We are all keeping everything crossed Jb, that you get that plot that runs from the back of your current one, maybe we should petittion your local MP...Steve...😁

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

The comments today have reminded me how much I hated dealing with the carpet on my first plot... I feel like I have a really bad case of 'oh it can't have been that bad, I've done it once before'. I did the exact same thing with my greenhouse... So yes, fingers crossed for the extension!!

Good luck with the second plot. Hope you get the one behind your current plot, it would be so convenient

Hi JB, exciting times ahead for you with a second plot, hopefully, you will be successful in getting the one next to your plot. Great update and thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christine!

Carpet is a nightmare, the shed is repairable, but it would be nicer to have the a joining plot with a 3rd greenhouse, tomatoes and chillies in abundance

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Hahahah Steve you've read my mind 😅 I'm definitely thinking about the possibility of a polytunnel on the new one...

So good, I got my name shouted out twice. Fingers crossed for the adjoining plot I think!

🤞🤞🤞 for the adjoining plot, it will be so much more convenient and the both also within sight all of the time. So a glance up from working will enable you to spot anything amiss AND when you take your chill out ☕ you won't have to choose between plots, you can just sit and survey your estate 😁

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes!! I really am hoping I get that one. It's a slim chance but I will jump for joy if I do!!

@Carol-oc7mx

Жыл бұрын

@@JBNat I'll join you 🤞🤞🤞

Will really keep everything crossed for you to get the one that backs onto your plot already. I'll sign up to Patreon on payday ☺️ you definitely deserve all this ☺️ keep doing what you're doing ☺️ xx

Hi, I was offered 2 plots when I first applied and then changed plots a year later. The Great Ayton Parish Council (North Yorkshire) Allotments Officer really gave me a lot of help and sorted allotment out. 👍

I hope you get the allotment that you want behind you would be ideal. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the extra space. Thank you for bringing a bit of green and a lot of humor into my day. Still lots of snow here in Ontario, Canada. Dreaming of spring! Cheers, Jenn.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

I have so many plans Jenn! Thank you so much for the lovely comment, I'm right with you wishing for spring. Although sometimes over the pond we get gorgeous days like today where the skies are blue, the sun is just starting to heat the skin and it almost feels like spring!

@lookinglassminiature

Жыл бұрын

I do miss the sun, overcast snow days are depressing. lol

Keeping my fingers crossed you get the preferred plot next to your own …the carpet garden will take up so much time before it’s ready for produce but you have the right attitude and will make either work I’m sure Looking forward to an update

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Annette, you're so right about the carpet garden!

How exciting, fingers crossed you get the plot you want JB 🥰

I can’t believe I’ve won something, brilliant thanks JB, I’ve done the email. I’ll be following your developments this year & also on Potty Mouth.

@seanH1768

Жыл бұрын

@@tanyareilly8807 thank you

I couldn't be more happy for you - on both counts 🙂😊

Good luck on the additional plot. Very exciting.

The carpet is definitely a pain. My plot was covered it the stuff but it had been left for so long you couldnt see any of it with grass and weeds growing through it all. It was only when you start to dig that we found it all. But worse than the carpet was some of the old style paper backed rubber carpet underlay that was also on ours. That stuff just disintegrated as soon as you touch it so had to skim all the top layer of soil off to make sure we got it all. That was a ton of work. And still find little bits every so often.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

My first plot was the exact same!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmiW0Lmfp6TeXc4.html - I show it a bit in here. It was buried under a good thick layer of soil too, so deceiving. The rubber backing sounds like salt in the wound!

@techgadgetsteve

Жыл бұрын

Just makes you wonder what people are thinking when doing this stuff.

My favorite youtube series are watching a season of allotment transformations! I can’t wait to watch your new plot be born!

That plot next to you would make it easier

Great update JB. Fingers crossed you get the plot that’s good for you 😊

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Amir!

