I so agree with you that, for the majority of us January is too early for seed starting, certainly if you don’t have a greenhouse. I think a lot of YTers see others do it, so they think they need to as well as it just becomes a race and any new gardeners won’t understand that it’s mostly way too early and starting a lot of seeds now is just going to lead to leggy, root bound, possibly nutrient deficient, weak seedlings that have to remain inside in less than ideal conditions for far too long before it’s safe to plant them outside. There are exceptions, of course, but I shake my head when I see all the videos about starting seeds in early January.
Slowly getting back to my gardening this year again. I have a very small garden on the back of field hedges I always make sure to take care of the birds here. I have to pot plant due to the ground here being too thick in clay but I’ve always had a beautiful space here thanks to the sunlight being plentiful in the garden. I hope to have an allotment space soon to grow veg 😊
My goodness, it's more than a notice to dig up your allotment to bring home. The garden looks just as beautiful in Jan as July. Sure would be nice if someone who enjoys your videos gets your space, what a fabulous head start they'll have. See ya in a couple of weeks.
I'm in Michigan so we don't have the weather you enjoy. It's fun to see what you can do this time of year. I'll be interested to see how all your transplanting does through this coming summer. Our bees are huddled up in their hives until we get some warm days in March. Thanks.
tanya...thank you again for a great video...i so envy your ability to feed the birds...in new hampshire, our winter has been so mild that (it seems) no animals went to sleep for the winter...squirrels are everywhere and there has even been a few bears wandering about...can't put feeders up without some beast hogging all the seed or destroying the feeder completely ...😆...look forward to next video...and wow, maggie has filled out so much...❤
I don't think I'd appreciate a bear at my feeder, either 😂 Maggie is SO FLUFFY right now. I think that she'll lose a lot of her bulk when it starts warming up outside. She feels small under all the fur still :)
Things are sure moving along Tanya....great job! Have you heard of Joel Ashton from UA-cam's "Wild your Garden". He's in the UK, would be great if you guy's could collaborate on your pond project.
Hello from North Idaho 👋🏻. My garden is still under a few feet of snow. My garden right now is basically potted herbs in my window 🙂. I love my garden but I still need some rest from it so I’m sewing and quilting until spring. Blessings, TeresaSue.
It's good to get rest over the winter and to enjoy other pursuits. Spring will be here soon enough for us all :) Sending a big wave to you from the Isle of Man!
Plastic sheeting is used to kill grass and weeds temporarily and is removed once it's done it's job. It's handy for clearing large areas of ground. If you're making a new no-dig garden bed, you use cardboard on top of the ground, then a thick layer of compost. It too suppresses grass and weeds but breaks down after some weeks/months.
WRT bird feeders, IMO, it's better have plants to feed the birds spread throughout the landscape. Bird feeders cause the wild birds to gather in large groups, that helps spread avian flu.
That would be so cool to work in the garden in the winter. We have a couple feet of ice and snow on the ground. Haven't seen my garden since end of October. I love being able to watch your videos, and those in the South or over seas working over the winter. (warms me) I have been feeding the birds a gallon of seed a day, and fresh suet. It's been a harsh winter, and they have ben enjoyable to watch. I give them fresh water each morning, but it usually freezes solid in a hour.
You're a gem for keeping your local birds well fed and helping them to survive winter💚Thank you for caring for wildlife, June! Spring will be here soon and with it will come all the baby birds that you helped to bring into the world.
Am missing out on our garden at the moment due to building work. But it offers me a chance to re-do the whole garden so am looking at things like ornamental, scented plants as we are having a relative move in who is going blind. So I want to give them as much scent, touch, colour. Will mean bare rooted plants but we have no topsoil as yet as its been washed out by builders vehicles. Never thought the birds would stay but am still feeding them so this is one part am glad is still here.
I'm so sorry to hear of your relative, Phil, but what a wonderful idea to create a sensory garden for them. As for birds, I've found that if you put food out, they will always come 💚They really struggle in winter, everywhere.
Does the ground ever freeze solid? It looks so green for the middle of winter! I have learned that plants should not be moved between October and mid May, but it’s probably a lot milder over there!
The ground rarely freezes here, fortunately. The most we get is a week or two of hard frosts or the occasional snow. There hasn't been snow below the hills here in a few years though, I don't think. You're right though -- don't move plants when the ground is frozen. They'll be better protected under the soil and can instead be moved as it's starting to thaw out in late-winter to early spring.
