It's great to see how active your are with January gardening. The light setup looks fab. I hope Steve does wonderfully for you this year.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Me too…. He’s my special boy!

I started some of my onions on Boxing Day in honor of Steve. Im in the states so I never met him but I sure do miss the ol boy!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

We all miss him loads here. It’s left a massive hole in our gardening community

Omg WOW! I only subscribed last fall 2022.. loved the videos but this new format! Wow I LOVE it.. so calm ,funny, informative, relaxing and inviting. Almost literally being invited over for a cuppa.😊 Love the recipe clip.. unexpected and learned a new recipe and fun!. Love your home! I can't wait to see more 😊 love how it's not rushed. Take care you two! 😊 Happy planting!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Awwww thank you so much…. That means the world to me

@suzannef3593

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate take care hope Kate enjoys the tomatoes. I love fresh tomatoes too.

I only found your channel recently and I love it. You are so knowledgeable, and you have a lovely way of sharing your vast knowledge and experience. I'm very new to gardening and I have already learned so much from you - thank you 😊

@eliandkate

3 ай бұрын

We’re glad to have you as part of the community Nikki

Great to see the old relaxed style as promised. I fair enjoyed that 😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it 😁

Loved the little cooking interval. Love seeing how others use what they are growing.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it Mick… I’m the same, always looking out for ideas

Is this life imitating art, or the other way around? Would you believe I've just spent my Sunday sowing chillis, peppers, tomatoes and a second lot of onions (Boxing Day ones haven't all come through so second sowing...just in case). They're all now sitting in my own little makeshift 'germination station' in the spare room. First time trying it, but a hydroponic kit for Christmas has made me look differently at the whole heat and light thing for indoor growing. Then I sit down, with a well-earned cup of tea, to watch...and there's my Sunday, right there. Love it! It did make me chuckle. Really nice to have the little recipe interlude as well. Love the apron by the way!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Oh…. So here’s us spending our day with tea and seeds!! 😂😂😂

I second Kate's "WOOHOO!" The growing season has begun! Such a nice, relaxed vibe for this video and always love seeing Kate lovingly bringing you a cuppa. I will be growing along with the peppers, still finalising my sowing calendar.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Bring on the pepper bonanza!!!!!!!

Steve would be humbled proud of you , naming that pepper after him

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha nope, the Steve I knew would have loved taking the rip out of me for that 😂😂😂😂

My Happy time of the Year!!!! Putting seeds in the soil! Yes!!!!!!!! Thanks Eli and Kate! Love to you both!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Very happy!! I do love getting growing again 😁😁😁

Love that Wonder Woman apron!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Me too 😂😂😂

Grow along with Eli fun Are you growing at the same time as me or are you going to down later in the year and follow from there? If you’re not sure, maybe I can help you decide: Should you sow seeds early? kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKWJrbSDiJannsY.html

@paynelegal8074

6 ай бұрын

I sowed my onions yesterday. This year I started a lot of seeds really early...tomatoes, peppers, sugar snap peas, and all my brassicas. Thanks for another fun video!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I’m planning my proper tomatoes next month 😁😁😁😁

Thank you for adding the recipe. I often don't know what to do with what I grow, so this meal prep is greatly appreciated!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Woohoo glad it’s given you ideas 😁

I love your video. I hope I can grow my seedlings inside again.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed xxxx

My Ailsa Craig and Red Baron seeds arrived! ❤ First - Project Cat-proof... 🐈‍⬛

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, cat proofing is important!

Also did onions sowing nod to the great Steve and just done chilli and peppers look forward to growing along

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Looking forward to having you grow along with me

Hi Eli & Kate, how lovely of Kate to bring you a hot cuppa to warm you up ❤ how lovely to remember our lovely Steve sadly missed by us all. Great setup for your lights! I'm looking forward to the updates, too. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

She’s a gem! 😁

🐝 Thanks for the great video 🌻Just a plant room!! Uhe You so lucky all looking so nice!!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha oh I’ve taken over Kate’s office 😁 mine is too small She’s under STRICT instructions not to water any of them!!!!

