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I just wanted to say that i'mm thinking of you and i hope you're okay. Love from the netherlands

Very inventive guttering. Well done! I'm sat watching this at home and hoping all you allotment holders are OK. So far today Storm Lillian has blown my tomatoes and cucumbers over and flipped my greenhouse window backwards over into my neighbours garden. Goodness only knows how your site is. I'm keeping everything crossed your site survives 😮

You have a beautiful farm. Nice to see you here, wishing you the best.❤

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I'm so sorry, Sherry. Grandmas can be very special people, and I would know--I have occasionally referred to mine as my soulmate. I'll be thinking of you and sending good vibes your way. 🌼

Apart from Robins appearing when loved ones have past bird feather are another sign they are close by 🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶

Ps you know I’ve never thought of growing mini corn Gerald loves it 👍, see even us old farts always find something to learn 👍

Oh I am so sorry my Nan was a very very important person to me, she taught me to knit sew and yes garden. It is from her I find my love of gardening and I am sure your nan is chuffed that she is on the tube with us ❤. I plant a tree or have a yard item that is dedicated to someone we have lost and I literally say hi or talk to them as I go by. My borage moved super easy as I found it in the grass 🤦‍♀️. Much love and hugs, Ali 🌤️🇨🇦

So sorry for your loss

So very sorry for your loss. It's never easy, thank you for being brave enough to share the real you with us

So sorry for your loss, I’m sure nana will be watching over you whilst you garden. I keep an eye out for Robins, I know either my nan or great auntie are watching when they appear. ❤

My condoleances❤

Hello Sherry, you are doing very well on your plot so far! Keep going, small steps it can get very overwhelming in the garden or plot especially as the weather is so changable, I was out in my garden last night putting in some poor flowers that needed to go in the ground & found two big slugs on the top of my netting covering the broccoli bed! Slugs everywhere, but things still manage to grow some how. Just keep doing a little at a time, you will get there in the end! Suexx🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

You are doing a fantastic job, keep up the great work. Can I just say from your first video to this one you look so much happier, you have a real excitement in your voice now, well done you. 🤩

What a great job you are doing Sherry - excellent task getting the guttering up to capture the rain. It would be a good idea to cover the IBC opening with some very fine mesh ie. tights to capture debris and stop it polluting the water in the tank - netting the brassica is essential to stop birds from pecking at the plants but the pea and bean netting isn't suitable for this purpose plus it is too low. More and taller canes are needed not only around the bed but some with in and topped with eg yoghurt pots to stop the canes coming through the netting. it needs to be taught so birds and animals don't get entwined in it. Pidgeon's will sit on netting weighting it down so they can get to the crops so a good height is essential to stop the blighters. Another method to support netting that is often used on allotments is the blue water pipes arched across the beds with scaffold netting as the cover usually held down securely with bricks. - netting is not going to stop slugs - Gosh your site is very windy I would makes plans now to anchor the grow house down before the autumn/winter winds set in these type of growing structures are not known as 'Blow away tunnels' for nothing. A couple of methods I've seen used to secure them are 1. hammer in by about 18 inches stakes inside the tunnel in each corner and attach the metal frame to them 2. Two or three wide webbing straps thrown over the outside and securely anchored in the ground with very long tent pegs. Combining both of these methods will give a chance of it not blowing away You are making such good progress 👍👍

For a new allotment site it’s very tidy 👍👍. Great magic for the win even if it’s not cabbage 😂. Those trays always remind me of old ice cube trays. Yeahhhh 🎉 seedling action it is such a thrilling feeling isn’t it to see your first babies come up. Keep up the awesome work Rome wasn’t built in a day either. Happy gardenin, Ali 🌞🥵35c🇨🇦

Love the jerry-rigged guttering!! Hope it worked great. The plot is coming along nicely, just remind yourself how much further ahead you be next year! Just keep plugging away!!!

Yeah first I. The comment section, you know I love that!!!

