Hi Steve, please do more of these along side you're usual vlogs. I've learnt so much from you over the past 18 months and have told my family and friends about you and encouraged them to watch you too. Thanks for everything you're doing. 👌👏🙌👏

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alison, that is very kind of you...Steve...🙂

That grapevine is incredible. I appreciate the 'little' tips - sometimes they are something new that even us old timers don't know about.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paula, I always want to bring something new if I can, or in a new way...Steve...🙂

I know where I'm getting the rest of my tips for the end of the livestream from 😂

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

😁😁 Is that right!...Steve...🙂

Steve you shouldn’t be so surprised with your viewing figures as your channel has come in in leaps and bounds 😀 your presenting style is so relaxed and informative and you deserve all the credit that comes your way. As for the new tips and clips video I would suggest that it’s a huge hit mate well done. Have a good week and stay safe David 👍👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks David, it was very enjoyable to make also, I dont write scripts or even an itemised list of what I need to shoot, I do it all ad-lib so to speak, so the shorter clips are much easier and enjoyable to film...Steve...🙂

Great work Steve, I can remember when you were almost at 3000 subscribers, doesn’t seem that long ago. I truly don’t know why you are shocked at the growth of your channel, you share an abundance of knowledge in an easy and enjoyable way to follow and learn from. You are my go to when I need advice about vegetable growing, thanks so much and I’m very pleased your channel is now receiving the attention it deserves. Your plot looks fantastic as always and wow your grapes are unbelievable! Cheers

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, in a weeks time there will be less than half that amount of grapes left, after pruning!...Steve...🙂

Personally I like this format. I wouldn't want you to drop your old format which was obviously more in depth but I think there's definitely room for you to do both. A bit like having hors d'oeuvres as well as a main course!!! And, yes, I had to look up how to spell that!!!!!

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

THanks Dave, I used to write a lot of menus back in the day, think I would have to look hors d'oeuvres up to be sure I had it right, here I just copied and pasted yours!...Steve...🙂

It's a definite yes from me, much enjoyed your grape section as you promised

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Brian !...Steve...🙂

You're the man Steve! So glad I cam across your channel, I have learned so much from your videos as a beginner in his first year of growing. Keep up the good content! These little clip compilations are great for dipping into for quick tips.

I've enjoyed this video Steve very informative, I think and hope there's room for both formats. You mentioned your Grandad being head gardener for Liverpool gardens, I think I got my love of gardening from my Dad who had an allotment in Walton Park Liverpool. Made me feel quite sentimental hearing your comment.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

HI LIz, the Parks in Liverpool used to be so well staffed and maintained, last time I went to the City they where a shadow of their former self, like everywhere though, staff cuts save money...Steve...🙂

I like this format also. You do what you think is right and helps you. I will be along for the ride. Thx for all your videos.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Rebecca, that means the world to me !...Steve...🙂

Brilliant Steve,, a great format for the quick tips that don't justify a full video,,

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Phillip, everything has its place...Steve...🙂

Remembering Steve and your great advice - thank you ❤

Yes to tips and tricks specific videos!

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, more will be here soon...Steve...🙂

Your helpful tips are always welcome as are all your videos so thank you.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying that Brenda, much appreciated...Steve...🙂

In the words of a Barry White song 🎶 I love you just the way you are🎶

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

You will make me blush Kim !...Steve...🙂

Love everything you post but need a live stream so I can watch all day.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Aww bless you Susan, my plan is to start doing livestreams in the Autumn, time and other circumstances allowing of course...Steve...🙂

Morning Steve, the good thing about your channel is you take the time to read your comments and make videos that are informative for your viewers. The one thing about your channel growing is you may not be able to keep up what you are doing. Saying that I wish you every success with your channel and will continue to support you just be careful you don't start to get overwhelmed with it all. See you on the live.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Fiona, yes I do have to watch out for that and be careful ttoo...Steve...🙂

Your grape vines are stunning!

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rachel, it is the best it has ever been this year!...Steve...🙂

I started practicing your method of palm sowing when I first saw you do it a few years ago. I have bad thumbs and gripping anything small is painful and near impossible for me-that includes seeds. Palm sowing turned out to be an adaptable way for me to sow seeds because thumbs are not involved. It does take a little practice though. I’ve gotten much better at it. You make it look so easy.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

It comes with time, some people take to it easy, others not so...Steve...🙂

Hi Steve, I like this format and hope that you continue with it.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

HI Phil, I will be doing some more of these quite soon...Steve...🙂

I found all of this very interesting and helpful. Thanks Steve.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Claudia...Steve...🙂

Steve great video, just keep doing what you do its great .

