I would never have known to do that without killing it! I never knew rhubarbs were so big underground! I think it took us over 3 hours to move it! I am looking forward to see how it looks this summer! 😘🌸💕
Thank you so much! Making memories is so important. I hope Fluffy will treasure our videos when we are no longer around. I treasure my dad’s videos and written diaries now he is no longer with us. 😘💕🌸
It's either going to die or it's going to grow tha got me Nanou 🤣🤣 Your garden season must be a few weeks ahead of mine as my plum has just come into full bloom! Your allotment landscape is beautiful 😍 the red sunsets are so tranquille! So many potatoes 🙌🙌 Cézanne has such a wonderful temperament barely moved when the potato shower started 🤗 ❤️ what a sweet heart! What a beautiful moment to captured between you and Fluffy and to spend the day together gardening❤️❤️🥰🥰 Looking forward to seeing what you think of the hori 🗡 you have so many seeds on the go, I love to see what people are sowing 🥰 thank you for a lovely video your laugh is infectious have a wonderful weekend xx
Thank you so much Laura! The plum tree on the plot came out so early! The one in our home garden is still deeply asleep, not a single bud on him. We are looking forward to see how different their plums turn out! I am going to use the hori hori this weekend! I will have a quiet day there on my own on Saturday as Grinch got a full day watching the rugby finals on tv! I like my quiet days on the plot! Wishing you a wonderful weekend Laura! 😘💕🌸
My compost bin is partially filled with rubbish too. I’ve been separating the compost from the rubbish. I love that, our potatoes plot number 9 potatoes x
Fluffy is such a special, loving young man. You are so blessed. He is also correct in that all of these videos are like having a diary that you can reflect on. Grinch did that as well by reviewing last years potato planting date. It’s an excellent way to keep on top of everything going on at the plot. I’ve never seen a rhubarb as big as that! What a lovely video to watch as I have my morning coffee. Bless you all!
Thank you so much Carole, you are always lovely and kind to us. Fluff is so thoughtful and loving, i am very lucky. The videos are indeed a great diary to look back on! That rhubarb took us by surprise, it must be quite old to be so big! 😘💕🌸
Thank you so much for your visit and a warm welcome to our channel! I love Christine’s channel, her garden, her plot and of course Bella! She has such a wonderful gentle voice too. Wishing you a lovely weekend! 😘💕🌸
So many flies! What a nightmare! I am now burning some citronella incense in the polytunnel to try to get them to go out. I have also ordered some tablets you dissolve in water to water the compost with and it kills the eggs. I really hope it will work! It is an absolute nightmare! 😘💕🌸
Wow! I didn’t think I’ve ever seen that many flies. They must be from the compost, it’s normal to get a few but that amount is unbelievable. I think that you will be good for potatoes this year 😂. You could set up a market stall selling them by the KG. I brought a wheelbarrow with an inflatable wheel and it went flat in a few weeks. I wish I had have gone with the hard plastic wheel as they seem to be far better. Oh well we live and learn. Has Grinch settled in for a big day of rugby. I’ve been giving a list of jobs that need to be done at home but they will have to wait until tomorrow.
He really enjoyed the rugby yesterday even If England lost! He said it was a great match! My brother was happy France won and phoned Grinch as he always does when France wins against England!!! Those two are so funny! We did end up with a lot of potatoes! I never thought our ones had survived in the garage!!! I am so glad we have the second allotment! We love potatoes so they will get used! I think those flies come from the compost in the bed. It is the good value compost from our nursery. This compost is fine outside but I will never use it in the polytunnel ever again! I am trying some tablets that dissolve in water that kills the eggs in the soil. I hope it will work. I think it is, there is less of them now. It is raining today, I think it might be a seed planting day! Have a great week! 😘🌸💕
They are both so wonderful! I am so lucky! We have ended up with a lot more potatoes than I thought but that’s fine as we love eating them! They taste so much better homegrown! The rhubarb is still growing well despite its traumatic move! 😘🌸💕
I know I shouldn’t laugh but the box of potatoes falling off the table on to the cat actually made me laugh out loud 😂😂 he really wasn’t happy bless him 🌸
He likes to make it known when he isn’t happy with us! He is very vocal! He wasn’t hurt, he just likes to be dramatic! He did get his favourite lickylicks afterwards to say sorry! 😂🤣😘🌸💕
WOOHA that's an infestation of flies. Hope those sticky traps get it under control fast. Nice to have Fluffy to celebrate Mom's day early. You are going to love the Hori Hori knife. It's my absolute favorite tool. You and Grinch have really whipped that second plot into shape fast. It's looking marvelous. That is certainly a lot of potatoes 🥰🌷🌱
I never thought our potatoes would survive in the garage! They were a complete surprise! I am sure we have enough room to plant them all. They will keep us busy and well fed! I am looking forward to use the hori hori, I am impressed how solidly made it is! I am having fun slowly planting all the seeds you have given me. 😘💕🌸
Grinch is wonderful! That rhubarb took us so long to move! We never expected it! It seems to be growing ok! It would be good if it survives as it is obviously very old! Fluffy really spoiled me. I was so glad he made the time to be with me. 😘💕🌸
Wow, that black fly infestation is massive! Are there larger sheets of fly paper you could put on the covers that are over the soil containers, then close the cover? Happy Mother's Day and enjoy using your new hori hori knife.
