My Garden and the Dinosaurs Who Live There
My Garden and the Dinosaurs Who Live There
Welcome to my garden in central Scotland where I grow all sorts of plants, fruit, veg and flowers. Oh, and I also keep bees, quail and chickens aka my little dinosaurs. Through this channel I will take a light-hearted and informative look at the trials and tribulations and complete and utter joy of gardening, as well as look at keeping chickens and quail as pets and for eggs, and bees for honey.
I moved to my current home in 2022 and am basically creating the garden from an overgrow and neglected mess to something that is both productive and an oasis of calm. Prior to this I was in the west of Scotland where I built my garden from scratch. I have learned how to garden through practical experience and experimentation. I have made lots of mistakes along the way but also have had my fair share of success. My chickens regularly feature in my videos, as well as making impromptu appearances. I can’t tell you how much fun it is to have them around. Please come and join me.
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With the seasons seemingly getting longer, I'm going to try sowing a few seeds that I wouldn't normally - like dwarf beans.
I’m already seeing germination of the beans so that’s a start 😊. Will I get a harvest - who knows. I’m banking on a long drawn out transition from Summer to Autumn.
Thanks for the prompt for the dwarf french beans - my first sowing got eaten by the slugs!
Oh that’s a shame. Hope the next lot fair better. Good luck. Mags
Don't forget the eggs 🥚😋🥚😊
Mags that rose is a jaw dropper. Does it have a nice fragrance? Seed subscription sounds marvy.
Hi Robin. It has the most beautiful scent. I have no idea the variety as it was here when we moved in. I should try to take cuttings I think.
Looks good Mags I’d like to have my vegepods closer 😂 but they’d take up the entire patio. It is still stupidly hot here it was 34c last night at 7pm. I know when it’s raining constantly that sounds lovely but it’s way too hot for plants or me. Oh great choice I sowed bush beans the other day too in my squash pots. I find bush beans are like spring onions I just dot them in everything too. I can never get my lettuce to that stage in starters so I am direct sowing them. Great video Mags have a super day, Ali 🌞🥵🇨🇦
Hi Ali. Great minds think alike re the beans 😝. I couldn’t cope with your temps. Anything above 24c and I wilt. Mind you I would quite like to hit 20c at some point this Summer 🥴. Take care. Mags.
Hi Mags, Your trough is going to look fabulous in just a few weeks once everything has germinated. It will be so handy close to the house for easy pickings or that quick dash if the rain continues!!!!😆 I, too, have been sowing some more salad crops this morning...fingers crossed, we get something that resembles summer over the coming weeks so that we can enjoy them. Happy gardening, my friend. Take care, Annie 🐞 🐝 🌱
Hi Annie. I look forward to it coming to life 😊. Yes, I do hope we get something resembling Summer sometime soon 🥺. All the best. Mags
Hi, I'd not thought of sowing winter density this early, it's a bit of stick of twist season because of the weather.
I figure our weather here is verging on Autumnal so the lettuce will be quite happy 😉
Bayağı çok fasulye ektin bütün ekip diktiklerin bol bereketli olsun güzel videoların içn teşekkürler mags Türkiye'den selamlar 😊 Hülya🧕👏
Thank you so much. I hope to have excellent bean harvests this year. All the best. Mags
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I don't make home made chips and am not into the huge spuds that so many of the 'reveal' KZreadrs seem to be after. These are just perfect for my potato salads/steamed or roast potatoes and the wee ones I'd be throwing in soups or stews. Love it and will be over the moon if I do half as well from my first effort here in Australia.👌👌👏👏💕💕
Yes, the little ones are very tasty so do get eaten. I do like the average size to be slightly larger than these ones were. My next couple of pots have been more to my liking 😊. Good luck with your potatoes. Mags.
Do you trim their nail’s yourself? I have a problem with mine and their nails growing really long.
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They are so cute Mags and I bet less destructive 😂 than the girls if they got in the garden. Have a fab week head, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦
Hi Ali. They are definitely less destructive although if they got out they wouldn’t last long as everything would be after them - dogs, cats, rats, magpies, crows, foxes, etc. They are cuties though.
Super job. All looks great 👍
Thanks and thanks for watching.
