The poly is coming together, Danny and you have so much planted out 😍 Storm Bert and the snow melting overnight caused crazy floods here, too. Rivers overflowed, and areas of towns flooded, where it has never flooded before.... Love the hanging shelf, really practical 😊
We in Western NC sympathize with you we are still cleanjng from entire towns and homes being washed away and mudslides. No gardening this year for many so to watching gardening gives us comfort. Glad you didn't have lots of damage❤
Oh no! I am so sorry to read this. I'm glad it brings some comfort to you watching other though. Hope you're all sorted in a speedy fashion. Thinking of you all 🙏
I love being down at the plot when it's chilly, it feels extra wholesome 🙂 Wow that flooding, pleased all was okay! Love the thought of the cozy poly tunnel planting with the gas fire. Gosh I really need to pull my socks up about getting my hands on an IBC! I cried for you when that part fell in the tank hahah. Nice to see Linda call in! 👋That shelf looks perfect for the seedlings. Great to see the poly tunnel progress Danny 😀
Hi Danny, oh no! That's awful, all the flooding, your poor village! I hope your home wasn't flooded and glad you are ok too ❤ good job with your recycled floating shelf, brilliant! Isn't Linda lovely supplying biscuits & coffee, bless her ❤ I have those hooks too, I use them for tools & hanging netted bags for drying seeds out. Great video. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Great update Danny, that hanging shelf looks awesome. It was lovely to see Linda in the video ringing her bell. Your planted up bed looks great too. Take care 😊
It’s good the flooding is mostly cleared I can understand everyone’s concerns. I agree about the pallets sometimes paying delivery is cheaper and less work than gas for our vehicles. None of my garlic is up yet 👍 but hopefully soon. 😂😂 my brassicas have gone leggy but I’ll pot up deep. 11:09 😂😂 only you Benny 🤦♀️. 20:02 hi Linda 👋👋. Great update stay warm and hopefully dry, Jackie ❤❤❤
Oh for sure! So much rain and I fear it's going to get worse and worse. Sadly. Agreed, plus the pallets are all the same size too. Yeah the brassicas will be fine planted deep. I know i couldn't believe it dropped the washer as in my head I kept thinking.. do not drop this!! Doh.. luckily I had a spare 😂
@ once this god awful strike is over I will send you Linda and Lisa some new Row 7 stuff but it’s a surprise too as there’s something new beside the badger beets 🤭🤭
I've got one of those little gas heaters and they're great. The polytunnel is looking so good now, well the whole plot is to be honest :). I so can't wait til January to start the next season.
Love see how much you're getting down over winter, there is no such thing as over sowing 😂This weather has been crazy so far with the flooding freezing and the snow.
Wow, that was a fully packed vlog with lots of good things. I suppose, if the floating shelf proves to be too heavy with plant trays, it might be useful as a bench in the greenhouse or potting area. Take care of yourself in this cold and wet weather.
So pleased all ok with you and your plots after Storm Bert. The name of the storm made me giggle as I have a young retriever called Bert, and he certainly causes chaos, lol! Great finding that mesh panel. Really serves the purpose. Istill have bulbs t plant but am unable to do so, as nowhere to plant yet. They are starting to shoot so I think I will have to pot them for now. Hopefully teh space will br ready by the end of December. Some great gardening tips in this week's show. Thank you. Happy growing 🙂
Thank you! Oh I had a technical issue.. I clicked upload and foolishly didn't check, in honesty I went to the cinema expecting technology to play ball. Mid film i realised it hadn't uploaded properly. I was trapped in gladiator 2 worrying about my viewers not getting the video in time. Sorry for the delay ❤️
Good job you fitted that overflow Danny 👍 That hanging shelf is amazing and so useful. 👍 It was lovely getting together doing our Xmas wreaths wasn't it. Flooding was horrendous but we were very lucky, thank goodness. Exciting when we have plants coming up in winter. That gas fire is fab. Awww baby lupins, how lovely 😍 I must come and collect those spare plants from you if they are still on offer 👍🙃😊 Nice bit of planting done there in your polytunnel Danny 👍😀 See you soon for a cuppa ❤
Just in time linda. Thankfully. Very pleased with the floating shelf & yes the flooding was scary. Loved the Xmas wreath day. Yes still plenty of plants spare 🙂. Danny
Great find for your floating shelf Danny, poly is looking good all planted up now. Looking forward to seeing all your pallet projects. The wreath making was good i really enjoyed it too.