That is a good idea with the fly paper! I am going to spray everything tomorrow with water and washing up liquid and also water the soil with some banana water. I have been told it works! I hope so as there are even more flies then when I filmed last! 😱. I am looking forward to use the hori hori! 😘💕🌸
Lovely to see Fluffy ,he's such a great son .Way too early on squash and cucumbers Nanou .I only sow mine in the house in Mid April as they can't go out till end of May and they grow fast ! .They won't tolerate any cold .Potatoes in buckets I start in greenhouse end of march but outdoors I plant mid April as the frost will blacken any growth it touches but you can. keep them covered by ridging up .That fly infestation is awful ,poor you 😔You could make your own "Arch " just using canes .I grow my beans up an cane structure every year.Lovely vlog 🌹🥰
Thank you so much for the advice! It is so misleading sometimes the dates on the seeds packets! The spaghetti squash said from March! Our cucumber seeds I have saved never grew, I didn’t think they would be any good. I will wait until April to grow the cucumber seeds I bought! I have the potatoes in our conservatory so I will leave them there for now. They are quite happy there! This fly infestation has actually got worse… I have just bought some tablets to dissolve in water that supposedly will kill the eggs in the soil. I am going to also use banana water, someone advised me it should also work. Hopefully we will get rid of them! 😘🌸💕
Oh my gosh, Nanu that view at 1500 minutes is absolutely fantastic. I could just sit there staring at that. I hope you turn the bench so you can actually see that for you or maybe Grinch needs to make another bed to FaceTime with you because wow wow wow it’s beautiful❤. please tell Grinch that I am enjoying his updates as well, because he’s got a good voice for video speaking You are putting us to shame working till the Sun goes Down😂 love it ❤❤❤❤ Oh wow wow wow wow I was gasping out loud I’m actually watching this at work but I’m waiting for my next customer but oh my gosh that is absolutely fantastic. I wish my family would get me one of those❤❤❤ thank you Fluffy thank you so much. Oh wow that is so brilliant I wish I wish I wish I wish LOL😂
I agree with you, Grinch has a lovely voice! The sky is often stunning around here! It makes up for the wind!!! That sunset was particularly beautiful. I was determined to finish planting the raspberries so they wouldn’t die, it got so dark, Grinch had to use the torch on his phone! I have seen you working till dark on your plot too! It’s like we can’t stop!!! Fluffy did choose the perfect Mother’s Day gift for me, I just need to use it with care! 😅😘🌸💕
@@plotno.9 sounds like you are as bad as me when it comes to sharp tools i somehow my fingers always manage to find the sharp ends at the wrong angle 😖😵💫🤭😂🤣 my children are constantly trying to ban me from anything sharp 🤫🫣☺️
Hello 👋 Such big progress yet again 👍💪 Nanou, now, when you have anough space for pumkin patch, do you plan to have a 'strawberry patch' as well ??) I would love to! But dont have anough (sunny) space..🌿 ..You have so many chitted potatoes! 😳 How many beds do you plan to dedicate to them this season ? 😳🙂
I am not sure yet about a strawberry bed but we are definitely building a second tower in the new plot. Incredibly it has survived all the storms very well! I would think at least 3 or 4 beds for the potatoes and I am planning to grow some in pots to see how we do with that method. I still cannot believe how many survived winter in the garage! I didn’t think we would have had any! 😘💕🌸
@@dontneedit Good morning! I agree, the only reason they are big ones is because they were green as we didn’t cover the main crop potatoes well enough. This is something we definitely need to improve this year because we lost a lot of lovely large potatoes as a result. Those very big ones, I have been advised by viewers to cut them in sections to plant, as long as each sections have eyes, so I think I will do that. 😘💕🌸
@@plotno.9 Good morning! Yes, I was planning to say the same thing, that you should cut them, if you still want to use them as seed potatoes 🙂 Btw, for the future season, you still can eat 'green sided' potatoes, you just need to cut the green parts off when peeling 👍🌿
@@plotno.9 Main crop survives winters perfectly in the garages/etc, it is their main purpose after all - to be long term storage, to be eaten during winter/spring 👍🌿 For example, in our northen climate, people grow mostly only main/second early potatoes, because we grow them to be consumed during cold season, not in the summer 🙂🌿 that is why we do not chitt them, there is no point 🤷♀️🙂
Super Grinch 🦸♂️, I agree Nanou it has two chances and only knows which one it chooses. That triangular bed/pot is nice 👍. Weather is similar here cold and damp with mixed rain 😢. You are both doing a simply amazing job and it shows in how different the plot is from the Rocky Horror Picture Show you started with (pun intended 🤭🤭). That’s a great idea I know Malcolm Kingswell used to grow his pumpkins in a hole surrounded by membrane. Ewww dirty knickers 😜😜. Well that was another amazing video and I loved it. Have a fab week you nuts 🥜, Ali 🥰🥰🇨🇦
Thank you so much Ali! I am thrilled how well all my first seeds are growing in the polytunnel! I bought a pack of 4 of those triangular pots, I thought they would fit well in each corner of the polytunnel. I thought planting mint there might deter rodents coming in! 🤞🤞😘🌸💕
Wow… what a lovely Mother’s Day Surprise of a Hori Hori and flowers. Well done Fluffy. He’s such a lovely young man. A credit to you both. This really was a joy to watch, apart from those black flies! I think I’d keep the lid off the bed, to remove the humidity a bit. Seems a perfect breeding ground for them. How awful. I’ve seen a few in my tunnel too. Grim. The fly balls on the crop bars look handy. You and Grinch are working wonders with the second plot. Can’t believe how much manure Grinch has barrowed in. Who needs a telehandler when you have a Grinch? 💪🏼 Thank you for the mention. I was told the strawflowers were hard to germinate. All of mine came up and I needed to do some serious pricking out. Such a lovely family, all of you. Such beautiful souls. I love your channel xx
Thank you so much Clare! I love your channel too! Grinch is doing an amazing job, this will bring so much goodness to the soil after so many years of neglect! Those fly balls can be bought on Amazon if you need some! They have a pleasant sweet smell which must attract the flies. I am so impressed with your greenhouses! 😄👍💕🌸
@@plotno.9 I’m impressed with everything you are both doing. Such hard work. You’ve made a huge difference in such a short space of time to the second plot. Hope these pesky flies disappear soon 😳 We’re all in for a lovely growing season this year. I can sense it
Duncan and you are working as hard as us, if not more! Two greenhouses in one week is so impressive! We cannot wait to meet you both at Malvern! Your plants are going to thrive in the amazing plot you have created in such a short amount of time! 💕💕🌸
Good luck with new beds 😊 I start new beds with pretty fresh manure, and grow squash to start off 😉 You literally have more seed potatoes than I managed to grow last year 😂
I did end up with more potatoes than I thought but it will be good to see how are saved ones are going to grow this year! Lucky we love potatoes! Making new beds is not Grinch’s favourite thing to do. I will give it a go but arthritis in my hands make me drop every little bolts and screws! Good luck with your new beds! Looking forward to see them! 😄👍🌸💕
I am a very lucky mum! That was such a wonderful present! It will be so useful! I love the fact I have enough space now for a nice pumpkin patch! They should grow well in that very well rotted manure! 😄👍💕🌸
Soak banana peels for about 4 days and keep watering with it. It should get rid of the flies. Bananas are a natural pesticide. Once they are under control water with the banana water every few weeks to stop further hatching cycles. Good luck!
