How We Protect Our Vegetables: Allotment Top Tips and May Tour

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @joejames8797
    @joejames8797 6 місяців тому +2

    Happy that your feeling better. Weeding is my daily routine with all the recent rain.

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Thanks Joe. And yes. We have definitely seen more this year. Keeps us out of trouble I guess 😂👩🏼‍🌾🌱

  • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
    @terrykingsallotmentgardening 6 місяців тому +2

    Pongo's are a dwarf variety and are ideal for hanging over a raised beds. They do look healthy. The maggots are definitely Allium Leaf Miner Rach.
    ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Oh thank you, I'll see how these grow and will defo be planting them again next year.
      And yeah, I really wish I'd known how to treat them when I planted these ones.
      The maggots on the ones at home are 100% onion fly. I'm just not destined to grow them mate 🫣😂

    • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
      @terrykingsallotmentgardening 6 місяців тому +2

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers 👍❤️❤️👍

  • @johndeakin7401
    @johndeakin7401 6 місяців тому +1

    Your plot looks good glad to hear the you feeling better love John from Scotland

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  5 місяців тому

      Thanks John. Weather still playing up but things are getting there.
      Have a fab week 💚😎

  • @TheRightPearPlot
    @TheRightPearPlot 6 місяців тому +1

    So glad you are feeling well enough to get back down the plot ❤

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks ladies, I'm glad to be back. Playing catch up now! Got gazillions of everything to pot on 🫣😂🌱

    • @TheRightPearPlot
      @TheRightPearPlot 6 місяців тому

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers think I’ve just got lettuce to pot on now

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +2

    I'm glad that you're feeling better!

  • @izzywizzy2361
    @izzywizzy2361 6 місяців тому +1

    Glad you are feeling better. Oh those onions😱, how annoying. Keep on keeping on, all the best Izzy

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Izzy.
      I've just potted up some spring onions in the home poly tunnel and put fleece round them 🤣 not chancing it!
      Have a fab week 😁🌱💚

  • @TheFarmyardGarden
    @TheFarmyardGarden 6 місяців тому +1

    Glad to see you're feeling so much better. I bet you were shocked how much everything had grown in your absence too.
    Great work, busy few days at the plot. Sorry you've been struck by Alium Leaf Miner again. 😞

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Clare. I couldn't believe it. Upset I missed all that lovely sunshine too. It's done nothing but rain since I was better 🤣
      Ahh and I'm just not made to grow onions 🙄 I'd rather have slugs 😆

    • @TheFarmyardGarden
      @TheFarmyardGarden 6 місяців тому

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers it’s going to be nice next week.. hang on in there x

  • @jamiesallotmentgarden
    @jamiesallotmentgarden 6 місяців тому +1

    Glad you are feeling better, trust it to be nice and sunny while you were poorly then you back and so is the rain 😂
    Everything is looking great, I really need to buy some of those pipes for the beds as I had 6 cabbages gone over night by slugs

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Thanks Jamie. I know! Can't believe how much it's rained. 🤨
      Keep a look out in the allotment groups and marketplace. We were lucky to get most ours from the plots but did buy some in our first year from b&q
      My next video I gave some slug deterrent which so far is doing the trick! So watch out for it 🚫🐌

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden 6 місяців тому +1

    Super glad your back and feeling better ❤️‍🩹. Oh shitty about the leaf miner, I’m seeing them in my chard 🤬🤬. My fault they probably over wintered in the soil from the beets last year. Yes sweet peas can be quite unruly I had to do the same 🤦🏼‍♀️. It’s chucking it done again (a week now). 😂😂better than I can’t get it in. Oh I have those clips 💪💪. Great peas safety cage, have a fab week, Ali 🌧️🌧️🌧️🇨🇦

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Ali. Playing catch up myself tonight 🤭🤣
      And I'm sick of loosing crop now! And I have some flowers on the sweetpeas, looking forward to watching them grow. And yeah we have had rain since I was feeling better! 😂 I missed to hot stuff.
      Hope your all well over there 🌱💚😌

  • @TheRightPearPlot
    @TheRightPearPlot 6 місяців тому +1

    Eric’s just making…. A racket 😂😂

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      He's just opened his new lawnmoor in the kitchen if all places and sounds like he smashing the place up.... true story 🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheRightPearPlot
      @TheRightPearPlot 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers 😂😂😂

  • @gardentothekitchenwithtracy
    @gardentothekitchenwithtracy 6 місяців тому +1

    So glad to see you back and on the mend ❤ everything is looking good I don’t think any birds will get at those peas now. I’ve been busy battling with weeds and marestail as well it seems to be thriving with all the rain this year 😢 . Take care Tracy

