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  • @Truongthikimcuong92
    @Truongthikimcuong9223 сағат бұрын

    Your garden is very beautiful ❤

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86322 сағат бұрын

    @@Truongthikimcuong92 hello thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 it’s starting to pay off now things are starting to get established now. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden2 күн бұрын

    Oh my freakin lord that’s a shed load of slugs and snails 🐌. She’s a lovely dog 🐶. Oh I must remember to clean up and feed my strawberry 🍓 plants for “winter”. Your compost looks fantastic Ivan much better than bought. Nothing better than some fresh spuds you’ve grown yourself. Have a super week Ivan and happy growing, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8632 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 had a wet night so had a Quick Look around & got that lot in like 5 minutes I’m sure if I keep looking I find more 🐌🐌 & slugs 👌 she’s a soppy dog really loves a got sniff around 😁😁 it was nice little harvest of potatoes had a few yesterday . Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow3 күн бұрын

    Nice one. The runners looked good, I have loads to deal with. Your sieved compost was really nice...Jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8633 күн бұрын

    @@jimstormcrow hello Jim thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 it’s quite nice for home made compost 👍 you can never have enough strawberries 🍓 🍓. Ivan

  • @michaelsplot
    @michaelsplot3 күн бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8633 күн бұрын

    @@michaelsplot hello Michael thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍. Ivan

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns3 күн бұрын

    I had a problem with snails until last year when i put salt everywhere to block them coming in and have not seen any since☺

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8633 күн бұрын

    @@AnneHeyns hello Anne thank for watching & your comment 👍👍 I’ve seen people do that for weeds as well I’m a bit unsure about using salt may self knowing my luck I kill everything in sight. Ivan

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns3 күн бұрын

    @@upbeet863 I didnt put it close to my plants but well away and all around - snails dont pass the salt - it was the only thing that worked- they didnt even try to come back this year - not seen a single one☺

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8633 күн бұрын

    @@AnneHeyns maybe something I can try next year & see how it goes. Ivan

  • @michaelsplot
    @michaelsplot4 күн бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8634 күн бұрын

    @@michaelsplot hello Michael thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌. Ivan

  • @__Shellspace__
    @__Shellspace__4 күн бұрын

    its looking so good , love those marigolds <3 beautifull

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8634 күн бұрын

    @@__Shellspace__ hello thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 the marigolds have done well this year 👍. Ivan

  • @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172
    @briansgardenandpolytunnel81726 күн бұрын

    by topping your plants you will get earlier sprouts, ivan. mine will be done no later than september so have sprouts for christmas.................brian

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8636 күн бұрын

    @@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172 hello brain thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 it has lots sprouts on them all ready but looks like it’s starting to bolt a bit I think ?? so I think I’m going to have a scatter harvest with them I think but what I can see. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden6 күн бұрын

    Tomatoes 🍅 look great Ivan and yes sometimes we just have to take some and top the rest. I have lots of plants outside I just gave up trying to control 😂😂 they are taking over. 😢 you would have enjoyed the sprout tops I like them almost better than the sprouts 😂. And I have heard it helps with the development of the sprout. Cabbage whites wait in hiding for us to uncover things 🤬. Doing an awesome job Ivan, have a fab day, Ali 🌤️🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet8636 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 I’ll have to try them next time 👌👌 it’s the second cabbage white I’ve seen this year so far the tomatoes in the pots have done very well so hopefully I’ll get some nice ones for them two tomatoes plants 🤞🤞. Ivan

  • @RichardTaylorgardening
    @RichardTaylorgardening10 күн бұрын

    When it rains i sit in shed stitching bits of netting garden ties small enough to get through as always happy gardening Richardx

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86310 күн бұрын

    @@RichardTaylorgardening hello Richard thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 every little helps in the long run it all counts in the end. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden10 күн бұрын

    😂 great title Ivan. Wow you have our heatwave but the plants may like it. I’ve bought some net door covers for my greenhouse too or the birds fly in not cats though. Great job on cleaning out your butt 🤣🤣🤣 sorry couldn’t pass that one up. Have a super week hope it is sunny but not roasting, Ali 🌞 32c 🥵🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86310 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 🤣🤣 just for 2 days now it’s a lot cooler so not too bad for doing stuff & getting stuck in 😂😂. Ivan

  • @lindafoster4628
    @lindafoster462810 күн бұрын

    Why not turn your bottom half of your green round, and put it from the bottom and halfway up, as cats won't try to jump it as it is loose at the top, just a thought

