I love how sweet you are with the garden creatures. Im glad this plot went for a person like you that will make the most of everything it has to offer. I get excited with every video cause i want to know the progress. Im invested girl.
If you intend on your compost bin to be in the front, you can welcome peelings and such to be added to your compost pile, or put a bucket and a sign. I think once those areas are cleaned up you may find you have little or none of other peoples trash
Use your stinging nettle for plant food. Use one of your big tubs, throw in a bunch of nettles, and fill up with water. After a month you can use the water as nutrition for your plants. Also spray on your plants for pests. 😊
The plot is really taking shape and looking good. You have inspired me to get out into my garden and start trying to tame it. My late husband used to do our garden. I’ve also been recovering from a slipped disc these last 2years so have struggled to bend etc so haven’t been able to do anything in the garden. Seeing you tackle a small area at a time I decided to give it a go. So far I have mended two raised beds and cleared them of weeds. I just need to decide what to grow in them as I plod on, albeit very slowly, with other areas. I’m looking forward to seeing how your crops grow.
Awh, that is so lovely to hear! 💖 I'm glad you're enjoying following along and that you're inspired to do a bit now and again 🥲 That is definitely the way to do it! Thank you again, and happy gardening 🥰
Enjoy watching your garden progress. I have a large back garden that I do all my growing in. I am grateful that it is so close and easier to dispose things etc. I am so OCD about mess so the fake grass is getting to me 😂. I just want to hop over there and help you carry it all to the tip.
Awhh I wish I had a large back garden 🥲 LOL the turf & junk pile is really getting to me too! 🤣 I MUST book a trip to the tip next week.. once and for all lol!
Weeding on timelapse is so satisfying to watch. I use thick rubber gloves when dealing with nettles and thistles. Perhaps disposable gloves underneath common garden gloves would work as well.
That really looks nice. You are doing so well. I can understand the nettle stings. Having not been around them before I planted 1 plant this winter. I went out to pull some weeds around it. My hand was numb for 2 days. Those call for leather gloves when working around them. ouch. In another month you will be all cleaned out and up. Have a blessed day!
Yes, somebody loves to eat the petals off the pansies: ME! decades ago in college, I dated a woman whose sorority had adopted the pansy as their official flower. Their cook often fed them pansies in their salads, since the flowers are edible and delicious! Try 'em! I don't know the name of the little brown bird with a red face at 14:20, but I saw one here in my Colorado garden this week as well! I'm having fun watching you clean up your new allotment, Seren! It makes me grateful that I didn't have to clean up someone else's mess when I started my garden!
Funny how some people can't tell the difference between a waste bin and a bucket ! I feel your pain Seren , ant bites can be painful but on top of nettle stings , ouch ! Love the way you laugh through the pain and just get on with things. The area around your pond will look amazing when the foxgloves flower. Great work.
Good work, if you have some black plastic you could cover the green nettles until you have time, that way they won’t grow so big to tackle… nobody who se your plot now will recognise it… what a shange 👩🌾👏
This video gave me so much joy 🫶🏻 I laughed so hard at the idea that you nearly picked up a fat slug thinking it was a toad 😂 you did so much in that one trip to the plot, I’m in awe!! Praying your sweet peas survive. I am still yet to pot mine on along with my millions of cosmos but it’s so cold and I have no where to put them yet 💀
Hahahah I KNOW. imagine if I did pick it up and told it it was cute 💀 thank you so much for watching & so glad you enjoyed! 🥰 hope your sweet peas and cosmos are doing fine! My sweet peas are currently surviving.. definitely not thriving 😅😅😅
Love watching (from Seattle, Washington!) the progress you’re making in your garden! For the ants you can try sprinkling a little diatomaceous earth in the area they’re living.
Looking great seren ,keep the nettles and make fertiliser just put them in a tub cover them with water leave for a few weeks ,they are full of nitrogen ,it smells a bit but plants love it ,keep up the good work
I found a toad on my plot the other day when digging over a bed. Almost forked the poor little guy 😬. Thankfully he was fine and I moved him into the long grass at the edge of the allotments.