It's a purchased and battered old thing that I've had for years. A friend is making me some new ones though and I hope to share her Etsy shop here when they're available :)
I feed the birds every day too Tanya and the blue tits always nest in my box. I had a sparrow hawk last year trying to catch the birds but its pretty well covered now with overhanging trees which helps to protect the smaller birds. I enjoyed your vlog as always.
Thanks, Jenny, and good thinking with protecting the nesting box :) It's so sad seeing garden birds taken by predators. It's a part of nature, though 💚
Great video! Thank you for sharing the fat cakes recipe. Birds are so much fun to watch in the garden. They also take care of many bugs during the growing season. We need to take care of them in the non growing season. ❤🐦
Lard can be substituted for tallow? My climate is much like yours, temperate rainforest zone. I need to split the strawberry plants, get the runners started. We had a cold snap -15 C earlier, so it's late getting some things done. I am 'tasked' with taking pear cuttings, trying to get some growing. How best to do this? I love black currents, am going to take cuttings from the white current bushes. I need to see if I can get 'thornless' black currents locally. What herbs are best started now? I'm still relatively new to growing these. My lavender has grown well despite being held roots exposed, yours should too. I put mine in a shaded area for a few weeks, they grew up well.
Yes! It doesn't smell great when you're making it, but it works a treat, and birds gobble it up. With my recipe, lard fat cakes will need refrigeration until you put them outside, though. Lard is a softer oil than tallow. - Pear cuttings will need good rootstock to graft them to if you want healthy trees. It's a bit of an art but you can sometimes buy rootstock from plant nurseries. - I don't recommend starting herb seeds at the moment. Wait another month if you want to start them indoors. Wait another three months if you want to start them outdoors. - Great to know that your lavender survived with bare roots! That's welcome news :)
There are few greater joys than those early Discovery apples. The unique perfume and the tang makes them such a treat, and they are so beautiful! It's such a shame that they aren't really grown commercially as they were years ago. Shelf life is everything now, sadly, so we have to treat ourselves!
… is it possible for you to put the plants you dig up into grow pots or bags, rather than putting them in your ground … and then when the time is appropriate, take cuttings from the plants to start new plants from that you could put into your garden … ?
Perhaps, but I'd still risk bringing (more of!) the New Zealand flatworm home. Flatworms move pretty quickly and would use containers as a base to invade the garden.
'British Isles' disappointing to hear Tanya using outdated colonial terms; I hope it's a case that she’s not aware of how questionable it is. There are many non-imperial alternatives and it's better to use them going forward.
@@Lovelygreenswow, what reply. Guess you don't have to be British to be an imperialist. No, you literally live on the Isle of Man - a British Island. "British Isles" is a political term not a geographical one. Had been enjoying your content after recent TY recommendation (you'll notice all my other positive comments) but prefer to watch/subscribe/support channels that are inclusive and not Cromwellian in their ideology. If you can even be bothered reading from the most basic wiki. "The toponym "British Isles" refers to a European archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and the smaller, adjacent islands. The word "British" has also become an adjective and demonym referring to the United Kingdom and more historically associated with the British Empire. For this reason, the name British Isles is *avoided* by some, as such usage could be misrepresented to imply continued territorial claims or political overlordship of the Republic of Ireland by the United Kingdom."
I so agree with you that, for the majority of us January is too early for seed starting, certainly if you don’t have a greenhouse. I think a lot of YTers see others do it, so they think they need to as well as it just becomes a race and any new gardeners won’t understand that it’s mostly way too early and starting a lot of seeds now is just going to lead to leggy, root bound, possibly nutrient deficient, weak seedlings that have to remain inside in less than ideal conditions for far too long before it’s safe to plant them outside. There are exceptions, of course, but I shake my head when I see all the videos about starting seeds in early January.
Maggie is adorable! I remember when you first introduced her. 🥹
You mean, when she introduced herself? 😂 Such a little character
Slowly getting back to my gardening this year again. I have a very small garden on the back of field hedges I always make sure to take care of the birds here. I have to pot plant due to the ground here being too thick in clay but I’ve always had a beautiful space here thanks to the sunlight being plentiful in the garden. I hope to have an allotment space soon to grow veg 😊
Thank you for a great video. Greetings from Poland
Glad that you liked it! Waving eastward 👋
My goodness, it's more than a notice to dig up your allotment to bring home. The garden looks just as beautiful in Jan as July. Sure would be nice if someone who enjoys your videos gets your space, what a fabulous head start they'll have. See ya in a couple of weeks.
