November Vlog & Allotment Tour / Homegrown Garden
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Winter is coming and it's time to prepare the dahlias for their winter slumber. In this month's episode I lift the dahlias that were growing in my raised bed and I also cut back and mulch the others. I harvest my longest ever carrot and talk about all the bulbs, new plants and a special container that I bought this month for my allotment.
⭐ Q&A ⭐
I'm planning a Q&A video next month so I need your questions in the comments please! Anything goes, within reason - hehe! It can be about me, my allotment, my houseplants - ask away! I'll answer as many as I can in the video next month.
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🎵 MUSIC 🎵
The music featured in this video was Morning Mandolin by Chris Haugen, The Creek & Where I am From by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena all licensed under creative commons.
Love all your new items and I cannot wait to see everything in Springtime 🌸💕🌸
Have you ever thought about writing an allotment book? Or writing a short synopsis about your allotment ideas and sending it off to various TV producers with the prospect of making a television programme about your flourishing allotment? You speak with tremendous clarity and your sheer enthusiasm makes even the most mundane tasks seem captivating!
Regarding the pests that carry out clandestine raids scuppering your attempts to grow various things by their foraging activities. Have you ever thought about buying an infrared wildlife camera off that well-known Chinese website that sells things cheaply? That way you could share the footage in your videos and making the pests earn their supper!
Questions: The large quantities you grow, make me wonder, 1. Are consume and your harvest in sync? ( i.e. you don't have a barn, filled with jam and pickle glasses, floor to ceiling)?. 2. Would it be conceivable, to sustain yourself solely from your produce? Keep up the excellent work! The peaceful calm of your garden reaches through the screen!
Enjoy your vlog and handy tips. Cab you let us know when you start gardening and who is your your big influence ? You sure have green thumb for plants. Merry Xmas !
I recommend you grow dill near carrots 🥕 because it’s carrot fly resistant.
I do enjoy your beautiful garden videos ! I live in Oregon and have a yard covered in 8 inches of snow ! For next month's Q&A, I'd love to hear about growing blueberries in pots , and how to take cuttings from thornless blackberries, to make new plants . Also, what kinds of classes have you studied ?
Really cool! Always a delight to see your videos!!!! Greetz from Holland!
Just subscribed, really interesting, love your choice of bulbs. What is the music? I keep hearing it on other videos. Will have to look back at your video's. Well done with your carrots. Carrots, parsnips beets and potatoes are my hubbies responsibility, I grow the other stuff. I like the layout of your allotment it's very relaxing. Look forward to the next video.
Hello, and thank you for posting your inspiring videos. Regarding the bark chip mulch and your concern that if it lays directly upon the soil it will "pull nitrogen from the soil as it decomposes". Rest assure that the nitrogen is depleted only at the very minimum depth of a typical weed seed which is why weed seeds are then unable to readily sprout. And those that do are so easy to pull.
Arborist chips are generally free and can be applied at a depth of 6 inches without causing harm to plants. Their irregular shape and texture allows for water and air circulation giving the microbes, worms and predator insects a lovely habitat. If you are establishing a new garden bed cut down any plant material to the ground and use up to 12 inches of chips for a full 6 months before planting. Cheers
enjoyed watching you today we have just started our allotment plot and its hard to know where to start . I have dug one bed over and cut a few things down but it has been so wet …… Just have to remind my self it doesn't all need to be done in a year!
That's good to know about daffodil bulbs.. I've had a similar problem with rats and mice
Really love watching your videos and always keen to see your Instagram uploads as well. How much of your food are you able to grow? I have dreams in the future of growing as much as I can. Much love from Ireland!
Look for buildings getting renovated, they sometimes throw away tanks. Got 2 big black water tanks for nothing last week. Carrots in them next year
Pure joy when you pulled out that carrot! ✌️
I was happy to see a new video this morning. Nice way to start my Saturday.
Aww, thank you Mel! Hope you have a nice weekend ☺️
Wow!I love watching your videos!God bless you.