I'm pretty sure carpet is now banned in our allotment. It's a menace! Hope you don't have to wait too long to hear back about the adjoining plot. I've got my fingers crossed for that one for you!

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

I really think banning it is a sensible option! I suppose weed membrane and matting is just as bad if it's left and things start growing through it, but you tend to see it so much more with carpet!! It can apparently be a bit nasty for the soil in terms of chemical leaching too... so not brilliant! Thanks for your support Tanya 😊

@normanbowstead3616

Жыл бұрын

Carpets are banned on our allotments as well 👍

Really pleased you’ve been offered a second pot but incredibly jealous as I am on the waiting list here and can’t get one!

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that Susan! I'm quite lucky as technically the current plot is in my fiance's name, and the new one will be in mine!

@susanpalmer8842

Жыл бұрын

Plots are at a premium in my area so I need patience lol. Hope you get the plot you prefer I’m sure it will all go well 😎

ooooh love this amazing

Hi JB,sorry o don't do online transactions. I will keep supporting you,with likes and commenting to keep your videos active. Not much only to be made on KZread is there really when you explain,considering when you spend alot of time editing. I hope you get the extension behind your plot. It would be great,but the other one across is near enough, oh the carpet eek, hard to clear, but I uppose always taking over another one, near always issues really. Congrats to the winners of the mirlcrogreens.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry Lorraine! Absolutely no pressure, people's likes and comments still mean everything for my channel! Hopefully it's obvious that I'm mainly making videos for the love of it :) Fingers crossed for the extension!!

Good luck 🤞🏾 ❤

Fab news JB … with two plots on the go you will definitely have to remember that flask 😂☕️ can’t wait to see it develop

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha so true!!

I think the plot next to yours will be so much more convenient and could easily share infrastructure and tools as wel as saving precious time. You are going to be a busy boy, good luck.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Yes 100% agree! That is why I'm hoping I can get my hands on that one 😀

Good luck mate, let's hope you get the allotment at the back of yours.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!! Thank you pal!!

You are so lucky I can’t get a plot where I live . Such long waiting lists.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

We are really lucky in our town, a good number of plots available that have been around since the 1900s. It's great that they *can* be easy to get, but it still takes years and there's so many derelict plots!

JB don't want to put a downer on it but i was so glad after considerable thought i didn't accept a second plot i am now in the position where my original plot is so easy maintained and as there is only the two of us i produce more than enough crops for us and as you have stated a good part of the time we spend on the plot is just sitting down with a cuppa its pure pleasure i think a second plot would have gave me to much work to get up and running and maintaining and turned my relaxing life at the plot into a choir but if your happy for a second plot go for it .

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This is a fantastic point well worth considering. It is worth noting (I can't believe I didn't mention this in the video) that technically my current plot is only a half plot! I think it's actually 6 rods, and the one at the back is 4 rods. But those six rods have just been a huge amount of work getting it to where it is now. The one at the back would take me up to a full standard sized plot. The one across the way looks like it would be MUCH, MUCH harder work (and it's also way bigger!)

🤞for the first plot. I have become a patron., that is if I’ve done it right. Yippee, another step in my techie experience.🤔

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Helen you are wonderful! Thank you so so much for your support! It means the world ❤😍

It would be great to get that first allotment. Or the second… 👍❤️🇨🇦

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed!

Nice little ramble as you said. Interesting to see if you take on another plot. I think I would have nightmares about the plot covered in carpet that nature has taken over. Can you beat Mother Nature, JB? Only time will tell what you do. On one hand lots of good KZread videos could be had out of it and the clearing. I'd have a talk with your back first as it may differ in opinion. LOL Take care all joking aside and have a peaceful Sunday from Laura in Canada

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Carpet can be a proper proper nightmare for sure! It was all over my current plot (kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmiW0Lmfp6TeXc4.html) and all the brambles grew through it. Horrific. If I did it once I could do it again ( but only if I had to!!). Definitely some good videos in it though! Thanks so much Laura

