you’re bossing it!
    I’ve planted some Snake Head Lillies too. They are pretty cool. Can’t wait to see it in spring

  • @joanna9826
    @joanna9826 Рік тому +3

    Hi Emma I get anxiety too and I just want to thank you because even listening to your videos on my headphones whilst I’m anxious helps, watching your videos is so relaxing, Informative, funny, nature loving ❤️
    If I was in your shoes I would open an Amazon account and make a public wish list to let all your viewers see what you need and maybe buy something they can afford, because I’m so grateful for your videos and I’d certainly help xx

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay Рік тому

      I second this. Emma could put the link in the video descriptions.

  • @wernermcgann3792
    @wernermcgann3792 Рік тому +2

    Fritilaria are snakes head lillies-beautiful

  • @desbuckle6907
    @desbuckle6907 Рік тому +7

    Hi Emma, just a thought about all those sticks and junk wood, you might try losing those in a side Hugo culture garden bed, dig a trench or bed putting the soil to one side and chuck all the sticks and wood into the trench then recover the bed with the soil you dug out along with the compost.

  • @Crocs4cats
    @Crocs4cats Рік тому +4

    What a shame the council don’t provide a space to put rubbish from plots so people could take anything they could use from the pile and then once a month they clear the lot🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @Krisu1993
    @Krisu1993 Рік тому +4

    Your videos make me happy! Keep on going hard work❤ Your allotment plot will be great! 🥰

  • @richardhaylett8080
    @richardhaylett8080 Рік тому +3

    Your twig/branch ‘fence’ will make an excellent wildlife habitat, I would potentially extend it further along the plot. Bees, hedgehogs, Einstein, lacewings, ladybirds, frogs/toads- they will all thankyou for it. Plus, it saves you having to cart it all to the tip

  • @UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm
    @UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm Рік тому +1

    Hello Emma, I love your smile and whack it in attitude. I would agree you are a hard worker and I would pick you as a co worker in the garden anytime.

  • @ginatulip8679
    @ginatulip8679 Рік тому +1

    Emma, I am glad you are feeling better. with that tree that is flopping over, maybe it could be tied with a rope to another tree next to it to prop it up. It might last longer than the stick.

  • @keithtester101
    @keithtester101 Рік тому

    You could cut your sticks shorter and push them into the pallet stack to create a wildlife hotel! Love the videos 👍😊

  • @annemariemoormann996
    @annemariemoormann996 Рік тому +1

    Yes: frittilaria! Excellent. They’ll do well in partial shade 😊 and are gorgeous!

  • @paulinebyrne1321
    @paulinebyrne1321 Рік тому +1

    I burn all my sticks last week small bonfire i just kept on adding them a bit as a time whilst i drank a hot coffee. Just needed a few fire lighters small twigs to start it. Got rid of loads of twigs etc.

  • @janesauer1063
    @janesauer1063 Рік тому +3

    Hi Emma. Loved the music when you were sorting the tree out. You could use some of the sticks an longer thin branches to make a woven veg bed side or two.

  • @serobinson1
    @serobinson1 8 місяців тому

    You did so much work and the plot is looking so good !

  • @justalitttleun
    @justalitttleun Рік тому +1

    Put the sticks in the bottom of your beds before you put soil etc in them to fill them . They will rot down releasing nutrients over the next few years and you don't need so much soil in them. Depending on how deep your beds are will determine whether you can put roots in that bed straight away.

  • @jay-bird78
    @jay-bird78 Рік тому

    Hi Emma, you should hire a chipper and make your own wood chip out of all the sticks and twigs 😊

  • @Brenda-xc7sq
    @Brenda-xc7sq Рік тому +2

    You are doing so well and making great headway, quite impressive as the weather isn't helping.

  • @joycehennequin8469
    @joycehennequin8469 Рік тому +2

    Emma your doing a fantastic job,the work you have put in and on your own is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ❤

  • @maudschoenaker5109
    @maudschoenaker5109 Рік тому

    Good to see you back there!