@BumblebeeAdventure

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate WHAHAHAHA hops to get a watering can 🤣

I have only been able to do some planning because my potting mix is frozen solid. Yesterday, it warmed up to -12° Fahrenheit after being -35° for 3 days. I brought the soil into the house so it is slowly thawing.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

You aren’t the only one Maria…. A couple of other folk left their seed mix outdoors and it froze

I’m totally growing with you this year. I am growing king of the North and ailsa craig. I hope if they grow well for you the can grow well in our short Canadian season. I will be starting them soon!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I’m hoping that you actually get warmer, sunnier summers than us though. Our biggest issue is a short season that isn’t actually particularly warm or sunny for a lot of it.

Ohhh lovely! Nice video! Absolutely at the wrong time ;) I'd decide not to grow peppers indoor and wait untill march, since my growlight broke, then i bought new and they didn't fit because i had to buy a different brand and i don't have an fixture now...and and and Now i want to grow peppers! So i substitute with spinach in my greenhouse, it doesn''t feel the same... Thank you for the video!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

march will come very soon... before you know it :D

Fabulous vlog love all your input, chillies first time for me Just down loaded the veg plotter exciting times

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

This is the beginning of great things

I was going to plant the same seeds today but forgot to bring my bags of soil in from outside so now they're frozen. But I'll be a couple days behind you.. 🙋🇨🇦

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

That lets you plan and prepare! 😍😍

@bonitahunter8905

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate yep. And find a spot to put them. Lol

I love your mug ❤

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

It’s one of my favourites 😜

Cause you have a nice greenhouse you shouldnt of suffered too much with your peppers and tomatoes last year. Last year mine got hit with the rain and cloudy skies and it was a nightmare. I started mine off in march and got plenty of fruit but struggled to ripen them through the lack of sunlight and just constant rain. Im starting mine off tomorrow aswell just to get that extra time in incase our summer is just as bad as last year. Im in scotland aswell and it wasnt the best summer. Even our local gardening communities only got good crop from their peppers and tomatoes in their polytunnels. The ones outside where the same as mine. Im hoping if i start now ill get more ripe if its just as bad

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I don’t bother even trying mine outdoors, I just don’t have a warm, sheltered enough spot for them

@tattooedbeauty3201

6 ай бұрын

@eliandkate where I put them was pretty sheltered tbh just not enough sunlight. The rain didn't give up for long enough for them to ripen. Shame as got plenty of fruit from them just not much was ripe enough for my liking as I don't mind unripe peppers and tomatoes just for certain dishes unripe tomatoes don't do as well in so ended up just eating them sour want some sweet ones this year. I need to try and pull some money together and work out my garden to fit a greenhouse. Between all the raised beds and the kids toys there's not as much space as I would like. Might be how I've got it set up though rather than the space as its all around the edges of the garden with a lawn in the middle for the kids and dog to run around but one sides completely cut off from what I can put there as always covered in brambles due to the next door closes as it's a 10foot metal fence with them taller than it so they grow in a lot

Loving the greenhouse after dark! Loving the different atmos!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

It is a very different place isn’t it?

The beginning of a great garden!! Yeah!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏

I love you guys so much, and your gardening info is great too.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Awwwww glad to have you with us Fuzzytale 😁😁😁

I need to get my peppers in. The recipe looked delicious😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Oh it is… I recommend it

Good luck with your seedlings, that's a great growing station. It's always exciting to start off your first seeds. Take care 😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

it is... it makes it feel like spring is almost here!

Ohh off to sow my seeds, glad I’m set up in the warm kitchen 😂

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 no fair!