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86310 күн бұрын

    @@lindafoster4628 hello Linda thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 good idea I’ll have to see what I’ve got to nett it up a bit. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow10 күн бұрын

    Working hard as usual lad. I don't think that your barrier is going to keep the cats out though 😺👍...Jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86310 күн бұрын

    @@jimstormcrow hello Jim thanks for watching @ your comment 👌👌 I don’t think so either but it’s more of a deterrent then anything. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden13 күн бұрын

    Tomatoes are doing really well Ivan mine are all outside ones and they are totally being unruly and 😂growing where they feel like it 😂. Fab haul on broad bean seed for next year, I think seed saving is the only way to go. We break off the sprout plant tops and eat them steamed with a bit of garlic and olive oil. But I also eat bolted ones Ivan 👍👍. Have a fab day, Ali 🌞🥵🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86313 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment the tomatoes are doing great now still not sure what the ones in the pots are so going to be a nice surprise 👌👌 I’m more surprised how much the cucumber has grown to be honest 👍 I’m trying to save as much as I can. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow13 күн бұрын

    The slugs and snails are insane this year. That downpour is Ireland most days 😂😂😂...Jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86313 күн бұрын

    @@jimstormcrow hello Jim thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 it’s been a funny year with the rain fingers crossed 🤞 🤞 we start to get some more sunshine now. Ivan

  • @uppanadam
    @uppanadam15 күн бұрын

    Not a bad harvest!! For someone like me who can't garden...I'd be happy with that!!

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86315 күн бұрын

    @@uppanadam hello thanks for watching & your comment I’m happy with it 👍👍 that god for me as well. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden17 күн бұрын

    See I have not found many snails at all lots of big fat slugs though 🤬. These traps seem to be working really well for you Ivan. 14:00 you’ll be seeing snails in your dreams 😂. All coming along great Ivan have a fab week, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86317 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 I think snails are more of a problem for me the traps are doing well so a few more not going to hurt me 🤣🤣. Ivan

  • @mhippolyte6888
    @mhippolyte688817 күн бұрын

    I have decided that the snails and especially the slugs on my allotment patch are gangsters pure and simple. They have massacred my beans, peas and my poor little rhubarb repeatedly. No more mercy will be shown. I have a huge batch of extra hot chilli powder they are about to become friendly with....It won't be a long partnership.

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86317 күн бұрын

    @@mhippolyte6888 hello thanks for watching & your comment I seen people use chilli powder before I’m not sure if it helps but it’s no good if it gets wet wear as my ones keep going rain or shine watch I think it’s good the way the weather is now. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden19 күн бұрын

    Wow missed this one Ivan. Poor cauliflower damn slugs. Luckily lots of time to get some new ones started. Beans are doing well, my pot bush beans were fried from the heat I couldn’t keep them watered enough. Marigolds look lovely mine are no where near a big 😂. We may get rain by the 20th the weatherman says 🤞🤞. Hope the second sowing of brassicas goes better Ivan, have a upper day, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86319 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 you never missed it just watched it a bit later 👌👌 my French dwarf beans have had a bit of a hammering the slugs and snails seem to like the purple queen a lot . Ivan

  • @tangell481
    @tangell48120 күн бұрын

    hi ivan have a great season mate

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86320 күн бұрын

    @@tangell481 hello thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌I’m trying to a lot of stuff is getting eaten but I’ll keep trying 🤞🤞. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow20 күн бұрын

    I check under my pots and trays everyday. There's always at least ten or so. I have beer traps out which capture loads, but there's always more. 😂 ...Jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86320 күн бұрын

    Hello jim thanks for watching & your comment 👍 it’s a never ending battle I’ve started to check them again now 👌 fingers crossed we get some nice sun and heat soon 😂😂. Ivan

  • @lindafoster4628
    @lindafoster462820 күн бұрын

    Just a thought, why not leave the lid off your water bin and let the rain fill it, was dripping nicely off the bush behind it

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86320 күн бұрын

    @@lindafoster4628 hello Linda thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 it’s funny you side that 👌 it was going through my head yesterday when it was raining 🌧️ 👍. Ivan

  • @markdavies6790
    @markdavies679020 күн бұрын

    Glug free😂

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86320 күн бұрын

    @@markdavies6790 hello mark thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 I don’t think I’ll ever be slugs or snail free it’s a on going battle 💪💪. Ivan

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86320 күн бұрын

    hello all thanks for watching & your comment with unforeseen issues this video went live for a short amount of time yesterday as you know i like to keep my videos for every wednesday & saturday for around this time now. Ivan

