MAKING THE PLOT PRETTY / ALLOTMENT GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS

Welcome to my allotment gardening channel. My name is Emma and these vlogs are my allotment diaries. 2024 is is my fIfth year on my plot. I'm learning as I go and would love for you to follow my allotment gardening journey by SUBSCRIBING to my channel!
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  • @user-im6jq8rh3k
    @user-im6jq8rh3k2 ай бұрын

    Ohh Emma, you are just so lovely. The world needs more like you 😊😊😊xx

  • @2ndstarfromtherightsolas881

    @2ndstarfromtherightsolas881

    2 ай бұрын

    i second that! 😁

  • @lif9774

    @lif9774

    2 ай бұрын

    And a third👍

  • @thomasparker5137
    @thomasparker51372 ай бұрын

    Emma, I have commented previously on how you make me smile as I am going through a difficult time in my life. Another fantastic episode. I tune into your channel religiously at 5pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and you give me inspiration to fight through and try to make my life happy again. Just keep whacking them in and up 😂😂 and keep doing what you are doing because you bring a bit of happiness and enjoyment into my life. Sparkling lights bunting and bindweed....love it. Thank you

  • @littlejoe8359
    @littlejoe83592 ай бұрын

    Don’t just snap out the bindweed go a bit deeper and get the roots as well

  • @TheSnuffy1994
    @TheSnuffy19942 ай бұрын

    You could snip a piece of wire off the other side of the pumpkin archway where it's too long and put it over the gap on the other side!

  • @beverley1539

    @beverley1539

    2 ай бұрын

    Ditto 🇨🇦🐝

  • @rollandjoeseph

    @rollandjoeseph

    2 ай бұрын

    That was my thought too..some things are too obvious 😅

  • @nannytotwo5683
    @nannytotwo5683Ай бұрын

    Hi Emma, we 'tune' in every Mon-Wed-Fri to see your latest adventures. Your hard work and perseverance are really paying off and your allotments look great. I don't know how you do it with raising children and keeping up with social media, writing etc.! One thing that I have found works really well for runner beans and peas is to start them off on really damp kitchen towel. I space about 10 seeds on each piece of damp towel, roll them up, put them in a plastic bag and pop them on top of our hot water heater. They sprout within 2-3 days and they can be put in the ground or put in some soil in a pot to grow on. This really speeds things up and stops a lot of slug damage.

  • @pc1189
    @pc11892 ай бұрын

    The bunting looks so pretty amongst the flowering trees and spring green leaves. Have a wonderful weekend Emma

  • @margaretalice6343
    @margaretalice63432 ай бұрын

    Emma both plots are looking fab. You are reaping the benefits of all that hard work you did in winter. Bunting really jazzes up the plot. So do your flower garlands round the shed I’ve gotta get some of both 🤩

  • @Ladyjanesoap
    @Ladyjanesoap2 ай бұрын

    Emma, you made me spit my coffee out this morning. "Just assume death!" I laughed and laughed and then "whacked in" a few more seeds.😉

  • @bobwilliams5506
    @bobwilliams55062 ай бұрын

    You are a delight, young lady! Keep the vids coming.

  • @lynnpurfield9430
    @lynnpurfield94302 ай бұрын

    OMG Emma you are such a total tonic for my soul...lol, so lovely, funny, funky and real...love you ❤

  • @flynniecdg
    @flynniecdg2 ай бұрын

    Now you've made me make yet another Amazon purchase! Long may it continue. Now my allotment plot neighbours are going to have a canary over all the bunting.