Instead of expensive copost, it is better to buy enriched garden soil, which contains some compost. If you are going to make your own nutritional tea, it does not make much difference to bridge the time until the tea is ready, you can supplement your soil with dried cows. manure grains. everything is available at a good garden center
You could make so much nettle tea! LOL You could also refer to Huw Richards on YT as I believe he uses a nettle compost tea that you might be interested in as it would dispose of all the nettle, roots and all. Jessie at Plot 37 uses a wildlife camera and if you had one, you would be able to tell who the mysterious orange depositor is as well as the digger in the garden. You have made such great progress, it's inspiring! 😄
Great progress. You’ve obviously worked very hard. Just take one task at a time. If you look at the whole thing, it can be overwhelming, but broken down into smaller jobs you will, I have no doubt, continue to make huge inroads. Well done and thanks for sharing.
The progress is amazing! I have these long, suede gardening gloves that I use for dealing with roses and also ants that you might consider getting. I got mine off of Amazon but I also saw them in my local gardening store. They will help you tremendously with the nettles and the ants. Mine come up to my elbow. Game changer for me! Also add a kneeling pad that will save your back!
Don’t worry, I’ll be keeping a good patch of nettles at the back of the plot - in the ‘wildlife zone’ 🥰 I know how important they are for some creatures 🦋
you need to get yourself a trail camera. it will film all the wildlife that visits your plot whilst your away and could also help with any other strange goings on.
Well done again Seren, I can't believe how much you've achieved in the time, it's really taking shape now ! Good luck tracking down the phantom peel flinger, perhaps it's your elusive neighbour !?
I love to see the work you put in this allotment, it's going to be so nice when things are growing !! Also, for your carrots, it might help to put a little trench of seed compost just for the carrots, as they need consistent moisture contact to germinate (and you said the compost you have there might be a bit too woody), I hope it helps ! good luck and hello from France :)
That is a very good idea for the carrots! I think the compost was too woody and the seeds haven't had very good contact with the lumpy compost 🤭 will definitely try a finer compost trench next time!! Thank you 🥰
Clicked on this video so fast, I was so excited to see your progress! Hopefully the wildlife pond will attract some birds, frogs and toads who can take on the slugs. If you've not already seen Joel Ashton's stuff on UA-cam he has amazing content on establishing wildlife ponds to attract all kinds of creatures!
We had the same with our allotment greenhouse too hot, so we brought shade netting just added to the inside of the roof two pieces leaving front, back and side glass panes open for sun to ripen our tomatoes. Hope this helps.
instead of using plastic ground cloth look into using 3 layers of contractors paper (you can get it at a hardware store) its thick so it will stop weeds from popping up through the wood chips. love your videos!
I am loving your videos! So inspiring! You are doing a great job and should be proud of yourself! My only suggestion is to invest in some good quality long leather gloves to protect your hands and arms! I feel your pain!
Yes! Pond will be uncovered eventually, hopefully soon! 🥰 I need to make more of a gradient / slip way with stones etc. for any potential wildlife to be able to get out of it 😅 It's quite deep at the moment so that's why I'm leaving it covered up 😌
Checkout coconut coir, its lightweight, inexpensive and sustainable. It comes in 1kg bricks, add 8litres of water to get 9ltr of fair general purpose compost. One Beyond sell it for £1.25 a brick.
Ahh yes, I use coco coir for my house plant mix 😌 I've heard some people use it as a mulch! If I can get some for only £1.25 a brick that would be amazing 😱
I was forced to use some cups bottoms cut off to protect anything the slugs, bugs can get at until the plants grew stronger. Yes it looks untidy but some wires bent over can anchor the cups from feet, wind and animals. I deliberately started feeding the birds so the slugs are dealt with just before sunrise. It's made a difference, although they tend to munch on things too like pansies which are edible.