Keep posting please. I love your videos. I use a mini greenhouse in the Dining Room for my seedlings with grow lights

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I shall do my best :D

So exciting, going to start my seeds this weekend. Thanks both of you for such an informative video 😀

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Yay Keep me updated on how it goes

Eli, Thanks for the info and links to previous videos. Very helpful; you are an excellent teacher Eli. 👌🌱❤

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!🤣

I’ll be sowing as soon as I get a place in the house setup for lights and heat. Loved that you added the cooking segment for ideas on how you use what you are sowing. Great tip on microwaving the compost too.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I’m already trying to think of more recipes for the other growing videos 😁😁😁

Peppers started today along with leeks and ishikura onions. Have a great season 👍

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Leeks! 👏👏👏

Ok got a bit over enthusiastic and sown more spring onions, red onions, basil, green peppers, rocket lots of rocket and tomatoes. 😂 this is such fun 🎉

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 wow you were busy

hi Eli and kate i have sown peppers and chilli peppers in my vita pod the fun starts here with the grow along

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Bring it on!!! 👏👏👏🥰

Love the new Love the new format. Gardening and recipes go together. Thanks for the idea.😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Hope it’s a good one for you

@Me-td8eo

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate It sure is. 👍

Thank you for reminding me that it’s time to get off my butt and get planting!!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 you make it sound like a chore

I love shakshuka. Looking forward to making it from home grown ingredients.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

We love it too…. So comforting

Inadvertently sowed mine the same day as you 😂 let the games….begin!! 😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏 but you sowed a million more than me

@Garden-of-weeden

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate not yet but soon lol

I'm soooo jelly about your germination setup! That light rig looks pro! I have cats now and I'm struggling to figure out how to start indoors.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Oh we are the same! They are currently locked out of the office! 😂😂😂

I have the mrico tomatoe plants on my kitchen window ive had tomatoes from them dince july not getting much now but still a few. Although i need to put them into bigger pots 😂

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Wonderful!👏👏👏👏👏

I spy with my little eye The Wee Free Men. I knew you guys were my favorite "neighbors" for a reason! 😂 💚

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Oh that has a whole story with us 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I see we also share a love for campervans 💜

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Kate is a massive fan of the old split screens 🥰

@gaylewatson689

6 ай бұрын

We had one growing up, my dad called it Milligan after his idol spike. My garden and house are full of them 💜

Fantastic !!! I manage to get my Peppers, Aubergine, Gerbera & Celosia sown in the first week of Jan, and I have sown the exact same types of Onions as you yesterday too plus a few Parsnips. Woohoo, I already have pepper seedlings. Fingers cross for a good start to the season 🤞Ohh and fab recipe I will be trying that 😘

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Let me know what you think… it’s a fav of ours

Sowing seeds outside 😂 But my family just loves all the dirt I drop on the kitchen floor every winter. 😂

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

🤣 I bet they do!

Woohoo! Planting and recipes :) Inspired by one of your earlier videos about greenhouse space and workable, usable areas I'm going to deal with the glass bombsite first before I start sowing. It's good motivation.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

That is a brilliant plan

Red and white long day onions are sprouted and growing. Peppers are in but not sprouted yet. I also started my Digitalis yesterday. Everything is started indoors in my dedicated seed starting rack with heat pads (onions and peppers). Thanks for the recipe clip also which sounds delicious, so I'll have to make it myself. It is wonderful having an indoor seed starting area. YES, the season has started. Thanks.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Wooohoooooo bring on a great season!!!!

Hi Eli and Kate greenhouse is looking great your so super organised, ime still plucking courage for this Saturday to deep clean mine, have started in a spare south facing room a few peppers tomatoes and sweet peas, good luck with your Steve ❤👍🌶🍅

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I’m confident Steve will do well again. He was awesome last year

As soon as the Christmas tree comes down at the beginning of January I start looking forward to spring and sowing my tomatoes and peppers. I’m not a very successful winter gardener 😂 I’m going to try growing some king of the North peppers this year also

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Can't wait! I'm hoping we all have a bumper year.