For next year, you can plant your tomatoes way deeper. The hairs on the stem will become roots and so your plant wil take up more nutriants and water.

I love your personality on the plot.

Since yesterday i've been watching all your vlogs and i love the progress. Wow. Thumbs up!! Greeting from the netherlands

Ha ha old treasures 😂 I took on a neglected allotment in May and I am still digging up bricks, so much so I’ve built a small wall 😊

Oh I pinched my hand with my clippers 🤕 no fun. Arches will be fantastic addition as will the scarecrow 👍👍. Are you the only one at the site or do others just not show up much. What would we do without cable ties 😂. Windy but all in all a lovely day but the looks of it. We have the hopefully tail end of a heatwave here so I’m not getting as much done as I would like. All doing well Sherry have a great week, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦

Hi 🖐🖐 the archway is going to look fabulous - the pea and bean netting you have used might not be strong enough for heavier crops such as pumpkins - as you are on a very windy site the archway might need reinforcing. I would get some tree stakes and, drive them in by about 18 inches at the point you have cable tied them together and then wire them all together for added strength. when the archways are covered in any crop it will act as a sail so need to be very robust - generally speaking things going into the ground need to be driven in much deeper than you are doing at the moment to avoid things collapsing - PLEASE it is wise to get a first aid box to put in the summerhouse as accidents do happen a lot on allotment plots. Been there done that got the cuts to prove it and check if your tetanus vaccination is up to date I love the scarecrow and offer Matilda as a name for her 😊😊

Love the arch and the garden witch!! She needs a name! I have found that putting netting in the arches is easier if they are laying down, maybe try that if you decide to replace it! Another great video! Thanks for posting it!!!

Looking forward to seeing how things progress on your plot. You are a natural at this❤

I love the zones idea. I can't wait to see what you end up deciding ❤

Yes! You can grow the patio fruit trees in containers. They are dwarf varieties that work well for that. Google container gardening with fruit trees. You really want to stick to dwarfvarieties otherwise you wont be able to reach the fruit in the top of the full size varieties. Be sure to read the tag taking note of the mature height and width before buying a plant. The unpicked fruit from a tree that's too tall will drop from the tree littering your site with rotting fruit which attract rodents. You'll don't want to spend the entire season cleaning up rotten fruit. I came across a video by a gardener whose name I've forgotten who planted an mini orchard in his backyard using only dwarf fruit trees. He kept them pruned to just under 7 feet tall. He didn't even need a ladder to harvest the fruit. Hope this helps.

Great work today🎉 You may want to consider bringing a folding chair, wide brimmed straw hat and a water bottle with you to the allotment until you get settled in. That way you'll have a spot ti sit and take a break to rehydrate during these hot summer days. Also, just a suggestion for you. Remove the grass past the edges of the polytunnel and cover that area with a weed barrier. Otherwise the grass will regrow all along the inside edge of the poly tunnel.

Sherry, the pallet collars are a great find! I hope you are able to get more. They are so easy to use and create such a neat look for free❤

Oh my lord slugs have just been insane this year 😮. A couple of months of progress and you’ve done an awesome job. Funny enough we would love a bit of rain it’s been so hot and this weekend could reach mid to high 30’s. Hope it warms up for you soon Sherry, Ali 🌞🥵🫠🇨🇦

