Grow Food to Save Money!
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- We take a trip to visit donkeys, goats, pigs and chickens whilst collecting manure to kick start our garden.
Frugal Queen in France
We are a British couple living in Brittany on a budget.
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I am able to grow tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini (courgette), summer squash (2 varieties), many herbs, blueberries, strawberries, maybe eggplant (auburgine)and cucumber (fingers crossed that they produce). I do not get a lot of full sun, but I am able to get a harvest.
That's fabulous
Can’t wait to see your garden grow and flourish as you show us their progress 😅.
There will be plenty of films from the garden
I too will be looking forward to watching progress videos over the summer. This will be my first year of trying to grow salad and veg myself (My late husband was the gardener I just preserved and cooked what he grew)
Hi from Australia (Victoria )
It is so exciting watching your veggie garden develop. You are so fortunate to have access to that wonderful manure!
I live in a Retirement Village but have enough space for a small veggie patch.. I like grow tomatoes, onions, beans, sometimes cucumber and eggplant, lettuce, capsicum ( they didn't do well last year) ,various herbs. I don't know if I save money but I do get great tasting organic produce.
Loved seeing all the happy animals at your friends property, and of course your sweet doggies!😊
Happy gardening
Looking good for a nice crop of fresh veggies 🥕 😊, after putting in the hard work👍
Nice to see the weather is getting better for you.
Thank you Mike and Jane for a great outdoorsy video.
Thanks 👍
I loved the dogs and the upbeat music at the end. Go, Jane and Mike, GO!
Thanks
Enjoyed seeing your visit to the farm. You are going to have a beautiful garden with all that gorgeous composted manure.🌞🌻🍅
So nice of you
Your creek in Springtime is poetry.
The colors and textures- breathtaking....thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Glad you enjoyed it
I remember visiting my girlfriend's family in Brittany during college, years ago. Her grandfather had a large house in town that was literally built as a townhouse next to the local elementary school. The back yard of the school was a giant walled-in playground. And on the house side was a walled-in garden that could have fed an army! Good times...
Great memories
I tried the gardening in the ground, I'm to old and breathing is to hard these days to get out and weed. Also, tried the container gardening the weeds we have just grew up through the containers after 2 years. I ended up pulling it all up and starting over again. I did put cardboard in several layers down didn't work. This year I'm done I'm selling my containers. By the time I bought all that manure and dirt it just wasn't worth the struggle. I have a couple of pots I'll put cucumbers in and one or two tomato plants but, that the end for me. I just went to the store with my "dirt" money and bought several flats of veggies. All done and no swearing at my husband to come and help me. Neither of us really enjoy being outside (we were raised in the country). We seen enough grass, and trees.
Sorry to hear of your health issues.
👍🏾
Love those shaggy little donkeys! It's great that you have the trailer now for hauling mucky stuff and don't have to carry it in car.
Good indeed
Evening Jane and Mike very impressive garden skills and those donkeys and pigs l - lovely
Thanks so much
"A bit of a workout today" -- what an understatement! That was a huge amount of work -- certainly a contrast to your careful, very clean quilting. Your garden will be superb.
It's important for all the of us to challenge our muscles daily
Beautiful farm animals 🐷🐖🐑🐂 organic fruit and veg 😋 great video thank you jane, Mike and girls x
Our pleasure!
What a great garden. I’m taking notes 📝
So nice of you and thank you
Nothing better than the taste of your home grown produce! ❤
You got that right!
Well what a productive week you've had. 😃. Now a case of watch and wait. What a money saver it will be as well. Also good to know what has gone into the manure. Great to see the animals, who were clearly pleased to see you. I'm a big fan of donkeys. I think they are the most intelligent and loving creatures. Thank you both for sharing this great video. 🤗
I think so too
Another great video! Lots of hard work and inspiration. I live in Canada and time for me to prepare for another growing season. Love your content.
Sounds great!
We live on a third of an acre, including house, driveway etc . Our back yard is almost all garden. We freeze and can as much as we can. We estimated we ate, canned and froze about $ 1,000 worth of food including what we shared with family and friends. Our front yard has 2 apples trees and 2 peach trees. I love your videos they are great motivation for us!