I'm in Michigan so we don't have the weather you enjoy. It's fun to see what you can do this time of year. I'll be interested to see how all your transplanting does through this coming summer. Our bees are huddled up in their hives until we get some warm days in March. Thanks.
Your little kitty is adorable. She so reminds me of my little sweetheart (no longer with us) just full of mischief ❤️
Great video thank you. Must get those bare root strawberries ordered now I have a new garden with plenty of room 🎉
Have fun shopping :) So many fab varieties to grow!
It's always a treat to watch your videos! stay wonderful and keep sharing! 😊
Thank you, I will :)
tanya...thank you again for a great video...i so envy your ability to feed the birds...in new hampshire, our winter has been so mild that (it seems) no animals went to sleep for the winter...squirrels are everywhere and there has even been a few bears wandering about...can't put feeders up without some beast hogging all the seed or destroying the feeder completely ...😆...look forward to next video...and wow, maggie has filled out so much...❤
I don't think I'd appreciate a bear at my feeder, either 😂 Maggie is SO FLUFFY right now. I think that she'll lose a lot of her bulk when it starts warming up outside. She feels small under all the fur still :)
😻I love Maggie😻
Things are sure moving along Tanya....great job! Have you heard of Joel Ashton from UA-cam's "Wild your Garden". He's in the UK, would be great if you guy's could collaborate on your pond project.
Your wee Robin was competing with you at 3.03 in your video. I think he wanted you to let him get at all that lovely food 😄
Haha! I didn't even notice until now 😂
Hello from North Idaho 👋🏻. My garden is still under a few feet of snow. My garden right now is basically potted herbs in my window 🙂. I love my garden but I still need some rest from it so I’m sewing and quilting until spring. Blessings, TeresaSue.
It's good to get rest over the winter and to enjoy other pursuits. Spring will be here soon enough for us all :) Sending a big wave to you from the Isle of Man!
Maggie is soooo sweet
She is 😍
What should lay down under the garden bed. Plastic sheet or cardboard.
Plastic sheeting is used to kill grass and weeds temporarily and is removed once it's done it's job. It's handy for clearing large areas of ground. If you're making a new no-dig garden bed, you use cardboard on top of the ground, then a thick layer of compost. It too suppresses grass and weeds but breaks down after some weeks/months.
WRT bird feeders, IMO, it's better have plants to feed the birds spread throughout the landscape.
Bird feeders cause the wild birds to gather in large groups, that helps spread avian flu.
Regularly cleaning bird feeders helps reduce chances of that. I put mine through the dishwasher every week or so :)
That would be so cool to work in the garden in the winter. We have a couple feet of ice and snow on the ground. Haven't seen my garden since end of October. I love being able to watch your videos, and those in the South or over seas working over the winter. (warms me) I have been feeding the birds a gallon of seed a day, and fresh suet. It's been a harsh winter, and they have ben enjoyable to watch. I give them fresh water each morning, but it usually freezes solid in a hour.
You're a gem for keeping your local birds well fed and helping them to survive winter💚Thank you for caring for wildlife, June! Spring will be here soon and with it will come all the baby birds that you helped to bring into the world.
Am missing out on our garden at the moment due to building work. But it offers me a chance to re-do the whole garden so am looking at things like ornamental, scented plants as we are having a relative move in who is going blind. So I want to give them as much scent, touch, colour. Will mean bare rooted plants but we have no topsoil as yet as its been washed out by builders vehicles. Never thought the birds would stay but am still feeding them so this is one part am glad is still here.
I'm so sorry to hear of your relative, Phil, but what a wonderful idea to create a sensory garden for them. As for birds, I've found that if you put food out, they will always come 💚They really struggle in winter, everywhere.
@@Lovelygreens Thanks. Tanya I will have a go at making your fat cake as I have a few coconut halves I can use.
Very nice video L 🍁🌹🎆👉🔔👈🌴🍀🎎
Does the ground ever freeze solid? It looks so green for the middle of winter! I have learned that plants should not be moved between October and mid May, but it’s probably a lot milder over there!
