You should be so proud of what you have achieved, your allotment is lovely, well cared for, and your allotment diaries are an absolute joy to watch. You deserve a pat on the back, a cup of tea, and a present from a wish list. I watched in awe as you battled your way through clearing your new plot, Look what you have achieved so far, Well done Emma! xx
The sweetcorn look amazing, your whole two plots are a credit to you. You have worked so hard especially with the new plot and you don’t give up, and please don’t. I’ve been gardening for years and the way we learn is really by things going wrong and keep trying. Thanks
A few videos back, you asked a question - half jokingly, I thought - about snails coming back to the place they were removed from. One part of my garden is surrounded by a 6 foot tall brick wall. On one side is my back garden where I grow all my stuff. On the other side is just lawn (and associated weeds!). I’ve been going out mid-to-late evening most days, collecting up the snails from the back garden and dropping them over wall. On more than one occasion, I’ve noticed the next day in daylight, several snails climbing the wall heading back from where they came. I now have to gather them up and transport them across my access road and dispose of them over a second wall; my second line of defence, if you will. If it continues, I’m going to mark some of them with acrylic paint to see if they really do try to return. Slugs don’t enjoy the same catch-and-release privileges. A size 11 boot sorts them out.
Hello silly ol' Emma, you need to hear that you are fun, delightful, adorable, helpful, encouraging, caring, and one of my favorite youtube vloggers to watch. Not to mention those gorgeous sweaters you wear. I am such a dirty gardener, I ruin things first time I wear them. I would not watch your diaries if I did not want to see what you're wacking in. Im an OLD Urban backyard garden lady that grew up in the country. I try to grow as much food as I possibly can on 100ftx25ft portion of my city yard and whatever we dont eat or preserve for the winter, I give away. I intentionally grow a lot so I can give it away to food pantries. I watched you today talk about growing Corn. Until a few years ago, I direct seeded all my Corn but the Squarrels, Chipmonks, and Mice kept eating the seeds overnight and if by chance a seedling grew a few inches, Robins came along and snapped the plant off at the ground. So I started planting the seeds in pots, planted them out when they got large enough that the Robins didnt bother them and the seeds were no longer capable of screaming to the Squarrels, Chipmonks and Mice to come eat them. In my first years of growing my own food, I didn't understand how Corn on the Cob actually happened until I did some research into why I wasnt getting any or the ears were not formed or full. To grow a full ear of Corn Kernels, we need to understand how that happens. The Stalk is what grows from the seed. In time the Tassel begins to grow out the top of the Stalk. At the same time you begin to see where the ear of Corn is emerging from the side of the Stalk. As the Tassel matures with Pollen, the Ear matures with Silk... the hairy stuff at the tip of the ear. When the Pollen is ready to spread through the air, the Silk is where we want the Pollen to fall. Each strand of Silk is in fact attached to inside the husk on the Cob- the ear of Corn where 1 Kernel of Corn will form. Every strand of Silk is a potential Corn Kernel. If a strand of silk isn't pollinated, a Corn Kernel will not form. Corn doesn't happen when Pollen mingles with Pollen. When we plant all our Corn in a single row, the chances of getting all Silk strand Pollenated are much less. If planted in a group, the chances are better. When someone talks about Cross Pollination, they are talking about the Pollen from one Variety of Corn falling on the Silk of a different Variety. There are Mad Scientists that work very hard to provide us growers with the best possible Varieties of Corn by cross Pollinating one Variety with another on purpose with hopes to come up with some really awesome Corn. Cross Pollinating isnt a bad thing, unless we count on a particular Variety- Say- Super Sweet or Cream and Sugar.
Looking after 2 plots is no easy task , Emma. You have done amazingly well. Also , you may not see yourself as an expert but you have gained a load of knowledge over the years of having your plot. So , yes , you should be very proud of yourself ! Also, you are still the most entertaining allotment vlogger out there !