Türkiye'den merhaba mags bıldırcınların çok sevimli tatlı evlerini yuvalarını ne güzel dizayn etmişsin bahçene deycek söz bulamıyorum herzamanki gibi mükemmelin ötesi çok çalışkan bir bayansın bende bahçe işini seviyorum ama büyük bahçem yok apartman dairesinde yaşıyoruz ben bahçeli müstakil evleri dahaçok seviyorum belki birgün oda olur videoların için teşekkürler 👏😊💐 Hülya 🧕
Thank you for your kind words and for all your support. Take care. Mags.
Really enjoyed learning about the quail. Beautiful little birds 😊
Thanks Mags. Glad you enjoyed. Take care. Mags.
Raspberry heaven. Sorry the winds were messing with your plants. Flower mix is looking so lovely.
Thanks Robin. Mother Nature definitely keeping us on our toes. Loved seeing the gargoyles in your last video by the way. 🌻🌼🌺🌸
@@mygardenanddinosaurs You got me thinking about it....youannd Gary were my inspiration!🥰🥰🥰
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Litt;le spuddy pearls! You need Terry's loo brush scrubber! Strong calabrese plants and LOL - I thought you had buried treasure underneath! I've stuck peppermint teabags (organic and paper bags so compost eventually) down mouse and vole holes - seemed to work too! Your gigantes are looking fab, mine are just half-way up, surrounded by sheep fleece and the blinking crows have pulled away some fleece to assist the slugs - because the wind blew the protective netting off! Beautiful garden Mags.
Thanks Kerry. Still trying to get the garden into shape. It’ll be a couple more years before I have the structure sorted and the wild areas tamed but it’s getting there. Blooming crows! Hope your beans go from strength to strength. Take care. Mags.
Hasadı topladın mags ne güzel bayağıda var ben patetes yemeğini çok severim 😊👏 Hülya 🧕
Potatoes are so versatile. Lots of ways to use them. 😊🌻
My calabrese was rubbish this year, I was glad to see you take yours out as I ripped mine out yesterday and then wondered if I’d done the right thing! I always seem to have good results with things like cabbage and kale but never any great success with the sprouting brassicas. Your garden is looking lovely... like you we moved a few years ago and are finally beginning to reap the reward of our hard work. Look forward to your updates
Thanks Simon. The garden is a bit of a long term project but I enjoy evolving it. It’s strange that I’m only getting a single picking from the Calibresse but one is better than none. 😊
I think that was a great harvest. Those potatoes look like they’ll be delish. I’m a bit worried for mine now though having put 4 or 5 in one growbag lol. The weather has really been against us this year so I think you’ve done great. Eli and Kate done a great video , basically about being happy with what you have accomplished. It was something that I needed to see this year. Thanks for a great video 🥰
Ps, I love all the flowers in your round garden beds 🌸🌺🌱🌻
Hiya. The potatoes are lovely so for that I am definitely thankful. Mother Nature is definitely trying our patience this year that’s for sure. It’ll be interesting to see your potato harvest. I’m sure you’ll get som lovely spuds. Take care. Mags.
Great harvest Mags 👍
Wow lots of potatoes on the edge and small is better than nought. We prefer small ones though 😂. Oh do I see an experiment coming, 1 seed potato vs 2 in a pot. Odd you didn’t get more sideshoots on the broccoli 🥦 but girls will be happy. Oh goòd tip on the mint 👍. My onions didn’t do well this year nor my garlic. We are finally breaking our heatwave it’s only 30c 🥵 today. Oh lord I have the same insane pea issue 😅😅. Growth update Mags I hope the winds are over, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
Hi Ali. The winds have settled thankfully. My garlic was ok but not great. I’m excited about one set of onions that I grew from seed. Bulking up but still need more time. God only 30c. Those temps would kill me. I want more heat than 17c but only a bit. 20c would suit me just fine., take care. Mags.
@@mygardenanddinosaurs it’s 32c as I type at 3:30 pm, I feel like I’m trapped and getting so little done, but I try to get out after sunset and work til 9pm 🤦♀️. We were to,d it would cool down but it hasn’t and we’d get rain by 20th but that forecast has been changed 😭😭
Hi hope you're enjoying the garden. Did you plant different seeds together for your beautiful flowers😊
Hi Claire. I showed the flower seeds in trays then planted the seedlings out. Seems to have worked quite well 😆
@@mygardenanddinosaurs yes
Little taters cost a pretty dollar here
True 😊
Hi, I dug some of our early potatoes last week and were surprised by the size. You got a nice harvest from that first pot. Perhaps the dry compost helps keep the slugs and snails away.