Love from Tacloban Philippines.
Great update, and best looking allotment holder on here
This weather is really dragging me down!! I had so much planned over the last 6 weeks and non of it got done due to the crazy weather (Lincolnshire UK - Our village was on the national news twice due to flooding!!) I am toying with the idea of making a polytunnel for strawberries and tomatoes this year and also just about to order 200M of 150mm x 22mm timber to create ALL NEW raised beds and massive compost bays. Think I will get that done over Christmas and New Year (If the rain stops!!!!) I have spent more time after work in front of the log stove than I have up my garden allotment, hopefully it will change. At least my garlic is off to a good start!
Do you live near your allotment, and is it easy for you to pop over when you have time? Do you only get to work on it on the weekends? Enjoyed the tour and seeing the bulb haul! Thanks!
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weather like that/this is what my 'overseas cousins' refer to as a 'soft day' , ha !
thats a LOT OF BULBS !!! leave cardboard in place year round , helps to stretch-out supply for keeping neat appearence - when planting , brush back mulch . cut X into it , peelback , dig in & plant , then put back in place , place mulch back & voila ! weed barrier ,, waterpermeable , organic
Love the sound of that but the new dahlia growth won’t be able to grow through the card.
Hadn't watched your vids in quite some time. You are still adorable.
Hello pretty lady, Love all of your videos. USA South Florida here. 😘
Questions for your Q&A: What is your advice for someone with a new allotment? How do you work in time on your plot with a full time job? And any advice for beginners who are just getting started? Thanks for all you do! -@jaclynisgardening on IG ☺️✨
Thank you for all the amazing videos and advice. Please could you let us know how your Celeriac did in your Q&A. Thank you.
hello girl.im your new subscriber.im really happy to find your channel here,im also starting my gardening journey 💙❤ keep going.love from india
Since you’re doing a q&a I have another question. I want to pursue horticulture professionally (I have a lot of interest in small scale farming and herbalism), but I don’t know if going back to school is possible for me. I’m sure being in school is massively beneficial and fascinating, but do you think it’s the only way to get your foot in the door? And if you don’t mind sharing, what type of program are you in specifically? Thanks!
Great video, I love to watch them. I notice you've got lots of questions already. My question is what first inspired you to take up horticulture, have you grown plants since you were little or is it a more recent passion? It's always interesting to hear different people's routes into horticulture.
TimHowellX thanks for your question Tim!
I will likely have an extended visit from California in the US to the UK for four months in the coming year. I would like to live in an area where gardening is very prevalent. Where in the UK do you think the gardening culture is the strongest?
Wood chis is not a problem when the wood chips are on top of the soil. It will only be good for the soil under.
So if roots are in the soil under, everything is ok.
Good videos again 👍👍
love your shed. how long did it take you to make it like a tiny cozy home
Hi there, love your vlog. I've just put my name down for an allotment. I've only ever grown cherry tomatoes and dafodils before, any tips for what might be easiest to start growing? I love both flowers and veggies!
Lovely memories of dinner plate dahlias, & I miss my fruit trees, 🍋 🍊, grapefruit, tangerine, fig tree, Apple tree, I grew roses from bareroot🌹🐞
Always look forward to your tours. I would like to know (in the Q&A) how your job is going? Do you still like it? Are you happy you made the switch in careers? Thanks.
Thank you for submitting a question for the Q&A!
Hello. For the Q&A - I have a new plot, it's been well looked after and used so no major work needs doing but it's just a bare plot of mud currently with nothing else on it (no walk ways, sheds, raised beds ect). I'm struggling to work out how to start planning what to do with it. Any advice?
Hi Firstly having just started an allotment myself, I love your allotment vlog. However I do have a question. I have stored my Dahlias in plastic crates, covered in sand in my garage. Should I keep the sand completely dry or slightly moist?
Hiya, lovely video as always. I just wanted to ask how your RHS course is going and your job? I started my RHS level 2 practical course in September and am enjoying it, even though it is quite paper based! I would love to change careers and work where my passion lies x
Could you use grass cuttings on the cardboard instead of wood schippings?
