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@CraigsAllotment

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Plots coming along nicely there! Didn’t realise how big it actually was, and that orchard has some decent trees too. Great video chap 👍🙂

@CraigsAllotment

23 күн бұрын

Thanks :) The plot is starting to look bigger the more I get it cleared. An overgrown patch definitely looks smaller to me. I caught up with you guys last night. Lovely stuff 👌

I lived at my home for over 30 years - when 20 years later a new man moved in two doors away. He would come out moaning that he did not have space to get his car in and moaned about the other neighbours. One day he went off on one stopped his car in street holding up traffic and a bus waving his arms up and down got in his car screeched up road came back down and stopped his car run up to my house. My dad had just died a month previous and I was really down depressed so when he came to my door I was not in a good way. I opened the door and he started ranting on that someone parked in 'his space' I said do they have Tax on their car and he said yes, I said they can park where they want then as its a public road, anyway he kept on and I asked his to leave and he did not and that when I lost it and screamed at him to f off and he still complaining as he was walking away - I lost the plot, Your very calm man and I like you and watch you keeps me calm. Well done on you plot mate I really hope it brings you years of enjoyment

@CraigsAllotment

15 күн бұрын

Sometimes we just need to step back and realise we can win battles by walking away. Easier said than done, I know

There's a book called Grow a Little Fruit Tree and it is an outstanding book for keeping fruit trees small while not hindering production, if that's up your alley.

@CraigsAllotment

10 күн бұрын

I'll check it out, thanks

I’m very jealous of your fruit trees.you proper landed on your feet with you plot. Well done

@CraigsAllotment

10 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Hi from ower the border 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 just binge watched the start of your new adventure. Well done so far lad, you've inherited a cracking plot...... previous grower will be chuffed to bits if he manages to watch/ visit!! ( Hope he does) ! 🤞🍀

@CraigsAllotment

22 күн бұрын

Hi, The guy who gave up the plot did so because of I'll health. I've reached out to him to offer him the opportunity to come up and sit and relax. I've heard he's on the mend so I hope he does. I wouldn't mind him having a key

That leaning apple has a split right up the trunk, not sure it'll be worth saving in the long run as it'll never be able to seal the wound and spores will get in, if the split doesn't go all the way to the ground/the graft point, you could coppice it (just before bud break in Spring) and splice in/graft some scions and get 3 or 4 varieties on one tree, scions are cheap enough to have a go or take some from other trees, end of winter/before bud break in early spring is the best time, if it's split to the ground it's probably not worth saving. All the trees would benefit from mulching to the drip line.

@CraigsAllotment

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for the information, much appreciated

It looks like the last plum tree you showed us is a Samson plum. The fruit are very small and you get 100's. No good for eating but Damson plum jam or sauce is easy to make. Don't pick them until they are dusky blue in colour. From NZ. 3:27

@CraigsAllotment

18 күн бұрын

Ahhh I was hoping to eat some :(

Little and often gets a lot done. Looks like you have some everlasting or Welsh onions along from the rhubarb.

@CraigsAllotment

11 күн бұрын

I agree. Welsh Onions for definite. Till today I thought chives

It looks great . Little and often is what you need . They say 7 hours a week in the top of the growing season . Great first allotment

@CraigsAllotment

22 күн бұрын

7 hrs per week is easy when it's seen as a hobby rather than a chore. I'm really enjoying the plot. The area is nice and peaceful 😀

Plot is coming along amazingly since I last watched a video! Your pumpkins should hopefully bounce back, might be a bitnof transplant shock as well. Mine went a bit yellow when I first put them out. I've sprinkled some chicken manure pellets around them and gave them a seaweed feed and they seem to be perking up. Your orchard looks some peaceful and beautiful

@CraigsAllotment

23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm very lucky to have adopted a well loved plot

What a lovely orchard, will you be making plum jam and look like eating apples. Vegetable garden has soon been planted

@CraigsAllotment

8 күн бұрын

Thanks, yes. I don't want to waste anything if I van help it so there'll be chutneys etc all being well

Well done mate.Doing something is better than doing nothing,trust me,keep on top of the weeds,they grow better than the veg😂😂😂I love my allotment,best counselling ever,and eating what you have grown yourself is so rewarding and tastes 100 times better than shop bought

@CraigsAllotment

21 күн бұрын

True that! Each session is like some kind of relaxation therapy. Growing stuff is almost secondary to the enjoyment it gives you

Great job Craig - try peppermint oil to get rid of ants I’ve managed to clear all areas that were in my garden 👍

@CraigsAllotment

22 күн бұрын

Will do, thanks 😊

Just joined at 100subs,wish you well on your adventure.

@CraigsAllotment

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. I've set up the channel so I can keep an eye on progress. I'm definitely no videographer or content creator but it's seeming like a good way to look back if I get disheartened

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@CraigsAllotment

20 күн бұрын

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Hi Craig I only got a glimpse of your Rhubarb stems in this video but it looks like your cutting them off You need to be ‘pulling them’ right at the bottom so they come away with the ‘white looking horse shoe ‘ on the bottom of the stem otherwise it will stop fruiting quite quickly and Rhubarb has a fairly short season you should stop picking it by late Summer and let it rest

@CraigsAllotment

20 күн бұрын

Thanks. That's good to know as I'll be picking some tomorrow 👍

Looks great. Just remember, pumpkins need a LOT of space! They might be a little close together but fingers crossed.

@CraigsAllotment

22 күн бұрын

Yeah they definitely look close :( I'll buy some more tomorrow to be safe

@mzpatintexas8329

20 күн бұрын

Where the pumpkin leaves yellow when you bought them?? It’s a sign of Nutrition Deficiency... you can also tie pumpkin plants on a frame as it grows.

@myslicechannel

20 күн бұрын

@@mzpatintexas8329 Probably just a reaction to the cold. Often happens in the UK when you first plant them out. A couple of days in warmer weather and they soon pick up!

@CraigsAllotment

20 күн бұрын

They looked pretty healthy when I bought them but I've worked my magic lol

@CraigsAllotment

20 күн бұрын

Yes, I've seen @emmasallotmentdiaries do that 👍

Take care of that grape vine it look so healthy, from the time I start to watch all your videos, and it’s fruiting now that’s great

@CraigsAllotment

21 күн бұрын

I keep watering it. I need to research how to take care of it properly and understand what it needs 👍

Great job you’re doing. I’m just starting to grow veg at the end of my garden. So it’s nice following your journey. My beans aren’t doing very well either.

@CraigsAllotment

23 күн бұрын

I potted some up and they did nothing so I've just stuck some in the ground around the frame. Fingers crossed 🤞. Thanks for the encouragement, I'm enjoying the journey

Feed the pumpkins and they should recover, liquid seaweed fertiliser or if you've got comfrey on your plot, make comfrey tea fertiliser. Good progress. Jo Devon 🙂

@CraigsAllotment

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Jo