Enjoyed this toad special. 🐸 < (we need a proper toad emoji - that's too froggy). Congratulations on passing 6k subscribers. Are you going to do a special video for when you get passed 100k subscribers next month? 🫨😆
Nice going there! Why not use those fake grass rolls to put over the nettles, just for now to get them under control It is a constant battle with those. Looking forward to seeing your plot grow and grow ^^
You will find the majority of compost these days is very woody and some with wood that hasn't been composted down and as it does compost down in the beds it will use nitrogen in the soil to breakdown
I would recommend rose gloves to deal with the stinging nettle and ants. Rose gloves are heavy duty and come up to your elbow. Everything is looking so good. I’m in the US so I’m wondering if you’re allowed to use any natural or homemade weed killers such as vinegar.
Doing well with clearing and setting out and planting well done! Shame people are putting their rubbish on your plot, leave your buckets towards the back of the plot, also you can sieve the compost to get the bigger rougher stuff out, that can go lower down and put the nicer stuff up top to plant into (I watched a blog about it)
And dry them for tea... they make tasty tea. You also can add dryed nettles to quiche/ muffins and other things where you would add other green staff for health boost.
Love how kind you are to the wildlife, always a sign of a good person.
You should definitely draw/paint a sign ‘politely’ informing litterers that your plot is a work in progress and not a rubbish bin!
You could get a bird barth and put it next to your pond and you could watch them while you relax and maybe some bird feeders for winter
You have done SO much progress. I love to follow you on this journey! Thank you for sharing.
You could put a little sign that says ‘Hi, smile you’re on camera’ with a happy face and ‘have a good day’ We did it in our garden, it worked!
It is super satisfying to see how you transform this space❤❤❤
You can also bring in one or two bird feeders in your garden. I would just sit there and enjoy the nature sounds❤
What a breath of fresh air you have become to the gardening videos. Keep it up girl
Since you got soo many toads (aka slug eaters), it might be worthwile providing a reasonable sized habitat for the little fellas.
DEFINITELY! I loooove having toads around! I need to leave plenty of wood piles and hidey holes for them to enjoy 🐸
I love how sweet you are with the garden creatures. Im glad this plot went for a person like you that will make the most of everything it has to offer. I get excited with every video cause i want to know the progress. Im invested girl.
Me too! I'm enjoying the progress!
Thank you so so much for watching!! Glad you are enjoying 🥲💖
If you intend on your compost bin to be in the front, you can welcome peelings and such to be added to your compost pile, or put a bucket and a sign. I think once those areas are cleaned up you may find you have little or none of other peoples trash
That would of been a Specsavers advert if you'd picked up a fat slug and were stroking it and saying it was a cute baby toad 😊
AHAHAHA
Gracious, you are a hard working gal! I’m enjoying your progress.
You are doing a amazing job your plot so far looks fantastic. X
Use your stinging nettle for plant food. Use one of your big tubs, throw in a bunch of nettles, and fill up with water. After a month you can use the water as nutrition for your plants. Also spray on your plants for pests. 😊
Yes. Put the nettle in a net bag, like the ones you buy fire wood in, then it will be like a big tea bag, and easy to pull out.
Nettle soup with the new top growth - and plant food with the rest of the green growth. Win, win...
Was just going to suggest exactly the same thing 👍
yes when you ferment nettle in water you get a pest control fertilizer.
She has addressed this idea already. She will when she has a better handle on things.
Well done again Seren, you are doing a marvellous job and so quickly too. I love your designs for the plot.
The plot is really taking shape and looking good.
You have inspired me to get out into my garden and start trying to tame it. My late husband used to do our garden. I’ve also been recovering from a slipped disc these last 2years so have struggled to bend etc so haven’t been able to do anything in the garden. Seeing you tackle a small area at a time I decided to give it a go. So far I have mended two raised beds and cleared them of weeds. I just need to decide what to grow in them as I plod on, albeit very slowly, with other areas.
I’m looking forward to seeing how your crops grow.
