The production quality and thoughtful comments and data collection is so awesome!! I currently have a Poly hoop tunnel but hoping to build something more permanent soon. Your property is absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you for such a lovely comment - it makes all the data collection worthwhile! We'll keep going and build up some interesting data over the years hopefully 👍 Wishing you all best wishes for your own plans - the greenhouse was a massive step for us after the polytunnel years but we've no regrets whatsoever!
I like the monthly breakdowns and temperature mapping. I have purple passion fruit, the fruit are not edible until they've started to shrivel. If you haven't tried them, Mexican Sour Gherkins are an easy and tasty little treat you could grow intermingled with your other vine produce. One vine will give you hundreds of fruit. They're basically snack cucumbers, I love them.
I just wanted to pop in and say hpow much I have enjoyed your greenhjouse videos. It's so nice to see and hear a video made by people who obviously enjoy what they are doing. Please keep making the videos. Paul :)
Hi Paul, thanks! 😃 We love being outdoors and growing our own produce - we also like learning from others from all around the world. All the best with your own gardening adventures and YT channel 👍
Have you considered insulting your north facing roof during the winter? You don’t get any solar gain when the sun is low. You could easily grow all winter if you insulate it well along with your east and west walls. It would also help with overheating in the summer if that becomes a problem. Nice job keep it up!
Thank you so much for sharing! I’ve been loving following along with your greenhouse journey! Your spirits are so calming and your narrative is so thorough. Here in California, I get a first year crop on aubergines despite their slow growth pattern. They sure love the heat! I’ve overwintered them and they look so eager for their second season. I hear pollinating them yourselves can help as well. Cheers to you both and may your health and bounty be plentiful! Please keep the updates coming :)
That's great that you're enjoying the greenhouse journey along with us 😍 Really interesting to read of your aubergine experience - I think we need to try pollinating them ourselves as you say and then keep our fingers crossed for a really hot summer season! That's amazing that you can overwinter yours - good growing plus good climate equals success! All best wishes for your gardening adventures too!
Yes, we are very pleased. It is such a beautiful, calming space to work in. Today I have been sharing the space with a blackbird looking for worms to feed its young! 😍
Well it has been a mixture of both. We direct sow some salad leaves and climbing french beans, for example, but we grow seedlings such as tomatoes, squash, and lettuce in pots and trays, either in the warmth of our house early in the season or on the greenhouse bench later on. We then transplant these into the beds once they reach a sensible size. We have to keep our eye open for mice though! There will be more about mice in our Year 3 video! 🐭😂
Another great video! I suspect the fig tree problem is because figs can crop 2 times a year (an earlier breba crop, and a later main crop). Usually in the UK, it is the breba crop that is best, usually around August. But in order to get breba crop you have to be careful pruning the tree, as brebas form on last year's growth, so if you give the tree a haircut, you may be trimming off last year's growth, and so not allowing the earlier fig crop to ripen. It seems you predominantly got main crop this year. There are specific ways to prune figs to maximise the earlier breba crops. There was a great video by someone in Canada who shows you how to do this. I think it's called something like "pruning figs for breba crops in PNW". Hope that helps! 🌿
That's really interesting, thanks so much for your detailed comment, and we'll definitely look up the Canadian video 👍👍 We have already given the tree a haircut this winter - the issue is that the tree is quite vigorous and could easily outgrow its space in the greenhouse. But perhaps in future years we could try and remove less new growth and hope for a good breba crop. 2022 was a really hot summer so the main crop was excellent. Thanks again! 😀
@TheTenterhookTimes No worries at all. The video is on the channel "Fruit trees and more" and the method involves pruning off select 2nd year growth, which means you can actually keep the tree to a manageable size if you follow the guide. All the best!
In looking at the design of your green house, I'm surprised that you didn't insulate the upper part of your north wall, and slope earth against the lower part to increase the thermal mass. Any particular reason?
Hi Rich, thanks for your comment. The lower part of the north wall is built into the hillside so is extremely well insulated. We haven't considered insulating the upper part of the wall as so far we're happy with the temperature maintained during the winter. It's not usually as cold here as it is in North American winters for example as our climate is warmed by the effect of the Gulf Stream. Of course that could change, so it's something we might consider in the future. You can watch our latest greenhouse video which shows greater detail of the original build if that's of interest: ua-cam.com/video/CIuefQT7mCs/v-deo.html
@@TheTenterhookTimes Thanks for your response. I was just thinking that it might increase your growing season into winter. But now that I think about it, in Wales, you probably get so little sunlight in January and February between the high latitude and cloudy weather it might not help you much. I'm thinking about homesteading in Kentucky or Tennessee, which is more like the latitude of Algeria, though I suspect there will be a lot of overcast days, compared to my current situation in Colorado.
@@TheTenterhookTimes You're welcome. This spring I noticed carrots left in the ground were a treat for some rodents. Doesn't work in winter I suppose. ;) Will cover the plants with soil this fall, and possibly less straw, or some saw dust instead. I'll research what others have experienced. Straw is a joy to wild turkeys also. They'll find the last seed if they can.
The production quality and thoughtful comments and data collection is so awesome!! I currently have a Poly hoop tunnel but hoping to build something more permanent soon. Your property is absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you for such a lovely comment - it makes all the data collection worthwhile! We'll keep going and build up some interesting data over the years hopefully 👍 Wishing you all best wishes for your own plans - the greenhouse was a massive step for us after the polytunnel years but we've no regrets whatsoever!
I like the monthly breakdowns and temperature mapping.
I have purple passion fruit, the fruit are not edible until they've started to shrivel.