This is such great advice! Thank you so much! I already have some banana water as I make some to feed my roses with! I am off to the polytunnel in a moment to try it! I swear they are multiplying! 😘💕🌸
It may be too late given your video is four days old and the seedlings were moved to the polytunnel before that, but add a layer of vermiculite to the top of those seed trays. The black flies lay eggs on soil, and covering the surface with vermiculite prevents/discourages them from getting to the soil. (It's not the adults that cause problems but their tiny maggots that eat the roots of seedlings.)
Thank you so much for the advice! I didn’t know vermiculite made a difference, I will have to order some! Unfortunately I already put those trays in the polytunnel! I have found a treatment though that you put in water to water the plants with and it kills the eggs and larvae so I will be using that every time I will water for a little while. Their number have reduced greatly since I have been using it thankfully. I haven’t put any new trays in there and I won’t until I am sure I have it under controlled. It got worst after the video so I am glad I found that treatment! 😘💕🌸
I was going to say maybe it’s the soil you’re using 😢 causing the black flies. We had maybe 2 fungus knats this year indoors so definitely onto a winner with the peat compost and coir 😊 Someone’s knickers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It definitely is, they come from that bed and I put that good value soil in there. I won’t use that soil in the polytunnel ever again. It is great for outside but not for inside. I didn’t get them in the specialised seed compost I bought as I have no flies in the conservatory. It didn’t even crossed my mind that compost could carry lots of insects larvae with it but it does make sense it would! 😘🌸💕
I treasure the little time we have him with us. I am still finding hard to adjust with the fact he no longer lives with us. My heart skipped a beat a beat when I think about it! 😘💕🌸
I have never seen so many in one place! I am going to try different things to try to get rid of them! I swear there are more every time I go in the polytunnel! 😱😱😱💕🌸
@@delphine88313 I know for sure it is the soil as I have a lot of seedlings growing in the conservatory in compost for seedlings I bought especially and I have no flies whatsoever in the conservatory! 😘🌸💕
Love your reaction when the sun came out Nanou. Grinch grafting with you on the plot. I see what you mean about tricky Rhubarb! What a lovely present from Fluffy, your reactions are always the best 😂😊🌱👍
That rhubarb is massive! I cannot wait to see how big its leaves are going to be! It was so heavy too! Incredible plant really, because I am sure it must be quite old to be that large! I am so grateful for Grinch’s help! Getting the last of the manure has been a very difficult task! It is such a shame we have lost our manure delivery. I love my hori hori but I will have to be careful as I could do a lot of damage with it! I can be quite clumsy! 😘💕🌸
Thanks for the update Nanou 🌱. That lump of rhubarb was impressive 😅. Minty pumpkins 🤣 delicious 😋. Those flies were certainly a shocking sight 😮 have never seen that many of what I presume are fungus gnats. The stems on those blue potatoes are a little long but a stunning colour 😍. Lovely gifts from fluffy, very sweet. You'll find loads of uses for the hori hori and let's hope it it doesn't turn into a horror show 🤣🤣 you had me in stitches 😂, very infectious laugh 😂.
I never thought rhubarb were that big underground! It was so heavy too! There are even more flies! Just awful! I have a few things to try to get rid of them. I need to or I will have no seedlings left! The blue potatoes have such a beautiful colour and they taste great we thought, lovely, creamy texture to them. They are purple uncooked and truly blue when they are cooked. I am looking forward to use the hori hori, but I will have to be careful with it! 🤣😅💕🌸
Hi Nanou, the new plot is really taking shape now. Fab work again Grinch. Those dam black flies, I use fly stripes hung from the roof and the fly sticky pads all round my greenhouse when needed. Aww Fluffy is so thoughtful, what fantastic gifts. Enjoy your horry horry Namou
Every time I go in the polytunnel, there are even more flies! It is a real problem! I have a few things to try to get rid of them… It is making us avoid going into the polytunnel! Such a shame! The hori hori was the perfect gift for me! I am enjoying looking at the flowers everyday! I am so lucky! 😘💕🌸
Rhubarb is better to plant in autumn when main growing season is over. Then you split it into pieces that each has 2-3 buds and plant them under the ground level. Giving them very good deal of bonemeal for settling down and developing their new root system. And every spring give them a decent nitrogen fertilizer. Think of those massive leaves they need to produce - that needs nitrogen. As for the roots - first year after replanting they need some time to settle in so it would be good not picking up leaves in the first year. And from following year you can start to pick them again. And it's better to renew the plant here and then (might be every 5 years or little more) - so it stays fresh and strong as a plant. Obviously not everyone replants them and it can live longer in one place, but then I feel that it tends to come out of the ground by the time. So I'd rather replant to get it back down.