OMG look at that plugg take a dive into the waterbin HE SAID PAINT!! Imagine some red paint 😉 Looking fab!! 🥰 And well that fieldmouse 😂😂😂 lucky its not a mole 😜
Hi Danny, glad you're safe and have had no damage to home nor allotment. The polytunnel looks so beautiful all planted up for the winter crops. And that floating shelf!! well that was a great find, and will serve you well. As you say, it allows light to the bed underneath, and will also allow water to drain through, as opposed to a solid shelf. Have a fab week ahead xx
Your stripy t-shirt is like one of those magic eye pictures, I could see a trug 😂😂😂 Oh no of all the places that piece could have fallen 😂 Sitting down on the job ☺️ nice to see that area planted up ❤ So we guessing you like your suspended shelf find 😂 could hear it in your voice you loved it!! Talk to you soon ❤
A trug 😂😂 that made me laugh. In my head I kept thinking.. do not drop this washer! And it jumped out of my hand straight into the tank 😂 luckily I had a spare haha. I know i watched back and thought.. how many times did I said I was unsure then pleased 😂😂😂😂
That is a cracking shelf Danny, just be careful if it’s heavy, that it doesn’t bend the cross bars when you load it up. I supported mine in the middle with paracord, straight up to where the centre ridge meets the hoop, just as a precaution. Just a thought, great video as always and glad you didn’t have too much damage from the storm.
The rain was a nightmare, that river came within 4 meters of my garden 😱 but thankfully we survived lol love seeing the polytunnel evolve and start to fill with greenery. Wreath making was a fun afternoon getting to know more plot holders. You and Linda have made us feel very welcome. I'm on compost bay duty this week too. That little mouse is so cute 🤗
The flooding in Wales was terrible last weekend. Hope it’s all receded now. Have to say, I did smile at the “Why????” when you dropped something in the IBC. 🫣😅 Lovely to see the other side planted up in the tunnel. Yes, you did grow too many brassicas … again. Join the club there 😂 Linda spoils you with high Fox’s biscuits at the cafe as well. Yummy! Love the floating shelf. Worked out well didn’t it? Great stuff Have a good week. Hope it’s drier this week for us all. 😊
Even walking towards the ibc i was saying do not drop this inside that tank! It literally jumped out of my hand 😂 luckily I had a spare haha! So pleased it's all planted up now, finally! Pleased with the floating shelf 😊👌🌱
@ it’s the flip side of people saying if you want something badly enough you can manifest it in to reality.. sometimes our thoughts go rogue on us 😂 No harm done thankfully. 😊
I love your positivity. Broad beans are my favourites from the bean family. Lovely in stir fries and soups. Also nice boiled with mint and add butter yum yum. Tfs sylvi 🎉🎉
Four vertical struts might be prudent Danny . Lengths of 2x1 or similar, with a notch where it supports the horizontal roof bar . If you keep on adding seed trays the weight will be considerable, especially with wet compost . The slugs would have to climb the supports and back down the chain to reach the seedlings.
I've been assured the tunnel can carry the weight. The hoops above are attached to the supporting poles too. I've had more weight than what I'm planning in the tunnel. I won't be overloading it tbh. the side staging will be taking the main weight, the middle will be for extra plants after the tomatoes go in the sides. Maximum 8 - 10 trays :)
Its worth growing Crimson flowered Broad Beans in the tunnel - you'll get them earlier and the scent from the flowers will fill the tunnel and it will be like a tarts Boudoir also growing them inside there's less chance of them being crossed with other varieties grown on the lotty site. They're not as prolific as some of the other varieties but they're my favourite. Back in the day ( 1900's ish) there used to be a golden podded broad bean but sadly that seems to have gone now.
So glad you made it through the storm! We didn’t even get above freezing here today. I too will be trying my asparagus this coming year for the 1st time and sooo looking forward to it!
Danny will you please put a jumper on - I’m cold just watching! Also have you tried eating the tops of your sprout plants - they’re delicious! Glad you didn’t have too much damage - that storm was a bad ‘un!
Never had broadbeans 😱😱 Liam calls them mashed potato beans. Glad the plots weathered the storm ok. Interested to see what you do with the pallets - tease!
