Hi Steve, A great tour, as usual your veggies look great, plenty of carrots on the go, my longest overwintering carrot I removed the other day, not brilliant but enough for the weekend's meals, Take care.
Were they your august sown ones? We are harvesting our last august carrots tomorrow, picked the first new carrots yesterday, still small, but so sweet : all the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards Hi Steve, In all honesty, I cannot remember and my database is done for, but they were the longest I had sown, I think it could be Aug or Sept, they are on the small side but the will be nice, done in the oven in foil with cumin and a knob of butter, Take care.
I allowed for slug damage and loss to my lettuce. This cold blast at night sure keeps them at bay, so only lost 2 plants, but now 240 ish all growing fast. Lots of give away lettuce for neighbours. Hardly lost a thing so far, good for plants, but never has so many survived, plus near 100% on germination. Saved seeds work much better. Know your soil condition as locked in its memory.
I don't really know about plum trees, so this is anecdotal only but my Mother's plum tree which is several decades old does not flower every year and never has done, usually it's every other year but I do remember her saying that it has sometimes skipped two years. I believe it's a Victoria but it's so old now I'm not 100% sure.
Hi Steve. We moved into out house just over two years ago, the first year we had a great plum crop, last year nothing and this year I’ve got about 4 blossoms on it. It doesn’t look like it had more and the frosts got them, it’s just 4 flowers. No idea why so I’m sorry I can’t help you but you’re not the only one, maybe the weather?
Another interesting video Steve, thank you. One question I have, and it might be buried in a video somewhere and I missed it. How do you store all your bed top frames when removed. Have been thinking about making some but was wondering how much space they take up when removed. ATBest, Robin
Hi Robin, the low tunnels get used all year round: peppers, salads, turnips/radish and back to peppers. The cold-frames get stored vertically in the small gap between the pallet fence and the polytunnel : All the best - Steve
Curious question. I also grow carrot in tubs, plus in the ground. Yet I don't find carrot fly an issue. I was told in the 70s to keep the wild cow parsley around the orchard edge for nature, plus he said I won't get carrot flies. Does this happen to anyone else. Luckily I can have a 10ft to 30 ft wide nature border.
With the sprout bed, would u start taking leafs of yhem at that size or smaller? Loved the tour, lots going on. Im already running out of space but i got loads of lettuce and spinach. Hoping ive timed its right for my tomato plants. I have 1 that nearly ready to go out maybe another week or so
🐦 I have a family of Blackbirds that enjoy nothing more than ripping up my mulched beds, and tearing out my Peas! So I might rob your idea of the shiny coke cans, as the bird assaults are starting to get annoying. My third year growing Peas, but this behaviour is new. Maybe a sign of the health of my beds now 🤷♂️
Happened to me a lot last year, so I leave the coke cans in ready for the bird netting if i need it. Fortunately not so bad this year : all the best - Steve
Steve, can I ask you a question about apple trees please? I bought a couple of yearling apple trees for my birthday this year on dwarfing stock to grow in large tubs and I've seen people saying to not let them fruit in their first year in order to strengthen the tree. Have you done this and found it to be worthwhile?
Once again a lovely chatty video, thank you.
Hi Steve, A great tour, as usual your veggies look great, plenty of carrots on the go, my longest overwintering carrot I removed the other day, not brilliant but enough for the weekend's meals, Take care.
Were they your august sown ones? We are harvesting our last august carrots tomorrow, picked the first new carrots yesterday, still small, but so sweet : all the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards Hi Steve, In all honesty, I cannot remember and my database is done for, but they were the longest I had sown, I think it could be Aug or Sept, they are on the small side but the will be nice, done in the oven in foil with cumin and a knob of butter, Take care.
Great plot tour Steve, everything is looking so green and lush, even without any rain, amazing. Take care 😊
Plenty of watering though Bethan, got through a lot of my winter stored water : All the best - Steve
I allowed for slug damage and loss to my lettuce. This cold blast at night sure keeps them at bay, so only lost 2 plants, but now 240 ish all growing fast. Lots of give away lettuce for neighbours. Hardly lost a thing so far, good for plants, but never has so many survived, plus near 100% on germination. Saved seeds work much better. Know your soil condition as locked in its memory.