Hi 👍 To the progress you are making on your new plot - great to see you labelling the seeds you are sowing - good idea to net the beds once seeds are sown or things planted out - radicchio is a type of chicory - salad leaves and radish are both quick growing so in the other half of the bed these are the crops to plan and are both good for succession planting. Sow a couple of rows then two or three weeks later grow some more - on your brassica bed you could also sow quick maturing salads, as these will be ready to pick before the brassicas have grown big and shaded them out - get that guttering up ASAP while we are having rain because if we do get any dry weather you will very quickly run out of water and you won't be able to bring enough down and you won't want the stress - do a reconnoitre over to the water bowser the landlord has put in. and fill your water bottles up there - use your car more for transporting things from the front of the site to your plot. Drive on fill your bags/bottles then drive to your plot - great use of those bags for life to fill and carry stuff - keep hold of those empty compost bags there are a multitude of uses on the plot - I would be tempted to dig your pond a little deeper as it is very shallow and very open to the elements so will dry up very quickly. Just think how quickly a big puddle dries up in the heat - as the ground is sooooo hard get yourself a mallet and metal bar so you can drive canes etc into a decent depth without breaking them - have a tray bag for your tools so you know where they are when you want them - BE NICE TO YOURSELF........... TREAT YOURSELF TO A NICE SEAT FOR THE SUMMERHOUSE. Somewhere to rest and to enjoy a nice cuppa while you either plan or look back on your days toil These comments are NOT criticism in any way but ment as hints and tips. Please feel free to ignore. All's looking good 👍😁👍

Plot looks great 🌿 let's hope all the plants thrive and survive 🌶️🫛 love the pond 🌼

Looking great! I'm sure you've seen this before from other allotment channels but collecting water from your shed roof by connecting a gutter and pipe to your IBC would really maximize your IBC water storage. Danny @grownup has a video on this. Keep up the good work.❤ Also, add sticks to raise the middle of the net over your brassicas so the net is not touching any plants to keep the slugs and snails from reaching the plants by crawling on the net until you can make some hoops to hold the net up.

tip for the future..... after digging up turf you should stack grass side down to stop it re growing it will then break down into a good crumbly texture. Alternately use a thin base in the bottom of the raised beds 👍👍

Congratulations on reaching your first 100 subs keep up the excellent content, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦

Really looking good Sherry! Well done. You'll be surprised how resilient tomatoes can be. Just one thing, the canes in the poly tunnel, put something over the top (little bottles) coz over time the sheeting will keep hitting them in the wind and breakthrough the plastic, just from experience that's all. But keep up the good work x

Yeah first one here can't wait to watch!!

I have loads of rhubarb down on my allotment and really look forward to crumbles and pies. Its the leaves that are poisonous but I just put these on the compost heap. I'm 74 and so far haven't been poisoned! Having moved to a new home 5 years ago with only a tiny garden I got an allotment with my daughter and we are really enjoying it. You have hit a really difficult year to start as everyone is saying how difficult it is to get things going but you are doing great. Love your pond; sadly we are not allowed them on our site.

Thumb's up to Lincolnshire,I live there fabulous place.😊

Definitely the right move in repositioning the entrance for access to the car 👍

Great odea to put the wildlife area in the damp weedy area leave some nettles for the butterflies 🦋😊

Im affraid the posts are not substantial enough nor in deep enough and the weed fabric will be like a sail, chicken wire or svaffold netting would be a better option. Good luck in your ventures 🤞😁

You could try and put Vaseline over your arms before starting to work on the plot. It might help x

We really just need a balance of rain and sun but sadly it seems to be one or the other in extremes. Try burying the pumpkin stem as they sometime send out more roots. But all in all the allotment isn’t doing bad sherry so keep at it, Ali ☔️☔️🇨🇦

Usually, but not always brown leaves mean lack of water,yellow means over watered. Probably does need feeding too though. Trays for plants pots with water in them will really help in the poly tunnel, so great thinking. Water is a tricky thing especially in warm climates or weather. Its a learning curve, and I am struggling to get it right too her in Southern California. Hang in there!!! Could the rash be an allergy of some kind? Maybe try Benadry or Claritin or something similar before you go to the plot?

Pond looks great,the plot coming along nicely too x

Things are growing, and you are glowing! Way to go my friend. Be well!

I love your excitement for the veg growing 💥

🎉🎉 strawberries 🍓 are the best picked off a vine. Hope the pond works out and it will make a fab addition to the allotment. Happy gardening Sherry, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦,