Due to popular request my videos will now be available with Spanish subtitles. They take longer to do so may take half a day/a day to appear at most depending on how soon I can finish editing a video. Spanish subtitles are already available for this one 🇪🇸 🌿 I will run this as an experiment for the next 6 months to see how it goes 😀

@blancaestelarivera3711

3 жыл бұрын

Eres bello por fuera y por dentro! Bello tú y el detalle subtitular.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

@@blancaestelarivera3711 Muchas gracias! :D

@mygardenhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Always good video tips an triks 👌

@susanafernandez5420

3 жыл бұрын

excelente!!! muchas gracias

@savelinafilemoni8656

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesone.... Gran idea!

Huw, your videos and teaching style/method are second to none. So appreciate your calm and relaxed temperament as it demonstrates the power and influence of gardening. Whether it's vegetable and/or flower gardening the tips you provide can widely be used in either environment. You are a great teacher and, might I even say, the Charles Dowding of the future to lead a whole new generation of gardeners. Keep up the good work, Huw!

@kahzinger

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I love hessian, it has so many uses in the garden. A lovely video Huw.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Awh thank you Liz! It most definitely does😊

@ArtemisSilverBow

3 жыл бұрын

@smart viewer yes, it is a kind of burlap.

I am learning and watching gardening right now from Mozambique

We got surprised by some frosty nights recently here in Ireland. I'd no fleece so in desperation I covered my plants with white cotton bedsheets (you just wash them afterwards!) and white net curtains. Did a great job. :)

@hopepeace4956

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant improvisation!!

@pamelavance648

3 жыл бұрын

Have done that and works great and now I just save the old sheets when I get new ones and easy to wash dry fold put away

@melindaedgington9925

3 жыл бұрын

This is what I do too but I use old bed sheets I get from the opportunity shop not my nice ones. I also have little wood frames built on some of my raised beds so I do not need the little sticks with pots method. I just peg the sheet on.

@mothturtle7897

3 жыл бұрын

I have a bleached stained duvet cover and a couple of old blankets I use for frost protection. Also old plastic bottles and jars as cloches.

@carolineowen7846

3 жыл бұрын

Moth Turtle I've been using the re-purposed plastic bottles, with the base cut off, when my potatoes came through earlier than expected. One has now got too big for the bottle, so I'm now using an empty upturned hanging basket with part of an old T-shirt over it, no frost damage as yet, fingers crossed. I have now built a cold frame, that can be flat packed when not needed, from wooden gravel boards & the perspex from a very large clip frame, so my seedlings can be sown & get growing :) I don't have much windowsill length, & what I do have has seedlings on it.

I find that hardening off is essential for seedlings raised purely indoors under grow lights - much more so than than those from the greenhouse or polytunnel. If you put them straight out into strong, direct sunlight it can badly scorch the leaves and stunt growth - I always put them out in a shady spot then gradually expose them to more direct sun over the course of a few days.

I enjoy watching your calm and reassuring videos. You have a very easy way about teaching. If Charles Dowding is a straight back Windsor chair, you’re more like a comfy recliner! 😊

@Fragrantbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, but Charles' Windsor chair would have the loveliest deep red cashmere blanket draped on the back.

@saraquigley5414

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fragrantbeard 😆

I have been using cheesecloth - for frost cover and bug control - worked a treat with my brassicas last year - no dreaded cabbage fly damage and I could leave it on all day because air and light could still get through! Thanks for offering no plastic alternatives - so hard to be a green gardener!

@sophieharper-pryce5045

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I too use a cheese cloth / muslin. It provides great cover and let's in enough light to leave on if I need to.

@grahamthomas411

3 жыл бұрын

Do you use grade 90 !!!what size can you it in and where !! Please 👍👍

@ColorfulBooknester

3 жыл бұрын

@@grahamthomas411 i would suggest grade 50 or higher. I just ordered last year 70 sq. Yards from Amazon. I wish I could get it wider than 36 inches. It made it through the whole growing season, in fact just used some of it to cover my little Cilantro seedlings..more to protect from marauding furry friends..

Over 550 likes, and zero dislikes! Wow, congratulations.