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns21 күн бұрын

    I got rid of the slugs in my garden by putting salt on their pathway to my veggies- not at the plants but before they get to them - they gone more than a year now.☺

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86321 күн бұрын

    @@AnneHeyns hello Anne thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 it’s been very wet here so the salt well get washed away I seen some people use salt to kill weeds on the path I’ve never used salt before so that’s something to keep in mind 👌👌. Ivan

  • @michaelsplot
    @michaelsplot23 күн бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86323 күн бұрын

    @@michaelsplot hello Michael thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden24 күн бұрын

    Oh awesome I haven’t seen any here this year 😢 but I have seen lady bugs 🐞. It is 33c as I type we’re melting 😂. Slug catcher is still working well 👍. Brian has great advice as always about the rhubarb. Marigolds look beautiful 😻 mine were very disappointing this year. Lots on the go Ivan and great harvests. Have a super day, Ali 🌞🥵🫠🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86324 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 a bit late with the lady bugs / lady birds but at least I got some around now 👌👌 I’ll do a swap you can have the rain & I’ll have the sun ☀️ 😁😁 the marigolds are doing well this year so I’ll be saving some seeds for them again this year. Ivan

  • @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172
    @briansgardenandpolytunnel817224 күн бұрын

    if i were you, i'd give a mulch around the rhubarb with horse manure for a winter dressing. in the mean time i'd use chicken manure pellets, seaweed extract or blood fish and bone to perk the plants up a bit..................brian

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86324 күн бұрын

    @@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172 hello Brian thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 thanks for the advice on the rhubarb 👍👍 I’ve got manure pellets I’ll use some of them the rain can wash them in & later in the year I’ll use some horse manure for over the winter time. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow24 күн бұрын

    You weren't mistaken at all. You should try living here in Ireland. That barrel would be full. 😂... Jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86324 күн бұрын

    @@jimstormcrow hello Jim thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 you can’t bet rain water but it’s a pain when it rains but you can’t have everything 🤣🤣. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow24 күн бұрын

    @@upbeet863 you do indeed Ivan, but an occasional summer would be cool 😉😂

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygarden27 күн бұрын

    Oh lord black fly are awful 🤬 I have white fly on lots of things now. I don’t have bindweed but I have mares tail and it’s brutal trying to get rid of it without killer. Can you bash the roots with a hammer 😅😅. Great update Ivan hope your getting some good weather, Ali 🌞🥵🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86327 күн бұрын

    @@myrustygarden hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 I’ll have to keep a eye on the black fly 👀 & try to get it under control the bindweed is a pain I need to give it a good dig out something I don’t really do a lot of now. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrow27 күн бұрын

    Excellent job lad. You should think about a hot compost box. That would take care of the bindweed. 60-70 degrees. Kills everything...jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86327 күн бұрын

    Hello Jim thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 good idea I never thought of that 👌 maybe some thing I can try next year it’s a bit late to start that now but definitely something to think about 👍. Ivan

  • @lindafoster4628
    @lindafoster462827 күн бұрын

    I cut a shop brought cherry tomatoe in half and buried it , thought nothing was going to come of it as it took a long time to germinate now l have 8 😊, do you think that your tomatoes have black fly on them, because you had your broadbeans in the pollytunnel when they had a bit on them

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86327 күн бұрын

    @@lindafoster4628 hello Linda thanks for watching & your comment 👍 that’s very good a lot better than I done 👍 I had just one grow like that but it’s better than nothing. Ivan

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns28 күн бұрын

    Found you on my homepage, came to look, liked and connected. I'm a novice gardener trying to learn as much as I can from other gardeners. Hope to make a new online friend. Your garden looks great☺

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86328 күн бұрын

    Hello Anne thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 we never stop learning no matter how long you been growing. Thanks for the sub & hopefully we can learn stuff together. Ivan

  • @tangell481
    @tangell48129 күн бұрын

    hi ivan love the compost you really know ya stuff

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86329 күн бұрын

    hello thanks for watching & your comment stuff comes with a bit of experience & time . Ivan

  • @tangell481
    @tangell48129 күн бұрын

    hi ivan enjoying the content and info on your channel thank you

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86329 күн бұрын

    hello thanks for watching & you comment 👌👌. Ivan

  • @tangell481
    @tangell48129 күн бұрын

    hi as we head into winter in nz ill enjoy the garden vids and sunshine in your great videos thank you