That's super
What adorable animals 😍 thank you for sharing them with us. Best of luck with your garden this year. I hope you have a bumper crop 🤞❤️
Thank you so much
Growing up we lived in a new housing development and my horse was boarded a few blocks away. I would ride her home and she would often poo in the street. Neighbors went crazy for the manure for their gardens! Truly organic....only grass, hay, grain and occasionally some carrots! Best garden soil ever! I would never get anything done as I would be so distracted by the animals. It is so nice your friends let you raid their manure pile. I'm sure they appreciate you hauling it away. Mutually beneficial situation!
Being disabled I can't physically garden. But when I bought my home 26 years ago, there was a rhubarb plant. It has faithfully returned each year. My neighbors will harvest it to make strawberry rhubarb pie or rhubarb bread. I'm not a fan but I'm glad to see it get used. I do keep one small pot of geraniums by my back door. It's about all I can manage to care for myself. I'm in the midwest U.S. and our last freeze date is mid-May, so we have a short growing season. Many people here start plants from seeds inside their houses in the winter. They either put them in their basement or cellar or in a cooler room. You may be able to try that to save a bit. Also it is easy to regrow green onions by putting them in water after using. Wasn't sure if you were aware or if you have or eat them. Thanks for another great video! I always love seeing animals!!
Thanks for watching
Your garden is lovely.
The donkeys are so beautiful.
Phoenix AZ---I missed the winter and spring growing season. Got covid on Thanksgiving, threw me into heart failure that damaged my heart. Had surgery Mar 1st, had lots of complications but on the way up now. I can never keep anything alive in the horrid summer heat so I will start again in October. Years ago we kept pigs at a friends farm and I would haul the pig muck home. Best gardens ever then!! Good luck with your plants. I wish you a banner season!!
Always best to garden organically
Wow. I am so sorry to hear this, JustJet. That is a long, hard journey. I wish you continued recovering health, and a life you enjoy.
Wow, what a great source you have for manure!
It's great to get it for free
Aubergines I grow successfully in a Quebec Canada which has a short growing season. I plant them in late May and harvest in late August by actually buying a small plant and growing them in a container. Last year I had 3 different types of aubergines. They like good rich soil and fertilizer so your horse muck should work very well. I add my organic fertilizer to the containers halfway through the growing season. If you plant them with other veggies make sure they are near good companion plants. Make sure they don’t get over watered so if you will have several days of rain move the containers to inside the polytunnel. The varieties I had most success with are the long Asian types and the round ones . Good luck.
Thanks
That's a lot of hard work!
It's all good exercise and great fun
Good old ducked tap looks to have worked well on your poly tunnel. Another frugal win.
Thanks, it's lived another year
I use to volunteer at an organic farm and they would go and get zoo poo to use in the soil. It sets for 8 to 12 months. It never smelled and it helped produce the most gorgeous vegetables. It came from the elephants, giraffes and camels.
All organic matter comes from something 'mucky'
Your yard looks like a beautiful park. I have to wait a few weeks before I get to start playing in the garden. I am getting inspired by your efforts. 😊 Great video you two. I am raising all of my vegetables from seed indoors on a rack with some LED lights, in our family room, with a wood burner. So far I have celery, tomatoes-4 types, peppers-5 types, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, 4 kinds of basil, dill, chamomile, rosemary, bee balm, and 6 varieties of flowers. I save seeds from each years crops, and we get some seeds from MIGardener at $2 a packet. I start cucumbers,zucchini, pumpkin and squash next week.
You can do it! We love our garden
Hello from North Carolina. Just had my garden tilled. Putting in peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers and flowers for the bees and butterflies. Parsley and lettuce, basil coming up in pots.
Thanks for sharing your garden.🍅🥒
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing
Clever to lay down slug barriers. You two have done so much work in so little time! Looking forward to watching your garden grow. 🍅🥕🥔🍆
Thanks so much
💕 your puppies!
They're very cute
Once again, you have inspired me. I am going to go out and weed the area that should be my raised bed (only weeds at this moment), and get some seeds in the ground. I have clay soil, but it has been raining for two days, so I should be able to get the dirt broken up so I can plant. Thank you!
Thanks so much
Hi from Sydney! I collect bags of horse manure from a local riding school for $1 a bag. It’s the best for growing veges - everything flourishes! I’m amazed at people thinking horses are carnivores or fed hormones that (unfortunately) some animals bred for food are given. Horse manure is also one of the few manures that can be used after only minimal aging without ‘burning’ your new seedlings.
Thanks for sharing!!