The ground rarely freezes here, fortunately. The most we get is a week or two of hard frosts or the occasional snow. There hasn't been snow below the hills here in a few years though, I don't think. You're right though -- don't move plants when the ground is frozen. They'll be better protected under the soil and can instead be moved as it's starting to thaw out in late-winter to early spring.
in the south of michigan, usa we are having warmer temps on and off. could get below zero for next two months.
Brrr! It's cold enough here for my liking.
I love your pink hat! Is this one of your patterns?
It's a purchased and battered old thing that I've had for years. A friend is making me some new ones though and I hope to share her Etsy shop here when they're available :)
I feed the birds every day too Tanya and the blue tits always nest in my box. I had a sparrow hawk last year trying to catch the birds but its pretty well covered now with overhanging trees which helps to protect the smaller birds. I enjoyed your vlog as always.
Thanks, Jenny, and good thinking with protecting the nesting box :) It's so sad seeing garden birds taken by predators. It's a part of nature, though 💚
Great video! Thank you for sharing the fat cakes recipe. Birds are so much fun to watch in the garden. They also take care of many bugs during the growing season. We need to take care of them in the non growing season. ❤🐦
100%! Just growing an organic garden helps them in the growing year though. Worms, bugs, berries, plants, and trees to live in -- it all helps.
nice video tanya
Thank you
Lard can be substituted for tallow? My climate is much like yours, temperate rainforest zone.
I need to split the strawberry plants, get the runners started. We had a cold snap -15 C earlier, so it's late getting some things done.
I am 'tasked' with taking pear cuttings, trying to get some growing. How best to do this?
I love black currents, am going to take cuttings from the white current bushes. I need to see if I can get 'thornless' black currents locally.
What herbs are best started now? I'm still relatively new to growing these.
My lavender has grown well despite being held roots exposed, yours should too. I put mine in a shaded area for a few weeks, they grew up well.
Yes! It doesn't smell great when you're making it, but it works a treat, and birds gobble it up. With my recipe, lard fat cakes will need refrigeration until you put them outside, though. Lard is a softer oil than tallow.
- Pear cuttings will need good rootstock to graft them to if you want healthy trees. It's a bit of an art but you can sometimes buy rootstock from plant nurseries.
- I don't recommend starting herb seeds at the moment. Wait another month if you want to start them indoors. Wait another three months if you want to start them outdoors.
- Great to know that your lavender survived with bare roots! That's welcome news :)
There are few greater joys than those early Discovery apples. The unique perfume and the tang makes them such a treat, and they are so beautiful! It's such a shame that they aren't really grown commercially as they were years ago. Shelf life is everything now, sadly, so we have to treat ourselves!
They are wonderful! I've only ever had them from friends and occasionally at the farmer's market. Cannot wait for my little tree to GROW! :)
… is it possible for you to put the plants you dig up into grow pots or bags, rather than putting them in your ground … and then when the time is appropriate, take cuttings from the plants to start new plants from that you could put into your garden … ?
Perhaps, but I'd still risk bringing (more of!) the New Zealand flatworm home. Flatworms move pretty quickly and would use containers as a base to invade the garden.
My garden environment is similar to yours and today was my first day this January to get out in the garden...I do love those moments,
The first bright days before spring can be AMAZING in the garden :)
'British Isles' disappointing to hear Tanya using outdated colonial terms; I hope it's a case that she’s not aware of how questionable it is. There are many non-imperial alternatives and it's better to use them going forward.
I literally live in the British Isles - an island in Britain. Check a map 🙄
@@Lovelygreenswow, what reply. Guess you don't have to be British to be an imperialist. No, you literally live on the Isle of Man - a British Island. "British Isles" is a political term not a geographical one.
Had been enjoying your content after recent TY recommendation (you'll notice all my other positive comments) but prefer to watch/subscribe/support channels that are inclusive and not Cromwellian in their ideology.
If you can even be bothered reading from the most basic wiki.
"The toponym "British Isles" refers to a European archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and the smaller, adjacent islands. The word "British" has also become an adjective and demonym referring to the United Kingdom and more historically associated with the British Empire. For this reason, the name British Isles is *avoided* by some, as such usage could be misrepresented to imply continued territorial claims or political overlordship of the Republic of Ireland by the United Kingdom."