  • @lynnpurfield9430
    @lynnpurfield94302 ай бұрын

    I love your philosophy to keep sowing whatever the bugs or weather destroy, its really inspiring me xxx

  • @user-rp9px1vb1n
    @user-rp9px1vb1n2 ай бұрын

    Hi Emma, I’m recently new to your channel, I love the way to talk about the plot , you are ray of sunshine and bring much joy to me . Einstein is happy on your plot. Keep up the good work from Linda ❤😊

  • @TraceUK
    @TraceUK2 ай бұрын

    I spray fabric bunting with waterproofing spray

  • @xannieangelx
    @xannieangelx2 ай бұрын

    Whoever invented the stick, bravo 😂😂😂 always make me laugh every video thank you

  • @rollandjoeseph

    @rollandjoeseph

    2 ай бұрын

    🤣😅

  • @user-nx8ii4ef7f
    @user-nx8ii4ef7f2 ай бұрын

    Bunting!! Mr and Mrs Bunting used to buy scraps of silk from the silk mills in Sudbury, Suffolk to make into pennants. These were used by the royal navy to send signals from ship to ship....hence bunting!

  • @sarahodonnell6957

    @sarahodonnell6957

    2 ай бұрын

    How interesting Thank You for sharing that. ❤️

  • @isabelrafael2866
    @isabelrafael28662 ай бұрын

    Love the bunting, it's 'happy' and we all need an extra dose of happy! Love your constant chant of 'they can't eat everything'. Love your positive attitude.

  • @CatherineH.-gf7mm
    @CatherineH.-gf7mm2 ай бұрын

    That burn barrel might come in very handy with all the clippings and cuttings. :)

  • @jannad3406
    @jannad34062 ай бұрын

    You have no idea how much joy you bring to my day! Thank you for being you!

  • @carrieedmonds4643
    @carrieedmonds46432 ай бұрын

    I think germination has been slow so far due to cold weather, it's not warm enough yet! Love the bunting!

  • @donnawilliams1350
    @donnawilliams13502 ай бұрын

    To get rid of or have less off bind weed, pull the roots out, if you dig down a bit you will find white or crazy coloured roots, pull out as many as you can but DO NOT put in your compost bin as they will grow, chuck in a regular bin, I've been doing this in my garden for 5yrs and each yar less comes back ❤

  • @helenagreenwood2305
    @helenagreenwood23052 ай бұрын

    I love bunting and bought some from Amazon last year - I took it down over winter and tucked it in into a pillowcase to wash it in the washer 👍

  • @2ndstarfromtherightsolas881
    @2ndstarfromtherightsolas8812 ай бұрын

    The bunting looks magical✨emma so beautiful , the sparkley lights are a great idea!!!

  • @rollandjoeseph
    @rollandjoeseph2 ай бұрын

    Lol🤣😅 always assume death and the stick talk were hysterical 🤣😅.. by the way, a tool belt would help to carry a shovel, trowel instead of your once clean gloves😉✌️

  • @zozomathebula1101
    @zozomathebula11012 ай бұрын

    Sweet Emma, I missed watching you actually. Always looking forward to your video. I like your free spirit, youthful attitude. You are a joy to watch. Your buntings are great.

  • @denisenorth9919
    @denisenorth99192 ай бұрын

    Emma you have excess wire on the other side of the arch just pull it over till it reaches the floor !!,❤️

  • @juststeph6940
    @juststeph69402 ай бұрын

    How do you not get your nice clothes stained with dirt??? It amazes me the nice clothes you wear to garden.

  • @user-pq4qc8tb7s
    @user-pq4qc8tb7s2 ай бұрын

    Paint the bindweed flowers blue and tell everyone it’s morning glory 😂

  • @ninemoonplanet
    @ninemoonplanet2 ай бұрын

    Netting could be better held down using "tent pegs" which have a hook at one end and are much longer than the staples you're using on the other side. The pegs need some whacking to get them in but they're used to secure tents against the winds.

  • @ninemoonplanet

    @ninemoonplanet

    2 ай бұрын

    Alyssum planted in the centre of the sweetpeas will do well, cover the soil and bring in predator bugs too. I am using it as a "living mulch" around the trees and tall plants.