I have become a container gardener. I can, freeze or dehydrate everything I can. Groceries are so so expensive and I love having my pantry stocked
So true!
Such a fun video! Loved seeing the animal…worms on offer😂
The animals are looking for treats. Next time bring some. You will have a friend for life. Lol😊❤
lol…I was thinking the same thing…..apples and carrots please!
I find gardening hard work but very satisfying, the produce tastes better than anything you will ever buy in the shops. I managed to pick enough blackberries and freed them that I have been eating the a couple of times a week all through the winter, they are coming to an end now but I have really enjoyed them and it has saved me paying high prices for berries over the winter.
A great and healthy money saver
I absolutely loved this video. I am growing a few things this summer. I mostly fall garden here in the Florida panhandle. I’ve redone my garden beds and still rebuilding the soil. My main summer crops are mostly okra and peppers. In the fall cabbages and carrots. I loved the animals esp those donkeys. 😂
Wonderful!
Looks great, Jane!
I loved watching this video and all your plans. The veg should grow very well with all that organic matter mixed in. We also have mice and voles here, spotted them trying to steal the newly panted garlic and shallots, so the beds have now been netted! Going to try growing cucumbers this year, my OH tried a couple of times a few years ago, but not successful. Today I'm getting lots of sunflower seeds in, love how they brighten up the garden and the birds get quite a feast from the heads.
Thanks for the tips! I must get my sunflowers started
You are off to a beautiful start, can't wait to see it progress. We are still a month and a half away from planting, had snow yesterday .
Thanks
I have never been able to grow celery but I can grow a massive lovage plant that is perennial and tastes like celery.
I have a whole section of my garden where I grow my herbs. I keep my mints and my other invasive plants in pots. I also grow comfrey that I make into a fertilizer, also I save and dry the leaves to use as a poultice and then also place in a neutral oil to make a balm
I must try comfrey too
I really hope everything grows well
Fingers crossed
I will grow eggplants in my small greenhouse this year. I specifically chose the varieties with small stems and fruits. Hopefully, they will thrive 😊.
I’m located in Bavaria, Germany.
Thanks so much, deep soil? Compost? Watering?
@@FrugalQueeninFrance Thank you for the question, Jane.
I made raised beds in the greenhouse, up to 10 cm high. The beds are placed on the ground and filled with the soil from the supermarket. When I plant the seedlings, I add some homemade compost.
With watering, it depends on the weather. I water the plants manually, normally, every second or third day.
As far as I know, the eggplant doesn’t like drafts. So, I intend to plant my plants in the area with no direct draft.
I’m not a professional gardener but I got some experience with eggplant in 2022. It was a hot summer here, the plants grew outside in a container but I harvested only 3 fruits. It was disappointing! The only possible mistake was, I think, the windy spot, where the container stood. That’s why I want to try growing them in the greenhouse. There will be a more favorable climate for them, I hope!
Great thanks for the nice and informative videos, Jane! I enjoy every one of them!
At the end of the growing season, I will be glad to see, what you managed to grow and harvest in your garden! I wish you the very best luck! 👍
I enjoy seeing your garden videos. I have seedlings in the greenhouse but they are making slow progress during this very wet spring . Hoping for (eventually) lots of squash and courgettes - staples for us.
They're voracious growers
That's looking so good!
Thanks
Your garden is going to be wonderful this season. We are going into Winter here in Australia. I live on my family’s farm in a small unit. I have an enclosed garden but it has two big gums in it, so any successful effort at gardening must be in above ground containers. At the moment I have 7 old baths (the family run a business that means they can access this type of thing, and they save them from landfill) I have two large Esky’s (coolers) and 3 old wheelbarrows (family use wheelbarrows in their business and they fall apart quickly) I have access to sheep manure, (which is one of the best you can use) and cow and chicken manure. We have mixed clean fill (soil) with the manure and I have filled everything. I have some winter vegetables in, and some herbs, but the majority of the containers are are going to rot down over winter, ready for spring planting. I am 70 years old, and now that the ‘hard work’ of setting up is done, I should be able to manage the garden quite well in the future. Love your videos.
