I really envy that mild climate. Where I live, we have two seasons: Too Hot, and Too Cold.

@thehillsidegardener3961

Жыл бұрын

Same - too cold in winter and too hot (and DRY) in summer. The windows for growing green stuff are so much smaller. I can't even imagine growing most winter veg all summer, they just won't do anything, and often just die, especially without constant watering, and almost full shade too.

We are so lucky to have channels like this. My grandmother, mother and aunts were all gardeners but I didn't get into myself until after they were gone. Now I wish I had their wisdom to tap into but these master gardener channels more than make up for it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Huw.

@smas3256

Жыл бұрын

My gramma had 13 children. She had an awesome garden in zone 4a. One day to my surprise she dumped the pee bucket into the garden. WHAT? She had chickens, a pig. Nobody wanted to get and snap the neck of a chicken for dinner. I'm in my mid 70's. I only learned then rest of the story when I was 50. She and my mom watch, during the depression, Men is suits looked out of place and did not belong in the vicinity. They approached the farmer across the street. Next thing you know the farmer is plowing down his crops while people were standing in lines for food. Her sons, my uncles, returned from overseas. Saw what was happening and said, never believe anything from "them" that they say. Hope you share my experience and my mother and granmm's eye witness testimony. There is more if you want me to continue with what I witnessed in 1950's on TB, measles, chicken pox, mumps.

@Edinsaonensis

Жыл бұрын

Me too. So when I am now gardening I sometimes look to the sky, to the soil and then say "Nonno, guardami (Grandfather, look at me) and tears are running.

@jonasrnn9731

Жыл бұрын

Påp

@jonasrnn9731

Жыл бұрын

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For those with limited space for big crops like cabbage (whose plants can easily be 2' across) I recommend Tiara, a smaller cabbage that did very well for me this past year. The whole plant will be maybe max 14" across and it's long-lasting and delicious.

@Oomzilla

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@novampires223

Жыл бұрын

Katarina is 4 to 5 inches, you can tuck it in anywhere..

@ugosmith7529

Жыл бұрын

Early market Copenhagen cabbage is another smaller variety. I plant them about 12-14 inch apart and get a few pound of cabbage from each

@ninemoonplanet

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying that one for the first time. It's growing well and I look forward to seeing how well it survives the hot temperature coming all next week. I've tasted the leaves, and it's not bitter so far.

@MyFantasyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had garden a bit bigger then I have to be able to grow my own cabbages, but alas... I am gathering ideas at this stage! Thank you, I am writing this variety down ☺

Thank you. The idea that we can have a seed bed in the garden to start seeds for later transplants is I a mind blower. Everything I see in your garden is so lush and healthy and full of life. My new fav. Thanks for your time and effort putting this video together and sharing. I'm in zone 6B

Thank you Huw, I had forgotten about winter, it feels so cold and wet still I forgot we were out of it !! Must get sowing 🤗🤗

Thanks Huw, I was getting worried I’d missed the boat this year for parsnips and swede!

Here in Australia, this is good, gives me 5 or 6 months to get this right. I always mess the winter crops up, by planting too late. Planning is key!

That "seed bed" thing just blew my mind.

Brunswick Cabbage is my favorite for fermenting! It grows thick large cabbage leaves with a strong flavor! They also flower so beautifully you can't help but let a couple open up and go to seed!

@mariadi1069

Жыл бұрын

how do you stop them going to seed? Thank you.

@ArkonArchive

Жыл бұрын

@@mariadi1069 It may seem cruel but the only way is to Snip or Cut the Buds as they are barely forming. But if the problem is that they seed while they are small then you may want to plant them a month sooner so they don't get the climate triggering seeding :)

A Seed bed...That is a great idea i never thouight of before. THANKS Huw

So timely - thank you. Nearly every year, I forget about these. Then, by late summer, they don’t get far enough along in time.

A warm welcome from Switzerland, Huw. I installed my first raised beds this year and will soon plant out seedlings I bought at our local seedling market: lentils, Jerusalem artichoke, oca and Cime di rapa. I'm also trying out chickpeas from seed this year. Thanks for this video, I've just ordered my seeds for the winter veg you've mentioned, as well as the nasturtium.