Thanks. I have to say I find potatoes in pots don’t suffer so much from critter damage. Fingers crossed that continues 😉
What a wonderful harvest, New friend here from Growing My Own.
Thanks and welcome
Wow 😮 enormous ❤👍🏻💚
Lovely to see. She must be so contented in her home
I feel that too. People say Coturnix tend not to go broody but maybe it’s just because so many are kept on wire with little or no spots they could nest.
Hi Mags Great potato harvest and very clean. My new potatoes won't be ready until end of this month at least. 👍👍👍👍👍🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
I am slightly disappointed to be honest but it certainly could be worse 😆
Not bad at all! Always say if I end up with more potatoes than I planted, that's good! I'd be happy with that. Well done Mags.
Hi Kerry. You are right there.
I would be very happy with those Mags. Moisture content is key to getting all the potatoes to a good size so water more regularly than you are at the moment if you want bigger spuds. An excellent harvest in my eyes, main crop will give you the best results, but anything is better than nothing. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
Hi Terry. I think the really drying wi do we have had here haven’t helped. I’m making sure I keep on top of the watering now that’s for sure.
@@mygardenanddinosaurs 👍❤️❤️👍
I really enjoyed this video. After watching this I think I may have over planted ((5 in one grow bag 🙈). Thanks for sharing this. ☺️
Hi there. Yup I think you could go with less than that but will be interested to see your harvest. I’m sure it will be good. You may get lots of smaller potatoes rather than fewer larger ones. It’s great fun harvesting them in any case.
Great minds think alike. I did my first bucket of spuds today. Only got a couple of pounds but more than enough for a couple of meals for one so I’m happy. Off to make some home made potato salad with all the little nippy ones.
Hi Donna. Nice harvest. Enjoy them. I sure do. Mags.
It’s always lovely to,have fresh harvests, we had our first potato harvest for dinner 😂 well not all of them. Happy harvests Mags, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
Hi Ali. Home grown is the biz 😊
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Well I'm new to potatoes this year. I might have early blight and be yanking. I have to analyze today, now that the weather has cleared. We went from stupid hot and dry to wet and humid. Will probably pull if it looks like it as not to risk other plants. I love potatoes at the size you harvested.
Hi Robin. Hope your potatoes do well. You can’t beat a potato harvest in my book. All the best. Mags 🌻🌼🌸
@@mygardenanddinosaurs Well I harvested. We just had the first taste at dinner....and yes fresh taters have a yum flavor you can't get at the store!
Hi , any harvest is a good harvest because they always taste better. Right I'm off to water the potatoes after watching this.
Ektiğin patetesler olgunlaşmış super bahçeni ve yaptığın işleri beğeniyorum umarım iyisindir 😊 Hülya 💐
Wow, I just love your space. The chickens are so cute. I can’t believe how amazing your heucherella and Hostas look. Your sweet peas are looking so big too. Mine have been really small this year. I’ve subscribed to your channel and can’t wait to watch all your videos. 😬
Hi there and thank you. The hostas in the pots ( as you said in your recent vid) do much better than those in the ground. I have some in the front garden and they are already laced with slug and snail holes 🥺. My Sweetpeas have started flowering but have taken a beating in today’s winds. Wish we would get some summer weather. Take care. Mags
Hi Mags lovely to see the chickens wondering around great looking birds, Your Ne Plus Ultra got higher than ours , remember the pods on them swell before the peas inside do , val likes your round metal beds .
Hi. They are healthy looking big plants for sure. Yes, I'll remember not to harvest too early :) I'm pleased with the beds I have to say. All the best. Mags
Love that gargoyle! I have several in my yard. Nice collection of poppies.
I love the poppies I have planted but I'm wary about the annuals because I inherited a garden that has them everywhere and they are a nightmare to get rid of ! Gary the Gargoyle is my only one but I do have several green men on the trees :)
its nice ..do u have any plan to raise chinese quail
Hi. Thanks. No I don’t plan to raise Chinese button quail although they are very cute. Maybe one day but not at the moment.
Mags yorumumu yanıtlar yerine yazmışım yanlışlıkla özür dilerim yazıma bir bak istersen kusuruma bakma😊 Hülya 💐
Brilliant Mags - best time of the year!
It is indeed Steve.