That flood was impressive, I hope it didn't cause too much damage. Linda cracking out the posh biscuits, you lucky thing. Linda, you spoil that young man. 😂
Haha Fox biscuits are my favourite! I'm always happy for biscuit parcels 😂😂😂😂😂 Christmas time, I get so many and the butter cookies are my favourite too! 😂
I expect you get given quite a lot of that kind of thing at work, this time of year. Great for stocking up the new shed. If you get any shortbread, I'll pop over. 😂
Just a thought with IBC tanks and water storage, I’ve had IBC tanks crack that had water in over winter as the ice expanded,so I empty my IBC tanks out over winter I just leave the main tap undone and the water flows straight through and just use a small barrel for rain water it doesn’t matter if that cracks. All the best chap🎉
Never ever have i experienced an ibc crack? Wow! That's the reason I have no lid on the top and it can't ever fill to the top, to allow for ice expansion. Works a charm 👌
@TheGrowUpChannel yea, we had one crack down the side it was under half filled with water since then never let them hold water 💧, consider yourself lucky 😅
The grill shelf looks great but I would put another chain on the end to stop it warping once plants are on it Broad beans are delicious if picked young. And you get a good crop for next to nothing. Hope flooding is resolved Danny nothing worse if your home is flooded I speak from experience never want to go through that again.
I've expanded the chains out since, a bit like the golden gate bridge haha! It's stopped the bounce. Luckily i escaped the flooding this time round . Terrible when that happens to someone's home 😔
The way you have the chains set up on the floating shelf, you can just hoist it up to the top when you're not using it. Save you finding a place to store it later.
Lol, the best of plans are always changed. Reminds me of trying to find places to plant spring bulbs. I got them all in just in time as we are heading to super cold now at least much colder than the last two years. I think the La Niña jet stream is bringing back winter. There goes the hopes of overwintered surprises. Below zero F windchill makes it extra cold 🥶. We don’t always hear about storms around the globe unless you search. That was a bit of water! Around the Great Lakes the eastward sides are getting a ton of Wet snow. They’re slipping and sliding and many travelers unprepared because they don’t plan as usual. How much weight can the poly tunnel manage?
I think the UK has caught up with the US in naming their storms too haha. I'm glad I fitted the oveflrflow the day before. The tunnel can hold so much weight. So many are worried the floating shelf will buckle the tunnel. Haha. I've had a tunnel before this one and it held much much more. 90% of the plants will grow on the staging sides, not to fear. The floating shelf will probably hold 10 module trays of the most delicate plants that's all. But the rails it's attached to are also attached to the roof. It's a tough bit of kit 🙂
I don't like broad beans much either but they are so easy to grow, over the yrs I have found if you pick them young, about sugar snap pea size and use them pods and all steamed, in stir fries or a Thai curry they are yum
Wooow, we also had some floods in some of the surrounding villages here in Oxfordshire but nowhere as bad! I love the suspended table, such a good use of space Danny! I was also wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing how do you have the bottom of the IBC tank sorted so you can connect a hose from there? I have the standard blue "tap" that comes in the IBC then a massive hole and been searching for hours but can't figure out how to connect a hose! Thanks for your help :)
I shoveled and waded chest deep in snow (no, I'm regular height) to reach my covered carrots wayyyyy in the back of the yard. No gardening for me either for a bit!
Oh thanks! Ill keep an eye out! I love the middle bins. Only place i know you can buy avocado, a snow suit, orange juice and a kayak all at the same time 😂
Hi Danny . I'm not if I live not far from you . Anyway can you send the link for the Pallets please. So I could order some . Thanks Andrew from Rogerstone
If we get any snow :) but if we do, they hold up pretty strong. I've seen my other tunnel completely entombed and was fine. They are strong bits of kit 😊
Hi Danny , so pleased your all OK after the recent storm I am subscribed to Sean james Cameron and he had plenty of footage of the bad weather he is in South Wales too , have you heard if Malcolm kingswell is OK as he's not far from you is he , anyway love the update mate 👍
Can you put four legs on the front of the side stagein to the joint on the hoop of the poly tunnel you're starting to get quite a bit of weight there specially with tomatoes and pots I'm not sure what white that was designed to carry good luck mate looks good
Can't you fit over flow barrels behind that IBC Danny there's just room to walk down to access .Id be adding another chain Danny .That hanging shelf is going to way a ton when it's full of wet seedlings in trays .Dont want to bend the polytunnel bars .