You are definitely an inspiration Emma,some plot holders, especially at mine,are all too serious,i love your sense of humour,we are so similar,my plot is a hobby,to me,as i work night shifts too,and have a family, just like you,stay as you are 🙏😊🌸🍄🌿
Hi from the Netherlands here, and same story with slugs and snails. Mayby you could try to get some hedgehogs on your alotment? Lure them with piles of branches and leaves where they can crawl under and stay dry. I live in a pretty 'brick'/pavey area, but my garden is overgrown lol and the hedgehogs love it. I have one now, and he/she is doing his/her best with eating a lot of them, I see a lot of slug house parts here and there and have a lot less plant damage since a week or 2. If you don't have hedgehogs, I hear that walking ducks are also great at eating slugs and so, and do not much damage to a garden. You could also put a trap(sacraficial) crop around the plants you covet.
That shady first bed should have something like spinach or mint in it!! Mint would also come back year after year and it would cover the whole bed, look and smell pretty and you would not have to really bother with that bed ever again! :) Looks great so far!
Hi Emma, lovely video, and your care of the plot really shows well. I use long yoghurt or cream pots with holes in for the deep roots, that way you can grow them on a bit longer in the plots so they are up to slugs and snail attacks as well as can take the transfer better. Well done, you're really becoming a good allotmenteer. I always enjoy watching, thank you. X
13:22 - 15:30 My approach to such a weeding task is to loosen the soil with a digging fork first. That way I get out more weed roots so they won't immediately grow back.
I aim for an organic vegetable garden. But if I get no harvest what's the point? I use a slug killer one time early in the garden season, couple of months before planting, to reduce the numbers of slugs and snails, and therefore eliminate their potential offspring. Seems to work very well.
I do the same. I grow a cover crop very early to attract them and bait them. I cut the cover crop. Remove from my beds. Things are so much better for my food crops after. If I don’t do this, it’s a battle always.
Your plot looks amazing. I’ve been allotmenting for about three years and have watched most of your videos. Learned loads from them and so enjoyable to watch. Keep em coming! 🪴
I've dreamt of growing loads of sweetcorn but we have badgers visiting and they're attracted to it and will destroy! Slugs have had all my broad beans and I was tempted to give up....but your voice is in my head...'just bung it in' so I will continue! Thank you!
We accidentally planted our sweetcorn out in early April, not knowing it was supposed to be planted out in late May 🤣A few of them survived but we've had to plant more - Luckily we had backups!
I like your vlogs!! The slugs are in the Netherlands also a big problem! This year nothing seems to work to get rid of them. I keep just putting stuff in the garden🥳
I do the three sisters planting method.. and put my sweetcorn in a spiral which works well with squash and dwarf french beans so it doesn't get a tangled mess ... also while sunflowers are allelopathic, which means that they exude chemicals that act as herbicides to the surrounding plants which means they inbit other plants growth ..they seem to be OK with sweetcorn, maybe because it is a grass!! ..Swift F1 have been the best producers for me so far especially in our climate in Cumbria 🙂
I agree with what you said about this time of year sometimes getting on top of you. And i don't even have an allotment only a 3 bed veggie beds at the bottom of the garden. You are an inspiration.
I grow in my garden and have just a few plots but surround them in high mesh so the slugs and snails have a tall walk if they want to get to my veg, looks a bit unsightly but it seems to help. Loving this first video of yours I have watched Emma.
You're doing a great job. Work in a garden is never really "done". Suggestion: if you're worried about pollination of your corn, you could always hand-pollinate them. I've done it in a garden that was protected from wind, and it worked.
I was just about to plant a second batch of sweetcorn this weekend- a different variety to my first! Thanks for stopping me! I'll give these seedlings away, and buy more of the originals.
You can Hand Pollinating Sweetcorn Carefully detach a tassel from the top of the plant - scissors are best to prevent the pollen from being jolted free too soon. Then simply dust the tassel back and forth over the silks, taking care to cover every single. Good luck Emma!