Reminds me of pour over coffee (top down) or cold brew (grounds soak up the water) ☕ 🌱

Hey Huw diolch yn fawr boi. Your videos are great been inspiring me a lot they’re very informative. I don’t think I’m too far from you I’m in North Pembs. I used to garden with my dad when I was a teenager back in the 80s, life got too busy and I gave it up but I said I’d always go back to it and now I’m in my 50s myself and my wife have started again, partly as a boost for mental health and anxiety. Gardening is great it’s a total switch off from all the bad stuff happening in the world. I’ve built loads of high bad back friendly raised beds and we’ve put up a large polycarbonate greenhouse. So far we’ve been eating our own spinach, coriander, lettuce, and in the last week new potatoes. My only problem now is I suffer from gardeners envy when I see awesome setups like yours and Charles Dowdings

@lat1419

3 жыл бұрын

We are the same in S pembs here. We also are coastal so have fierce winds. PM me privately if you want to chat, I have lots of info on local groups and activities to help with MH and also gardening, with local organic groups and resilience growing.

Hello, Huw. I have been watching your videos for over a month now and, I believe I'm all caught up. I have just started gardening this year and following some of your tutorials, I have an abundant crop of vegetables, thus far. I have also learned that I ABSOLUTELY love gardening! I simply love everything about it. Even challenges and failures. Yes, even those. I want to express my appreciation for your videos and on that front, have purchased all of your books. I shall keep them in my garden shed for reference, as I work.

Thank you so much Huw for making this topic easy to understand for us newbies 😀

Wow, thank you. I will water my remaining starts with a water tray to build stronger roots, and look for modules with a larger hole. Air pruning? Fascinating!

I used soil blocks for the first time this year, and I am now a devout believer in the power of air pruning! My seedlings have never had such well-developed root systems, nor a smoother transplanting transition.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear! I personally for the moment am not going to use soil blocks due to having very limited time already, but they're definitely something I will try in thr future and I'm looking forward to it greatly! The setup I show in this video I think is a nice middle ground😊

@alexrottb

3 жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards That's understandable! My garden is still quite small, so it's not much of a hassle for me to make the soil blocks I need. But it's a nice feeling to free yourself from plastic, one step at a time. On that note, I will definitely look into jute now. My fleece is getting a bit worn.

Your channel has been so useful for me, we moved recently and I now have a quarter acre garden so there's lots for me to learn! 😀

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Awh I'm so pleased to hear and best of luck with your garden!:)

What a difference a haircut makes! 😉 Also: I noticed that you seem to support your tomatoes with wire/twine. I searched all over the channel, but couldn't find any video on how you grow your tomatoes. It would be a very interesting one as it's almost time (at least here in the southern part of Germany) to get those tomato plants into the ground.

A lot of people reckon jute cloth/hessian bags etc. won't work because they've got too many small holes in it but I've always used hessian in a single or double layer and I've never had any issue with it.

Hello Huw love the jute cover. I’m sure it will work. thank you for the other tips and tricks as well. take care Joyce 💚👩🏻‍🌾🍀

I used hessian/jute (burlap in the US) with my lawn seeding. Left it on for 2 weeks and just watered over it. The seed under the burlap came up very nicely, and the seed that was just outside the burlap blanket was thin and patchy. Was surprised how well it worked. (This was not for frost, but to keep the birds from eating the seed lol.)

I'd already decided to grow my seedlings longer before planting them out - because of the slug problem. So it was good to have that confirmed. Thanks Huw

It seems like a double layer of burlap/hessian would work well to keep off frost. When I lived in Arizona (where we rarely had frosts) I would wrap my plants in Christmas lights and cover them with sheets and blankets, which I removed the next day after the temperature warmed up. It worked, but resulted in a lot of laundry the next day!

@ArtemisSilverBow

3 жыл бұрын

What a great idea using the light! Gentle warmth and very pretty :)

That air pruning tip was news to me. I had no idea that they would naturally prune themselves. Fascinating.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Plants are amazing! :D

I just watched a video of you sprouting conker seeds, to see where you are now 9 years later is AMAZING!

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah those old videos to be honest I have completely forgotten about!

You work so hard to build your dreams!

Thank you Huw.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Great video, our biggest pest isn't snails or slugs, our problem is slaters (not sure what people in the UK would call them, the little bugs that roll into balls). They do wonders breaking down the mulch, but they also love to eat around the base of seedlings, once they are bigger its fine. We are in the process of swapping the summer annuals into the winter ones here and its amazing the damage that the summer veggies have around the base that they have repaired.