So strange, here in Tennessee, we are having quite a problem with rats and mice too!
its why they're called 'vermin'
& why i like cats ; who are a constantly roaming guard against them
looks like a busy day :) new friend Ruthie here
Where did you buy all those bulbs on offer from?
You need an allotment cat!
Carrots look amazing
I uninstalled instagram because it's a time suck, but I wanted to tell you that one of my many umbrella plant cuttings finally rooted! I saw you doing yours and balded my ugly momma plant in an attempt to start over
No way, that’s amazing!! I have several potted cuttings now that are fine and healthy. No signs of new growth yet, I imagine they won’t grow any new leaves until next year, maybe. They have a fine root system though. Thanks for stopping by to let me know, I’m so happy for you! 🌿🥰💚
Hello lovely video I love panting too and I love plant vegetable in my garden I can eat organic foods You are my new Friend
Do you guys consistently get enough strong sunny days to get good results with sun loving vegetables, i.e. melons, sweet corn, tomatoes?
Im interested in the sweet peas that youve got germinating in the polytunnel. Is there a video where you explain more about this.
Heya! There isn’t but I can explain. If you sow your sweet peas in autumn you should get earlier blooms the following year. It’s the first time that I’ve done it. I filmed this video last weekend and I went to the plot today and guess what?! They’ve JUST emerged from the compost! 👏🏻 🌱
Hello from Minnesota USA! Thanks for sharing your allotment, I really enjoy your videos :) Are there any resources you could share re: wood chips pulling nitrogen? I am following other gardener youtubers who recommend it & would like to do some research.
It is not a problem when the wood chips are on top of the soil. It will only be good for the soil under.
So if roots are in the soil under, everything is ok.
Do you use woodchips also? If so what is your outlook in using them?
Schöner Garten Rundgang Liebe Grüße Benny
So I am new with dahlias, just grew a couple this year. Will you split those who sets you pulled up?
Some of them yes. I will probably do it in spring, like I did this year with some others. I have a video on that!
b& q, Homebase , Wickes , £1 Buckets drill holes in base very good large pots
Thanks but I’m trying to cut down on my plastic use as I already accumulate far too many pots.
Great work !!! #eveforestgarden
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So cute, that's the first thing I want to say :v
Hello... from the otherside of the world tropical Philippines.
Well well my friend your going to have a bad back after planting all those daffs and tulips lol but what a show ,look forward to seeing them in flower 😀rose says hi ..have you received my emails only I've had probs with mine so not sure if you got them ? ..
Neil Armstrong I did, they’re in the post! ☺️ I’m trying to plant bulbs today but the ground is too frozen! Argh.
@@homegrowngarden arh many thanks my friend ..yep I've been down my allotment today to the ground is frozen solid .so Sat in my shed with the wood burner you going 😀all toasty and warm ..
What is an allotment?
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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck.........
As much as I can get my hands on 🤩
Nice girl
Very cool channel I have a small garden channel
Wow I've been arguing with my parents about keeping wood chips in the yard. Now I can tell them they deplete nitrogen. Thank you
Hello
Bucket trap for rodents
Hi K, i just watched your Q and Answer vid,,,,,,,,,,living in a flat,,,,,,,,well done,,,,,,,,i couldn't,but my question is,,,,apart from looking stunning,and have gorgeous eyes,,,,etc,,,,,,,,,,,,,why do you look so glam at your plot,when i seem to look like a tramp? I arrive clean but go home filthy!! Thanks for sharing.
You do use the word _enormous_ a lot 😊
To be fair, it is an exceptionally long carrot! 14 inches to be precise 🥕 😂
You have to get rid off rats and mouse as this is breading and feeding place for them. In one month mouse have at least 9 baby's, then again and again. Place granules of rat poison in dark places , close to shed in your storage place, under rocks in every dark hole . Is no point to have garden to feed and bread rodents.