I'm planning to add mushroom compost to one of my raised beds, as I will grow more kale, collards, and onions this spring. The soil needs a boost, and so I will dig in the mushroom compost next month.
Getting out in the warm weather, hearing the spring birdsong and smelling the soil after a spring rain : ). Just being out in the garden/ greenhouse makes my heart happy. I have new flower and veggie seeds to try along with my favorites. You're right, we don't know when we'll discover our new favorite.
The birdsong has been great over the last few days, I think they must be sensing the longer daylight hours are coming and that spring is somewhere around the corner.
I received your book The Seasoned Gardner & your journal for christmas & I'm loving them so informative & I love the fact that the journal isn't year specific & i can use it every year xx
What I am looking forward to are growing blue sunflowers, bronze sunflowers, achochas, tromboncino, beetroot, raspberries, boysenberries and peaches, as all of these are new things at the moment that we haven’t grown until now, and so it is really exciting to see what happens.
Great video with loads of useful information and reminders for us gardeners. I have put another poly tunnel up mainly in the future for propagating so looking forward to making some benches for that. Thanks liz and happy,healthy new year.
My beds are currently under 14 inches of snow, 1" of ice, and due 6 more inches of snow Friday. More snow called for Monday and Wednesday. So I will be ordering seeds, and drawing it out.
I have two climbing roses that I want to lift and re plant else where in the garden. When is the best time to do this? And should I also cut them back. Thank you ❤
Cut them back hard and move them during the dormant period - winter. Take a large rootball and be sure to keep them well watered once moved for the first year while they grow new fibrous roots.
Hello Liz, Happy New year. I have a question - How do you manage to keep a veg patch with snow cover, should I remove the snow off or will the over veg that is there survive the snow.( leeks, Parsnip, Asparagus, Beetroot) Having grown veg in the past it has been Australia so no snow
Leave the snow on the ground, it actually works as insulation against even colder temperatures. The veg you mention will all happily stay in the ground and be fine when the snow melts - assuming that you are in UK or similar climate (including Tasmania). Happy gardening!
What are you looking forward to doing in your garden this year?
I'm planning to experiment with some polycultures, and I'm also trying some new (to me) veg varieties.
Trying new varieties is always exciting, we never know when we'll discover our new favourite thing!
I'm planning to add mushroom compost to one of my raised beds, as I will grow more kale, collards, and onions this spring. The soil needs a boost, and so I will dig in the mushroom compost next month.
Have you tried the no dig method of adding the mushroom compost to the surface and leaving the worms to do the hard work for you?
@ Good idea ! Let the worms do the work. Thanks for the tip.
Just starting my allotment journey but i have a small garden at home so finding your video very helpful
Thank you, I'm so pleased that it's been a help!
Liz love your videos, you say it as it is 😊
😊 thank you! I do try to keep it real, after all making out that my garden is perfect would just be so difficult!
Getting out in the warm weather, hearing the spring birdsong and smelling the soil after a spring rain : ). Just being out in the garden/ greenhouse makes my heart happy. I have new flower and veggie seeds to try along with my favorites. You're right, we don't know when we'll discover our new favorite.
The birdsong has been great over the last few days, I think they must be sensing the longer daylight hours are coming and that spring is somewhere around the corner.
I received your book The Seasoned Gardner & your journal for christmas & I'm loving them so informative & I love the fact that the journal isn't year specific & i can use it every year xx
Thanks Penny, I'm glad that you like them.
@@LizZorab I always love your videos as you were one of the first ones I watched when i first started watching youtube xx
What I am looking forward to are growing blue sunflowers, bronze sunflowers, achochas, tromboncino, beetroot, raspberries, boysenberries and peaches, as all of these are new things at the moment that we haven’t grown until now, and so it is really exciting to see what happens.
That's a lovely list of new fruit and veg. I haven't tried some of those yet, but that's the joy of gardening - I learn something new every day.
Great video with loads of useful information and reminders for us gardeners. I have put another poly tunnel up mainly in the future for propagating so looking forward to making some benches for that. Thanks liz and happy,healthy new year.
Happy New Year to you too Heather. Glad that there were some useful bits in the video for you.
Adding more perennials or ones that save seed easily like more parsley.
That's a good idea!
Thanks Liz, your video has been very useful, since I have almost forgotten about my cranberry and gooseberry bushes 😅
Thanks Kerry. I forget about my gooseberry bushes too. Perhaps this is the year I'll give them some love.
A good video for me to start sowing some seeds - I have invested in 2 heated propagators so keen to start some aubergines and chillies in these.
I'd like to start some aubergines too, but I don't have a heated space to grow them on once they've germinated - yet!
Happy new year, I put bowls of water for the birds ,black birds and magpie came,good video
I think we often forget to provide water for wild birds.
My beds are currently under 14 inches of snow, 1" of ice, and due 6 more inches of snow Friday. More snow called for Monday and Wednesday. So I will be ordering seeds, and drawing it out.
I think planning and dreaming is the best type of gardening at this time of year!
nice video liz
Thanks Steven and happy New Year!
@@LizZorab happy new year to you liz
You looking fabulous Liz.
I have two climbing roses that I want to lift and re plant else where in the garden. When is the best time to do this? And should I also cut them back. Thank you ❤
Cut them back hard and move them during the dormant period - winter. Take a large rootball and be sure to keep them well watered once moved for the first year while they grow new fibrous roots.
Hello Liz, Happy New year. I have a question - How do you manage to keep a veg patch with snow cover, should I remove the snow off or will the over veg that is there survive the snow.( leeks, Parsnip, Asparagus, Beetroot)
Having grown veg in the past it has been Australia so no snow
Leave the snow on the ground, it actually works as insulation against even colder temperatures. The veg you mention will all happily stay in the ground and be fine when the snow melts - assuming that you are in UK or similar climate (including Tasmania). Happy gardening!
@@LizZorab Thank you, In Ireland. Have so far left the snow and glad I have.
What are wild black raspberries? They seem to fruit from midsummer/June to August. I have been pruning them shorter and get better yield?
I'm sorry, I don't know about black wild raspberries as we don't have them here in UK. I've looked on Wikipedia but can't see when to prune them.