  • @tangerinebabe1
    @tangerinebabe12 ай бұрын

    My pumpkins haven't germinated yet either. Its just not warm enough, don't panic. 😊

  • @marilynstanbury5098
    @marilynstanbury50982 ай бұрын

    Thanks for a very cheery and positive video, love the bunting and how you got so much pleasure from it. I think I probably watch you too much! I found myself patting the seeds down like you do and trying to be positive when a mole went through my newly planted pea plants! I also have trouble making structures like you do, but we do get there in the end. Love your trousers and your wonderful selection of beautiful jumpers. Thanks

  • @elainemcgran8828
    @elainemcgran88282 ай бұрын

    I bought a big huge bucket of salt all the discount shops were selling it during the winter, ( put it on icey path ) that's what I'm going to put around my raised beds feck the snails. Have to say the best thing I've ever used in coffee grinds from a coffee shop near me I used it as mulch the Last few years not a snail or a weed in sight ever over the winter. I don't use it on vegetables or fruits because I read somewhere it can change the taste, but I did watch a guy on utube that uses it on vegetables and fruit.

  • @potagermalo
    @potagermalo2 ай бұрын

    Coucou Formidable vidéo 😊 À bientôt

  • @karenhenderson2624
    @karenhenderson26242 ай бұрын

    Love, love, love the bunting!

  • @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745
    @foragingandurbanfarmingatt47452 ай бұрын

    I love your PANTS! Happy gardening Emma

  • @TraceUK

    @TraceUK

    2 ай бұрын

    Just an FYI - Here in the UK, pants means underpants! 😂😉

  • @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745

    @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745

    2 ай бұрын

    @TraceUK omg! Well I did not know that!

  • @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745

    @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745

    2 ай бұрын

    OK. I like your TROUSERS

  • @beverley1539

    @beverley1539

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TraceUK lol🇨🇦🐝

  • @charlottehill2442
    @charlottehill24422 ай бұрын

    Hello Emma,,,I watch your videos every day,,,I like your expression, just whack 'em in....I'm a gardener many years and I just put 'em in...your videos are enjoyable to watch,,,just keep on gardening!!!!I I'm in East Tennessee

  • @virgindeel1424
    @virgindeel14242 ай бұрын

    Don't worry Emma, everything will be fine. Just keep sowing😊

  • @suesmith9202
    @suesmith92022 ай бұрын

    I love your bunting. I've went and bought some for the side garden where my son is starting to grow veg this year. O I can't wait to put my bunting up.

  • @jocarter6243
    @jocarter62432 ай бұрын

    Still cold in Yorkshire

  • @jpennturner

    @jpennturner

    2 ай бұрын

    And derbyshire

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead2 ай бұрын

    Looks lovely, we has a load for the queens jubilee

  • @LucRom-kz5uw
    @LucRom-kz5uw2 ай бұрын

    Super Good work Emmas you the best te moostuin te planting thans te video Good weekend 🌱🌿👍🧤🌤🌾🌷🫘🫛

  • @Tea_and_thyme_2012
    @Tea_and_thyme_20122 ай бұрын

    Great video Emma. I’m definitely ordering some of that beautiful bunting it’s so pretty. I’m not sure how true this is but I’m growing a sweet pea wall across a pergola on my plot and I was thinking of putting some beans or peas on the other side of the netting but someone told me that Sweet Peas are poisonous so it’s not a good idea to plant them together! As I say I’m no expert but I’d look into it before you put the beans with the sweet peas.

  • @Traceplot40
    @Traceplot402 ай бұрын

    ☔️Woke up to heavy rain here in the UK…so sewing machine and vintage fabric to hand, I will make some Vintage bunting to make my plot pretty and if it keeps away the jackdaws even better 🙏🏼 💕Thanks for the encouraging content Emma💐

  • @84MissLC
    @84MissLC2 ай бұрын

    I love the bunting! Bunting so reminds me of British Summers…school summer fetes, village fetes, sports days …outdoor events ….summer is coming and hopefully bringing decent weather ☀️ I so love your plots , so unique and beautiful ❤

  • @jimmydemetriou7847
    @jimmydemetriou78472 ай бұрын

    Great idea to put up bunting Emma, it adds your personality to the plot. Nice video. X