I've just looked at your website, there's some smashing recipes on there, nothing like cooking food you've grown yourself is there? I'm an enthusiastic gardening novice and very much still learning so thanks for the information in the video. 👍🏻

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Aw brilliant, glad you’ve found some recipes you like

I'll be sowing my lunch box orange peppers soon.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Is that the only ones you do or do you do any full sized peppers?

@carolleimbach6407

6 ай бұрын

@eliandkate that one I will purchase from our next door nursery. 😊 I bought a yellow bell from them but only got a few because season changed.

On your’s and other’s recommendations, I am going to raise King of the North Peppers this year. I think they will be ideal for my area. I am starting my onions from seed next month. As always, hoping for the best. Good luck to you and Kate also. I am growing micro tomatoes indoors at this time. I have blossoms galore and my first actual tomato. Seems strange in -30 degrees Fahrenheit with -60 d😂degrees windchill but I’m doing it! 😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

We’re all doing it!!

That looked delicious. Am going to try making it. I had a lot of peppers I had frozen. My freezer died & I lost all my peppers. Was heartbroken. Put them in the compost to feed this year's garden. Oh well live & learn. I saved day lily seeds. Am excited some are germinating. Will be Starting some veg seeds this week. So looking forward to this coming season. I really enjoy your videos ❤❤❤

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

That was our very last batch of peppers 🥲

Eli, I've had good results using an electric kettle to boil water and then pour it over the base material for my seed starting mix, which I do in a 5-gallon bucket. The key is to sterilize the peat/coir/other medium with plenty of boiling water. The mix will then be too wet, but it's perfect because I then add the vermiculite that I always use. Vermiculite soaks up the extra water well and keeps the mix very loose and fluffy.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I used boiling water a few years back too 😀

We call your wonderful recipe “Eggs in H€££” and we love it as well!! Good Eats

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 I’ve never heard that name… why hell?

@JanRonandArthur

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate because the tomatoes and the peppers and onions are all bubbly and hot and look like the molten layers of hell and then you cook the eggs in them. We always have a big loaf of crusty homemade sourdough bread and melted garlic butter to go with this meal.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

@JanRonandArthur perfect 😂😂

It’s a great feeling knowing the growing season has finally started! I too have just sown my peppers (got King of the North based on your recommendation), aubergine and Italian parsley. Have never been able to start seeds this early, but Santa brought me a fantastic Spider Farmer Growlight for Christmas, so I’m buzzing! 🤗. Quick question Eli: are you going to grow all these peppers in your quadgrows or do you plan to grow some outside as well?

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

All in my quadgrow. I don’t have a spot outside for them

Really enjoyed this video! It'll be my first year having a proper garden so I'm getting excited already even though the forecast is chilly! Sorry if it's a daft question but could I ask what sterilising the soil does? (newbie alert!)

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Welcome!!!! 🤗 Might be easier to send you a video about it than try and explain here… but basically you are killing off fungus, beasties etc kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3agx7lrYqu-hLQ.htmlsi=j96hHsGRHJDefK1w

I did grow "micro" tomatoes, the flavour was great, the fruit wasn't tough. Going to do it again. I put in onions this week, pleased to see them up. Very cold this week, but before the cold hit, pulled in a fushia with huge bells on it. First flowers were 8 inches across! Unreal seeing them appear. Tried to keep Paprik peppers going, nope, gone. Still have 3 seeds left, they not cheap to buy.. 49th parallel, wet coast, mostly shade. Looking for other options to grow in shaded area.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Shade is always my battle too… most of our garden is full shade or partial shade 🥲

cool video, thanks. I have found your channel recently :). When would you sow your onions without any extra light latest? I have tried a few times with nothing to show at the end of the season. I can grow them from sets with no problem. But from seeds, I am either too early with leggy, spindly seedlings or too late to grow big enough onions. I live in Norfolk so a bit longer days than you guys. Many thanks.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

