I am really impressed with you and your plot, sometimes it does feel like an upward battle especially with slugs, but when you look how far you have come you must be really proud.😊

@HouseOfTedYT

8 күн бұрын

Thank you! It’s all a journey I guess! I’m still enjoying it - mostly 😂🧡

Pouring here for days but I’ll share the watering with Mother Nature 😂. Powdery mildew isn’t harmful just cut off the leaves. Through some chilli flakes around the plants or diatomaceous earth or both 😂. It’s all coming along and a learning curve every year because it all changes. Have a super weekend hope it cools down a bit, Ali ☔️🇨🇦

Onion Setts should be put in about Feb/Mar the same year, should be ready about August.

@HouseOfTedYT

12 күн бұрын

These were overwintered onions! They mostly turned out ok but not sure it was worth the hassle 😂😂

Hi Emma I tend to leave my potatoes till the leaves die back and I get a really good crop out of my bags.i always remove flowers so the energy goes into the potatoes

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

Yeah I did that last year for maincrop potato’s but I’m sure I heard somewhere that earlies were ready when the flowered 😂 whoops! It’s all learning anyway 😂🧡

Powdery mildew can also be caused by insufficient watering. I have noticed that you don't water your crops very deeply and I have mentioned this before. I know it's difficult if you rely upon water from a water butt but the crops do really need more than just a short sprinkle of water. The yield from the potatoes was also possibly because of too little water as the compost did look very dry. I would have left the potatoes for another 2/3 weeks before harvesting. I have also mentioned putting shielding paint on the glass or some shade netting on the greenhouse glass - it really does help.

@HouseOfTedYT

10 күн бұрын

I do speed up any watering clips usually, I promise I give them a good drench at the roots when I water!! 😂

I have used small yoghurt pots sunk in at soil level filled with beer and am catching several per night x

@HouseOfTedYT

8 күн бұрын

I did do that but then the slimy beer slugs were giving me the ick 😬🤢

Hi Emma & Sam I have been sprinkling dried mealworm around my dahlias and cosmos to attract the birds and there has been no slug damage at all 🌹🌹 xx

@HouseOfTedYT

8 күн бұрын

Oooo that’s a good idea! Thank you 🧡

We all have days like that. I don't have a greenhouse or allotment - just a tiny back garden : so I go back inside, get a cold glass of cider, buy some compost, contemplate the Slugapocalypse where Caped Superheroes save all plantlife, and generally chill out😢 I feel your pain. Basically (and I'm a beginner too) I would only put in the ground bigger plants, water much more, and increase soil depth and organic matter. Compost the world!❤😂❤😂

@HouseOfTedYT

10 күн бұрын

It’s all learning! I’m glad I have some things doing well like the lettuce and mangetout - that’s keeping me going 😂😂🧡

You've probably already heard the usual approaches to tackling slugs... the (in)famous slug trap of a ramekin with beer... apparently people have mixed results with that. One that seems like it might work is copper tape. Another gardening youtuber I watch made rings from the copper tape (not sure what they attached to to make the rings) and put that around the base of plants they wanted to protect... so that might work? I was just thinking you could raise that netting by getting longer sticks and putting the hoops on them and a moment later that's just what you did... there's a bit of engineering in you ;) Re the powdery mildew... I have a feeling Mr D. either said there's another thing that can show up on leaves that isn't powdery mildew but does look like it, and or he said it's not really anything to worry too much about. I think like the rust on Garlic it won't kill the plant it will just reduce the amount of sunlight they can process... apparently a spray with milk can help? I've never tried so I don't know. The sweetpeas do indeed look lovely... I can imagine the smell :D

@HouseOfTedYT

8 күн бұрын

I feel like I’ve tried all the slug defences and some seem more effort than they’re worth! But we will see - if my replacement plants get eaten then it’s war!!! 😂 a lot of people have mentioned the milk spray - my courgettes seem to be doing okay regardless so it can’t be too bad 😂🐸

Some squash leaves do naturally have a white patchy look to them. It may not be powdery mildew. Rub the white area and see if it wipes off. If it does then most likely is mildew but I have had many squash plant leaves look like yours and it wasn’t powdery mildew.

@HouseOfTedYT

8 күн бұрын

The plant seems to be okay so hopefully I was just panicking! 😂

It's been such a tough year, but you are doing great! I really do recommend Nematodes for getting rid of slugs, but be aware they dont really help if you have alot of snails as their life cycle is different and they dont spend time under the soil. I round up snails and either chuck them in my compost heap or take them for a trip and put them in the nearby park on the walk home! 😅

@HouseOfTedYT

8 күн бұрын

I’ve not seen any snails - it all seems to be slugs! We used nematodes on our home garden and it seems to have helped 🧡🧡

Now Emma, everyone knows you need to make a sign saying 'no slugs allowed' for your allotment! I must admit we use slug pellets, the sort that kills them but doesn't harm the birds or anything else

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

Haha I need to do something to let them know they aren’t welcome 😂😂 I might invest in nematodes or at least trial it next season

some days are just not what you would like in the garden. but you keep trying. because some days you get some wins and some days you get losses.

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

Yep! And overall it’s still positive - just! 😂🧡

Looking good you might need a shade cloth on your greenhouse look at people's on that plot 😊

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

It definitely gets toasty in there! But so far the tomato’s are absolutely loving it 😂🧡

Hi Emma, your potatoes weren't ready, next year take flowers off as they take a lot of energy that should be going into producing the spuds, when the foliage drops or starts to turn or different colour then they are ready, I always scrape the soil away in my tubs too see how my main crop are doing, I reuse the compost and add well rotted manure, fish blood and bonemeal, its a learning curve, Steve

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

I know for maincrop you’re meant to let the foliage die back, but I heard got first earlies they should be ready when they flower 😂 whoops!

@Stephen474

13 күн бұрын

@@HouseOfTedYT flowers take energy away from the spud producing Emma, like I say its a learning curve for you,Steve

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

@Stephen474 yep! It’s enough potato’s to make a potato salad anyway 😂🥔

You’re not on your own with the powdery mildew and slug attack on the courgettes. I’ve had exactly the same thing happen. What I’ve done now is cut off the damaged leaves and leave them on the floor and I’ve noticed the slugs are eating these and leaving my plants alone! I’ve now got one fabulous courgette growing. Having said that I’ve now realised I’ve left a gate open at my plot and the rabbits have probably eaten everything!!

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

I’m hoping as we get into full summer the sluggies will calm down a bit - no rabbits on our plot thankfully, just in our house 😂🧡

thans Emma you the best te moostiun te planting te Bloems thans te video Top week 🌺🤗👍💐😅☀️🌾☘️🌻🥒🥦

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

Thank you 🍓🧡

Sweet peas look amazing💜

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

Smell amazing too!!!! 🧡🌸

thans Emma you the best te moostuin te planting te bloems te onkruid Good week 😅🌱🌻🌿🌤🌾🥒🥦💐🍀🎈

@HouseOfTedYT

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! Have a great week 🧡☀️