Hey susie! I've considered moving the second ibc over tbh! I won't be overloading the shelf don't worry :) it won't be taking the mass of my seedlings, that's the staging job :)
Hey Rob. The wooden shelves are removable and yeah I take them away, but the legs stay where they are and tbh are handy to climb up when planting or harvesting haha! They don't bother me. You can swing them into the sides if you wish, I don't bother 😊
Hey Dana! Thank you! Sure! If you go onto my youtube page and select the bell icon and click notify me of all. Or something like that. I really should tell people to do that more . Thank you Dana! Let me know if you can't do it :)
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The poly is coming together, Danny and you have so much planted out 😍
Storm Bert and the snow melting overnight caused crazy floods here, too. Rivers overflowed, and areas of towns flooded, where it has never flooded before....
Love the hanging shelf, really practical 😊
Thanks Maj! So pleased with the tunnel and floating shelf. Yes flooding for us and Ireland. Terrible!
We in Western NC sympathize with you we are still cleanjng from entire towns and homes being washed away and mudslides. No gardening this year for many so to watching gardening gives us comfort. Glad you didn't have lots of damage❤
Bless you. I am following WNC devastation and donating what I can. Hugs to you
Yes I saw Justin Rhodes had a lot damage on homestead it's our rain season now
Oh no! I am so sorry to read this. I'm glad it brings some comfort to you watching other though. Hope you're all sorted in a speedy fashion. Thinking of you all 🙏
I love being down at the plot when it's chilly, it feels extra wholesome 🙂
Wow that flooding, pleased all was okay! Love the thought of the cozy poly tunnel planting with the gas fire.
Gosh I really need to pull my socks up about getting my hands on an IBC! I cried for you when that part fell in the tank hahah.
Nice to see Linda call in! 👋That shelf looks perfect for the seedlings.
Great to see the poly tunnel progress Danny 😀
Hi Danny, oh no! That's awful, all the flooding, your poor village! I hope your home wasn't flooded and glad you are ok too ❤ good job with your recycled floating shelf, brilliant! Isn't Linda lovely supplying biscuits & coffee, bless her ❤ I have those hooks too, I use them for tools & hanging netted bags for drying seeds out. Great video. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
What a scary badass storm! It is great to watch you and your plans as I have my cuppa and look out over my garden under 1 ft of snow at -25C. 🤣🤣
Sylvie I'd swap tomorrow for all that snowy goodness! I've been looking at snowy holidays all week for January haha
That floating shelf is super. Brainwave!
Great update Danny, that hanging shelf looks awesome. It was lovely to see Linda in the video ringing her bell. Your planted up bed looks great too. Take care 😊
Danny you have downs o many jobs this time brillent work xx👾👾👾👾🌾🌾🌾
I'm exhausted haha
It’s good the flooding is mostly cleared I can understand everyone’s concerns. I agree about the pallets sometimes paying delivery is cheaper and less work than gas for our vehicles. None of my garlic is up yet 👍 but hopefully soon. 😂😂 my brassicas have gone leggy but I’ll pot up deep. 11:09 😂😂 only you Benny 🤦♀️. 20:02 hi Linda 👋👋. Great update stay warm and hopefully dry, Jackie ❤❤❤
Oh for sure! So much rain and I fear it's going to get worse and worse. Sadly. Agreed, plus the pallets are all the same size too. Yeah the brassicas will be fine planted deep. I know i couldn't believe it dropped the washer as in my head I kept thinking.. do not drop this!! Doh.. luckily I had a spare 😂
@ once this god awful strike is over I will send you Linda and Lisa some new Row 7 stuff but it’s a surprise too as there’s something new beside the badger beets 🤭🤭
I've got one of those little gas heaters and they're great. The polytunnel is looking so good now, well the whole plot is to be honest :). I so can't wait til January to start the next season.
Aren't they handy! I'm considering another one tbh! I am so excited for spring!
Lucky Bert didn't flood your site. Wish I could grow things like you in the winter, but it helps watching someone else garden. 😉
I was worried at one point though. If it continues I may have to cover the garlic to allow the soil to stay drier underneath for a month.
What a great find Danny saves some money & reuses something you might throw awayxx
Definitely penny 😊🌱
Your little mouse xx I name him Peter xx👾👾👾🐭🐭🐭🐭
Peter the mouse it is 🐭
Love see how much you're getting down over winter, there is no such thing as over sowing 😂This weather has been crazy so far with the flooding freezing and the snow.
I absolutely agree. Better to have too much than too little 😊
Brilliant shelf in the polytunnel and so much you have planted out in there now
Thanks Emma! Goodluck with your tunnel! You'll love it!
