To anyone gettting overwhelmed gardening - I'd also follow yt channels that do the what to sow this month, and don't loook too hard at other's plots (in person and definitely online) while everything is climate dependent some people have better resources to put towards these things (poly tunnels, heated greenhouses and propogators, fancy heirloom plants, hot beds). comparison is the thief of joy!!

@doras.allotment

Ай бұрын

My favourite quote!

Hi Emma. I believe your bird feeder culprit is a squirrel. They are very destructive. Your vids are very well done. I enjoy them. You are an inspiration.

@joywhite439

Ай бұрын

I agree

@deemyles5444

Ай бұрын

I was just saying the same thing 😢

Emma get a wildlife camera. They are cheap and you can see what is about.

That little house with Einstein by the side would make great Christmas card photos x

Thank you Mr Einstein for your breaking news reports of your broken house 🏠

Dear Emma, Greetings from Denmark. Iso enjoy your content. You are clever, funny and you work hard. What is not to like? Don't let haters get to you. You have plenty of friends who love what you do. We love your outlook on life. You are doing great.

Hey about the sweet peas, I'm in a comparable climate region (The Netherlands) and noticed the sweet peas take a long time to grow. But suddenly they begin to flower and grow. A little more patience may help ; -). Furthermore, keep up the good work! Don't think too much about those grumpy people throwing bad things at you. They are just jealous. I'm the only one in my community with raised beds, all 4m x 0.75m. Bringing new compost on every bed once a year. They don't like it somehow, maybe because they are old and have been gardening for 40 years with the same methods :P

Poor Einstein! What a frightening experience for him! I understand many people love crows. I've had so many problems with them. I would never hurt them but I do wish they'd move on to crow friendly properties. Please pass on my sympathy to Einstein. ❤

I have been watching you on KZread for the past 6 months and I am amazed at the amount of enthusiasm you show. Some things that you do cheer me up coz you don’t give up planting seeds even when you have had destroyed plants. Keep up the fantastic job I wish you all the success with your plots

Most likely to be a badger Emma - my friend filmed one destroying her bird feeder the other day....after the spell of dry weather they are getting desperate for easy food sources, and they are heavy creatures which can cause a lot of damage just by leaning on things if nothing else! Keep going...💚

Why anyone should verbally bully people on line is the cowards way. Ignore, delete and move on. ( I know easier said than done) I have had the same problems with my sweet peas, sweet corn and tomatoes. It’s down to the weather they say!!!!!!! Love your blog..

Emma I know you get so much advice and probably get sick of it but try covering your rows of carrots with cut strips of paper bag. Keep it moist. Remove once the seeds germinate. Really helps with germinating!!!

Hi. Emma. I love your channel you are doing great. I think squirrels did the damage to your feeder, they have destroyed two feeders in my garden. poor Einstein.❤x

Emma, I take my hat off to you. You are doing great. I have a channel too and it is small. One of the things I worry about a large channel,is the over close interactions. Keep doing what you do. All the best. Mags

@katiesvegpatch

28 күн бұрын

Love your channel! The time I have spent looking at your quail set up (to get my own sorted) would possibly unnerve you 😂

Hi Emma, I have a tip for planting beans. If you soak them in water for 4 hours before you plant them, they will come up faster.

Love your videos Emma! My husband and I have had a plot since last summer and enjoy seeing what you’re up to and planting along with you. Don’t know why you’d get any negative comments, hopefully you are able to ignore them!

I just noticed you reached 35k subscribers! Congratulations 😊

This is my 4th year to grow tomatoes and they look better than they ever have before. And, they have really looked good in previous years too, but for some reason, this year is above all the rest. Thanks for another great video. I love watching your channel. You always inspire me to just whack it in and just keep whacking it in if things go wrong.

My building structures at the allotment are what could only kindly be called ...a little ramshackle. Husband on the other hand is a perfectionist. His building advice I always take. Get yourself some diagonals in there ...was his best tip ever. It does strengthen rectangular constructions.