  • @penniesandpositivity3773
    @penniesandpositivity37732 ай бұрын

    The bunting looks glorious ❤

  • @lucrom1097
    @lucrom10972 ай бұрын

    Super Good work Emma's you the best te moostiun thans te video good weekend grootjes ✔️🤗🌷💐🧤🎽⛅bonen 🌱🌺

  • @mayfly1963
    @mayfly19632 ай бұрын

    The bunting is beautiful! 🥰 And if it's fabric (100% cotton) when it starts to look tattered and worn, maybe just snip it up in your compost bin. So long as it doesn't have any synthetic fibers in it, it should be ok, right?

  • @elainemcgran8828
    @elainemcgran88282 ай бұрын

    Was saying a stick before you said it, and I agree with you the amount of things in the garden I've used sticks / bamboo sticks for. Even used a small one for holding my climbing Peter rabbit into my strawberry tower. 😅

  • @beverley1539
    @beverley15392 ай бұрын

    Hiya Emma, thank you for sharing. Pretty Bunting. Enjoy your weekend. Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝

  • @CMSCK
    @CMSCK2 ай бұрын

    I love that bunting. So pretty and cheery. The vintage floral suits you. Your garden is looking great . Leaf miners are a pain and they really love my Swiss chard. Have a nice weekend!

  • @user-oe7bw6cy8b
    @user-oe7bw6cy8b2 ай бұрын

    Love the bunting

  • @valwright3699
    @valwright36992 ай бұрын

    The bunting is so sweet Emma, just like you ❤

  • @Plotonthehill
    @Plotonthehill2 ай бұрын

    Love the bunting, what a difference it makes..

  • @robinroseberry
    @robinroseberry2 ай бұрын

    Thank you !

  • @jenkitching43
    @jenkitching432 ай бұрын

    May I ask where you got your lovely, unusual trousers from please Emma?👖 Love the bunting.👌

  • @lauraevans1426
    @lauraevans14262 ай бұрын

    This has inspired me,will definitely be putting up some bunting at my allotment xx

  • @duddles6088
    @duddles60882 ай бұрын

    I’m still waiting for an allotment 🙄 but love watching you cope with yours and will still watch you when (if ever) I get one for myself! 🥰

  • @chrisbelcher4843
    @chrisbelcher48432 ай бұрын

    On the archway, could the issue be that you've got all the excess on one side? That side would be heavier and overtime drag the lighter side over

  • @bettyboop1691
    @bettyboop16912 ай бұрын

    Hello Emma, Love the bunting❤ I made my own, but I only use it when I go glamping. Also your outfit is sooo cute!❤ the plots look fabulous! All your hard work is paying off😊

  • @annthomson-ewers2835
    @annthomson-ewers28352 ай бұрын

    Put some bamboo in and cable tie it together

  • @annecrammond3965
    @annecrammond39652 ай бұрын

    Love your bunting ❤ it looks so cheerful 😊 So that’s why I’m growing loads of beans 🫘 this year. I’ve started mine indoors. I’ve got broad beans up a few inches in the greenhouse on my allotment garden and there is supposed to be a frost tonight. I hope they will be okay fingers crossed 🤞

  • @helenstewart2085
    @helenstewart20852 ай бұрын

    Have enjoyed your journey as am waiting for a operation and its autumn here, so am slowly each day getting more of the vegetable garden cleared and ready for spring, am waiting on a delivery of bulbs some new daffodils and more lilies. Happy Gardening you keep me motivated.

  • @annsfrench
    @annsfrench2 ай бұрын

    Squash and pumpkins like wam soil. Once your weather warms up they will sprout much quicker.