When I plant corn I grow iron blocks and plant very close together. Like 3-6 inches apart. In the space you used I would have put like, 30. I know it sounds close but it's worked ! Just an idea for next year if yours don't work well
Hi, love ur allotment. U taught me something i didnt know about not planting different varieties of sweetcorn together, thank u. I dont know if any of this info will help u but I grow sweetcorn every year and I start in pots to, when I plant out I plant them a little deeper like u can with tomatoes and that can help stability. Also u might need to do hand pollination if its not windy enough, i found this out last year, just shake the plants ,its because every hair/silk needs pollinating or ur sweetcorn will have some plump kernels and some missing spaces as each strand is to develop 1 kernel. Hope that makes sense. Also sunflowers can stunt other plants growth because they are allelopathic, they secrets toxins from their roots to stunt the other plants growth. Good luck 🤞
Hi Emma Thanks for bringing a smile to this world every few days. Keep up the great work.. When does Harry get his fiancée Betty?( See the scarecrows wedding by Julia Donaldson). Secondly you definitely did not do any work on your plot single handed. We have video evidence that you use both hands 😂😂😂😂. Big Hugs.
Yeah! Emma. On my plot today, after the rain, there was barely 10cms between each slug. The new type pellets (ferric sulphate?) do not seem to work here. Good luck.
Emma have you heard about coffee around your beds apparently slugs hate it even more than salt I have tried it and so far so good no slugs thanks love to watch, you do make me laugh x
Yeap slugs in the greenhouse. I had to go out and keep picking them out last month. Not looking forward to the next two weeks. Constant rain. One lettuce has already succumbed to the slugs.
Emma before I watch your new awesome blog, I tried find one where you were trying to drown slugs to put a comment on. Today I resorted to salt but it's ugly to sprinkle salt direct on them or chop with scissors 🤢 but I've made about half a pint of salt solution with water and those little buggers don't come out. I tried beer traps, strulch and all sorts but didn't work. They'd just leave the beer garden half drunk along with their mates from the other plots...
You should be very proud of what you have achieved on your new plot. I’m excited tied to be going to choose my allotment plot tomorrow afternoon and can’t wait to be doing exactly what you have. Well done :)
Emma, you are amazing. your plots look fantastic. And my advice is, follow advice what are you giving to us- don't be hard on yourself, don't stress amd enjoy the process. You are amazing. Its a joy to watch your vlogs x
You have handled the first year of the double plots so incredibly. Lots more work, but you are on it! Snail/slugs are choosing to be there so you have to act accordingly. Everything looks great.
You can shake your sweetcorn to pollinate them too. I also plant them closer than it says on the packet - I went to RHS Wisley last year and theirs were planted really close together in their world garden veg patch.
Oh yes there are some pest but we would continue to attack them like they do the plants,and yes Emma you should really give yourself credit and a pat on the back for all that hard work, I would have ask for help good job on the plots ❤❤
Have you ever tried root trainers? They are tyypically deeper and they open up so you don’t have to pull the plants out of the cells. It sounds like they would be great for corn!
Your sweetcorn is looking good. It's pouring down here and I can't get near the plots 😢 just keep hoeing. If you can't be bothered digging, just keep hoeing! Harry looks fed up like you have forgotten his bed, bless him. Hope all keeps going well 😊
Yes Emma, give yourself a pat on the back, and stop being so hard on yourself..I'm just as bad, though , and I'm always trying to think positive about myself. I think a lot of people are the same x
i think the thing about sweetcorn cross-pollinating and going bad is a bit of a myth. what variety a plant gets pollinated with should not affect the appearance of the seed. for example, if you grow green peas next to purple peas, you don't get purple peas on the green pea plants. that colour cross will only appear in the next generation. if you think about it, the corn seeds you planted are already hybrids formed by the exact cross pollination you mentioned (unless they are one of the 1% of open pollinated corn varieties). also, i think corn actually have very shallow roots, not deep like you said. i have sometimes had to stake corn if there was a bad storm coming in the summer. having said that, your corn seedlings look great and i reckon there is a close to 100% chance you're going to be harvesting a lot of corn this year!
Sweet lady, you need about 3 times that many sweet corn plants for that bed. 4 per square foot when square foot gardening. Increase your harvest and pollination by planting more next time.
@@jaynekennedy8469 The square foot gardening method says 4 per square foot. That is 6 inches apart. There are many people who swear by this method and have excellent results. You may have to feed them a bit more, but the results speak for themselves.
I just sow my sweetcorn directly on ground.then the floods...frustating...but who are we to fight nature.😢 As around harry bed do cosmos or wild flowers
Can no longer plant sweetcorn on allotment due to badgers dining out on them. Shame, as started off in root trainers in greenhouse and 100% germination.