@aw6707

2 жыл бұрын

They keep eating my fall pea seeds because I have a lot of rich organic matter with them. 😬

I'm in Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🌞 I love watching your collaboration with Nigel. Excellent info. I've been watering from the bottom for years, but then zone 9 can be brutal. Great job Huw🌿💚🌿

I reuse small juice bottles with the caps on....I drill a hole into the caps to push the stick through, with the juice bottle upside down. I also use that setup to put insect nets over my beds. I clamp the cloth onto the side boards. We can buy cheap clamps in hardware stores for 25 to 50 cents each (HarborFreight has cheapest).

I found an old man made fiber hollow file blanket in the charity shop that did the job,my dad used old net curtains .

Your vlog came at the proper time we have just finished a three day freeze with snow😣 in which I brought all my babies in..I will be putting them out into mini green house shortly...Thanks Huw for your love of gardening and passing on your expertise💌🎀

An important reason for bottom watering seedlings is that top watering frequently leads to the seedlings suffering from damping off.

This masterclass series is great Huw 👍

I started watering this way this year and my seedlings are so much nicer this year.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Yvonne!

@mooneymakes359

3 жыл бұрын

He only posted this an hour ago and you already started.....🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

@@mooneymakes359 Not a new technique 😉

@yvonnedavid91

3 жыл бұрын

@@mooneymakes359 lol Did a little last year but this year is all bottom watering and a lot more plants.

I like how you prefer 5-in deep pots for great root development

Your garden is beautiful. So well organised and everything is to a high standard. I’m envious 👍💚😍🙂. Well done Huw.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Steve!!:)

A very helpful video, thanks Huw.

Great channel!!!! Very educational!!! Thank you from Florida, USA

Muchas gracias Huw! A mí me encanta escucharte y leerte en tu idioma because this way l can learn. Or I hope so. 😃Have a nice day.

Lovely new greenhouse Huw, good video on watering process and seedling care 🇨🇦✌️🐝 safe

Thanks Huw. As always, clear, practical and very informative!!

Did I miss something Huw? How often do you ‘dunk’ the seed trays in a bowl of water please? When the trays feel light, or is that too late? Fabulous resource. Thank you.

Do you have an episode where you talk about your greenhouse?

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet! :)

Richard your voice owesome

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!:)

Nice find! Love it thank you for the tip👍 loved this video

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Billy!

The watering thing explains why I'm getting much better germination and growth from my microgreens than my garden starts. A week or so ago I just started bush beans like I do my microgreens (just not as dense), where I just pushed them a little bit into the soil in a 10x20 tray, blacked them out with another tray and some weight (some MG growers use pavers, I use a couple claw hammers) and water from the bottom - only wetting the soil from the top with a spray bottle for a couple days until they start to germinate. after they start to push the top tray up, I pull it off and put them under my grow lights.

So relaxing

Thanks Huw. Just the video I needed. I have soooo many baby plants. Looking forward to the next video on transplanting. This is so helpful.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Awh that's amazing to hear thank you so much and so pleased it's helpful😊

Love this video thank you as always for your great knowledge huw x

I didn’t think of the bits of plastic fibres before, good point. Cotton muslin was suggested by Dowding No Dig and I like your hessian suggestion. Brilliant idea to use plant pot supports.

Great video Huw Richards and good advice on how to take care of seedlings.

I have covered my radish seedlings in the garden with medium weave burlap and I haven't had to water them much. I wish I had found this before losing a lot of seedlings to drying out. I didn't enjoy picking up pieces of the frost protection fabric after it breaks down. Too expensive for a couple of years of use too.

Thank you so much Huw. You're a champion xo

Thank you so much Huw!

Very interesting! thank you very much! I wish you a wonderful and delicious harvest!

Always so many helpful tips, think I’ll have to go back and make sure I haven’t missed any !

Thank you Huw, great video👩🏼‍🌾

Always new inspiring ideas and experiments, never a dull moment in your vids. Thank you so much!!

Thanks for sharing your experience

I want to start grow more from starts so this was excellent information for me. I never thought of using the pots with sticks. Another excellent idea for me, Thank you for all the tips. 👍😀🌻🌱😎😍🌼🌷😎👍

As a noob i made my first polytunnel this yr and can confirm frost kills seedlings unless covered . A rookie mistake but im learning from them and thats the best way to learn, great channel huw

a lovely video hue

@stevendowden2579

3 жыл бұрын

huw

Fantastic video very nice 👍🏻 here in California 🤩 and I'm thinking bout starting a garden 😂

Do hope you know many of us watch and rewatch your videos Huw - This is my 4th or 5th viewing- so packed with helpful advice 🙂🌿🌻🍃🌼

@HuwRichards

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Thank you! That's really lovely to hear :)

Wow. That you've got so much growth in your tunnel already has made my mind up; I'm going to get a polytunnel for next year. I'm in Ireland so any extra weeks on our season is great. (we've still got regular frosts... 🙄)

@Rebelrenaissance

3 жыл бұрын

Ps. Thank you for your videos. :)

To make covering your beds easier you could attach a piece of bamboo to one end. This will provide support so you can unroll it and not fix the sides.