  • @gardentours
    @gardentours2 ай бұрын

    Beans are really growing fast when they show up. They grow very nicely together with pumpkins and even better with corn 🌽 🌽🌽 The years when I grow them together in one so called milpa or three sister bed the harvest is better than when I grow them alone 😉 Have a nice weekend 🌻🌝🌼🌞

  • @moirad6579
    @moirad65792 ай бұрын

    WATER! Could you tell us more about your water source? I always wonder about where water comes from on an allotment ❤

  • @siobhanosullivan9615
    @siobhanosullivan96152 ай бұрын

    I wonder if the bunting would last linger if it was made like a beeswax fabric it would last longer

  • @georgemartin9618
    @georgemartin96182 ай бұрын

    I like pink bunting best . Just commenting for a friend!

  • @tashaemily7352
    @tashaemily73522 ай бұрын

    You are hilarious!!!! ‘Stiiiick, stiiiiick’

  • @user-rf1zf5jb9c
    @user-rf1zf5jb9c2 ай бұрын

    I heard somewhere that beans like to be planted with 2 beans per hole. So, this year I am trying that to see what it does.

  • @ecocentrichomestead6783
    @ecocentrichomestead67832 ай бұрын

    That's what I say about the moose and hardwood trees. If I plant enough, they won't eat them all!

  • @jocarter6243
    @jocarter62432 ай бұрын

    Tie rap for the wire

  • @bobwilliams5506
    @bobwilliams55062 ай бұрын

    Cut that longer trellis fencing off and add it to the other with zip ties.

  • @Brenda-xc7sq
    @Brenda-xc7sq2 ай бұрын

    You are doing so well with the allotments but also managing 3 vlogs each week, a tough job.

  • @mrsmunchin
    @mrsmunchin2 ай бұрын

  • @joycehennequin8469
    @joycehennequin84692 ай бұрын

    You go Emma wack em in ❤

  • @RawLondonGardener
    @RawLondonGardener2 ай бұрын

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @clarefoskett9959
    @clarefoskett99592 ай бұрын

    The sweet peas are great, mine are slow this year....😢😊

  • @mogensdanielsen
    @mogensdanielsen2 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤👍👍

  • @chris-kn6to
    @chris-kn6to2 ай бұрын

    Emma my wife and i love your channel my wife now wants some boots like you at your allotment can you tell us what make they are please

  • @emmasallotmentdiaries

    @emmasallotmentdiaries

    2 ай бұрын

    They are from Merry People x

  • @dawnbaker2939
    @dawnbaker29392 ай бұрын

    Emma my pumpkins haven’t worked this year either I have tried twice and they haven’t worked this is my third attempt

  • @bryanyeo1745
    @bryanyeo17452 ай бұрын

    My wife makes it her self. Y dont you give it a go

  • @keyboardoracle1044
    @keyboardoracle10442 ай бұрын

    Why not cable tie pallet wood to the base of your been poles to secure the mesh to?

  • @bobbymcdaid886
    @bobbymcdaid8862 ай бұрын

    Emma do you have fruit trees a great addition to any garden.

  • @annemariemoormann996
    @annemariemoormann9962 ай бұрын

    Pretty indeed! Butterflies need stinging nettles. They are pretty pretty as well, right? Maybe in the greenhouse -to-come area? I’m trying nettle tea for compost this year and also comfrey: supposed to be awesome (maybe I’ll finally get onions🤞) and bees love it. Bees make coffee and chocolate, so I love bees :) Great job, Emma! Don’t let the beetles get you down!

  • @yttihCgiarC
    @yttihCgiarC2 ай бұрын

    Oh I want bunting now. Where is it from?

  • @emmastimpson5955
    @emmastimpson59552 ай бұрын

    Hi Emma. I clicked on the link for the pattern bunting but it keeps coming up with something different! Could you please send the link again please? 👍

  • @emmasallotmentdiaries

    @emmasallotmentdiaries

    2 ай бұрын

    Fixed the link now! Sorry about that x

  • @user-jk9qi4mh5y
    @user-jk9qi4mh5y2 ай бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWRpsJSjoamuk5s.htmlfeature=shared 😂😂😂

  • @rebeccazody1278
    @rebeccazody12782 ай бұрын

    Love the bunting