@ I have ordered it now. Super excited. Having doubts about my ability to build it myself. Time will tell
@GardenofEmma aww fab! Well I'm only on the other end of the phone, you know that x
@ I’m probably will take you up on that. Lol. 😂
Wow, that was a fully packed vlog with lots of good things. I suppose, if the floating shelf proves to be too heavy with plant trays, it might be useful as a bench in the greenhouse or potting area. Take care of yourself in this cold and wet weather.
That's also another great use for it Brenda! Thank you 😊🌱
Supposed to be editing our video 😂 sidetracked with the Elf on the shelf oh and your video 😂❤
😂😂😂 we are both mischievous creatures
So pleased all ok with you and your plots after Storm Bert. The name of the storm made me giggle as I have a young retriever called Bert, and he certainly causes chaos, lol! Great finding that mesh panel. Really serves the purpose. Istill have bulbs t plant but am unable to do so, as nowhere to plant yet. They are starting to shoot so I think I will have to pot them for now. Hopefully teh space will br ready by the end of December. Some great gardening tips in this week's show. Thank you. Happy growing 🙂
Haha I do chuckle at some of the storm names we give lol yes i have bulbs that need planting too, so I think a big plant up is in order :)
Im glad you’re ok, i was a bit worried yesterday… a bit of panic too, missing my Sunday night fix 😂
So much going on, all exciting stuff!
Thank you! Oh I had a technical issue.. I clicked upload and foolishly didn't check, in honesty I went to the cinema expecting technology to play ball. Mid film i realised it hadn't uploaded properly. I was trapped in gladiator 2 worrying about my viewers not getting the video in time. Sorry for the delay ❤️
Hi Danny
I was hoping you were alright I look forward to your sunday night video. Glad to see you safe and well.
Hey val! Yeah I'm okay. Sorry for the delay 😊🌱
Good job you fitted that overflow Danny 👍 That hanging shelf is amazing and so useful. 👍
It was lovely getting together doing our Xmas wreaths wasn't it.
Flooding was horrendous but we were very lucky, thank goodness.
Exciting when we have plants coming up in winter.
That gas fire is fab.
Awww baby lupins, how lovely 😍 I must come and collect those spare plants from you if they are still on offer 👍🙃😊
Nice bit of planting done there in your polytunnel Danny 👍😀
See you soon for a cuppa ❤
Just in time linda. Thankfully. Very pleased with the floating shelf & yes the flooding was scary. Loved the Xmas wreath day. Yes still plenty of plants spare 🙂. Danny
Great find for your floating shelf Danny, poly is looking good all planted up now. Looking forward to seeing all your pallet projects. The wreath making was good i really enjoyed it too.
Thanks Lisa. Yes i was pleased to find it at the back of the plot. Lovely day wreath building :)
OMG look at that plugg take a dive into the waterbin HE SAID PAINT!! Imagine some red paint 😉
Looking fab!! 🥰
And well that fieldmouse 😂😂😂 lucky its not a mole 😜
Haha straight into the barrel! Ali is the red paint gal! Haha I've learned to accept Mr mole and his 300 kids now 😂
@@TheGrowUpChannel SO maybe you need to get yellow paint 🌞😎
Blimey those floods were horrendous, glad your plot escaped.
Me too! Haha thanks Bethan 😃
I love the floating shelf Danny and just needs some of your black paint 😁.
😂😂😂
Oh no! Hope you are ok Danny, Linda, etc. Just starting to watch now...
That flooding looked horrendous! Are you north or south Wales Danny?
We are south wales. All safe thankfully 😊🌱
The cabbages look healthy.
Always do well with cabbages... he says...
Hi Danny, glad you're safe and have had no damage to home nor allotment. The polytunnel looks so beautiful all planted up for the winter crops. And that floating shelf!! well that was a great find, and will serve you well. As you say, it allows light to the bed underneath, and will also allow water to drain through, as opposed to a solid shelf.
Have a fab week ahead xx
Thanks Jean! I was worried about the storm. So much water!!! Yes I'm thrilled with the tunnel, it's coming together nicely now ❤️
Your stripy t-shirt is like one of those magic eye pictures, I could see a trug 😂😂😂
Oh no of all the places that piece could have fallen 😂
Sitting down on the job ☺️ nice to see that area planted up ❤
So we guessing you like your suspended shelf find 😂 could hear it in your voice you loved it!!