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Glen, I will!...Steve...🙂

Love your videos how ever they come, started flowers last year, waited 16 months for my sweet Williams but boy was it worth the wait 😍 thanks for all the help and advice you give us 🥰

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased you have sweet williams, grogeous little vase fillers they are...Steve...🙂

Great idea! I’ve learnt so much from you so thank you. Tried the tomato tie in tip today and it’s a game changer 👍👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ellie, I get such a kick knowing I have helped someone...Steve...🙂

Excellent format! ❤️👍🇨🇦👍🇨🇦👩‍🌾

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Frances...Steve...🙂

Brilliant and informative as always. I got my first plot in Wallasey in January and you are one of the first people I watched to try to make sense of the huge space that I was suddenly confronted with and to avoid many mistakes I would have undoubtedly made. I really like these tips videos, they’re really useful and relevant to what’s going on with growing. Congratulations on your follower count rising, thoroughly deserved.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Dotty! I hope your new plot is starting to take shape now, it can be a little dark at times when your first start due to weeds and not quite understanding what comes first, but power yourself through it, it will come good in the end...Steve...🙂

Thank you for all this info Steve, you have taught me so much over the few months I have been following you. I also love flowers growing in the veg patches and around them, after all they attract the bees and other insects. I have always used the palm method of sowing too, my Dad showed me when I first started with seeds years ago. Also, I'm thrilled for you that your subscriptions are climbing well, I think it's because the people who watch you feel that you don't dress things up, you say it like it is and it all makes good sense. Thank you for your knowledge Steve :)

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Hi CraftyLinnet, I try to give the info I have freely and in a fashion I appreciate, as you said not overdressed...Steve...🙂

Love the new tips format. I'm clipping the ones I want, to start making a personalised tips library 📒✂️🌟

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jo, I like that idea...Steve...🙂

As always Steve, A big thumbs up from me..

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Stephen, many thanks...Steve...🙂

Brilliant video keep them coming Steve all useful information

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks David !...Steve...🙂

I really like this format Steve - hints & tips videos, as well as the usual longer ones, addressing particular topics, or seasonal plot tours. Variety is the spice of life, as they say! 😉. Those Sweet Williams are gorgeous by the way!

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Willow, its a bit mad really but I love the last week before they flower. I race into the plot and go look "Is it today"...Steve...🙂

@willowgrove631

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreenSideUp 😆 not mad at all! I would be exactly the same!

As Iv said before this is why I believe your channel is one of the better ones.. very informative with the stuff only years of experience . Which you share with us old and new gardeners.. ..... yeah many channels once they have the subs become promoters.. so they get things for free . That's fine as long as they don't just turn into that kind..... remember most people that have an allotment do it to save money . Or air miles by growing their own ... at the same time saving money so all that kind of information far better than watching someone that promotes expensive things .. as you said you don't do a lot of lights .. just a small amount of heat ..in the end if winter months. Again . Top advice.. I watch countryside and noticed .. there is a trend to go back to a older time on fertiliser and how to improve the soil . This has got to be the way forward... I'm not old fashioned. Just intensif throw chemicals at everything = money...

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

It is all a difficult balance to achieve, running a youtube channel can be expensive so I do understand why some creators plug products that will be useful to them (as they get it free or reduced in price). If I published what I have spent on this channel, some people might feint, so I never will. I plug the occasional company or product but it has to be for a very good reason. I do get offered many free products every week, some gardening related others not and I turn most of them down...Steve...🙂

Just want to say thank you for the videos, currently waiting on 4 separate lists for an allotment, watching these videos and making myself lists of my first steps when I get a chance!

Love it, Steve.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

THats great, thank you Amanda...Steve...🙂

I think it’s a great idea Steve. There are lots of little “tips and tricks” that gardeners learn, taught or pick up over the years and it’s great to share them. Knowledge is power so they say, a bit of a coveted thing, but the gardening fraternity generally love to share. As this section grows why not include tips shared by other youtubers you could insert them. Anyway, great idea. Thanks

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

THanks Pat, I am already active on the last part (wink)...Steve...🙂

Love your videos I always learn something, thank you.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Pauline !...Steve...🙂

I loved the sowing seed tip and tomato tying thank you steve.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Tracy !...Steve...🙂

Great Idea love the clips and tips.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rodney...Steve...🙂

Another brilliant video Steve👍👌👏💪

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ibr !...Steve...🙂

Good stuff Steve. Nice idea to keep it moving and give lots of great content. Keep em coming....