It depends on if you can grow them outside or not. I grew them in the greenhouse without heat or light last year but they were always a bit pathetic. There’s not really enough light here till march

I’ve been watching your videos for ages but never commented before! A lurker! Anyway - first to say I’ve got my tomato seeds from Camilla this year. She’s lovely and I’m excited. And now a question - how to you attach the strings to the top of the lights? Do they have a fixing to do that? Thank you.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

woohooo glad you are finally joining in with the chat on the videos👏 I have little clips for mine that I've then threaded a hoop of wire through and then... attached the carabena clips to - basically you just MacGuyver something

Hi Eli, I'm really not keen on chilli's but peppers are another matter. I'm going to try in the spring for the first time. I have got Bedfordshire champions onions sown on boxing day but may plant red barons as I have them. Do I need to pot on onions? I'm thinking I do. First time growing from seed. 😅 Your greenhouse looks fab with the lights. A lovely nod to Steve, and a top tip on growing from shop for me. Lights look great for the future recipes. 🌱 Happy growing, Jane .

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Yeah if you start them in little pots or lots together you are better to pot on at least once to give them some nutrition and space

@GardenMyselfHappy

6 ай бұрын

​@@eliandkategreat thanks. 😊 My next job then. 😊

😂😂we had 20” of snow and this morning was -8*F. And you can’t feel your fingertips😂😂. It will be like this for a week and then back to 30s for who knows how long. I’m not sure how beneficial it is to start onions too early. Some start in January and I started last year February 6th. I had to give them at least 5 haircuts before setting out. They say they can handle frost, but they do get nipped back and that slows them down. So I’m not in too much of a hurry to start seeds and will actually count back from 2 weeks after suggested frost date plus germination time. Last year the last weekend of may was a killing frost even though it was 90s all month. The plants will catch up. The only thing I will try is a low tunnel over peppers to see if I can extend season. I’ve read to cut off all peppers for first month and it will allow plant to grow stronger and faster ripening crop. Z5, Wisconsin, US. 😂I think I brought a mouse in with opened potting soil after we dug carrots in the snow yesterday😂

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Yeah no where near temps like that here. We have wet cold of 2 when I was making that vid

@dustyflats3832

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate it’s been at least a couple years since we’ve seen this cold and snow. The -35*F windchill is a real treat.

Hi Eli, love your videos 😊 I moved house last autumn and I have a green house. I've prepped it ready for planting in February but I'm thinking ahead and wanted to ask what size final pots would you recommend for tomatoes, peppers and onions? I'm very new to all this so I'm trying to be organised haha!

@eliandkate

5 ай бұрын

Onions aren’t something I grow in pots, those will get planted out into the raised beds probably in April. Tomatoes and peppers, the bigger the better, more lovely space and nutrition for them but try to go with at least 20cm 😁

Hi. Long time lurker and learnt so much already. Just had greenhouse erected and putting in some raised beds now. Can you advise what grow lights were in this video and had you used them before ? Want to start sowing but think without lights it would be futile. Thanks .

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

If you check the link I mentioned you can go look at my lights and then maybe see if they are available near you - yup as mentioned I replaced the old fashioned tubes with LEDs this year but same lights as before

Just A quick question I went to the allotment and I made up my own seed compost I mixed up leaf mould with compost from the compost heap but has you know there's no good nice in it so what else would I have to put in it to be good enough for starting seeds off

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Seeds don’t need any nutrition etc all they need is moisture. I add something to my mix to help with drainage, like vermiculite. Its only when you pot them up you switch to a mix with more nutrition kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZ15u8qwkczPodI.htmlsi=V-NL7iEmuFZg4xzq

I was wondering if I should start sowing some of my seeds. Last year was my first year and I was very late. It might have to wait until next week though as currently my greenhouse is frozen shut and we are under 5 inches of snow 🙈