I wish I had space to save seed : all the best - Steve
Another great video love how much you have growing 👍
I don't really know about plum trees, so this is anecdotal only but my Mother's plum tree which is several decades old does not flower every year and never has done, usually it's every other year but I do remember her saying that it has sometimes skipped two years. I believe it's a Victoria but it's so old now I'm not 100% sure.
Thanks, this one's only a baby, so I will give it a few more years! : All the best - Steve
Thank you.
This is better than watching Gardeners world. I learn so much every time I watch one of your videos. Do you save the seed from your sprouts or kale?
I don’t Cherie, I’d have to leave them in the ground for too long and I don’t have the space : all the best - Steve
Lovely tour, thanks
Plum trees take years to bloom then are very prolific
Hi Steve. We moved into out house just over two years ago, the first year we had a great plum crop, last year nothing and this year I’ve got about 4 blossoms on it. It doesn’t look like it had more and the frosts got them, it’s just 4 flowers. No idea why so I’m sorry I can’t help you but you’re not the only one, maybe the weather?
I suppose I just need to be patient Jacquie and hope my allotment neighbours have plenty to spare! : All the best - Steve
Can we please have an update to the water but pump thankyou
I did this video a few days ago, is this what you wanted? th-cam.com/video/PMpmAHWi4lo/w-d-xo.html : All the best - Steve
Great video, can I ask how you built your raised bed covers, looking at building some for my plot, thanks 🙂
Here’s a link to the chapter of my book that shows you, embedded videos too www.notion.so/Growing-under-cover-a48de72c83064d07a945eeb111cf7027
Another interesting video Steve, thank you. One question I have, and it might be buried in a video somewhere and I missed it. How do you store all your bed top frames when removed. Have been thinking about making some but was wondering how much space they take up when removed. ATBest, Robin
Hi Robin, the low tunnels get used all year round: peppers, salads, turnips/radish and back to peppers. The cold-frames get stored vertically in the small gap between the pallet fence and the polytunnel : All the best - Steve
My damson tree took 5yrs before it got its first flowers & fruit & hasn’t stopped since
Definitely something to look forward to then! : all the best - Steve
Curious question. I also grow carrot in tubs, plus in the ground. Yet I don't find carrot fly an issue. I was told in the 70s to keep the wild cow parsley around the orchard edge for nature, plus he said I won't get carrot flies. Does this happen to anyone else. Luckily I can have a 10ft to 30 ft wide nature border.
There are plots on our allotment site that don’t get fly, no one really understands why, they don’t grow cow parsley though : all the best - Steve
With the sprout bed, would u start taking leafs of yhem at that size or smaller? Loved the tour, lots going on. Im already running out of space but i got loads of lettuce and spinach. Hoping ive timed its right for my tomato plants. I have 1 that nearly ready to go out maybe another week or so
We are harvesting them every week now Mark, just as the kale goes to seed : all the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards thats good then. Mine are at the point of taking leafs. Cant wait to try them
🐦 I have a family of Blackbirds that enjoy nothing more than ripping up my mulched beds, and tearing out my Peas! So I might rob your idea of the shiny coke cans, as the bird assaults are starting to get annoying. My third year growing Peas, but this behaviour is new. Maybe a sign of the health of my beds now 🤷♂️
Happened to me a lot last year, so I leave the coke cans in ready for the bird netting if i need it. Fortunately not so bad this year : all the best - Steve
Steve, can I ask you a question about apple trees please? I bought a couple of yearling apple trees for my birthday this year on dwarfing stock to grow in large tubs and I've seen people saying to not let them fruit in their first year in order to strengthen the tree. Have you done this and found it to be worthwhile?
Sounds like a good policy to me, I did leave some of my young apples to fruit once and it definitely checked their growth : all the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards Thank you, much appreciated!
There’s a old saying Steve plant a plum for your son plant a Damson for your grandson
Ah, that makes me feel better, patience is a virtue I suppose : all the best - Steve