  • @Lynne-plot35b-36b
    @Lynne-plot35b-36b Рік тому +1

    Emma if you wack 2 sturdy posts vertically into the ground about 1 foot apart and do this repeatedly in a line. I think these will act to the contain the sticks that you are put horizontally between in the area by the compost bins. This may act as a natural fence and solve your what to do with the sticks issues. This can then be the border between you and the plot neighbour. Dyu know what I mean?

  • @emmamclaughlin8778
    @emmamclaughlin8778 Рік тому

    🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓Emma make a hugle culture bed with those sticks 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

  • @havvashenol6777
    @havvashenol6777 Рік тому +2

    rent a mulcher then you will have the mulch for your paths, another thing you could use those pallets for raised beds i cut them in half and lined the sides its working a treat

  • @andymatts8010
    @andymatts8010 Рік тому +2

    Can imagine that bulb area will light up the plot in the spring 😊

  • @LauraRidgway-nn8rh
    @LauraRidgway-nn8rh Рік тому +1

    Write to a company and ask if you can promote their tools ..for example a wood chipper to make your own wood chips for your plot.
    Raised beds,strimmers etc. No harm trying.
    How about ferns and succulents around the tree stumps.

  • @lisaberry7535
    @lisaberry7535 Рік тому +1

    Good going today...you look energised!!😊

  • @jannad3406
    @jannad3406 Рік тому +1

    I recently acquired an allotment plot (yay!) Whilst it was in a much more manageable state than others, there was a massive pile of sticks. Some of it has been chucked in my pallet composter but most of it has been burned up in the incinerator and then put in the compost. Perhaps you could burn some of the sticks you don't want to use. Love your videos as always.

  • @martinchamberlain8517
    @martinchamberlain8517 Рік тому

    Emma, just found you videos, had a allotment for a number of years, we have a number of new people on our site. I have advised then to watch your videos especially how to clear a new plot...as they need to follow your method as it works.

  • @patstephenso7206
    @patstephenso7206 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Emma l so pleased your able to get out to the plot today its looking great l love the bulbs see you Friday 🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

  • @helenagreenwood2305
    @helenagreenwood2305 Рік тому +1

    Throw some tulips in between the tree stumps 🌷🌷🌷

  • @markmoorman
    @markmoorman Рік тому

    Love a fire me... And it's a great way to rid myself of little sticks etc. ;)

  • @fareebug8439
    @fareebug8439 Рік тому +4

    You can use end on pallets for stick storage, made a hedge like fence with them, or just 4 stakes (in sets of 2) put into the ground- then stack sticks between longways - between maybe 5-7 sticks wide and as tall as the in ground stakes will hold. Those options I think would take up the least a amount of space. It looks incredible, really !!!! You should be so proud! And it's really been such a fast transformation!!! Let yourself rest properly though - they say it can be an important part of reducing risk of long haul. Well wishes for a speedy full recovery for everyone in your family. 💜💞🙏💞💜

  • @rickvangunten4800
    @rickvangunten4800 Рік тому +1

    Glad you are feeling better. Take Care, Be Well...................>

  • @nancytabor8302
    @nancytabor8302 Рік тому

    Missed you on Friday and today. Hoping your son is not worse.

  • @justalitttleun
    @justalitttleun Рік тому

    The tree that's bent over is searching for light, it looks like the larger trees are shading it and may have blown over before the roots took

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Рік тому +1

    Hope your better soon Emma glad you have recovered from covid quickly.😊

  • @garyclifton2180
    @garyclifton2180 Рік тому

    Looking good Emma you have come on so much brilliant

  • @Gardenofglory-l6v
    @Gardenofglory-l6v Рік тому

    Hi Emma look like your feeling a whole lot better

  • @NickSBailey
    @NickSBailey Рік тому

    scatter grouping the bulbs is genius why didn't I think of that lol scattering alone looks a bit crap they always look really sparse unless you have thousands of bulbs

  • @TheKeyMargo
    @TheKeyMargo Рік тому

    Your method of Covid recovery is great. Lots of deep breathing of cold moist air. Cough everything out.