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet86329 күн бұрын

    Hello thanks for watching commenting 👍👍 it’s not that sunny now but the weather is all messed up this year like a lot of plants are very slow to get going. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    Looking good Ivan it’s all about watering at this time. It’s super hot this week 28c now 🥵 but the tomatoes are liking it. Have a super week, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 it is very hot nothing but water water everywhere like rain 🤣🤣. Ivan

  • @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172
    @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172Ай бұрын

    it seems seed saving is the way to go. shop bought are crap................brian

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Brian thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 definitely seeds in the shop’s ones are going down hill this days & quite expensive as well so I’m trying to save seeds as much as I can 👌👌. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    😂😂 everyone loves a mystery plant mine are also cucumbers 🥒 and tomatoes 🍅. It your marigolds look way better than mine. Year of the firsts 😮 slugs eating tomato plants, marigolds not growing 🤦‍♀️. It’s raining today and it’s a good thing as it was quite hot and I had to water loads. Have a super week Ivan, Ali ☔️🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 a lot of my plants are still way behind other people’s stuff but I’m starting to catch up a bit now 👌👌 it’s not so hot today thank goodness. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    @@upbeet863 mother nature is watering here 😜

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    @@myrustygarden lucky you in a way you can't bet rain water. its still quite hot here so need to keep up with the water. Ivan

  • @RichardTaylorgardening
    @RichardTaylorgardeningАй бұрын

    Hi if your ever in sunny Sheffield your more than welcome to visit me as always happy gardening Richardx😊

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Richard thanks for watching & your comment 👌👌 thanks for your very kind offer of a visit 👍👍 I will keep you offering in mind 🤘. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    Wow Ivan the lily looks lovely 👍. And strawberries 🍓 hidden all over the garden. I have 2 apples 🍏 😂😂 but I only had 1 last year so it’s a 100% improvement. It has been quite warm here too but we are due to get a bit of rain tomorrow 🤞. Have a super Sunday Ivan and happy growing, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 2 🍏 is better then none 👌 the lily is very nice don’t know where the orange lily came from but I’ll take it 🤘. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    @@upbeet863 I believe all lilies are hybrids and bulbs as they form can revert to the original which is always orange 🍊

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrowАй бұрын

    I'm really late with the brassicas this year. But there you go, it's always something. 😂

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Jim thanks for watching & your comment 👍 I know what you mean but your still get something with your brassica that’s all that counts in the end 👌👌. Ivan

  • @jimstormcrow
    @jimstormcrowАй бұрын

    I've put all of the strawberries in pots in the greenhouse this year. The blackbirds, mice and slugs aren't getting any. 😁 Nice job Ivan....Jim

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Jim thanks for watching & your comment 👍👌. When I get some space in my poly tunnel I’m going to see if I can move them inside I’ll have to see what happens 🤞🤞. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    Excellent harvest Ivan and things re really looking up now the su is shining 🌞. After a super cold few days it’s quite hot here but hopefully things will cope. Have a great day, Ali 🌞🌞🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 it’s nice to get something back now 🥦🥬🍓 hopefully the summer is here now 🤞🤞 & things start to grow now. Ivan

  • @lindafoster4628
    @lindafoster4628Ай бұрын

    As l can only get to my allotment twice a week, l pick my strawberries as they start to change colour, if you put near a window they turn red in just a few days, it would break my heart if those pesky slugs got to them first

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Linda thanks for watching & your comment 👍👍 I’ll have to pick some nice ones & give the window trick ago 👌👌. Ivan

  • @michaelsplot
    @michaelsplotАй бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Michael thank for watching & your comment 👌👌. Ivan

  • @myrustygarden
    @myrustygardenАй бұрын

    All looking great Ivan. It has been super wet and cold here we even went camping for a few days and it snowed 😮. Have a super week, Ali 🌧️🥶🇨🇦

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Hello Ali thanks for watching & your comment what the hell is going on ?? Snow in June 👎 👎. Ivan

  • @davidbruton3348
    @davidbruton3348Ай бұрын

    No rain here ...its fine

  • @jhannon9495
    @jhannon9495Ай бұрын

    Hope you have some rain barrels

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    Yes I go a water butt on my small shed it’s near to full now that’s one good thing 👌👌

  • @user-sd4lf6rm7l
    @user-sd4lf6rm7lАй бұрын

    So much for flaming June.

  • @upbeet863
    @upbeet863Ай бұрын

    I know what you mean it’s going to be one of those years I think