Sharon from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘
Thanks Sharon
We have a small area to grow in but it works quite well, can’t remember if I said we’re in the inland Murcia region of Spain we have a lemon and fig tree, Jimmy grows tomatoes, peppers, herbs in raised beds, and he’s going to try rocket and cauliflower in pots we also grow grapes
That’s great
I have 3 raised beds. I planted several types of lettuce, spinach, and kale so far. When it gets warmer I'll plant string beans, peppers and tomatoes. I don't think I'll be canning. It's just a summer garden to enjoy till about October. I'm in the pacific northwest of the USA.
Thanks Cindi
LOVE the donkeys! We are growing artichokes, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, peas, zucchini , Swiss chard, and herbs. We have fruit trees: cherries, lemon, fig, peach and apple. And blueberry plants as well.
How fabulous
That was a very enjoyable video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the video. Thank you Jane Mike and Puppies.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love all the animals and can't wait to see Garden.
They're lovely
I grow a large garden, lots of fruit trees and berry bushes. I save a lot of money because I also save the seeds so I don't buy them. What I don't can/bottle , I freeze and we have it all year.
That's brilliant
I love gardening , glad you are gardening this summer too.
Me too!
Looks beautiful
Thanks
Good luck with you garden, I look forward seeing how it all grows
Me too!
I have never seen pigs like those! They are just so adorable! Thanks for sharing your garden! We grow a garden as well and eat as seasonally as we can!
Thanks
The new ga4den looks great! Looking forward to watching it grow!
Thank you
Hello from Virginia🇺🇸
Hello to you too
Best of luck with the garden!
Thank you
I'm also working on my veggie garden for the season in my new house. Starting from scratch has not been easy, when I already had a mature veggie garden in my previous house. However, I am starting from scratch with a knowledge and experience I didn't have before, so I hope everything will be better than before in no time... I would like to leave a suggestion regarding lettuce: I planted 2 of each different varieties I found in the nursery (5 in total), and I usually pick some of the outer leaves to use in the next 2 or 3 days in my summer salads. Doing that I significantly extend the life of each lettuce and I keep consuming smaller fresh leaves that are tastier. Try that instead of just picking a mature lettuce when it's ready for harvest. ;)
Thanks
Those pigs are Kune Kune's which are from New Zealand. We planted some winter veges on the weekend, lettuce, beetroot, broccoli and spinach. We are lucky we don't get frost in our backyard so we can grow stuff over winter.
That's great
You have inspired me to try to grow a few vegetables and herbs on my balcony. Thank you.
That's great
Hello from Florida in U.S.A.
Hello there! And welcome
Great video just got my polytunnel back after storm with just hardwork. Been at our friends manure pile and it’s the bet start doing that and totally organic. Sure my parents didn’t buy compost when I was little. Going to try and grow aubergines this year but we are in the west or Ireland so will let you know. Great video as always and love the music too ❤️
Thanks so much
I start very root from seeds directly in the garden. Seeds are cheaper than plants. I start cucumbers, lettuce, spinach directly in the garden from seeds also. Pennsylvania, USA zone 6b
How wonderful! I bet it will save you a lot with ever increasing prices of vegetables. As of lately due to unusual weather conditions in Europe… where after beginning of spring winter has unexpectedly returned 🤷🏼♀️
Very true! We are still due more light frosts
We have to wait until after the 20th of may to plant. Risk of frost for some of the more delicate veg. If soil is warm enough can plant some of the more hardier veg( carrots, beets….)
Thanks
I have a Greenstalk (a vertical planter) because I have no place for a garden. It has 7 rows of 6 pockets, and is about 6 feet high. Last year I had 6 different herbs, 12 strawberry plants and 4 different kinds of flowers in 4 rows (24 flower plants). I grew Lobelias, nasturtiums, daisies, and petunias. It looked lovely cascading over the planter. I had intended to sell it this year but you are making me rethink that plan.
Nice
I have a small balcony. I am going to plant herbs, sweet pepper and a tomato plant.
It all helps
Hi Jane and Mike, great start to your 2024 food garden. I now have a small garden mainly tubs and a large raised bed, I am determined to try and grow some of my summer food. At the moment I have planted red and white onions, garlic, and a few potatoes but as the weather warms up in my garden I will plant salad leaves tomatoes peppers then see if I have any room left .
Sounds great!
Ill plant my garden next week. Pretty much the same as you , minus celery, it doesn't grow well here. Ill can tomatoes. Keep us posted on you vegetable garden.
We certainly will. Thanks
I never thought about growing potatoes in a raised bed area. I don't know why? Always have done them from the ground. They seem to do well for you? Something for me to ponder.😊 and try!!