Awh, that is so lovely to hear! 💖 I'm glad you're enjoying following along and that you're inspired to do a bit now and again 🥲 That is definitely the way to do it! Thank you again, and happy gardening 🥰
You have done amazing on this plot. Well done. Love the wildlife pond area. ❤
I’m just imagining a bunch of mice bringing those orange peels 😆😆 I can’t wait for all your pumpkins 🎃
🤣 gifting me the peels lol 🍊
Loving your videos, thank you! have just taken on a plot in terrible shape and you are inspiring me!
Thatade me laugh.the next time you see someone eating an orange....ooihhhh..I love your daisy top..
You're doing a good Job. It is hard work having a Allotment.
You have made such a massive difference in a short time good for you👍🏻
Look just beautiful! I use old cardboard under my wood chips, works wonderful.
Seren, you have done a fantastic job on your plot, looking forward to see everything thing planted. Happy Gardening from Southern California
You need a gardening t-shirt that says "I am a woman on a mission"!
Enjoy watching your garden progress. I have a large back garden that I do all my growing in. I am grateful that it is so close and easier to dispose things etc. I am so OCD about mess so the fake grass is getting to me 😂. I just want to hop over there and help you carry it all to the tip.
Awhh I wish I had a large back garden 🥲 LOL the turf & junk pile is really getting to me too! 🤣 I MUST book a trip to the tip next week.. once and for all lol!
Weeding on timelapse is so satisfying to watch. I use thick rubber gloves when dealing with nettles and thistles. Perhaps disposable gloves underneath common garden gloves would work as well.
Your allotment is looking great! Your hard work is paying off.
Good job Serene, your allotment looks great. You really put alot of hardwork. You are almost there. Keep up the good work.
That really looks nice. You are doing so well. I can understand the nettle stings. Having not been around them before I planted 1 plant this winter. I went out to pull some weeds around it. My hand was numb for 2 days. Those call for leather gloves when working around them. ouch. In another month you will be all cleaned out and up. Have a blessed day!
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You can buy trail cameras fairly cheap, which will record with motion and you could catch people in the act !
They are also a good idea to keep an eye on what wildlife or pests are around at night. Keep up the good work.
Just watched all your videos and I love all the progress you’ve made, hopefully your garden neighbors will stop the dumping soon ❤👍🏻🙏
Yes, somebody loves to eat the petals off the pansies: ME! decades ago in college, I dated a woman whose sorority had adopted the pansy as their official flower. Their cook often fed them pansies in their salads, since the flowers are edible and delicious! Try 'em!
I don't know the name of the little brown bird with a red face at 14:20, but I saw one here in my Colorado garden this week as well!
I'm having fun watching you clean up your new allotment, Seren! It makes me grateful that I didn't have to clean up someone else's mess when I started my garden!
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Time to make nettle pesto for the freezer I think. :)
Funny how some people can't tell the difference between a waste bin and a bucket ! I feel your pain Seren , ant bites can be painful but on top of nettle stings , ouch ! Love the way you laugh through the pain and just get on with things. The area around your pond will look amazing when the foxgloves flower. Great work.
I am absolutely addicted to your videos. Very much look forward to the next! Love from Australia.
Loving your videos you are an extremely hard worker systematically going through your garden it's turning out well you must be proud of yourself
A good, sturdy rake would probably help you a lot when clearing nettles and roots! They're great :)
Good work, if you have some black plastic you could cover the green nettles until you have time, that way they won’t grow so big to tackle… nobody who se your plot now will recognise it… what a shange 👩🌾👏
You are steaming along, your plot already looks like a different place... It looks great 😍
Thank you so much! 🥰
This video gave me so much joy 🫶🏻 I laughed so hard at the idea that you nearly picked up a fat slug thinking it was a toad 😂 you did so much in that one trip to the plot, I’m in awe!! Praying your sweet peas survive. I am still yet to pot mine on along with my millions of cosmos but it’s so cold and I have no where to put them yet 💀
Hahahah I KNOW. imagine if I did pick it up and told it it was cute 💀 thank you so much for watching & so glad you enjoyed! 🥰 hope your sweet peas and cosmos are doing fine! My sweet peas are currently surviving.. definitely not thriving 😅😅😅
You're making great strides - the preparation of the beds always takes a lot of time, but you're doing well. Love watching your updates.