Talk to you soon ❤
A trug 😂😂 that made me laugh. In my head I kept thinking.. do not drop this washer! And it jumped out of my hand straight into the tank 😂 luckily I had a spare haha. I know i watched back and thought.. how many times did I said I was unsure then pleased 😂😂😂😂
@ definitely a smiley video this week, can tell you are so proud of your poly 🥰 x
@ Sod’s Law… if there is a hole, something is falling in it 🤣🤣
That is a cracking shelf Danny, just be careful if it’s heavy, that it doesn’t bend the cross bars when you load it up. I supported mine in the middle with paracord, straight up to where the centre ridge meets the hoop, just as a precaution. Just a thought, great video as always and glad you didn’t have too much damage from the storm.
Thanks pete. I'll bare that in mind. I won't be overloading it though, but I'll keep it in mind 😬
You can have a rest on the floating shelves also.. sorry about the flooding.
Haha absolutely! I need it 😂 thank you, we live to tell another tale :)
Good updates. The shelf is a good idea.
Thank you Cheryl. Very pleased with the shelf 😊
@TheGrowUpChannel it is a great piece of recycling Danny.
Hi Danny. Maybe cable tieing canes to the underside of your floating shelf would cut down on the bounce. The shelf looks great.
Ive adapted it since I've changed the chain positions to a little like the golden gate bridge. It's solved the bounce haha
The rain was a nightmare, that river came within 4 meters of my garden 😱 but thankfully we survived lol love seeing the polytunnel evolve and start to fill with greenery. Wreath making was a fun afternoon getting to know more plot holders. You and Linda have made us feel very welcome. I'm on compost bay duty this week too. That little mouse is so cute 🤗
Absolutely! It was too close for comfort, for you indeed. Was a lovely wreath making day, thank you for sorting it out 😀
The flooding in Wales was terrible last weekend. Hope it’s all receded now.
Have to say, I did smile at the “Why????” when you dropped something in the IBC. 🫣😅
Lovely to see the other side planted up in the tunnel. Yes, you did grow too many brassicas … again. Join the club there 😂
Linda spoils you with high Fox’s biscuits at the cafe as well. Yummy!
Love the floating shelf. Worked out well didn’t it? Great stuff
Have a good week. Hope it’s drier this week for us all. 😊
Even walking towards the ibc i was saying do not drop this inside that tank! It literally jumped out of my hand 😂 luckily I had a spare haha! So pleased it's all planted up now, finally! Pleased with the floating shelf 😊👌🌱
@ it’s the flip side of people saying if you want something badly enough you can manifest it in to reality.. sometimes our thoughts go rogue on us 😂
No harm done thankfully. 😊
@TheFarmyardGarden haha absolutely. It's classic me 😂😂
I think I saw some slugs packing their parachutes.
😂😂😂😂😂
Those wreaths look pretty and looked fun doing it all together.
It was such a fun morning!
I love your positivity. Broad beans are my favourites from the bean family. Lovely in stir fries and soups. Also nice boiled with mint and add butter yum yum. Tfs sylvi 🎉🎉
Thanks Sylvia! Oh wow ill add those recipes to my list. Hope i like them haha
Little mouse 🐀 so cute! 😂
He is a character lol
Four vertical struts might be prudent Danny . Lengths of 2x1 or similar, with a notch where it supports the horizontal roof bar . If you keep on adding seed trays the weight will be considerable, especially with wet compost . The slugs would have to climb the supports and back down the chain to reach the seedlings.
I've been assured the tunnel can carry the weight. The hoops above are attached to the supporting poles too. I've had more weight than what I'm planning in the tunnel. I won't be overloading it tbh. the side staging will be taking the main weight, the middle will be for extra plants after the tomatoes go in the sides. Maximum 8 - 10 trays :)
Its worth growing Crimson flowered Broad Beans in the tunnel - you'll get them earlier and the scent from the flowers will fill the tunnel and it will be like a tarts Boudoir also growing them inside there's less chance of them being crossed with other varieties grown on the lotty site. They're not as prolific as some of the other varieties but they're my favourite. Back in the day ( 1900's ish) there used to be a golden podded broad bean but sadly that seems to have gone now.
HAHA you forever have a way with words 😂😂😂😂😂 oh wow a golden podded bean. That's a shame if it's disappeared
So glad you made it through the storm! We didn’t even get above freezing here today. I too will be trying my asparagus this coming year for the 1st time and sooo looking forward to it!
It was a rough rain storm indeed. Hope that's the last! Oh fantastic! Asparagus for us all 😊🌱
That grate was a great find! Hope you have a lovely week Danny!