You should be so proud of what you have achieved, your allotment is lovely, well cared for, and your allotment diaries are an absolute joy to watch. You deserve a pat on the back, a cup of tea, and a present from a wish list. I watched in awe as you battled your way through clearing your new plot, Look what you have achieved so far, Well done Emma! xx
The sweetcorn look amazing, your whole two plots are a credit to you. You have worked so hard especially with the new plot and you don’t give up, and please don’t.
I’ve been gardening for years and the way we learn is really by things going wrong and keep trying. Thanks
I totally agree with you....give yourself a pat on the back.
Your plots are loved now, and it shows xx well done you.
You are a ray of sunshine Emma
It's fine Emma. You can also shake the corn for pollination. I do this every year.😊
A few videos back, you asked a question - half jokingly, I thought - about snails coming back to the place they were removed from.
One part of my garden is surrounded by a 6 foot tall brick wall. On one side is my back garden where I grow all my stuff. On the other side is just lawn (and associated weeds!). I’ve been going out mid-to-late evening most days, collecting up the snails from the back garden and dropping them over wall.
On more than one occasion, I’ve noticed the next day in daylight, several snails climbing the wall heading back from where they came.
I now have to gather them up and transport them across my access road and dispose of them over a second wall; my second line of defence, if you will.
If it continues, I’m going to mark some of them with acrylic paint to see if they really do try to return.
Slugs don’t enjoy the same catch-and-release privileges. A size 11 boot sorts them out.
Please do mark them and let us know. 😮
Hello silly ol' Emma, you need to hear that you are fun, delightful, adorable, helpful, encouraging, caring, and one of my favorite youtube vloggers to watch. Not to mention those gorgeous sweaters you wear. I am such a dirty gardener, I ruin things first time I wear them.
I would not watch your diaries if I did not want to see what you're wacking in.
Im an OLD Urban backyard garden lady that grew up in the country. I try to grow as much food as I possibly can on 100ftx25ft portion of my city yard and whatever we dont eat or preserve for the winter, I give away. I intentionally grow a lot so I can give it away to food pantries.
I watched you today talk about growing Corn. Until a few years ago, I direct seeded all my Corn but the Squarrels, Chipmonks, and Mice kept eating the seeds overnight and if by chance a seedling grew a few inches, Robins came along and snapped the plant off at the ground. So I started planting the seeds in pots, planted them out when they got large enough that the Robins didnt bother them and the seeds were no longer capable of screaming to the Squarrels, Chipmonks and Mice to come eat them.
In my first years of growing my own food, I didn't understand how Corn on the Cob actually happened until I did some research into why I wasnt getting any or the ears were not formed or full. To grow a full ear of Corn Kernels, we need to understand how that happens.
The Stalk is what grows from the seed. In time the Tassel begins to grow out the top of the Stalk. At the same time you begin to see where the ear of Corn is emerging from the side of the Stalk. As the Tassel matures with Pollen, the Ear matures with Silk... the hairy stuff at the tip of the ear. When the Pollen is ready to spread through the air, the Silk is where we want the Pollen to fall. Each strand of Silk is in fact attached to inside the husk on the Cob- the ear of Corn where 1 Kernel of Corn will form. Every strand of Silk is a potential Corn Kernel. If a strand of silk isn't pollinated, a Corn Kernel will not form. Corn doesn't happen when Pollen mingles with Pollen. When we plant all our Corn in a single row, the chances of getting all Silk strand Pollenated are much less. If planted in a group, the chances are better. When someone talks about Cross Pollination, they are talking about the Pollen from one Variety of Corn falling on the Silk of a different Variety. There are Mad Scientists that work very hard to provide us growers with the best possible Varieties of Corn by cross Pollinating one Variety with another on purpose with hopes to come up with some really awesome Corn. Cross Pollinating isnt a bad thing, unless we count on a particular Variety- Say- Super Sweet or Cream and Sugar.
I agree with a couple of your followers, you have done incredibly well. Pat on the back well deserved 👏 Go Emma!
Looking after 2 plots is no easy task , Emma. You have done amazingly well. Also , you may not see yourself as an expert but you have gained a load of knowledge over the years of having your plot. So , yes , you should be very proud of yourself ! Also, you are still the most entertaining allotment vlogger out there !