You are so right, I would have preferred moving it in Autumn but unfortunately we didn’t know it was there as it was covered by weeds and ant nests. After we cleared the space it had already died down for winter and we only realised there was a rhubarb when some leaves came out. We couldn’t believe how large it was when we dug it out. I am going to give it lots of nitrogen, thank you for the advice. We won’t harvest any either. I just want it to recover from the move and get established in its new place. It is covered with new leaves which is great news as it means we didn’t kill it! 😘💕🌸
@@plotno.9 ant nests are a nightmare... And there is not as effective things against ants, apart from digging. Then more you dig then less they like to have their nests around. But when you leave them alone - there we can live and make our nest bigger and bigger... And the nasty habit of ants - they are farming aphids on my plants, especially on beans... Aphids are sucking all juices out of a plant. And ants are sort of milking aphids. Then I want to grow dill and parsley flowers to attract ladybugs that are natural enemies of aphids. Ants love and farm aphids but ladybirds are hunting them. Choose your friends wisely :)
Hello Nanou, Grinch and fluffy. Your garden is looking good. For your fly infestation, take a spray bottle of water with a couple of drops of dish soap and spray everything! It won’t hurt your plants at all. Good luck! xox 🇨🇦 Your raspberries probably won’t fruit this year, (depending on type). You will get raspberries next year for sure, then every year after that. No pruning this year.
Morning to you all! That was a fabulous update, and you got much so much done! Those little black fies are everywhere. I've had them, too. I'm guessing climate change may be to blame? I also had them last year....but to my recollection, never before? Have a great week Take care, Annie 🐞 🐝 🌱😢
Thank you so much Annie! I love your name! It is popular in France! It is the first time I have those flies and it is terrible! They are getting worse. I got some advice on different things to try to get rid of them and I hope it will work! 🤞😘🌸💕
Wow nanou you have a digging machine with grinch lol....the flys could be from the compost ,and that skyline 15 mins into vlog was beautiful..have a good week
Grinch is amazing and I couldn’t do it without him! That sunset was stunning! We might have terrible winds there but the skies are stunning! I think you are right, those flies are from the soil in that bed. I have a few things to try to get rid of them! 😘💕🌸
I really enjoy watching your channel, you're always so cheerful and positive. Everything is looking fantastic,the hard work you put in is well worth it. I was lucky enough to get a hori hori for my birthday last year and use it all the time. Hope your cat wasn't too traumatised after the potato incident. Keep up the hard work 😊
Thank you so much! I am looking forward to use the hori hori! Our cat Cézanne is all right, he is very vocal and likes to let us know when he isn’t happy! He did get his favourite treat ( a lickylicks! ) afterwards! 😄👍💕🌸
Normally you eat the large potatoes and plant the small ones. Because the size of seed potatoes does not impact the size of produce, rather the growing conditions and fertilizer, because potatoes are a hungry plant. Leaving large potatoes for seeds is such a pointless waste of harvest. If you don't have small potatoes then you can cut the large ones into half or thirds, depends on the eyes they have - to get out the most effect of them.
This is great advice! Thank you. Unfortunately we didn’t cover our main crop potatoes with enough soil last year and we ended up with quite a lot of large green potatoes. Instead of throwing them away we decided to store them in the garage to plant them this year, hence why we ended up with so many large potatoes to plant. Lesson learnt, we will make sure to cover our main crop potatoes with plenty of soil this time! Hopefully they will grow well. Wishing you a happy Easter! 😘🌸💕
Hey, you know that soil you've got i purchased it last year and it was had black fly too. I dont think it's that good quality. I've never seen a fly infestation so bad. Are you planning on opening a chip shop?
Those flies are awful! I am not impressed. I think it is from that soil as I have loads of seedlings in my conservatory that were planted in compost specifically made for seedlings and I haven’t got a single fly in the conservatory! I will never use that soil in the polytunnel again, only outside! 😘💕🌸
You could break that rhubarb into fifty pieces and make an edge along your plot! Lucky you and lucky rhubarb.
I would never have known to do that without killing it! I never knew rhubarbs were so big underground! I think it took us over 3 hours to move it! I am looking forward to see how it looks this summer! 😘🌸💕
What a lovely family yous are. Keep making memories. Xx
Thank you so much! Making memories is so important. I hope Fluffy will treasure our videos when we are no longer around. I treasure my dad’s videos and written diaries now he is no longer with us. 😘💕🌸
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Bless him that’s a fantastic present 😍 happy Mother’s Day belated
It is, he really spoiled me! I am very lucky! 😘💕🌸
Great video! I am looking forward to seeing your pumpkin patch!
Thank you so much! I am so happy to have enough space to have a pumpkin patch!!! We love eating them too! 😄👍💕🌸
I would definitely want to try pumpkin mint dipped in dark chocolate lol
That sounds like the perfect combination!!! Yummy! 😄👍😘🌸💕
It's either going to die or it's going to grow tha got me Nanou 🤣🤣
Your garden season must be a few weeks ahead of mine as my plum has just come into full bloom!
Your allotment landscape is beautiful 😍 the red sunsets are so tranquille!
So many potatoes 🙌🙌 Cézanne has such a wonderful temperament barely moved when the potato shower started 🤗 ❤️ what a sweet heart!