I had a spare raised bed and our land used to be a granite quarry so only a few centimeters of soil
Spring in NC, first of strawberries harvested, tomatoes and peppers planted. Sweet corn, spinach, potatoes and some peas too. Looking forward to making catsup.
Very nice!
Hi Jane and Mike! We are growing Roma and sun gold tomatoes. Small eggplants, onions, beets, banana peppers, Trombetta di Albenga squash, (my favorite!), and my husband’s hot chili plants. I just harvested 2 small delicious cabbage plants I grew over the winter. We have raised beds also. Our climate is a Mediterranean climate. It gets very warm in the summer. I hope your garden is abundant and delicious! I enjoyed your video today. Thank you!
Very nice!
Growing squash, cukes, tomatoes, peppers.
Very nice
Hi, some ideas that we have done and had good success in the 79 area are: perpetual celery, aubergines need warmth and a sunny spot. Potatoes get covered with straw as soon as they are planted.The horse manure is used as gold dust, i.e. just a small amount for each plant. The lawn cuttings are put around the plants to keep the moisture and to suppress the weeds. Happy veggie gardening.😊
Frayeur des escargots (Lidl).
Sounds great!
I love your garden. We are in North Carolina, USA. We have 4 large raised beds. Right now I have some herbs in: sage, parsley and oregano which all overwintered. Early spring I planted cabbages, broccoli, carrots, turnips and a variety of lettuces, which we are beginning to use along with radishes every day. More recently we put in tomatoes and our first pole beans and a few cucumbers. Under grow lights inside ive up potted more herbs, peppers and marigolds.
I know you are enjoying being outside and getting your hands in the dirt. Enjoy your garden ! I love your channel!
We enjoy the physical exercise
Wow, all that hard work...and beautiful compost! Well done!
Also from Victoria Australia here. We are going into autumn/winter plantings at the moment. I have cauliflower, broccoli, leeks, and snow peas on the go. After a late start we had numerous tomatoes over summer. I am giving away lots of limes also!
All the best with your spring/summer crops 😊
Thanks for commenting
I don't grow a big garden anymore as i live alone. Just a few tomatoes, squash, peas and cucumbers mixed among my flower beds. I buy the rest at the local farmers market here. I love this time of year but we're in the higher elevation so can't plant outdoors until late May.
Thanks for sharing!
Your organic garden is looking really good,, 👏👏👏, you just can’t put a price on home grown fruit and vegetables, I like the idea of deterring slugs with the gorse, let us know if it works in future videos, good luck with it all 🤞🏼🤞🤞🏾
It's worth a try
We are growing tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, pole beans, arugula, romaine, and red leaf lettuces. And a few cabbages. Plus a a small herb garden nearer to the house. We're still learning too and hope our tomatoes do better this year.
Very nice!
Beets (beetroot) can be started from seed. I enjoy beet leaves chopped up and added to tomato sauce. Garden looks good! I have a garden, grow tomatoes, onions, garlic, beans, lettuce. This year I am trying potatoes. Enlarged my square foot garden a little this year. I also have 2 vertical planters and plant flowers and some vegetables in them too.
Sounds great!
We will grow a garden but we can't plant until after may long weekend (may 20ish) due to risk of frost and being too cold. We grow potatoes onions carrots pickling cucumbers tomatoes lettuce zucchini spaghetti squash peas beans(shelled and eat the pod) radishes and we attempt corn
I'd love to try corn but it rarely ripens
Have you thought about getting a lovage plant, it is perennial, freezes well and tastes like celery.
Thanks for watching.
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Thanks
We’ve just put in strawberries, blueberries, peppers and chillis. For herbs, mint and coriander. We’re waiting on some tomato plants. We saw a few peeks of it today but what were really waiting on is.......some........sun!! ☀️
Good stuff!
We just finished planting our garden today. We have potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumber, lettuce, onions, shallots, tomatoes, bok choy, dill, thyme, and tarragon. We have been planting in cycles
Thanks so much
I was able to get some leeks, peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, onions and potatoes in late last week.
I'm waiting to put in some carrots, beans, bell peppers, tomatoes and cantaloupe until it warms up a bit.
I think anything you can grew saves you money in the long run. It certainly tastes better!