Love watching (from Seattle, Washington!) the progress you’re making in your garden! For the ants you can try sprinkling a little diatomaceous earth in the area they’re living.
I have heard about his! I might have to give it a go.. especially in my greenhouse! 😅
Looking great seren ,keep the nettles and make fertiliser just put them in a tub cover them with water leave for a few weeks ,they are full of nitrogen ,it smells a bit but plants love it ,keep up the good work
I found a toad on my plot the other day when digging over a bed. Almost forked the poor little guy 😬. Thankfully he was fine and I moved him into the long grass at the edge of the allotments.
Your pronunciation of hugelkultur is fine.
Things are really coming along now and it's great to see. Keep up the good work. 🙂
Really love watching your progress with the allotment, such a massive change from day 1. Thanks for sharing
Just wanted to say what amazing progress you have made. The plot is looking great.
Instead of expensive copost, it is better to buy enriched garden soil, which contains some compost. If you are going to make your own nutritional tea, it does not make much difference to bridge the time until the tea is ready, you can supplement your soil with dried cows. manure grains. everything is available at a good garden center
You've done a grand job in a short time. Well done!
I ❤ this channel. Watching and cheering you on from Texas.
You are doing so well it is all coming together nicely 😊
You could make so much nettle tea! LOL You could also refer to Huw Richards on YT as I believe he uses a nettle compost tea that you might be interested in as it would dispose of all the nettle, roots and all. Jessie at Plot 37 uses a wildlife camera and if you had one, you would be able to tell who the mysterious orange depositor is as well as the digger in the garden. You have made such great progress, it's inspiring! 😄
Great progress. You’ve obviously worked very hard. Just take one task at a time. If you look at the whole thing, it can be overwhelming, but broken down into smaller jobs you will, I have no doubt, continue to make huge inroads. Well done and thanks for sharing.
it is very impressive how much you have already transformed that plot
The progress is amazing! I have these long, suede gardening gloves that I use for dealing with roses and also ants that you might consider getting. I got mine off of Amazon but I also saw them in my local gardening store. They will help you tremendously with the nettles and the ants. Mine come up to my elbow. Game changer for me! Also add a kneeling pad that will save your back!
Your plot is really looking good , loved the toad 🐸 too
I love my allotment..it can feel overwhelming at times
But it amazing
Starting to look really good your hard work will pay off
Hello! if you save the stinging nettles and put them in water, it will become very good plant nutrition to water with.
Lots done today! ❤❤❤❤
Nettles are the only place where Peacock butterflies lay eggs as the larvae feed exclusively on nettles, also nettle soup is super good for you!
Don’t worry, I’ll be keeping a good patch of nettles at the back of the plot - in the ‘wildlife zone’ 🥰 I know how important they are for some creatures 🦋
You are doing such a great job! 🙂
If you get nettle stings in future, rub the affected area with a dock leaf - really good for calming down stings. :)
What a difference! Great progress 🎉
Trail Camera would be real handy concerning the Orange Peel & Rubbish dumping question... ;)
It's looking good, your hard work will pay off
Carrot seeds need to be kept moist to germinate. Either water them regularly or once watered cover them with a piece of wood to stop them drying out.
you need to get yourself a trail camera. it will film all the wildlife that visits your plot whilst your away and could also help with any other strange goings on.
Well done again Seren, I can't believe how much you've achieved in the time, it's really taking shape now ! Good luck tracking down the phantom peel flinger, perhaps it's your elusive neighbour !?