What a beautiful moment to captured between you and Fluffy and to spend the day together gardening❤️❤️🥰🥰 Looking forward to seeing what you think of the hori 🗡 you have so many seeds on the go, I love to see what people are sowing 🥰 thank you for a lovely video your laugh is infectious have a wonderful weekend xx
Thank you so much Laura! The plum tree on the plot came out so early! The one in our home garden is still deeply asleep, not a single bud on him. We are looking forward to see how different their plums turn out! I am going to use the hori hori this weekend! I will have a quiet day there on my own on Saturday as Grinch got a full day watching the rugby finals on tv! I like my quiet days on the plot! Wishing you a wonderful weekend Laura! 😘💕🌸
My compost bin is partially filled with rubbish too. I’ve been separating the compost from the rubbish. I love that, our potatoes plot number 9 potatoes x
As we made a tops for the compost bins, one has become a good storage place! We did need the extra storage! I think we all do! 😄👍💕🌸
Fluffy is such a special, loving young man. You are so blessed. He is also correct in that all of these videos are like having a diary that you can reflect on. Grinch did that as well by reviewing last years potato planting date. It’s an excellent way to keep on top of everything going on at the plot. I’ve never seen a rhubarb as big as that! What a lovely video to watch as I have my morning coffee. Bless you all!
Thank you so much Carole, you are always lovely and kind to us. Fluff is so thoughtful and loving, i am very lucky. The videos are indeed a great diary to look back on! That rhubarb took us by surprise, it must be quite old to be so big! 😘💕🌸
Came here from Christine plot 19. Looking forward to watching.
Thank you so much for your visit and a warm welcome to our channel! I love Christine’s channel, her garden, her plot and of course Bella! She has such a wonderful gentle voice too. Wishing you a lovely weekend! 😘💕🌸
Loved your video….. love you guys 🥰🌻😊
Oooh, you are just lovely! Thank you so much! 😘🌸💕💕
Yes get sticky traps or the birds may try to peck at the poly to get to them 😢😢😢, they were most likely in the manure or compost 😭😭
So many flies! What a nightmare! I am now burning some citronella incense in the polytunnel to try to get them to go out. I have also ordered some tablets you dissolve in water to water the compost with and it kills the eggs. I really hope it will work! It is an absolute nightmare! 😘💕🌸
Wow! I didn’t think I’ve ever seen that many flies. They must be from the compost, it’s normal to get a few but that amount is unbelievable.
I think that you will be good for potatoes this year 😂. You could set up a market stall selling them by the KG.
I brought a wheelbarrow with an inflatable wheel and it went flat in a few weeks. I wish I had have gone with the hard plastic wheel as they seem to be far better. Oh well we live and learn.
Has Grinch settled in for a big day of rugby. I’ve been giving a list of jobs that need to be done at home but they will have to wait until tomorrow.
He really enjoyed the rugby yesterday even If England lost! He said it was a great match! My brother was happy France won and phoned Grinch as he always does when France wins against England!!! Those two are so funny! We did end up with a lot of potatoes! I never thought our ones had survived in the garage!!! I am so glad we have the second allotment! We love potatoes so they will get used! I think those flies come from the compost in the bed. It is the good value compost from our nursery. This compost is fine outside but I will never use it in the polytunnel ever again! I am trying some tablets that dissolve in water that kills the eggs in the soil. I hope it will work. I think it is, there is less of them now. It is raining today, I think it might be a seed planting day! Have a great week! 😘🌸💕
Fluffy is a great guy. Also Grinch is still a working machine. Excited to see the potatoes ready and rhubarb moved without a problem.
They are both so wonderful! I am so lucky! We have ended up with a lot more potatoes than I thought but that’s fine as we love eating them! They taste so much better homegrown! The rhubarb is still growing well despite its traumatic move! 😘🌸💕
You have a great son!
Thank you so much! I am a very lucky mum! He never forgets me! 😘💕🌸
😂😂😂😂 happy mothers day!!! Be careful with the hori knife
Thank you so much! I have used the hori once and I still have all my fingers! 😂🤣😘💕🌸
What a lovely gift! Well done Fluffy!
I am over the moon with my hori hori! I am so lucky to be so spoiled! I think I will use it a lot more than I think! 😘🌸💕
I know I shouldn’t laugh but the box of potatoes falling off the table on to the cat actually made me laugh out loud 😂😂 he really wasn’t happy bless him 🌸
He likes to make it known when he isn’t happy with us! He is very vocal! He wasn’t hurt, he just likes to be dramatic! He did get his favourite lickylicks afterwards to say sorry! 😂🤣😘🌸💕
WOOHA that's an infestation of flies. Hope those sticky traps get it under control fast.
Nice to have Fluffy to celebrate Mom's day early. You are going to love the Hori Hori knife. It's my absolute favorite tool.
You and Grinch have really whipped that second plot into shape fast. It's looking marvelous.
That is certainly a lot of potatoes
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I never thought our potatoes would survive in the garage! They were a complete surprise! I am sure we have enough room to plant them all. They will keep us busy and well fed! I am looking forward to use the hori hori, I am impressed how solidly made it is! I am having fun slowly planting all the seeds you have given me. 😘💕🌸
Grinch you remind me of my hubby, his a hard worker and will do anything for me. Can’t believe how huge that rubarb was. Happy Mothers Day Nanou
Grinch is wonderful! That rhubarb took us so long to move! We never expected it! It seems to be growing ok! It would be good if it survives as it is obviously very old! Fluffy really spoiled me. I was so glad he made the time to be with me. 😘💕🌸
Wow, that black fly infestation is massive! Are there larger sheets of fly paper you could put on the covers that are over the soil containers, then close the cover? Happy Mother's Day and enjoy using your new hori hori knife.