Hi Emma thank you for your permission to talk about your channel while marketing your brilliant tee shirt the video is up now as always happy gardening Richardx

Hi Emma, love your plot and don’t listen to nasty critics, anyone who knows more than you or is more successful than you in the gardening world will give you constructive advice freely, the others just aren’t nice people! I would say though on some sites where people are waiting years, we did, for plots to become available, it’s a bit disappointing to see whole plots with just one or two beds worked. Allotment planners ought to have some small plots or shared plots for people who can’t or don’t want a full size plot. That’s no criticism of you, I think you’re brilliant! 😊

Congrats on 35k subscribers Emma ❤🎉👏 Well deserved

Just a thought: next year you might want to plant Scarlet Red Runner beans. They are so pretty when they flower! A pop of red among the green leaves. They are a star in my garden.

Next year I would suggest growing blight resistant tomatoes on allotments with the potatoes the risk of blight is high, your pumpkin patch looks as though you have got bindweed try to keep it under control you won't get rid of it. Assuming you have bird seed in the little house it could have been squirrels, rats a fox, you could make a heavy duty wire enclosure that the small birds can get through

I felt the same when I first started my channel that someone would mess with the plot, I thought they had when a water butt ripped and fell over think I was just paranoid. It's my first year on the plot I keep thinking I need beds everywhere to grow things but as you have shown can do multiple things in one bed. Great video

Think about the people with horrible things to say as a positive, they have watched your videos, so that’s good for your viewing figures, they are just someone behind a screen, delete and block, remember it’s just their opinion, and opportunity to put their negativity onto someone else because they don’t have much going for them. Don’t mention them in your vlogs, as then they have won. Keep being you and doing what you do, you have 35K subscribers, who’s more popular 😊

One of the good/bad things about looking at gardening advice is that you're bound to find one person whose advice is the complete opposite of someone else's, and yet they both grow amazing plants where they are. They would both be right for where they live and maybe both be wrong for the other person's garden. I think that's a key. So much of gardening is dependent on your specific location. Anyway, sorry about the bird feeder. At my house, I'd blame squirrels for the damage, but I don't see many crows here. Other birds, yes, but I don't know crow behavior that well. Squirrels, on the other hand...

It's a few months since I watched your blog . Your plot looks very very impressive.

Blight is also airborne

The purple teepee is going to look wonderful!

I love getting here early and reading the top comment to try and work out what is going to happen in this video 😂

@hils72

23 күн бұрын

😂😂I do that too

The dedication you have is impeccable ur plot is coming along fabulous xxx keep up the hard work

We have vandals who come into our plot (and recently burned down 3 sheds 😢), but despite that, I’d also assume it was the crows (or nosey fox cubs who are very naughty this time of year).

Hi Emma, I’m no expert but watching you pinch out the side shoots on the tomato plant and making it sound like you do that to all tomatoes I have to share what I learned only last year and that is there are 2 types, determinate & indeterminate, you pinch out the indeterminate. Keep up the good work, you are a joy to follow.

Hello, i'm french and live in Elsass (east-north from France). One tips that works for me with slugs and snails is to give them something to eat 😅 i put vegetable peelings on the flour so they eat this and not my growing vegetable. And another tips that works is to grow your sweat beans or sweat peas in little container and plant them in plot when they have several leaves. So they're stronger if attacked 😊

"My sweet-peas have died in a nuclear attack"😂 = problem -> hypothesis -> investigation -> analysis .... yep Nuclear attack😂😂❤❤ love it!!

Beautiful sweet peas Emma, love them Xx

Have a lovely rest of your week em

I have 2 Robins who visit me at my plot daily, they sit by my feet waiting for me to dig up some goodies 🥰

You should make friends with the crows! They've very smart birds, and if you make friends with them, they'll bring you gifts in exchange for food! :) Purple Teepee beans are bush beans, they won't climb. If you want climbing purple beans, I recommend Blauhilde.

Hi Emma, regarding the bird feeder, I'd put my money on it being the squirrels. They've been eating my spring bulbs.