If you haven't tried them, Mexican Sour Gherkins are an easy and tasty little treat you could grow intermingled with your other vine produce. One vine will give you hundreds of fruit. They're basically snack cucumbers, I love them.
I just wanted to pop in and say hpow much I have enjoyed your greenhjouse videos. It's so nice to see and hear a video made by people who obviously enjoy what they are doing. Please keep making the videos. Paul :)
Hi Paul, thanks! 😃 We love being outdoors and growing our own produce - we also like learning from others from all around the world. All the best with your own gardening adventures and YT channel 👍
What a beautifully composed video with you two both sharing your experiences and fotos and videos from the year! Thankyou!
Thank you for your lovely comment! 😍
Have you considered insulting your north facing roof during the winter? You don’t get any solar gain when the sun is low. You could easily grow all winter if you insulate it well along with your east and west walls. It would also help with overheating in the summer if that becomes a problem. Nice job keep it up!
Thank you so much for sharing!
I’ve been loving following along with your greenhouse journey! Your spirits are so calming and your narrative is so thorough.
Here in California, I get a first year crop on aubergines despite their slow growth pattern. They sure love the heat! I’ve overwintered them and they look so eager for their second season. I hear pollinating them yourselves can help as well.
Cheers to you both and may your health and bounty be plentiful! Please keep the updates coming :)
That's great that you're enjoying the greenhouse journey along with us 😍 Really interesting to read of your aubergine experience - I think we need to try pollinating them ourselves as you say and then keep our fingers crossed for a really hot summer season! That's amazing that you can overwinter yours - good growing plus good climate equals success! All best wishes for your gardening adventures too!
What an amazing space and so well produced and presented. You must be delighted at the difference between this space and the polytunnel.
Yes, we are very pleased. It is such a beautiful, calming space to work in. Today I have been sharing the space with a blackbird looking for worms to feed its young! 😍
well done guys
Thanks! 🙌
Lovely, so happy to have stumbled across your channel!
Thanks, and welcome! 😃
Two Questions?
After year two did you direct seed or grow seedlings in pots/trays for season 3.
Well it has been a mixture of both. We direct sow some salad leaves and climbing french beans, for example, but we grow seedlings such as tomatoes, squash, and lettuce in pots and trays, either in the warmth of our house early in the season or on the greenhouse bench later on. We then transplant these into the beds once they reach a sensible size. We have to keep our eye open for mice though! There will be more about mice in our Year 3 video! 🐭😂
Fascinating video! I wish I had your green fingers……
Not green enough to crack the aubergines though! 😂 Thanks for watching!
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Another great video! I suspect the fig tree problem is because figs can crop 2 times a year (an earlier breba crop, and a later main crop). Usually in the UK, it is the breba crop that is best, usually around August. But in order to get breba crop you have to be careful pruning the tree, as brebas form on last year's growth, so if you give the tree a haircut, you may be trimming off last year's growth, and so not allowing the earlier fig crop to ripen. It seems you predominantly got main crop this year.
There are specific ways to prune figs to maximise the earlier breba crops. There was a great video by someone in Canada who shows you how to do this. I think it's called something like "pruning figs for breba crops in PNW".
Hope that helps! 🌿
That's really interesting, thanks so much for your detailed comment, and we'll definitely look up the Canadian video 👍👍 We have already given the tree a haircut this winter - the issue is that the tree is quite vigorous and could easily outgrow its space in the greenhouse. But perhaps in future years we could try and remove less new growth and hope for a good breba crop. 2022 was a really hot summer so the main crop was excellent. Thanks again! 😀
@TheTenterhookTimes No worries at all. The video is on the channel "Fruit trees and more" and the method involves pruning off select 2nd year growth, which means you can actually keep the tree to a manageable size if you follow the guide. All the best!
Hello. How high is the greenhouse. Its look great😊
Hi Robert, the approx internal measurements are - back wall height 214 cm, apex of greenhouse 305 cm and front glazed side 170 cm. Hope this helps 🤞
In looking at the design of your green house, I'm surprised that you didn't insulate the upper part of your north wall, and slope earth against the lower part to increase the thermal mass. Any particular reason?
Hi Rich, thanks for your comment. The lower part of the north wall is built into the hillside so is extremely well insulated. We haven't considered insulating the upper part of the wall as so far we're happy with the temperature maintained during the winter. It's not usually as cold here as it is in North American winters for example as our climate is warmed by the effect of the Gulf Stream. Of course that could change, so it's something we might consider in the future. You can watch our latest greenhouse video which shows greater detail of the original build if that's of interest: ua-cam.com/video/CIuefQT7mCs/v-deo.html
@@TheTenterhookTimes Thanks for your response. I was just thinking that it might increase your growing season into winter. But now that I think about it, in Wales, you probably get so little sunlight in January and February between the high latitude and cloudy weather it might not help you much. I'm thinking about homesteading in Kentucky or Tennessee, which is more like the latitude of Algeria, though I suspect there will be a lot of overcast days, compared to my current situation in Colorado.
How long and wide is your greenhouse?
If you check out our first greenhouse video you'll find all the details about dimensions etc 👍👍 - ua-cam.com/video/-baJgKYVC3Y/v-deo.html
Onions and garlic will take care of your mouse issue.
Thanks for the tip - we've met more mice in season 3 in the greenhouse! 🐭🐁😂
@@TheTenterhookTimes You're welcome. This spring I noticed carrots left in the ground were a treat for some rodents. Doesn't work in winter I suppose. ;) Will cover the plants with soil this fall, and possibly less straw, or some saw dust instead. I'll research what others have experienced. Straw is a joy to wild turkeys also. They'll find the last seed if they can.