That is a good idea with the fly paper! I am going to spray everything tomorrow with water and washing up liquid and also water the soil with some banana water. I have been told it works! I hope so as there are even more flies then when I filmed last! 😱. I am looking forward to use the hori hori! 😘💕🌸
Lovely to see Fluffy ,he's such a great son .Way too early on squash and cucumbers Nanou .I only sow mine in the house in Mid April as they can't go out till end of May and they grow fast ! .They won't tolerate any cold .Potatoes in buckets I start in greenhouse end of march but outdoors I plant mid April as the frost will blacken any growth it touches but you can. keep them covered by ridging up .That fly infestation is awful ,poor you 😔You could make your own "Arch " just using canes .I grow my beans up an cane structure every year.Lovely vlog 🌹🥰
Thank you so much for the advice! It is so misleading sometimes the dates on the seeds packets! The spaghetti squash said from March! Our cucumber seeds I have saved never grew, I didn’t think they would be any good. I will wait until April to grow the cucumber seeds I bought! I have the potatoes in our conservatory so I will leave them there for now. They are quite happy there! This fly infestation has actually got worse… I have just bought some tablets to dissolve in water that supposedly will kill the eggs in the soil. I am going to also use banana water, someone advised me it should also work. Hopefully we will get rid of them! 😘🌸💕
Oh my gosh, Nanu that view at 1500 minutes is absolutely fantastic. I could just sit there staring at that. I hope you turn the bench so you can actually see that for you or maybe Grinch needs to make another bed to FaceTime with you because wow wow wow it’s beautiful❤.
please tell Grinch that I am enjoying his updates as well, because he’s got a good voice for video speaking
You are putting us to shame working till the Sun goes Down😂 love it
❤❤❤❤ Oh wow wow wow wow I was gasping out loud I’m actually watching this at work but I’m waiting for my next customer but oh my gosh that is absolutely fantastic. I wish my family would get me one of those❤❤❤ thank you Fluffy thank you so much. Oh wow that is so brilliant I wish I wish I wish I wish LOL😂
I agree with you, Grinch has a lovely voice! The sky is often stunning around here! It makes up for the wind!!! That sunset was particularly beautiful. I was determined to finish planting the raspberries so they wouldn’t die, it got so dark, Grinch had to use the torch on his phone! I have seen you working till dark on your plot too! It’s like we can’t stop!!! Fluffy did choose the perfect Mother’s Day gift for me, I just need to use it with care! 😅😘🌸💕
@@plotno.9 sounds like you are as bad as me when it comes to sharp tools i somehow my fingers always manage to find the sharp ends at the wrong angle 😖😵💫🤭😂🤣 my children are constantly trying to ban me from anything sharp 🤫🫣☺️
Hello 👋 Such big progress yet again 👍💪 Nanou, now, when you have anough space for pumkin patch, do you plan to have a 'strawberry patch' as well ??) I would love to! But dont have anough (sunny) space..🌿 ..You have so many chitted potatoes! 😳 How many beds do you plan to dedicate to them this season ? 😳🙂
I am not sure yet about a strawberry bed but we are definitely building a second tower in the new plot. Incredibly it has survived all the storms very well! I would think at least 3 or 4 beds for the potatoes and I am planning to grow some in pots to see how we do with that method. I still cannot believe how many survived winter in the garage! I didn’t think we would have had any! 😘💕🌸
@@plotno.9 btw about potatoes from the garage, - if I were you, I would eat the big ones 🙂😉🤷♀️ the are not that good as a seed potatoes 🤷♀️🙂🌿
@@dontneedit Good morning! I agree, the only reason they are big ones is because they were green as we didn’t cover the main crop potatoes well enough. This is something we definitely need to improve this year because we lost a lot of lovely large potatoes as a result. Those very big ones, I have been advised by viewers to cut them in sections to plant, as long as each sections have eyes, so I think I will do that. 😘💕🌸
@@plotno.9 Good morning! Yes, I was planning to say the same thing, that you should cut them, if you still want to use them as seed potatoes 🙂 Btw, for the future season, you still can eat 'green sided' potatoes, you just need to cut the green parts off when peeling 👍🌿
@@plotno.9 Main crop survives winters perfectly in the garages/etc, it is their main purpose after all - to be long term storage, to be eaten during winter/spring 👍🌿 For example, in our northen climate, people grow mostly only main/second early potatoes, because we grow them to be consumed during cold season, not in the summer 🙂🌿 that is why we do not chitt them, there is no point 🤷♀️🙂
Super Grinch 🦸♂️, I agree Nanou it has two chances and only knows which one it chooses. That triangular bed/pot is nice 👍. Weather is similar here cold and damp with mixed rain 😢. You are both doing a simply amazing job and it shows in how different the plot is from the Rocky Horror Picture Show you started with (pun intended 🤭🤭). That’s a great idea I know Malcolm Kingswell used to grow his pumpkins in a hole surrounded by membrane. Ewww dirty knickers 😜😜. Well that was another amazing video and I loved it. Have a fab week you nuts 🥜, Ali 🥰🥰🇨🇦
Thank you so much Ali! I am thrilled how well all my first seeds are growing in the polytunnel! I bought a pack of 4 of those triangular pots, I thought they would fit well in each corner of the polytunnel. I thought planting mint there might deter rodents coming in! 🤞🤞😘🌸💕
Wow… what a lovely Mother’s Day Surprise of a Hori Hori and flowers. Well done Fluffy. He’s such a lovely young man. A credit to you both.
This really was a joy to watch, apart from those black flies! I think I’d keep the lid off the bed, to remove the humidity a bit. Seems a perfect breeding ground for them. How awful. I’ve seen a few in my tunnel too. Grim. The fly balls on the crop bars look handy.
You and Grinch are working wonders with the second plot. Can’t believe how much manure Grinch has barrowed in. Who needs a telehandler when you have a Grinch? 💪🏼
Thank you for the mention. I was told the strawflowers were hard to germinate. All of mine came up and I needed to do some serious pricking out.
Such a lovely family, all of you. Such beautiful souls. I love your channel xx
Thank you so much Clare! I love your channel too! Grinch is doing an amazing job, this will bring so much goodness to the soil after so many years of neglect! Those fly balls can be bought on Amazon if you need some! They have a pleasant sweet smell which must attract the flies. I am so impressed with your greenhouses! 😄👍💕🌸
@@plotno.9 I’m impressed with everything you are both doing. Such hard work. You’ve made a huge difference in such a short space of time to the second plot.