  • @sylviasandoval5641
    @sylviasandoval5641 Рік тому

    Hi Emma, my garden planner arrived. My daughter and I are here in Colorado, U.S A..not too much gardening, so plenty of time for planning, we love our planners.youre getting us on the right path.love Einstein too

  • @sunmoonrise
    @sunmoonrise Рік тому +1

    Love how resilience of u emma.somehow inspired and motivated me doing the same.keep up the good work emma.i really appreciate your video Everytime

  • @japanesemaplesbonsai7133
    @japanesemaplesbonsai7133 Рік тому +1

    Hope you’re feeling better. You even look good in your gardening attire, you pretty little petal! … dont work too hard a wear yourself out. Thanks for sharing Emma!

  • @moonchild6029
    @moonchild6029 Рік тому +2

    Fabulous vlog Emma thank you , what a great idea for sowing the spring bulbs, I've just been allocated my new allotment plot and going to get some spring bulbs in at the weekend ,
    You're such a inspiration to me x 😊

  • @julzs7493
    @julzs7493 Рік тому

    You could make a hugelkultur bed out of the sticks.

  • @lizziemonk
    @lizziemonk Рік тому

    Emma you are doing so well, you've made so much progress. I've got a large and in parts very overgrown garden and inspired by you I've been getting out there, sometimes for a spare half an hour, part of my reticence is not knowing how to do things and not knowing the correct way or making a mistake but you've shown me to just dive on in and wing it - how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Well done honey you are doing this and so am I 👏👏👏thank you x

  • @janetsandham7058
    @janetsandham7058 Рік тому +1

    Bury all the sticks ect y dont want emma
    Im not saying just bury rubbish
    But any thing rots will make compost and br great for yhe soil
    I planted lots of twigs ect it so good

  • @maryconnell888
    @maryconnell888 Рік тому

    Great stuff!

  • @tabithadrew9875
    @tabithadrew9875 Рік тому +1

    MUSHROOM LOGS!!!!!

  • @debyorkshirelass9674
    @debyorkshirelass9674 Рік тому

    Could you hire a wood chipper machine to shred all sticks and use it to use pathways Emma ? Pity council wont help with the bigger jobs for you.😕

  • @bryanyeo1745
    @bryanyeo1745 Рік тому

    I wood cut the tree back a bit.

  • @belindacharpentier9913
    @belindacharpentier9913 Рік тому

    You’re going to have to break those sticks up and burn them. It will help you keep warm as it gets colder.

  • @DC-fo3bn
    @DC-fo3bn Рік тому

    That's definitely a robbin worm, they pray on Robbins by giving em belly ache. Hope you were just joking when you covered it up because otherwise Einstein is toast lol. On the positive side he can't force you to find him worms if he has been eaten by a robbin worm haha

  • @michelleadams2997
    @michelleadams2997 Рік тому

    Gardens looking nice Emma, loving your channel 😊

  • @didi2s
    @didi2s Рік тому +1

    The plots are looking good. You will be in a good position in the spring. We are supposed to have our plots put to bed for the winter by December 4th. Well, I have been away for a week and dealing with health issues, too, so I don’t think I will be done by then. I still have to get garlic and spring bulbs planted! 😮

    • @lisaberry7535
      @lisaberry7535 Рік тому

      Interesting you say about putting your plot to bed?? Is that a committee rule if you are on a site?

    • @didi2s
      @didi2s Рік тому +1

      @@lisaberry7535 the community garden I am in is run by a city program. There are rules listed in our yearly rental agreement, including when we need to have our plots cleaned up for the winter.

  • @mariancoburn2202
    @mariancoburn2202 Рік тому

    Hope you are feeling better soon.x

  • @labcat647
    @labcat647 Рік тому

    Easier to completely clear a plot so you can properly access what you have before creating the best overall plan.

  • @solidstart9042
    @solidstart9042 Рік тому

    How about making a dead hedge fence with the sticks?

  • @jfk876
    @jfk876 Рік тому

    Emma when will your garden planner be back in stock ?

  • @mollymoon-pg6xo
    @mollymoon-pg6xo Рік тому

    Burn all the sticks wood and brambles

  • @tabithadrew9875
    @tabithadrew9875 Рік тому +1

    Biggest worm ive ever seen 😳

  • @elainemcgran8828
    @elainemcgran8828 Рік тому +1

    Just cut the fecking tree it will be fine😊