I absolutely love your videos my friend, you are so easy to listen to your one of the very few who I watch every bit of all your content. Keep up the amazing work buddy!

Grezt vid. As your beds are fixed size and your hessian is long life have you thought about fixing weights permanently onto the sides of the hessian?

Great video and insite as always Huw. We'll done. Loving the experiments with plastic alternatives. I am big into up cycling and reusing myself

Great Video and tips on frost protection,I always use pots on potatoes and fleece as you've shown here

Great video and tips as always!!

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

i love, that you don‘t overcomplicate things :) thank you for the amazing tips and beautiful videos!

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

You are more than welcome!:)

This is so helpful. Thank you for your lovely channel. Very glad I found it.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Awh fantastic - I am so glad it is helfpul!

Hey Huw! I see you learned (as I did) how to make the ideal (Charles Dowding) dibber which you revealed in the last scene. What a tease! Cheers!

Absolutely love the idea of using Jute instead of fleece! Thanks for the inspiration:)

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thanks for explaining air pruning Huw. I wasn't aware of it but it makes perfect sense now. I need to get myself some more good module trays.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it Amy!

I watched your latest video but the link for pesticide free gardening was not there. Interesting video. Here across the Pond not everyone can afford a large covered area start seedlings. Thank you keep the great videos.

Enjoyable video as per usual Huw. I look forward to every time you share your work. I’m planning to make a few of Nigel’s shelf stable extracts this year. Also, great hair 👌🏽.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ruby! :)

Great videos brother thanks a heap

This is a very useful video, particularly when we are having such warm dry weather during the day and regular frosts at night. I agree about letting seedlings grow bigger before putting them out, they seem more likely to survive the transition more easily, as long as they aren’t too big and leggy!

Thx for your ideas about seedling,, in my country only have 2 seasons, summer and rainy,, but long summer always happened..so that small green house still useful for me

Thank you so much for your interesting videos. I'm interested in gardening/permaculture and - I love the English language. You give me the chance to combine both.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Awh thank you my friend! Have a great day!

I sometimes use cotton muslin in place of fleece or mesh. Not quite the same and I’m not sure about bleach used in production. I remember my granny using it over her morello cherries. She was born towards the end of 19th century. Strange to have family knowledge spanning so long and passed to my sons in late their 20s/early 30s.

Thanks for the video! A great overview. I think you are missing a link you were planning on putting in at 11:10 though?

I like you hate garden fleece, it is way to delicate and makes a terrible mess when it starts braking down, which dosent take long. I realise you are growing on a larger scale than most. But for us home gardeners old cotton bed sheets work just fine as a frost barrier. Can often be bought cheep enough in the charity shops if you need extras.

Great video and info. I already use plastic sheeting in my garden for moisture retention in my arid summer so I will also use it for frost protection and see whether it works for me.

Awesome update thank you for your time

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Linda!

Thankyou, some good info. What sort of seed module trays do you use, they look sturdy. I use the more flimsy trays liners inside seed trays, which means the air pruning will not be happening. The disadvantage of the more flimsy seed module trays is they need the tray for support when moving the trays.

great info always learning

An easy way to hold down hessian is to put screws into outside edge of wooden surround, then hook hessian onto these. I also do this for netting. Hwyl, Dave.

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip Dave! :)

A very helpful video!!

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Very pleased to hear :)

I don't even have but love this channel. Thumps up.

Great video friend, very informative, thanks for sharing 👍💕

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I really loved that vid about plant fermenting for fertilizer; I made a batch, used it and found a remarkable nearly instant plant response that has helped some aphid infested seedlings!! Really excited to see some of my peppers may survive! Thank you so much for a new idea

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

Wow Andrea that is just fantastic to hear! So pleased it has worked well :)

Great info!

Lovely place.

Thanks Huw!

What brand is your watering can? I'm looking for a gentle spray.

Old cotton sheets also work for row cover. I do take it off once the frost is gone and put it back on around the same time I put my kids to bed. I also have wooden frames build so I just need to peg it on.

Thank you very much for activating the subtitles. I like your channel. 🙋‍♀️

@HuwRichards

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