@Catherine-vf5lx

29 күн бұрын

They are amazing acrobatic creatures with razor sharp teeth they chewed though the cable ties to loosen the bird feeder from the stand knowing that it would make it fall to the ground making it easy for them to eat the contents… bit annoying.

"You put your sweet peas in, you take your sweet peas out, you put your sweet peas in, then you do a little shout. Because they all died when you turned around, what's that all about!? All together now..."

❤ maybe putting seed out it could be encouraging crows and squirrels other nuisance 😮

I think the line you made for the carrots was a bit too deep for the seeds. This might be why they aren't germinating for you. I put the seeds on the surface and sprinkle a bit of compost over them and that seems to work. You're doing great though. You always motivate me to get out in the garden.

Have you come up with a new idea for a product to come out near Christmas? I gave your planner as gifts last Christmas. What ya got in the works for us???? Einstein Calender???? Across the pond viewer.

Hi Emma lm sorry l hope it stays safe thank you Emma 🎉

I said that once “Loads of carrots isn’t a bad thing” then they grew all tangled round each other and malnourished as a result. Totally inedible

My adventures on YT have certainly shown me how many nasty and aggressive people live amongst us these days too. But thankfully the nice ones shine through the brightest!! Keep it up Emma!

The trick with carrots is either cover them with something ( as others suggested) to keep them moist or pre-soak them to remove the oils or water the row daily until the green tops appear ( after that they can grow without much watering: moderate watering - longer and straighter roots)

Watching you from Kefalonia Emma. Can't do without watching you,wherever I am 😁

Thank you Emma your amazing 🎉🎉

It looks amazing Emma. I alway look forward to your vlog. I have my own plot..

Get some cameras/ wildlife cams that can be monitored through your phone or pc. They will alert with motion etc. Either you will see cute animal life or have evidence of a trespasser. Peace of mind in your peaceful allotment. My grandfather had an allotment in Whetstone. Such wonderful memories come back when I watch your allotment diaries. Thank you.

Thank you !

What an inspiration you just keep giving thank you x

I’m pretty sure blight is airborne. However, having leaves touching the ground is a breeding grounds for other diseases.

The birds probably tried to get to the oats on the ground through the netting and this is how they broke the pumpkins

Lovely vlog I’ve found growing my nasturtiums early has hidden courgettes and fingers crossed 🤞 they’re keeping the slugs and-snails busy.

Hi Emma sorry to see Einstein's house got destroyed, like you say you show us how you do things and there's no need for anyone to be rude with a comment ❤

Ignore the people who have opposing opinions. If they don't like what you are doing, then they should watch someone else. Those types of people are faceless bullies and are not worth a seconds thought. You do you.😊

@muddyboots2531

Ай бұрын

Any rude comments need to be removed. 35 k subscribers, there will be a whole spectrum of opinions. Well done Emma, you are great. If I say so, you are! 😂

Crows are hooligans.

keep up the fab videos they make me smile and chuckle try gluing the bird box back together

I'm trying purple teepee beans this year too. They have germinated!

Love carrots out of the ground,keep going Emma,you will munch on carrots 😋

it was not me for sure i live in the USA lol. damn crows

I found the only way I can successfully grow carrots is in a container, someone on utube mentioned it once. It was end September when I learned about that and I decided to seed them out anyway, not expecting anything. Boy, did I get a lovely surprise. That time of year they didn't grow that big, only about 5 inches maybe, BUT IT WORKED. Now I grow them that way all the time.🥕🥕🥕🥕

Blight usually appears here around August first week. I use a foliar spray of whey and water, sometimes a bit of mild dish soap. Peas can get heavy, so I pinch them to get the stem stronger. Same with climbing plants, cukes, squashes, etc.

@ninemoonplanet

Ай бұрын

If you have something you can use to keep the moisture around the carrots, put it over. I used a plastic clear plant saucer. The seeds need consistent moisture.

Squirrels defo !!! Crows will eat anything green . Keep up the good work work.