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

You don’t have to sow anything now, you absolutely can wait. Last year I didn’t sow anything until March

Thank you for the video. Can you recommend a green bell pepper to try? Confession time, I’ve never tried the red ones. 😳 I guess I don’t like change. 😂

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I don’t think there is such a thing as a green pepper. I’ve never been able to find one anyway. The green peppers you buy are just unripe

How long did u microwave the compost for pls. Loved the vid. The season has started 🎉

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

A few mins at a time and swapped out between to have two lots going. I’ll cover it in a video next time I do it 😁

My onion: Red Wethersoon, Utah Yellow, Pompeii White, and Ruby Red Long day, as well as Red Beard Bunching go in about FEB 1ST. MY PEPPERS: Golden Cal Wonder (2 yrs now!), Big Red, Purple Bell, Coral Bell, and my Sweet Banana, and Lemon Aiji (medium spicy): all go in Feb 15th! My sweet banana are usually first to ripen, and i MAAAaaaaaayyyyy try Jimmy Nardello, this year for Pepper,

@gregbluefinstudios4658

6 ай бұрын

btw, I typically plant my seeds in 1/2 seed starter, 1/2 peat. I wont fertilize at all until my second set true leaves. AND once they get a couple inches, I typically repot from those small 1 inch cells, to larger 3 inch by 3 inch or 4 x 4. For the onion i do a big OVERseed rather thn into individual cells, I use the 4x4 by 2 inch deep and then, when I transplant outside, I pull them apart to individually transplant.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

May? I think you’ve already decided 😁😂😂😁

@gregbluefinstudios4658

6 ай бұрын

It's entirely possible, @@eliandkate the seed order is placed and little Jimmy's seeds are on their way!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

that's something we see as unusual here, in the UK, we don't fertilise seedlings, we pot them on from a small pot into a slightly larger pot an they get all their needs met by the compost.

@gregbluefinstudios4658

6 ай бұрын

ahhh, @@eliandkate the joys of growing in compost! My seed starter and potting soil have less nutrients than the compost I make. I tend to save that for the garden outside.

Steve is a fascinating pepper. I don’t think I’ve seen a pepper like that yet! What’s the flavor like?

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

flavour is actually really good, quite soft, no bitterness, not sweet as such but really nice. He's not brilliant cooked though, goes soft really quickly.

Great recipe with peppers for me... Must be Ajar, comes from the Balkans, brilliant relish, mildly spicy.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Off to look that up 😁😁

@CMDRSloma

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate You can even buy it in the UK, these are sold without any preservatives or any additives, but best is homemade 😁 Thanks to your video from last year, I finally had great success with red onions. Already sprouted and already moved to my greenhouse. I hope a frost that is coming to Belfast will not harm them. Until now, it was very mild, so even my jalapeño experiment is barely surviving in the greenhouse, no leaves, stems still green. I guess I will be sowing peppers tomorrow then 😀.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

@CMDRSloma you can always add some feels or a cloche to protect them just in case 😀

@CMDRSloma

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate Will see how it goes, the lowest temp I had until now was 1C, for an hour max. I have plant sensors in pots to monitor soil temp and Home Assistant to gather the environmental data inside the greenhouse and outside in the garden. Very geeky... 🙃

You need a heater out there love. Its must be freezing. Xxx

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 And a comfy chair….

Eli I hope I don't sound too daft as I'm quite new to all this but I've never heard anything about sterilising your seed compost can you tell me why you do this? Xxxx1😍😍

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

This might help kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3agx7lrYqu-hLQ.htmlsi=2HorpoJUZUfbPhFG

Hello Eli, Great video. We don’t see many night-time gardening vids. “Steve” looks like an interesting pepper but I can’t find seeds anywhere. Is it an Eli Exclusive?