Harry would look good in a bed full of sunflowers 😊great video Emma
You are definitely an inspiration Emma,some plot holders, especially at mine,are all too serious,i love your sense of humour,we are so similar,my plot is a hobby,to me,as i work night shifts too,and have a family, just like you,stay as you are 🙏😊🌸🍄🌿
I’m always recommending you on my channel, I love your humour and down to earth advice xxx
Hi from the Netherlands here, and same story with slugs and snails. Mayby you could try to get some hedgehogs on your alotment? Lure them with piles of branches and leaves where they can crawl under and stay dry. I live in a pretty 'brick'/pavey area, but my garden is overgrown lol and the hedgehogs love it. I have one now, and he/she is doing his/her best with eating a lot of them, I see a lot of slug house parts here and there and have a lot less plant damage since a week or 2. If you don't have hedgehogs, I hear that walking ducks are also great at eating slugs and so, and do not much damage to a garden. You could also put a trap(sacraficial) crop around the plants you covet.
That shady first bed should have something like spinach or mint in it!! Mint would also come back year after year and it would cover the whole bed, look and smell pretty and you would not have to really bother with that bed ever again! :)
Looks great so far!
Hi Emma, lovely video, and your care of the plot really shows well. I use long yoghurt or cream pots with holes in for the deep roots, that way you can grow them on a bit longer in the plots so they are up to slugs and snail attacks as well as can take the transfer better. Well done, you're really becoming a good allotmenteer. I always enjoy watching, thank you. X
13:22 - 15:30 My approach to such a weeding task is to loosen the soil with a digging fork first. That way I get out more weed roots so they won't immediately grow back.
I aim for an organic vegetable garden. But if I get no harvest what's the point? I use a slug killer one time early in the garden season, couple of months before planting, to reduce the numbers of slugs and snails, and therefore eliminate their potential offspring. Seems to work very well.
I do the same. I grow a cover crop very early to attract them and bait them. I cut the cover crop. Remove from my beds. Things are so much better for my food crops after. If I don’t do this, it’s a battle always.
Look back to when you 1st goy it then the plot now. Amazing 👏 🤩 😊
Your plot looks amazing. I’ve been allotmenting for about three years and have watched most of your videos. Learned loads from them and so enjoyable to watch. Keep em coming! 🪴
I've dreamt of growing loads of sweetcorn but we have badgers visiting and they're attracted to it and will destroy! Slugs have had all my broad beans and I was tempted to give up....but your voice is in my head...'just bung it in' so I will continue! Thank you!
We accidentally planted our sweetcorn out in early April, not knowing it was supposed to be planted out in late May 🤣A few of them survived but we've had to plant more - Luckily we had backups!
I like your vlogs!! The slugs are in the Netherlands also a big problem! This year nothing seems to work to get rid of them. I keep just putting stuff in the garden🥳
I do the three sisters planting method.. and put my sweetcorn in a spiral which works well with squash and dwarf french beans so it doesn't get a tangled mess ... also while sunflowers are allelopathic, which means that they exude chemicals that act as herbicides to the surrounding plants which means they inbit other plants growth ..they seem to be OK with sweetcorn, maybe because it is a grass!! ..Swift F1 have been the best producers for me so far especially in our climate in Cumbria 🙂
The plot is looking super emma, as are you keep up the good work xx.
I agree with what you said about this time of year sometimes getting on top of you. And i don't even have an allotment only a 3 bed veggie beds at the bottom of the garden. You are an inspiration.
I grow in my garden and have just a few plots but surround them in high mesh so the slugs and snails have a tall walk if they want to get to my veg, looks a bit unsightly but it seems to help. Loving this first video of yours I have watched Emma.
Harry’s raised bed is in so much shadow. I think you should make it a little salad bay since salad lettuce doesn’t need that much sun. Idk
You're doing a great job. Work in a garden is never really "done". Suggestion: if you're worried about pollination of your corn, you could always hand-pollinate them. I've done it in a garden that was protected from wind, and it worked.
Be proud of what you have achieved in the 4years you are fantastic. You make me smile in every video you make
You should be very proud Emma.