Wow thank you Hugh for sharing your knowledge ..seed beds going into my allotment this week (new to veg growing so need all the advice I can get 😂) 🌱

If bed space is at a premium and you fancy a seed starting bed, large deep flats made from pallet wood work great, also big pots can be used too. My favorite winter cabbage has to be Savoy, preferably soaked in Liver & Onion gravy (now my mouth is watering!)

@ingela1767

Жыл бұрын

There is also a summer variety of savoy cabbage so that you can enjoy it nearly all year round ;)

@glassbackdiy3949

Жыл бұрын

@@ingela1767 thanks for that, I'll find some for next year

The biggest mistake gardeners make is not putting a plastic cap or even a coke can over the top of their bamboos!! If you bend down and a bamboo goes in your eye, you won’t rub it better! Those small daily Yakult probiotic dairy drink containers are ideal. 😜

@chelleb3055

Жыл бұрын

Oh, that's a great tip. Thank you!

@derek-press

Жыл бұрын

I use bottle corks,even the modern rubber ones work a treat but you have to start the hole of with a small knife,I have to drink a lot of wine to have enough for my canes but it is a job that has to be done

@jackstone4291

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like one of those real hard work type of jobs. Just got to slog through all those bottles of wine .. Keep up the hard work!

@venenareligioest410

Жыл бұрын

@@jackstone4291 🤗

@bewoodford2807

Жыл бұрын

I put empty, 500ml water bottles over mine. When the wind blows they make a small rattling noise which keeps the birds away :-)

Seed beds are definitely the easiest way to produce any crop that needs spacing out at a later date,as long as you don't have a big slug problem ie clay soils.

Hi brother All kinds of vegetable garden are good and the green landscape is very beautiful.👍👍😍

Oh my gosh... my winter is SaveD I tell you. Thank you✌🏽❤️

Great video...although I'm already months behind in the garden I'm now feeling additional stress as I've been primarily interested in winter food! Oh dear! My tomatoes are only a couple of inches high.

@homegrownharvest211

Жыл бұрын

It’s a very slow spring this year so don’t worry as everyone’s plants are behind!

@SuperMillybean

Жыл бұрын

@@homegrownharvest211 it certainly has been a slow spring and @Trish your tomatoes will catch up…just like mine 😊

@lksf9820

Жыл бұрын

Relax, it's just a typical sensationalist YT headline to hook you in. As Alan Titchmarsh said 'Grow smaller amounts properly rather than large amounts badly'. On the flip side you can get your stuff in too early and it be ready before Winter.

Thanks Huw. My Nan made the best Coleslaw using white cabbage, carrots and leeks with mayonnaise. She was a avid gardener, if she were alive I know she would enjoy your videos as I do. ♥️🦋🥰♥️

Thank you for the reminder ❤

Got some beet seedlings going! I’ll be planting them out soon under some other summer crops! 🌱🌱🌱🌸😀

Brassicas for winter Huw I grow Tundra cabbage and Brodie Brussell sprout, I also grow Cauliflower Triomphant as its perfect for Christmas lunch with the Brodie sprouts, Steve

@bewoodford2807

Жыл бұрын

thank you Steve :-)

Brilliant stuff Huw!

Your garden looks great! I wish my garden looks as full and green like yours someday.😅

@mellokallos3250

Жыл бұрын

Me too😊

We don't know what kind of weather we're going to get so everything is a gamble, it's also possible to sow too early and have crops ready in late Summer which then need harvesting and won't overwinter. To reduce the odds of failure then sow in stages. I'm thinking it's not a great idea to leave beetroot out in Winter, I left one out last year as a test and it went to mush in the cold.

Such great ideas and technically you weren’t wrong with purple sprouting brassicas 😂

Really must get my winter veg sown. As you say forgotten crops but needs to be done or a long hunger gap

Red cabbage Koda is my favourite.

I love your suggestions, but I'm in New Zealand & finding it difficult to translate those months into our seasons

Absolutely adore your videos. Thank you for everything you’ve taught me. I’m a beginner planting mostly in large, raised containers. However, I struggle knowing how to keep soil alive in confined spaces. Moisture, mulch, various fertilizers, composts, mycorrhizae, worm castings, azomite, molasses, bacterias, lime, copper… *sobs* what am I supposed to be doing every single week to maintain soil health in a pot? Is that even possible? Are we all over doing it? Should I be doing it all and then some? I’m lost - help.