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I’m afraid it’s an exclusive…. He started life as a super market pepper many years ago and has been grown and seeds saved until he stabilised. He was originally gifted to me by Robin at Robins container garden. It was her that grow the original

Awesome video ...really enjoyed watching you sow your seeds .... How do you decide whether you're going to sow in January or March ... or do you change it up every year ? Is it possible to grow indoors without lights or a heated pod ? 😊😊😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I prefer starting in January You would get away without the heat indoors but you will need lights I’m afraid

@carolinebown8686

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much ...I'll check the lights out in your description/information section x

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

@carolinebown8686 lights aren’t too expensive to run….. heat however 😂😂😂

Im in the states, Indiana zone 6a. Im a new subscriber. What growing zone are you in? Love your videos and your voice.💚 Happy growing!!!

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Hey Jess we’re not in a growing zone, your zones are specific to the US and don’t apply to us. The UK has such a huge amount of variance over very small areas that we don’t use that kind of scenario

@jesswelsh9838

6 ай бұрын

Oh wow...I didn't know that. That's pretty cool, I learned something new today!😊

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

It’s one of those Doh moments when you realise… USDA zones…. They are only for the US but it’s like everything, you just don’t think about what the initials mean in names of things 😁 Lots of new gardeners in the UK assume they are in a zone (usually 9) because they’ve seen someone misunderstand it online so don’t feel like you missed something 😁

Did the seed starting mix smell out the kitchen when you microwaved it? Loved the added cooking part

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Nope not at all. Really pleased 😀

@lindarobertson8505

6 ай бұрын

Great to know

Hi, great video have seen folks microwave their compost before like you …. I am keen as I think I had a bought compost last year that was infested 😢….. made my life so much more difficult … so how long did you microwave your compost ?

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

I've had a few folk ask for more info so I'll include a wee bit in next week's video :D

@ScottishTraveller

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Eli 😊

Daft question, I just got a small vitopod with led lights - how do I get one of the end caps off a light to connect them? Do I have to unscrew something, or is it just meant to pop off, cos it's not budging and I don't want to break it.

@eliandkate

3 ай бұрын

yeah they just pop off... I had to pry mine.

@valeriebarr5729

3 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate Oh thanks, guess I'll just have to pry harder! 👍😊

We call that huevos rancheros

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

oh yes... we do sometimes add beans :D

I can't start any seeds off just yet the poly tunnel is far too cold and not enough light I'm not allowed to start seeds off At home so I will just have to wait a little bit longer

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

It’s ok Mick… tell the other half that Kate and I said it was ok! 😂😂😂😂

@user-oq8ud9jd7y

6 ай бұрын

@@eliandkate will do thanks for the reply

Do you have a link to your new lights and pulleys please.

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

they are in my amazon page :D

@smudge7212

6 ай бұрын

I see the pulleys and your older grow light bulbs but not your newer led strip lights 😢

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Ah sorry, I misread and didn’t see the note about the new lights…. They aren’t available on Amazon yet which is why I put the link on the web page I mentioned.

hi i hope your okay what lights do you use do you have the link Also what is the watts lights power you use thank you

@eliandkate

5 ай бұрын

It’s the ones I mention in the video from greenhouse sensations. They should have all the details on their website.

Where do I get a vitapod at?

How Long do you put the compost in the microwave for??

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Lucky timing, Todays video takes you through the process Deirdre 😀

Did you say the table was heated???

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

The black base is. It’s the base from my big vitopod propagator, I just took the top off

Sowed my onions last week😊. No sign of anything yet😑

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Patience 😁 they’ll be fine

@ceylonhinett9517

6 ай бұрын

Sown my peppers this afternoon . Now in bedroom window covered with a radiator under , that is on a thermostat. Fingers crossed 🤞 seeds saved from shop bought peppers .

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

@ceylonhinett9517 woohooo

put your fly paper up before you put plants in

@eliandkate

6 ай бұрын

Yup I do