I always wonder why allotments don’t have a community garbage bin.
I was just about to plant a second batch of sweetcorn this weekend- a different variety to my first! Thanks for stopping me! I'll give these seedlings away, and buy more of the originals.
You can Hand Pollinating Sweetcorn
Carefully detach a tassel from the top of the plant - scissors are best to prevent the pollen from being jolted free too soon. Then simply dust the tassel back and forth over the silks, taking care to cover every single. Good luck Emma!
Great video Emma. Good luck baby sweetcorn.
There is nothing like biting into a freshly picked sweetcorn.
Weeding is a pain but so satisfying when its done 🌿🌿🌿 I've just been out pulling them up today it's so easy after a good downpour 🌧️🌧️🌧️
When I plant corn I grow iron blocks and plant very close together. Like 3-6 inches apart. In the space you used I would have put like, 30. I know it sounds close but it's worked ! Just an idea for next year if yours don't work well
Plots are looking good Emma. All that hard work is paying dividends
Hi, love ur allotment. U taught me something i didnt know about not planting different varieties of sweetcorn together, thank u. I dont know if any of this info will help u but I grow sweetcorn every year and I start in pots to, when I plant out I plant them a little deeper like u can with tomatoes and that can help stability. Also u might need to do hand pollination if its not windy enough, i found this out last year, just shake the plants ,its because every hair/silk needs pollinating or ur sweetcorn will have some plump kernels and some missing spaces as each strand is to develop 1 kernel. Hope that makes sense. Also sunflowers can stunt other plants growth because they are allelopathic, they secrets toxins from their roots to stunt the other plants growth. Good luck 🤞
Good job Emma 👏👏👏
Wow your plot is looking fabulous! And you have so much growing👏👏👏👏
Hi Emma
Thanks for bringing a smile to this world every few days. Keep up the great work..
When does Harry get his fiancée Betty?( See the scarecrows wedding by Julia Donaldson).
Secondly you definitely did not do any work on your plot single handed. We have video evidence that you use both hands 😂😂😂😂.
Big Hugs.
Hiya Emma, you’re doing a fantastic job well done girly! Blessings luv Ontario Canada 🐝🇨🇦
Yeah! Emma. On my plot today, after the rain, there was barely 10cms between each slug. The new type pellets (ferric sulphate?) do not seem to work here. Good luck.
Emma have you heard about coffee around your beds apparently slugs hate it even more than salt I have tried it and so far so good no slugs thanks love to watch, you do make me laugh x
Your plots looking good all the hard work you’ve been doing.xx
Yeap slugs in the greenhouse. I had to go out and keep picking them out last month. Not looking forward to the next two weeks. Constant rain. One lettuce has already succumbed to the slugs.
Ur plot is doing amazing
Emma love your vlogs you work hard on your plots don't be hard on your self xx
Emma before I watch your new awesome blog, I tried find one where you were trying to drown slugs to put a comment on. Today I resorted to salt but it's ugly to sprinkle salt direct on them or chop with scissors 🤢 but I've made about half a pint of salt solution with water and those little buggers don't come out. I tried beer traps, strulch and all sorts but didn't work. They'd just leave the beer garden half drunk along with their mates from the other plots...
Have you thought of getting a greenhouse for your plot ?have you tried using slug collars? You should be proud of yourself Emma it is a lovely plot
You’re an inspiration
You should be very proud of what you have achieved on your new plot. I’m excited tied to be going to choose my allotment plot tomorrow afternoon and can’t wait to be doing exactly what you have. Well done :)
Emma, you are amazing. your plots look fantastic.
And my advice is, follow advice what are you giving to us- don't be hard on yourself, don't stress amd enjoy the process.
You are amazing. Its a joy to watch your vlogs x
You have handled the first year of the double plots so incredibly. Lots more work, but you are on it! Snail/slugs are choosing to be there so you have to act accordingly. Everything looks great.
Think Harrys bed needs to be a nasturtium bed. They're probably the only thing that can outgrow weeds, and will brighten up that shady area.
You can shake your sweetcorn to pollinate them too. I also plant them closer than it says on the packet - I went to RHS Wisley last year and theirs were planted really close together in their world garden veg patch.