@tracycrider7778

Жыл бұрын

Just add a little compost every so often ❤

With parsnip, i found that sprout very early.. if the seeds from previous year never sprouted lol

Can I get a reminder of which European hardiness zone you are in. I’m in 8 US and trying to compare. Our USDA zone designation recently changed for the first time in my gardening lifetime. In the past as zone 7 we wouldn’t start our winter veggies until early August at the earliest. Thanks for your time. 🙂

Your teaching is so good

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@KESHAVTHAKUR282

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards i saw your alll videos but not for gardening only for ielts english language study😂

I just planted my leeks!!

I love the idea of a seed bed to save space in the poly tunnel. But one of the reasons that I keep everything in modules is to stop growing seedlings from getting eaten by slugs and snails. I have had whole crops of seedlings decimated in the past!!! How do you combat this? Many thanks

@tracycrider7778

Жыл бұрын

Organic slug/snail control (sluggo)

We tried Seven Hills sprout variety and not one seed germinated. Very disappointing! Maybe a bad batch of seed?

Are there any winter root vegetables that don't taste like dirt? Everything I have grown tastes like bitter dirt and I can't get past that.

I wish I was your neighbor. Id have somebof that sprouting broccoli. Just to help you out 😂

Is winter squash not considered a winter vegetable to be sown in May?

I am confused this spring, been too cold.Tomato plants in conservatory are still 7 inch high and two are starting to flower.Dont know what to do about that, remove them or not? Just cleared away my sprouting broccoli and it’s time to think of my next year plants!

@novampires223

Жыл бұрын

I have planted 14 in tomato plants in cold years, when they do go into the garden, I lay all the stem in a trench. They do fine.

Should I sow my parsnips in my green house or just direct?

@ingela1767

Жыл бұрын

Direct. With their long deep root, they don't transplant well.

@homegrownharvest211

Жыл бұрын

I agree with the other comment- always sow parsnips direct to avoid forking

I have a brussel sprout question: I put brussel sprout starts out last year in May under shade cloth and then it got so hot that they developed very loose, leafy sprouts, so I was thinking maybe it was because I planted them out too early? I'm in the Northeast US, zone 5a. Or maybe I just did something wrong in the care of them. In any event, they were big, big plants and looked really healthy, but the sprouts were open and leafy, not dense and tight like they should have been. Any suggestions?

@amandar7719

Жыл бұрын

It’s often said that sprouts need to be firmly planted ie soil pushed down firmly around the base. Tbh, I get mixed results every year but my biggest disappointment is not getting a few open heads extending into sproutings which are the sweetest vegetable ever!

Hi Huw, do you by any chance offer any online courses about prevention of diseases and pests in an organic garden? Thank you very much

@ninemoonplanet

Жыл бұрын

Flowers, especially those with fragrances, allyssum is great for attracting insects that are predators. Marigolds, anything with an "umbrella" shaped flower. Plant herbs among the food plants to ward off pests. Aphids go where the soil nitrogen level is high, so watch the fertilizer if you use it. Ladybugs, also known as ladybeetles prey on aphids.

When do you pinch the tops out of broad beans?

@trish3580

Жыл бұрын

oops I didn't know we were supposed to do that!

@Stephen474

Жыл бұрын

when they have there first pods/Beans nip top out stops the blackfly 🙂

If you did that in Spain your winter veg would be dead by August..do you mean in England ?

Every time I grow brassicas their seedlings get munched quickly by black fleas

@tracycrider7778

Жыл бұрын

Grow garlic or onions around them ❤

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Just a Note: The negative tone of the video title prevented me from watching it right away. This is such an important video for those of us who are planning year round production. May is already two weeks old.

@E_O_S_

Жыл бұрын

U absolute weirdo

I'm a big fan of yours but it is a bad film title. You have 3/4 million subscribers, Huw, no need for a click-bait titles.

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

I genuinely believe this is the biggest mistake a lot of gardeners make in May? I see it all the time, I want to prevent gardeners from missing out

@Dobromir_Chodkowski

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards Alright! As a fan of yours, I cannot disagree. Thank you for the response, Huw.

@lksf9820

Жыл бұрын

Agree, it's like a Daily Mail headline, take a leaf out of Dowdings book and calm the titles down a bit. Don't go all Tony O'Neil on us!