Thanks, you too! 😊🌱
Danny will you please put a jumper on - I’m cold just watching! Also have you tried eating the tops of your sprout plants - they’re delicious! Glad you didn’t have too much damage - that storm was a bad ‘un!
Jane I don't feel the cold like most haha I was overheating 😂😂😂 I absolutely love the sprout tops sautéed in butter. Beautiful 😊
Crazy flooding for your area!
Pure carnage. Hopefully that's the last.
Never had broadbeans 😱😱 Liam calls them mashed potato beans. Glad the plots weathered the storm ok. Interested to see what you do with the pallets - tease!
Haha mashed potato beans 😂😂 haha so many plans for those pallets.
Staying at home 🏡 is the best what you can do when the weather is like that 🌬💨🌧
Absolutely. Hot chocolate and Christmas movie weather haha
That flood was impressive, I hope it didn't cause too much damage.
Linda cracking out the posh biscuits, you lucky thing.
Linda, you spoil that young man. 😂
Haha Fox biscuits are my favourite! I'm always happy for biscuit parcels 😂😂😂😂😂 Christmas time, I get so many and the butter cookies are my favourite too! 😂
I expect you get given quite a lot of that kind of thing at work, this time of year. Great for stocking up the new shed. If you get any shortbread, I'll pop over. 😂
Haha absolutely! However the biscuits were a gift from Cheryl for doing the shed window 😂 Linda's the gatekeeper to the biscuits 😂
@TheGrowUpChannel 😂😂😂
Brilliant fit! I would be concerned about the weight. 🤔 I do love that you and Linda pop up in each others videos bonus! 😂❤
I won't be overloading the shelf tbh 😊 haha its never planned, we just happen to pop in while our cameras are on usually haha
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Just a thought with IBC tanks and water storage, I’ve had IBC tanks crack that had water in over winter as the ice expanded,so I empty my IBC tanks out over winter I just leave the main tap undone and the water flows straight through and just use a small barrel for rain water it doesn’t matter if that cracks. All the best chap🎉
Never ever have i experienced an ibc crack? Wow! That's the reason I have no lid on the top and it can't ever fill to the top, to allow for ice expansion. Works a charm 👌
@TheGrowUpChannel yea, we had one crack down the side it was under half filled with water since then never let them hold water 💧, consider yourself lucky 😅
The grill shelf looks great but I would put another chain on the end to stop it warping once plants are on it
Broad beans are delicious if picked young. And you get a good crop for next to nothing.
Hope flooding is resolved Danny nothing worse if your home is flooded I speak from experience never want to go through that again.
I've expanded the chains out since, a bit like the golden gate bridge haha! It's stopped the bounce. Luckily i escaped the flooding this time round . Terrible when that happens to someone's home 😔
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Always Jean x i need to retire lol
What tends to do well in used compostin a shady spot is Parsley and great for the Cawl Danny 😁.
Ah really! My parsley is still hanging on outside haha
The way you have the chains set up on the floating shelf, you can just hoist it up to the top when you're not using it. Save you finding a place to store it later.
I considered that when I was building the wooden one... hmm. I'll look into it 😊
We get to harvest our asparagus for the first time next year too ❤
Oh amazing! I hope it's delicious as I've waited a long time for this haha
@@TheGrowUpChannel it’s come round quickly now we are nearly ready to harvest!! Was hard not to pick any last year 🤣😍
@TheRightPearPlot oh I know. I had to stop looking at the bed last spring 😂
@ 🤣 we get to feast next year, and have asparagus pee yipeeee
Floods have been mental in Wales mate.
Absolute chaos mate
Lol, the best of plans are always changed. Reminds me of trying to find places to plant spring bulbs. I got them all in just in time as we are heading to super cold now at least much colder than the last two years. I think the La Niña jet stream is bringing back winter. There goes the hopes of overwintered surprises. Below zero F windchill makes it extra cold 🥶.
We don’t always hear about storms around the globe unless you search. That was a bit of water! Around the Great Lakes the eastward sides are getting a ton of Wet snow. They’re slipping and sliding and many travelers unprepared because they don’t plan as usual.
How much weight can the poly tunnel manage?
