You guys have achieved an enormous amount! To have anything you can harvest so soon after moving is brilliant. 👍 Yeah, new beds may take a while to settle and the crazy weather won’t have helped. I think maybe the tomatoes are a little hungry? Might benefit from a liquid feed - nettle/comfrey tea? Can’t hurt! 😂 Great vlog Carl. 👍
Dear Carl, Been a while since we got a VLOG out of you. Quite a sight to see. I'd say you've definitely conquered all that this years has thrown at you. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing! Best, Alex - NetZero Homestead
Sage hates being moved, my courgettes did poorly this year too. My kale did well, just took it all up. My basil did fab, just going to blitz it with walnuts and a bit of oil to use as a dairy free pesto for pasta. I keep bay tree in a pot and rosemary bush near my back door for protection purposes.
Again, it's refreshing to not feel alone in the feeling that things haven't been that successful. But when you take a step back, you actually realise how much you've done and learnt. You mention the climates and it's predictability, I think we are starting to notice change. In my area it has never been so cold and close to frosts/actual frosts like this winter. It has stunted growth and a lot of things you can get away with growing have just hated the weather. You've done well considering the heat for bolting wise. Your onions probably didn't like the heat either. What temperature do they normally grow well at? A couple questions if you don't mind. Why grow headed lettuce as well as cut and come again? I grow the red and green salad bowl variety. Is there any particular reason that should make me consider growing icebergs, etc. as well? You've said before picking out and maintaining tomato plants hasn't led to different output when left to grow wild. Do you still think this or has your mind definitely changed towards the other side? How big a pot does the bay tree need? That's exciting. You're awesome mate. Keep it up.
Thanks Shannon! To answer your questions - I think we just like having a headed lettuce in the fridge, especially for my kids, they often like lettice in a sandwich and aren’t likely to go pick some leaves. I suppose we could harvest the cut and come again in bulk and leave it in the fridge but it never seems to work out that way. Regarding tomatoes, I think I would probably still get more yield with unkempt tomato forests but it’s much easier to manage them this way if you have the time, plus I’m not sure I have the soil fertility to cope with sprawling tomato jungle style yet. I’ve seen bay trees in smaller pots than mine so I thing any decent sized pot will do. They will enjoy being kept small, so we will probably try and form the top into a ball in time and keep it that size. That will also take care of the harvesting for us. We don’t use a dramatic amount of bay leave, maybe 50 a year.
You guys have achieved an enormous amount! To have anything you can harvest so soon after moving is brilliant. 👍 Yeah, new beds may take a while to settle and the crazy weather won’t have helped. I think maybe the tomatoes are a little hungry? Might benefit from a liquid feed - nettle/comfrey tea? Can’t hurt! 😂 Great vlog Carl. 👍
Thanks Guys - I think I will find a way to feed the tomatoes- in the past I think we have just had more fertile soil. 👍
@@SelfSufficientHub good idea. The soil will just get better and better with each season. 😉
Dear Carl, Been a while since we got a VLOG out of you. Quite a sight to see. I'd say you've definitely conquered all that this years has thrown at you. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing!
Best, Alex - NetZero Homestead
Thanks as always Alex!! 😊
A+ for effort 👍🏻
Thanks Jackie 😊
Sage hates being moved, my courgettes did poorly this year too. My kale did well, just took it all up. My basil did fab, just going to blitz it with walnuts and a bit of oil to use as a dairy free pesto for pasta. I keep bay tree in a pot and rosemary bush near my back door for protection purposes.
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing 😊
Great progress so far
Thanks 😊👍
Again, it's refreshing to not feel alone in the feeling that things haven't been that successful. But when you take a step back, you actually realise how much you've done and learnt.
You mention the climates and it's predictability, I think we are starting to notice change. In my area it has never been so cold and close to frosts/actual frosts like this winter. It has stunted growth and a lot of things you can get away with growing have just hated the weather. You've done well considering the heat for bolting wise. Your onions probably didn't like the heat either. What temperature do they normally grow well at?
A couple questions if you don't mind.
Why grow headed lettuce as well as cut and come again? I grow the red and green salad bowl variety. Is there any particular reason that should make me consider growing icebergs, etc. as well?
You've said before picking out and maintaining tomato plants hasn't led to different output when left to grow wild. Do you still think this or has your mind definitely changed towards the other side?
How big a pot does the bay tree need? That's exciting.
You're awesome mate. Keep it up.
Thanks Shannon!
To answer your questions - I think we just like having a headed lettuce in the fridge, especially for my kids, they often like lettice in a sandwich and aren’t likely to go pick some leaves. I suppose we could harvest the cut and come again in bulk and leave it in the fridge but it never seems to work out that way.
Regarding tomatoes, I think I would probably still get more yield with unkempt tomato forests but it’s much easier to manage them this way if you have the time, plus I’m not sure I have the soil fertility to cope with sprawling tomato jungle style yet.
I’ve seen bay trees in smaller pots than mine so I thing any decent sized pot will do. They will enjoy being kept small, so we will probably try and form the top into a ball in time and keep it that size. That will also take care of the harvesting for us. We don’t use a dramatic amount of bay leave, maybe 50 a year.
Looking great for the first year feed that soil
Thanks - and I will do exactly that! 😊👍
@@SelfSufficientHub your welcome have a good day
Nitrogen issues for your tomatoes 👍
Thanks 😊 👍