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers shorty, much appreciated...Steve...🙂

Sorry for the rant.... yeah this sort of vlog is great .. keep them coming for me ..... steve

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Its ok Tony, you are as much Green Side Up as I am and you are entitled to say what you think, but it was not a rant so all is good. Without subscribers, Green Side Up is nothing...Steve...🙂

Hi Steve, great video, thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Christine!...Steve...🙂

Tunning in from Australia 🇦🇺 🤠 My husband Chuck and I have always enjoyed your videos Steve. Liked. And shared. Take care

I really like little tips and tidbits so thank you. gardening rarely falls into neat little ten minute segments. Can you tell me where is the best place to tie in tomatoes. Under fruit trusses or between?

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

HI Lin, I would always try to tie in under a leaf if I can, never under a truss as I would not want to damge that...Steve...🙂

@linpulver2106

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreenSideUp thanks for the answer.

Great idea Steve, love tips and tricks 😊 Thank you

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Denise, hope you are well ! More tips just around the corner...Steve...🙂

Loved it, very helpful to me. Thank you 🤗🤗🤗

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sally, so glad you found it useful!...Steve...🙂

Great tips there Steve 👍👍👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Carl !...Steve...🙂

I just subscribed because of your "tips and clips". They are a big help to a lot of us.

Enjoyed the incidental tips.😊

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Helen...Steve...🙂

Great tips 👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cathrin !...Steve...🙂

Great information please keep up the videos and good work

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

I will Colin and thank you...Steve...🙂

Very useful tips 👍Thanks for sharing.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!...Steve...🙂

Love the tip format Steve maybe a playsuit for the tips videos and timestamps on the description would help viewers find and use tips further down the line! Keep up the great work!

I like the hints and tips format as it will help fill in the 'how did you do that' or 'what technique did Steve use to get that result' Keep safe 👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

I am hoping it will Carol...Steve...🙂

great video lots of tips thank you 😊 really appreciate it

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

And I appreciate you watching and commenting Beth, thank you!...Steve...🙂

thanks for the grape vine tip.......i thought i was doing okay with my 150 grape danglers....im pruning sunday

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

150 bunches is fantastic Dean, very well done...Steve...🙂

Great video, I really liked it, top tips are great

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many many thanks Mark...Steve...🙂

Enjoyed the format Steve.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks LIndsay...Steve...🙂

Another great video Steve going to give the sharing a go, I've been watching you and Tony a long time now and enjoy every one of your video's I grew sweet pea's for the first time this year and the comments on the allotment have all been great so I have started to get my sweet pea seeds for next year, looking at your sweet William I'm going to have try some of them they look tremendous, I find you very easy to listen to like a friend that you have known for a long time if we ever met on the street I would say hello and then go off telling you about what's going on on my plot and you would probably think who's this nut case I am more than happy to keep following your channel in what ever format suits you best

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stephen, its one of those things I say a lot, "just try"...Steve...🙂

Great idea. 💕

Hi Steve like the new format always handy to get the little tricks people use to make life easier, keep up the good work,. on a completely different subject and a little trick for me to give to you. your door supports on your tunnel are wrong. the top diagonal should be furthest from the door frame and the bottom should be closest to the door frame it puts it under compression and give more strength, yours are upside down(in a v shape needs to be ^ shape,

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

The Doors are quite correct, I just fitted them very incorrectly...😁😁. Thank you Trevor for that, sorry I could not resisit the first part...Steve...🙂

Absolutely love tips! Good luck on making 20k.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Robin...Steve...🙂

Do you have to dilute the comfry and nettles? I enjoyed learning this way, good idea! Thanks

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jane, I dilute in the watering can till its the colour of weak tea for daily feeding and a little darker than strong tea for weekly...Steve...🙂

Love the tips and clips name and i would definitely like more please.

Great update Steve, I am hooked lol I will promote your good name whenever I can 👍

keep at it lad ive learned of it and some good tips thanks for your hard work

Love it👍👍👍👏👏👏

Great vid Steve, whatever you’re up to is interesting and helpful, I’m happy with whatever format you pick!