I think the UK has caught up with the US in naming their storms too haha. I'm glad I fitted the oveflrflow the day before. The tunnel can hold so much weight. So many are worried the floating shelf will buckle the tunnel. Haha. I've had a tunnel before this one and it held much much more. 90% of the plants will grow on the staging sides, not to fear. The floating shelf will probably hold 10 module trays of the most delicate plants that's all. But the rails it's attached to are also attached to the roof. It's a tough bit of kit 🙂
I don't like broad beans much either but they are so easy to grow, over the yrs I have found if you pick them young, about sugar snap pea size and use them pods and all steamed, in stir fries or a Thai curry they are yum
I like to mash my cooked broad beans with harissa and lemon juice on toast, poor man’s avocado
That actually sounds delightful !!! I shall try!
Wooow, we also had some floods in some of the surrounding villages here in Oxfordshire but nowhere as bad! I love the suspended table, such a good use of space Danny! I was also wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing how do you have the bottom of the IBC tank sorted so you can connect a hose from there? I have the standard blue "tap" that comes in the IBC then a massive hole and been searching for hours but can't figure out how to connect a hose! Thanks for your help :)
I shoveled and waded chest deep in snow (no, I'm regular height) to reach my covered carrots wayyyyy in the back of the yard. No gardening for me either for a bit!
I'm struggling to sympathise as that sounds like heaven Rita haha
@@TheGrowUpChannel Only for the first month, Danny, only for the first month! (winter Temps. reach -23°C 🥶, snow essentially gone end of April)
@ritawest2535 haha oh dear 😂🤦♂️
Lidl quite often have packs of bungee ties
Oh thanks! Ill keep an eye out! I love the middle bins. Only place i know you can buy avocado, a snow suit, orange juice and a kayak all at the same time 😂
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Great video Danny as always. Can I ask please were you bought the cover for ibc please
Hey john! Will pop a link in the description to the cover now :)
Hi Danny . I'm not if I live not far from you . Anyway can you send the link for the Pallets please. So I could order some . Thanks Andrew from Rogerstone
Hey andrew. I've never ordered them directly myself, however I shall get the contact details for you ASAP. Danny
Id be wary of weight on that poly bit of snow might accumulate
If we get any snow :) but if we do, they hold up pretty strong. I've seen my other tunnel completely entombed and was fine. They are strong bits of kit 😊
Hi Danny , so pleased your all OK after the recent storm I am subscribed to Sean james Cameron and he had plenty of footage of the bad weather he is in South Wales too , have you heard if Malcolm kingswell is OK as he's not far from you is he , anyway love the update mate 👍
Hey Jim! Yeah they both live around the same area actually. Malcolm is doing well. Enjoying his retirement ❤️
Can you put four legs on the front of the side stagein to the joint on the hoop of the poly tunnel you're starting to get quite a bit of weight there specially with tomatoes and pots I'm not sure what white that was designed to carry good luck mate looks good
Hey! The middle staging won't be taking the most weight only a few delicate seedlings trays. Most of the seedlings will be on the staging sides 😊
Can't you fit over flow barrels behind that IBC Danny there's just room to walk down to access .Id be adding another chain Danny .That hanging shelf is going to way a ton when it's full of wet seedlings in trays .Dont want to bend the polytunnel bars .
Hey susie! I've considered moving the second ibc over tbh! I won't be overloading the shelf don't worry :) it won't be taking the mass of my seedlings, that's the staging job :)
Hi Danny. Do you remove your staging when planting in your polytunnel. Rob
Hey Rob. The wooden shelves are removable and yeah I take them away, but the legs stay where they are and tbh are handy to climb up when planting or harvesting haha! They don't bother me. You can swing them into the sides if you wish, I don't bother 😊
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Hi, even though I have subscribed to your channel I do not receive notifications when you post new content. Any ideas how I can rectify this?
Hey Dana! Thank you! Sure! If you go onto my youtube page and select the bell icon and click notify me of all. Or something like that. I really should tell people to do that more . Thank you Dana! Let me know if you can't do it :)
Danny how wide is your tunnel
Hey David! My tunnel is 12ft wide and 20ft long 😊
I hate shop bought broad beans but love home grown ones. Hopefully you will be too. 😊
Hopefully i will! Thanks Pat! 😊
yup, don't want to pour cold water on the male plants. Their roots will shrink right up. 😳😂
You'll get a smaller root i assure you 😂
I thought the banana plant needed covering a month ago but I know nothing about Bananas 🤷
They usually do! But our climates been so mild I delayed it but kept watch on the temperatures.
Just put a leg under the middle at each end
Wouldn't be a floating shelf then though haha!