Oh yes there are some pest but we would continue to attack them like they do the plants,and yes Emma you should really give yourself credit and a pat on the back for all that hard work, I would have ask for help good job on the plots ❤❤
A child may think its tomato sauce perhaps 😅 Great plot btw 😇 Sunflowers around harry!
Have you ever tried root trainers? They are tyypically deeper and they open up so you don’t have to pull the plants out of the cells. It sounds like they would be great for corn!
You should,💯 % be proud of yourself. Great job!👍🤩
Have you tried sweet potato plants it grows like a vine ,maybe that could go under the scarecrow
Fantastisch Good work Emmas you the best te moostuin te planting Thans te video Top week grootjes ❤🪴🧤👍🌤🌿🌺💐🌱🌽🌿🌾🦺
Your sweetcorn is looking good. It's pouring down here and I can't get near the plots 😢 just keep hoeing. If you can't be bothered digging, just keep hoeing! Harry looks fed up like you have forgotten his bed, bless him. Hope all keeps going well 😊
Love it: slug patrol...I need a Canon...😊
Heey Emma, I think you are doing a very good job
I think you are a beautiful woman,
Greetings from the Nederlands
Plot looking so good Emma! You deserve a great harvest! 🥰
Yes Emma, give yourself a pat on the back, and stop being so hard on yourself..I'm just as bad, though , and I'm always trying to think positive about myself. I think a lot of people are the same x
Try pre soaking the pots before transplanting
Thank you !
Well done
Fab enjoyed and always enjoy. Well done. Hard work. Your amazing x
Your plot is looking fantastic and your sweetcorn plants look lovely and healthy so hopefully you will get a good harvest. Take care X
Fab video , good luck with the Sweet Corn , trying it out myself for the first time this year 😁
Keeping the weeds and grass down deters slugs, less hiding place!
Fantastisch Good work emmas you the best te moostiun te planting thans te video Top week ❤🌱🌿🌾⛅👍🧤🌺🏵️🌽
You have done a great job chick ❤
I planted some mini sweetcorn from seed that can be grown in rows
Great job Emma! 🌻🍀😍
8 in a grid? 3 in row one, 2 in row two, 3 in row three. The 3's should "line up", but the 2's should be staggered in between.
🐝thanks for the great video🌻
i think the thing about sweetcorn cross-pollinating and going bad is a bit of a myth. what variety a plant gets pollinated with should not affect the appearance of the seed. for example, if you grow green peas next to purple peas, you don't get purple peas on the green pea plants. that colour cross will only appear in the next generation. if you think about it, the corn seeds you planted are already hybrids formed by the exact cross pollination you mentioned (unless they are one of the 1% of open pollinated corn varieties). also, i think corn actually have very shallow roots, not deep like you said. i have sometimes had to stake corn if there was a bad storm coming in the summer. having said that, your corn seedlings look great and i reckon there is a close to 100% chance you're going to be harvesting a lot of corn this year!
New sub here, nice to meet you.
Why not plant lavender under Harry??? It’s a great flower but also attracts insects for pollinators.
That's a lovely idea!!!!😁
I thought sunflowers inhibit the growth of other plants.
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Sweet lady, you need about 3 times that many sweet corn plants for that bed. 4 per square foot when square foot gardening. Increase your harvest and pollination by planting more next time.
Everywhere I’ve read and when I’ve grown it is about a foot (30cm) apart
@@jaynekennedy8469 The square foot gardening method says 4 per square foot. That is 6 inches apart. There are many people who swear by this method and have excellent results. You may have to feed them a bit more, but the results speak for themselves.
Why don't you plant wildflowers under Harry?
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I just sow my sweetcorn directly on ground.then the floods...frustating...but who are we to fight nature.😢
As around harry bed do cosmos or wild flowers
Can no longer plant sweetcorn on allotment due to badgers dining out on them. Shame, as started off in root trainers in greenhouse and 100% germination.
Do you ever use chemical weed Killers?
You should plant wildflower seeds under harry, it’ll be like he’s wearing a dress 😂
Cross pollination is only a problem if you intend to keep the seed? But there seem to be some effects that do cross over! Fab corn plants.
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