I love these videos. Great channel!❤🎉
Another great video Seren 🌿🌱🐸
Does the greenhouse have a roof vent? It might need a couple of new openers that open as the greenhouse heats up
Love your videos👏👏👏🌺🌸
Petersfield supreme compost 👌
I love to see the work you put in this allotment, it's going to be so nice when things are growing !! Also, for your carrots, it might help to put a little trench of seed compost just for the carrots, as they need consistent moisture contact to germinate (and you said the compost you have there might be a bit too woody), I hope it helps ! good luck and hello from France :)
That is a very good idea for the carrots! I think the compost was too woody and the seeds haven't had very good contact with the lumpy compost 🤭 will definitely try a finer compost trench next time!! Thank you 🥰
Clicked on this video so fast, I was so excited to see your progress! Hopefully the wildlife pond will attract some birds, frogs and toads who can take on the slugs. If you've not already seen Joel Ashton's stuff on UA-cam he has amazing content on establishing wildlife ponds to attract all kinds of creatures!
Ants hate cinnamon so might I suggest you sprinkle a good layer over the affected area.
We had the same with our allotment greenhouse too hot, so we brought shade netting just added to the inside of the roof two pieces leaving front, back and side glass panes open for sun to ripen our tomatoes. Hope this helps.
instead of using plastic ground cloth look into using 3 layers of contractors paper (you can get it at a hardware store) its thick so it will stop weeds from popping up through the wood chips. love your videos!
I´m on episode 11 I just want to say you are fucking awesome!!
I am loving your videos! So inspiring! You are doing a great job and should be proud of yourself! My only suggestion is to invest in some good quality long leather gloves to protect your hands and arms! I feel your pain!
big fan of strulch, love the smell !
Glad I’m not the only one! 🤣
Hi!! Loving the progress!! Do you plan to uncover the pond? It will look great uncovered and more inviting to wildlife!
Yes! Pond will be uncovered eventually, hopefully soon! 🥰 I need to make more of a gradient / slip way with stones etc. for any potential wildlife to be able to get out of it 😅 It's quite deep at the moment so that's why I'm leaving it covered up 😌
@@serensgarden That sounds like a great idea! Can't wait to see it !!! 🥰
you have so much ground sheet you can just cut it up for the path you want to make, makes more room for plots.
Hi I’ve used John Inis number 2/3 for years it’s very good soil I highly recommend it. Your doing a great job. Wish I could do a alottment .
Love the vedios
Checkout coconut coir, its lightweight, inexpensive and sustainable. It comes in 1kg bricks, add 8litres of water to get 9ltr of fair general purpose compost. One Beyond sell it for £1.25 a brick.
Ahh yes, I use coco coir for my house plant mix 😌 I've heard some people use it as a mulch! If I can get some for only £1.25 a brick that would be amazing 😱
I was forced to use some cups bottoms cut off to protect anything the slugs, bugs can get at until the plants grew stronger. Yes it looks untidy but some wires bent over can anchor the cups from feet, wind and animals.
I deliberately started feeding the birds so the slugs are dealt with just before sunrise. It's made a difference, although they tend to munch on things too like pansies which are edible.
Enjoyed this toad special. 🐸 < (we need a proper toad emoji - that's too froggy).
Congratulations on passing 6k subscribers. Are you going to do a special video for when you get passed 100k subscribers next month? 🫨😆
Nice going there!
Why not use those fake grass rolls to put over the nettles, just for now to get them under control
It is a constant battle with those.
Looking forward to seeing your plot grow and grow ^^
Great job
You will find the majority of compost these days is very woody and some with wood that hasn't been composted down and as it does compost down in the beds it will use nitrogen in the soil to breakdown
Great job!!!
I would recommend rose gloves to deal with the stinging nettle and ants. Rose gloves are heavy duty and come up to your elbow. Everything is looking so good. I’m in the US so I’m wondering if you’re allowed to use any natural or homemade weed killers such as vinegar.
Doing well with clearing and setting out and planting well done!
Shame people are putting their rubbish on your plot, leave your buckets towards the back of the plot, also you can sieve the compost to get the bigger rougher stuff out, that can go lower down and put the nicer stuff up top to plant into (I watched a blog about it)
With all the nettle you could make fertilizer
And dry them for tea... they make tasty tea. You also can add dryed nettles to quiche/ muffins and other things where you would add other green staff for health boost.