Hi Emma your little wildlife bed in the back I think it is that looks very bushy and nice, I’m still trying to get rid of the slugs and worms but I’m going to try the oatmeal and see if it works saw plot 25 with it also so I’m giving it a try ❤❤

Hello Emma. We are inundated with magpies, talking about themselves all the time! Like: "I am great!" Grrrrrr.... I'm sure it was birds. They are very heavy aren't they. I get problems with creative stuff. You are a good example of what society needs x😊

Sow your sweet peas in autumn, over winter them, and I bet you’ll have great success.

Try guying the pea structure with tent type guy lines; paracord, pegs and simple tensioners.

Everybody does things in their own way i watch you because you make it fun & try thigs out so we can see if it works or not thanks Emma xx

Emma, The damage to the house are more likely to be foxy .

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In the realms of madness😂😂😂love you emma

🥔Fantastisch Good work Emma's you the best te moostiun te planting te Compost thé zaailingen thans te video Top week 🌺🤗👍🌱🥕🍅🍹🌻⛅🌿🧢🧤

Set up a night camera 😅

☆☆Carrots should be grown without burying them deep. The seeds are very small and have a hard time coming to light if they are very deep.Greetings from Uruguay ,your garden is beautiful.

Carrots prefer sandy soil and it is better to grow them in a deep container like a large bucket or box. I have heard people say you can companion plant with onions. The carrot fies don't like the onions , and the onion flies apparently don't like carrots! As for sweet peas I don't think it has been a good year for them full stop! I've planted three lots now and got barely enough to make it worth planting out!😢 It must be something to do with all the wet miserable weather we've had this spring!

On my plot it's big fat pigeons!

@joycehennequin8469

Ай бұрын

Yes pigeons will wreck the bird house scavenging for food.

@150754150754

Ай бұрын

Or squirrels 🐿 😮

@Catsrule7

Ай бұрын

Pigeons are my problem too.

Hi Emma, take Einstein House to your home and glue it together , so it will not happen again the crows are very big and when landing on that house it will not collapse ,ever again PT

I’m from Canada but wondering what are the rules with putting up a trail camera or something similar? It would be interesting to see what animals do visit!

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Hey Emma , I think the craws are after the oatmeal so lavishly strewn between the pumkin plants.😅

Crows are great. Feed them. They are loyal and will look after your plot. Make friends with them.

If you move your rhubarb now then it should have time to establish its roots in time to harvest 2025. If you wait and move ‘25 it’ll be ‘26 before you can harvest x

Hi Emma ...Robins tend to be ground feeders that's probably why Einstein is throwing the mealy worms on to the ground to eat ..perhaps it's the fox that destroyed your bird table preying on the birds ...especially if it's got a young family that they are teaching how to hunt ..if your putting it back can your hubby maybe put it up higher

We had something like that as well and we assume that it was a family of racoons who did it because some neighbors had them on video.

Hi Emma, watering your sweetpeas when the sun is out is going to burn the leaves on anything or a lot of things.l think your sweetpeas got scorched happens a lot,always try to water very early in the morning l know thats probably not possible for you having children or water in the evenings or when its overcast.The crows or the fox 🦊 had some fun with your bird house l think NOT people.❤

They’d target your shed? I just think it just fell, possibly a cat or fox knocked it off. Our bird house fell off the fence and I was surprised how much it fell apart just form a short fall.

Wrt Einstein's feeder, my first guess would be raccoon but you don't have those right?

One plot might be drier than the other so not so advantageous for slugs ..just a thought

Ive given up on carrots. Too much hard work. Get to beetroot, onion cucumber courgette thing that are easy to grow.

Get a wild life camera den you can see what happens

Emma will you be gong for sheddie of the year?

scrulch singes leaves

Blight is an airborne disease Emma I hope your tomatoes don't succumb xx Emma just broadcast your carrots I suspect your rows are to deep x

@kimberlyearly8918

Ай бұрын

I thought they looked too deep but maybe it just looks like that on camera.

Emma, opinions are like ass everyone has one. So you do you and let haters hate... I bet they don't haven a pot with flowers.

You’ve had such bad luck in that sweetpea area that I’m wondering if someone has sprayed weed killer or some sort of other poison before you took on the plot.