Hope these pesky flies disappear soon 😳
We’re all in for a lovely growing season this year. I can sense it
Duncan and you are working as hard as us, if not more! Two greenhouses in one week is so impressive! We cannot wait to meet you both at Malvern! Your plants are going to thrive in the amazing plot you have created in such a short amount of time! 💕💕🌸
@@plotno.9 and we can’t wait to meet you both too. Bonus… my “invisible” sister is also coming to Malvern ❤️
He is so right! I have only photos of my original ones but 🤞🤞🤞🤞 we have more to put up this year. We have a very very windy plot too x
Windy plots are really challenging! 😘💕🌸
@@plotno.9 yes they are! It helps that we are little bit mad and still love it 🥰
Nanou the rubarb will be fine x
Thank you, it’s good to know. It is looking quite happy so far! 😄👍💕🌸
Good luck with new beds 😊
I start new beds with pretty fresh manure, and grow squash to start off 😉
You literally have more seed potatoes than I managed to grow last year 😂
I did end up with more potatoes than I thought but it will be good to see how are saved ones are going to grow this year! Lucky we love potatoes! Making new beds is not Grinch’s favourite thing to do. I will give it a go but arthritis in my hands make me drop every little bolts and screws! Good luck with your new beds! Looking forward to see them! 😄👍🌸💕
What a lovely mother's day present. I'm very jealous!!
Making great progress on the second plot. I can imagine the pumpkin patch already!
I am a very lucky mum! That was such a wonderful present! It will be so useful! I love the fact I have enough space now for a nice pumpkin patch! They should grow well in that very well rotted manure! 😄👍💕🌸
Soak banana peels for about 4 days and keep watering with it. It should get rid of the flies. Bananas are a natural pesticide. Once they are under control water with the banana water every few weeks to stop further hatching cycles. Good luck!
This is such great advice! Thank you so much! I already have some banana water as I make some to feed my roses with! I am off to the polytunnel in a moment to try it! I swear they are multiplying! 😘💕🌸
Hope it works! I couldn't get rid of fungus gnats in my house plants until I used banana water!
It may be too late given your video is four days old and the seedlings were moved to the polytunnel before that, but add a layer of vermiculite to the top of those seed trays. The black flies lay eggs on soil, and covering the surface with vermiculite prevents/discourages them from getting to the soil. (It's not the adults that cause problems but their tiny maggots that eat the roots of seedlings.)
Thank you so much for the advice! I didn’t know vermiculite made a difference, I will have to order some! Unfortunately I already put those trays in the polytunnel! I have found a treatment though that you put in water to water the plants with and it kills the eggs and larvae so I will be using that every time I will water for a little while. Their number have reduced greatly since I have been using it thankfully. I haven’t put any new trays in there and I won’t until I am sure I have it under controlled. It got worst after the video so I am glad I found that treatment! 😘💕🌸
I was going to say maybe it’s the soil you’re using 😢 causing the black flies. We had maybe 2 fungus knats this year indoors so definitely onto a winner with the peat compost and coir 😊
Someone’s knickers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’ve seen some pour boiling water onto their compost to kill the knats before cooling to use. Some even microwave their bought compost to kill them 😊
It definitely is, they come from that bed and I put that good value soil in there. I won’t use that soil in the polytunnel ever again. It is great for outside but not for inside. I didn’t get them in the specialised seed compost I bought as I have no flies in the conservatory. It didn’t even crossed my mind that compost could carry lots of insects larvae with it but it does make sense it would! 😘🌸💕
Ah what a lovely young man. So nice to see you share some special time together. Xxx
I treasure the little time we have him with us. I am still finding hard to adjust with the fact he no longer lives with us. My heart skipped a beat a beat when I think about it! 😘💕🌸
I hope you get those flies under control. Yuck! I was about to start scratching 😅😅😅
I have never seen so many in one place! I am going to try different things to try to get rid of them! I swear there are more every time I go in the polytunnel! 😱😱😱💕🌸
@@plotno.9 Yuck! Maybe it's the soil like someone commented. 🤔
@@delphine88313 I know for sure it is the soil as I have a lot of seedlings growing in the conservatory in compost for seedlings I bought especially and I have no flies whatsoever in the conservatory! 😘🌸💕
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Thank you! 😘💕🌸
Love your reaction when the sun came out Nanou. Grinch grafting with you on the plot. I see what you mean about tricky Rhubarb! What a lovely present from Fluffy, your reactions are always the best 😂😊🌱👍
That rhubarb is massive! I cannot wait to see how big its leaves are going to be! It was so heavy too! Incredible plant really, because I am sure it must be quite old to be that large! I am so grateful for Grinch’s help! Getting the last of the manure has been a very difficult task! It is such a shame we have lost our manure delivery. I love my hori hori but I will have to be careful as I could do a lot of damage with it! I can be quite clumsy! 😘💕🌸
Always look forward to your video ,I’m sitting having my breakfast watching grinch dig ,second plot looking fab
Thank you so much! You are so lovely! It feels good to achieve some progress on the new plot! 😘🌸💕
Thanks for the update Nanou 🌱. That lump of rhubarb was impressive 😅. Minty pumpkins 🤣 delicious 😋. Those flies were certainly a shocking sight 😮 have never seen that many of what I presume are fungus gnats. The stems on those blue potatoes are a little long but a stunning colour 😍.
Lovely gifts from fluffy, very sweet. You'll find loads of uses for the hori hori and let's hope it it doesn't turn into a horror show 🤣🤣 you had me in stitches 😂, very infectious laugh 😂.