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much Clare...Steve...🙂

You have to do a close-up for Tony.....LOL

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

lol..I think he has enough pictures of me right now.!...Steve...🙂

@wildchook745

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreenSideUp LOL, the sowing part...haha. One of these days he will sow his seeds like a pro (you) on his videos :)

Great advice to a novice like myself always look forward to your videos 👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

THank you Tim...Steve...🙂

Great video Steve and good idea with the short clips/tips.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Leaton!...Steve...🙂

👍

Great advice, Steve, as always 👍 🌿💚🌿

@magpie1492

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I don't consider myself a novice and often youtube gardeners don't provide me with new information but you Steve are like an encyclopedia! I have learnt so much from you and look forward to each video. Joined you when you had less than 100 subscribers and knew instantly that you were one to watch. Thank you.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

@@magpie1492 That is so very kind of you to say that, thank you!...Steve...🙂

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Peggy!...Steve...🙂

Cracking idea to do clips and tips Steve 😁🌱🐛☀️

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Fletchy!...Steve...🙂

Great tips there Steve! One of many tips videos to come I hope. Those sweet Williams look amazing. 🌸🌺🌸

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ally, they look even better in a vase...Steve...🙂

Not dising your other vids as good but this is more informative and to the point no BS 👍🏻 & grateful for what you do either way... Top man

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl, I am hoping a mix of the two should satisfy all round...Steve...🙂

Hi Steve as usual great interesting video with great tips 👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Marion!...Steve...🙂

Thanks Steve, really helpful tips video. More of these would be appreciated! Can I ask where you bought the wire fencing for your sweet peas? Cheers

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marv and thank you! I got the wire mesh from a guy who started up in the panddemic, so he is local rather than national. You should be able to get it from a good farming supplies business...Steve...🙂

Nice content. I do like the tips and clips format, it is something a little different. Take care.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was fun to record too so I am very pleased...Steve...🙂

You could start using KZread shorts for short video clips (Y)

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anthony, I have done that in the past but they are limited to 59 seconds so although the do work they are a little short for what I want to use here...Steve...🙂

Great video. I like the idea of short clips. If you ever find a way of making comfrey, Nettle or other plant fertiliser which doesn't smell so bad I'd love to know as I can't use it because it makes me feel quite ill.

@permanentlyperplexed3924

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the compression way of making pure comfrey extract? I’ve started a comfrey press bin with a spout in the bottom and I heap the leaves in and put a weight on top. The aim is to eventually get a pure extract juice dripping into a container underneath but takes longer and needs a larger amount of leaves I think. Also needs diluting more because it’s not been in any liquid prior so is stronger. I’m trying this because I am extremely sensitive to smells and don’t want to be puking on my plot 😂

@Canna1d

2 жыл бұрын

@@permanentlyperplexed3924 I haven't seen that, I'll look that up and give it a try. Thanks for the advice.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

I did see something about that once, but cannot remember what it was, I just make sure I stand downwind of it...Steve...🙂

Very Eighteenth C., 1700s, supposedly, to simply pile up a huge armful of flowers and then to put them into a vase. No careful arrangements, no fussing or fretting.

Could you show us how to prune a bunch of grapes , ie taking small ones so to allow other grapes to get bigger, thanks

Thanks Steve, i enjoyed this tips video, lots of info. I will send an email about a further question about grapevines if that’s ok?.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please do Anita...Steve...🙂

Hi Steve, would subscribe again if it would help, been with you for sometime now, you have been my one to watch along Tony smith

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete, that would be good if we could do that...Steve...🙂

growing flowers keeps the veg alive.....our bees need flowers......not cabbage

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed Dean, and adding just a few flowers to the veg garden impproves things all round, even your own mood and state of health...Steve...🙂

I think you should index your videos into chapters if you are going to produce small clip based videos, which I agree are a good idea. See Epic Gardening's channel recent videos for examples (e.g you can see subsections of each video). Otherwise it's like a guidebook without a contents page. And I hope you don't become 'too professional' ;) the personal touch is great.

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reggie for the reminder, that was my intention when I came up with the idea for this. I'll correct the description and make sure I do it in future. No chance of me getting too professional though, thankfully...Steve...🙂

I’m really enjoying your tips, but have to scale down for my tiny garden. I’ve grown comfrey for a few years, used it as chop and drop, and layered in my wee compost bin. But I have finally worked out how to make comfrey tea without annoying my neighbours with the smell. Bokashi, airtight bins, only stinks as I decant into bottles from the tap. A question, I have diluted it 10:1 before feeding my tomatoes and strawberries. Is that about right? It truly does smell vile! NhL

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

I tend to go by the colour rather than a statutory measure, if I am feeding every day I will use it the colour of weak tea, once or twice a week then it is quite brown but still transparent...Steve...🙂

Money from you tube Steve be honest

if you change your format ill unsub......reason you are the best gardening info on here ....this format is straight and honest.....not like watching alan tit head or monty drone

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

I am guessing you dont like those two gardeners then 😂😂 ...Steve...🙂

Wow Steve brilliant video I’ve been watching your for two years just after I got my plot learnt loads love live chats and banter you all have keep up good work 🥦🥒🫑🥬🌽🍎👍👍👍

@GreenSideUp

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Ann!...Steve...🙂