It does, we didn't buy any vegetables last summer
i gave up trying to garden as i don't get outside much anymore. 5 years ago.. i tried to grow a garden in my living room.. the animals ate it all before i got even a bean on the vine or a carrot. so i gave up for a few years. i really miss playing in the dirt. so this year.. i have gotten 2 fish tanks. lol i figure i can put a lid on them and have a grow light or 2. i started lettuce and spinach in a pot here in my house by my window. they are growing profusely. i have not had to buy lettuce for 3 weeks now. i have one with carrots in it. i am pulling the carrots to use the stems and tops in stews and soups.. different flavor for us but really good. i put 2 beans in a cat treat plastic container. they are flowering beautifully. i am really surprised it is working. it is starting to help with our food now. i am trying to find someone who can put the big fish tank that i have cleaned it very well, onto wheels as it will be to heavy for me to move after i put dirt in it. i shall see if it helps us more and more or if it is to much trouble. i love your garden. it is so beautiful. i can't wait to see how yours grows and how much it helps you both. thank you for another great video.
Very sorry to hear that you can't get outside
The fish tank glass is heavy (all by itself), please consider plastic utility bins [generally inexpensive] (some come with wheels already) the kind where you store clothing or other personal things, etc. You could even make a cut-out on the lid if you want a lighting source. You can even drill drainage holes, something you couldn't with the fish tanks.
@@markritacco270 what a wonderful idea. Thank you
@@michiemca I hope that it will really make your life easier.
So far I have peppers, tomatoes, pineapples in my garden...more plants & seeds to put in.
Very nice!
You should really consider growing lambs lettuce/mache. It’s so easy to grow. Then you can let some of it go to seed and it replants itself!
I grow tomatoes, 🌶️ peppers, celery, lettuce, spinach, Asian greens, mache, peas, beans, eggplant, raspberries, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, squash, zucchini, Jerusalem artichokes, cucamelon , beets, rhubarb, edible flowers, basil and other herbs. I can and preserve ( freeze, dry) as much as I can for winter 🥶
Thanks for watching
Why not put some wire mesh under the herb bed so it can “breathe” and not get waterlogged? Just curious. I know you have had issues with critters digging through. I am surrounded by tall trees so I have problems with tree roots. I put down a thick layer of newspaper and that is good for a few years. I absolutely soak it before putting compost etc on. It acts as a water reservoir for the summer.
Save your eggshells and grind them up. Put a circle of crushed shells around each lettuce plant. Beware of leaf “bridges”. Slugs generally hate crossing the eggshells.
Must go. Making rhubarb relish. The house smells wonderful.
It's gets to be 45° out there and really dry so we have to retain water
The horse muck you got is going to be perfect to grow in. As far as the comments you've gotten about growing your food in toxic horse muck, those people are probably from the US where they allow so many chemicals to be in use. European countries have banned most of those chemicals so you shouldn't have the same concerns we would have in the US. I wish our government would ban them too. Your gardens are taking shape and can't wait to see how well everything grows for you this year.
Thanks so much
We have had tornadoes and tons of rain this spring so my poor garden plants are drowning.
Sorry to hear that
@Frugal Queen in France are all the animals yours? I don't recall you ever mentioning them...I'm a fairly new viewer thought.
I look forward to seeing your garden progress! I won't have much garden this year but hopefully will be back on track with it for autumn crops as my plan is to transition to raised beds versus planting straight in the ground.
It said in the video we visited friends
Will you do a video on "bottling" your produce? I am interested in how canning is done internationally.
Our methods are all water bathing and no pressure cooker.
I have picked up some herbs (thyme and basil) and a patio tomato plant today in the farmers market for €12.50 (3 herbs for €10, €2.50 for the tomato). I am reduced to an apartment balcony which is quite windy - but I have peas and mange tout started in window boxes, I’ve already eaten salad leaves a couple of lunches, and I was able to get 3 more tomatoes to germinate from old seed so fingers crossed for later season results. My plan, as I am alone here, is to oven dry some tomatoes to pack in oil, and can some more as jars of sauce. I’m also doing an old tick of reusing takeaway coffee cups (yes, sorry I have that habit a coup,e of times a week) as starter pots for my French beans as they are nice and deep, but pull apart easily when the plants are ready to plant out in window boxes. I’m hoping to get a couple of courgettes growing as well. I am guessing this year will trial and error as I get used to the new environment, but I am so happy to see green things again.
You're doing great with what you have