I never thought rhubarb were that big underground! It was so heavy too! There are even more flies! Just awful! I have a few things to try to get rid of them. I need to or I will have no seedlings left! The blue potatoes have such a beautiful colour and they taste great we thought, lovely, creamy texture to them. They are purple uncooked and truly blue when they are cooked. I am looking forward to use the hori hori, but I will have to be careful with it! 🤣😅💕🌸
Hi Nanou, the new plot is really taking shape now. Fab work again Grinch. Those dam black flies, I use fly stripes hung from the roof and the fly sticky pads all round my greenhouse when needed. Aww Fluffy is so thoughtful, what fantastic gifts. Enjoy your horry horry Namou
Every time I go in the polytunnel, there are even more flies! It is a real problem! I have a few things to try to get rid of them… It is making us avoid going into the polytunnel! Such a shame! The hori hori was the perfect gift for me! I am enjoying looking at the flowers everyday! I am so lucky! 😘💕🌸
Rhubarb is better to plant in autumn when main growing season is over. Then you split it into pieces that each has 2-3 buds and plant them under the ground level. Giving them very good deal of bonemeal for settling down and developing their new root system. And every spring give them a decent nitrogen fertilizer. Think of those massive leaves they need to produce - that needs nitrogen. As for the roots - first year after replanting they need some time to settle in so it would be good not picking up leaves in the first year. And from following year you can start to pick them again. And it's better to renew the plant here and then (might be every 5 years or little more) - so it stays fresh and strong as a plant. Obviously not everyone replants them and it can live longer in one place, but then I feel that it tends to come out of the ground by the time. So I'd rather replant to get it back down.
You are so right, I would have preferred moving it in Autumn but unfortunately we didn’t know it was there as it was covered by weeds and ant nests. After we cleared the space it had already died down for winter and we only realised there was a rhubarb when some leaves came out. We couldn’t believe how large it was when we dug it out. I am going to give it lots of nitrogen, thank you for the advice. We won’t harvest any either. I just want it to recover from the move and get established in its new place. It is covered with new leaves which is great news as it means we didn’t kill it! 😘💕🌸
@@plotno.9 ant nests are a nightmare... And there is not as effective things against ants, apart from digging. Then more you dig then less they like to have their nests around. But when you leave them alone - there we can live and make our nest bigger and bigger... And the nasty habit of ants - they are farming aphids on my plants, especially on beans... Aphids are sucking all juices out of a plant. And ants are sort of milking aphids. Then I want to grow dill and parsley flowers to attract ladybugs that are natural enemies of aphids. Ants love and farm aphids but ladybirds are hunting them. Choose your friends wisely :)
Hi you know you can get wheel borrow wheels from most DIY stores and garden centres
Hi! I guessed I might found one in a DIY shop but not a garden centre! Thank you for the tip! We will definitely get it fixed! 😄👍💕🌸
Hello Nanou, Grinch and fluffy. Your garden is looking good. For your fly infestation, take a spray bottle of water with a couple of drops of dish soap and spray everything! It won’t hurt your plants at all. Good luck! xox 🇨🇦
Your raspberries probably won’t fruit this year, (depending on type). You will get raspberries next year for sure, then every year after that. No pruning this year.
Thank you so much for the advice on the raspberries and I will definitely try the washing up liquid!!! I really hope I can get rid of them! 😘💕🌸
Morning to you all!
That was a fabulous update, and you got much so much done!
Those little black fies are everywhere. I've had them, too. I'm guessing climate change may be to blame? I also had them last year....but to my recollection, never before?
Have a great week
Take care, Annie 🐞 🐝 🌱😢
Thank you so much Annie! I love your name! It is popular in France! It is the first time I have those flies and it is terrible! They are getting worse. I got some advice on different things to try to get rid of them and I hope it will work! 🤞😘🌸💕
Wow nanou you have a digging machine with grinch lol....the flys could be from the compost ,and that skyline 15 mins into vlog was beautiful..have a good week
Grinch is amazing and I couldn’t do it without him! That sunset was stunning! We might have terrible winds there but the skies are stunning! I think you are right, those flies are from the soil in that bed. I have a few things to try to get rid of them! 😘💕🌸
I really enjoy watching your channel, you're always so cheerful and positive. Everything is looking fantastic,the hard work you put in is well worth it. I was lucky enough to get a hori hori for my birthday last year and use it all the time. Hope your cat wasn't too traumatised after the potato incident. Keep up the hard work 😊
Thank you so much! I am looking forward to use the hori hori! Our cat Cézanne is all right, he is very vocal and likes to let us know when he isn’t happy! He did get his favourite treat ( a lickylicks! ) afterwards! 😄👍💕🌸
Normally you eat the large potatoes and plant the small ones. Because the size of seed potatoes does not impact the size of produce, rather the growing conditions and fertilizer, because potatoes are a hungry plant. Leaving large potatoes for seeds is such a pointless waste of harvest. If you don't have small potatoes then you can cut the large ones into half or thirds, depends on the eyes they have - to get out the most effect of them.
This is great advice! Thank you. Unfortunately we didn’t cover our main crop potatoes with enough soil last year and we ended up with quite a lot of large green potatoes. Instead of throwing them away we decided to store them in the garage to plant them this year, hence why we ended up with so many large potatoes to plant. Lesson learnt, we will make sure to cover our main crop potatoes with plenty of soil this time! Hopefully they will grow well. Wishing you a happy Easter! 😘🌸💕
Hey, you know that soil you've got i purchased it last year and it was had black fly too. I dont think it's that good quality. I've never seen a fly infestation so bad.
Are you planning on opening a chip shop?
Those flies are awful! I am not impressed. I think it is from that soil as I have loads of seedlings in my conservatory that were planted in compost specifically made for seedlings and I haven’t got a single fly in the conservatory! I will never use that soil in the polytunnel again, only outside! 😘💕🌸