@FoodThymeAndGarden

Жыл бұрын

@@JBNat My pleasure JB

Very exciting news! Congrats for Patreon & extra plot! - As I'm living quite the bohemian lifestyle, I don't earn a salary nor claim benefits - I'm afraid I cannot be more than a humble cheerleader. Hope that's ok.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

That is absolutely a-okay!! Your support commenting and subscribing is still absolutely golden, thank you so much!

looks like they tried to kill the weeds with that carpet, but left too long. tbh if you can wait for the one next to yours, this is more than anyone chan chew off with another plot as well and a fulltime job. good luck either way

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's exactly it! It's often a weed suppressant that goes on for the 'off season' and then when the plot gets neglected it just becomes hell! Thank you for the well wishes, fingers crossed!

Praying the carpet is not rubber backed.

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

Carpet on an allotment is an absolute nightmare!😱

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! I had so much on the ground on the first plot, and it was thick with bramble roots that had grown through it. Total nightmare! I showed it a bit in this transformation video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmiW0Lmfp6TeXc4.html

Re your patreon - Could I suggest you do a £2 option as it might attract more of the smaller donations 😊

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Hi Carol that is a great suggestion thank you. One of the reasons I set it to £5 is because I really only want people who can easily afford it to pay. I didn't want to tempt people who might not be that financially secure into donating a small amount! But I will continue to have a think about it :)

@Carol-oc7mx

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to help but £5 is a bit too much for me on a limited budget, please reconsider, if it gets too much people always have the option to stop 😁

Good that you can laugh yourself at the last video! Even though it must have been *really* frustrating, it was very entertaining (without sounding too sadistic 🤪). And what is it with "you brits" and carpet haha. Is there an actual purpose in putting carpet on the ground like that? To me it just sounds weird hehe. Also, I'd listen to you ramble any day 👌Hope you get the plot right next to your current one!

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ras! The carpet is basically free weed suppressing membrane. I can kind of see why people use it to cover beds in the winter but if you ever have to deal with neglected carpet I think it would stop you from ever using it!!

TEAR DOWN THE SHED AND MAKE ONE OUT OF PALLETS

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

I have something planned regarding the shed for the future 😉 I'm definitely not averse to a pallet project! Did you see the log store I made for our back garden? My beloved! kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2ZnrZunidvFpMo.html

@StellasVegetablegardens

Жыл бұрын

@@JBNat you are a pretty skilled at DIY 😁 Now that i know this i’m expecting amazing pallet projects for the allotment

carpet gardening WHYYYY

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahha so true, there was loads of it on my first plot and it was just a PAIN.

Don’t get the plot with the carpet nightmare

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

😅 It might be the only option! It tends to be with ours that if you turn it down your only other option is to go to the back of the waiting list.. I'm no stranger to how awful carpet can be!! There was so much of it on my first plot - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmiW0Lmfp6TeXc4.html

But the challenge would be maximising your growing space- I love your channel but I don’t think you have maximised your current plot so a plan involving the neighbour plot would be better

@JBNat

Жыл бұрын

It's a great point! Do you have any smart ideas? I'm tearing up loads of the paths this year, and I really need to sort out the old strawberry bed for sure. I've massively increased the actual growing space already by removing some of the paths and that's worked really well. I could definitely make a better effort with vertical growing, especially my squashes in late summer. Last year was a little tricky with everything going on, so a lot of my plans just didn't come to fruition. The plan for a second plot is definitely to have some lower maintenance things - soft fruits, asparagus patch, rhubarb. There's all sorts of plans rattling around in my head!

@StellasVegetablegardens

Жыл бұрын

@@JBNat i think you need to start on paper and decide how you could marry the two whilst creating growing zones. but i do agree you have made good progress with your growing zones. i feel like you might have better luck with a back to eden style plot as you love your wildlife as well. imagine traditional gardening zones mixed with back to eden beds. can’t wait to see what happens 😁