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi Tracey and thank you. It's great to be back
      Haha it's like a pea prison isn't it! 🐦🚫
      And I think all this rain and that warm week in May has just accelerated these weeds.... best of luck with that!
      Have a fab week 💚🥰

  • @barryroberts6470
    @barryroberts6470 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice work guys and those nets look oh so neat and tidy, glad your feeling better Rach.
    Barry (the Wirral)

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Thanks Barry.
      I was so happy to get out and about!
      And yes, I do love my meat and tidy nets!
      Hope your both well Barry 😌🌱

    • @barryroberts6470
      @barryroberts6470 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers I'm well thanks and like you i love my 'meat'🤣🤣and tidy nets 😵‍💫🤯

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      @@barryroberts6470 oops 🤭

  • @billvalsallotments5915
    @billvalsallotments5915 6 місяців тому +1

    Hi Rachel nice to see you back and feeling better, your comments about short legs that my val she says same thing and says not her fault im 6 foot 7 and she 5 foot 1😅😅 the pongo's are a dwarf french been hope you enjoy.

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Hi Bill. Aww thank you and I hope you are both doing ok.
      Great to get back in the garden again. Loads to do.
      And yes, but, good things come in small bundles 😄
      Also, I think these beans maybe from your way once upon a time. I'm really looking forward to them!
      Have a fab week 🌱💚😊

    • @billvalsallotments5915
      @billvalsallotments5915 6 місяців тому

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers that is so true wonderful things come in small bundles I tell val all the time , we sent to Terry few years back now and over the years sent them all over world Ali in Canada had them as well

  • @TheRightPearPlot
    @TheRightPearPlot 6 місяців тому +1

    Yellow sweetcorn 😂😂

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      😂😂 you know I'm not technically and if specs not there to help me out, well, you gotta wing it don't ya 🤭😂

    • @TheRightPearPlot
      @TheRightPearPlot 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers absolutely 👍

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +1

    I dropped the ball on spring cabbages last year... my morning sickness was so bad if you said cabbage I would have been sick! So I'm regretting that... next year I'll have a whole bed of them

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Ahh no and you love the homemade colslaw which is why I'm growing this.

    • @ThatBritishHomestead
      @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers I do! We had some night! lol it's so easy and quick...

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      @@ThatBritishHomestead it is, I love your recipe
      I just made some mayo but it tastes mustardy so I must have used too much 😕
      Practise practise ✅

    • @ThatBritishHomestead
      @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers no no it's gross for the 1st day let it chill in the fridge

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      @@ThatBritishHomestead oh I'll have some later then, thanks for the tip 😁

  • @susiespearing6165
    @susiespearing6165 6 місяців тому +1

    Very glad your better Rach 🎉.Enviromesh is the only thing that works with onions .Great tidy up guys .Is there a link for those green clips Rach ?

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Susie, and yeah I'm going to have to get some
      And yes, I put the link in the description for the clips 💚🙂

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +1

    Haha you had you mention the carrots... I can't grow carrots... worst I germinate some in the front garden and bob wants to put a drive....... on my carrots

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Haha I'm so pleased with them. How is your carrot? Is he still going strong? 😇

    • @ThatBritishHomestead
      @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers not only is my single carrot good but we re sowed the patch with 1110 seeds and how ther is 2 more! So 3 in total! I re seeded with 1500 seeds so I may get one more!

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      @@ThatBritishHomestead 😂😂 I'm giggling so much at that 🥕🥕 here's ya ya 3 carrots Nik ✅😆

    • @ThatBritishHomestead
      @ThatBritishHomestead 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers lol it's mental! I well proud! 😊

  • @AnyKeyLady
    @AnyKeyLady 6 місяців тому +1

    Great to see you are feeling better! Where did you get your green netting from please?

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you
      And it was already on the plot when we first got it. It's called scaffy or debris netting. Most builders merchants sell it 🙂

    • @AnyKeyLady
      @AnyKeyLady 6 місяців тому

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers ah cool thanks. i'll google it!

  • @jammy.r.p
    @jammy.r.p 6 місяців тому +1

    Glad to see you back on the mend. I think you microphone is b#ggered or your sound is set too low 🤷🏻

    • @ericandrachallotmenteers
      @ericandrachallotmenteers  6 місяців тому

      Thanks Jimmy. And yeah I had to play around a bit when I realised and I couldn't fix the problem.
      It's worked fine for ages so maybe I pressed the wrong button? Thanks for letting me know too, I'll have to test it again for the next one 👍🏽🙂

    • @jammy.r.p
      @jammy.r.p 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ericandrachallotmenteers no worries at all 🤞🏻