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@@SowsmallGrowtall Hi. Thanks for watching and the message. I have been through a few plan changes but at Christmas time I drew out a plan and intend to stick to it. Well, depending on how many random seeds I sow 😄😄 I’ll be interested to know what plans you have for things to grow. Enjoy the rest of the weekend 🪴🥔🌼

@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 Hi Deb hope you’re doing well. Thanks for the message. My seed potatoes are just in a crate in the dining area, near the patio doors so they get full sunlight. Which variety / varieties have you got?

@ I think I’ve got Maris Peer and Maris Piper!

@@chrissmith4365 Hi Chris, Thanks for your message, but sorry to hear that your focus is also leaking. I too have a focus but haven’t actually looked in the wheel bay for quite a while so will take a look. Hope you manage to get your leak sorted out. Annoyingly you can only remove the water with a sponge and then use a dehumidifier to pull the rest of the moisture out. Hope the garage manages the fix for you. All the best 🪴🛠️

@@KB-uj8vk many thanks for watching and the message. Competition growers often plant their older show onions to allow them to pet to flowering stage and then to produce seeds. With a general supermarket type onion it isn’t generally worth the 2 year growing time just to get seed. Better to buy the seed and then grow from year to year. Good luck with your onion growing 🪴🧅

@@glenncollette Hi. Many thanks for watching and the message. Sorry to hear that you also have the same car issues. I hope you are successful in getting the leak sorted out. All the best 🪴🛠️

@@bkturley9964 Hi. Many thanks for watching and for the message. In the ground the tubers are perfectly happy with a hard frost or with frozen ground. However, as I found out last year, once they are lifted they become quite susceptible to the colder temperatures and they don’t keep well. If the tubers have visible eyes, buds, then they should look plump still. Plant the tubers as soon as you can. Are you U.K. based ? All the best with your growing 🪴🌸🌼

@@baldvale5418 Many thanks for watching and the message. Hopefully you can get your leak sorted out. Within the description of the video I also list the part numbers for the rear vents, if it is those parts that have failed rather than the tape. All the best 🪴🛠️

@aprilfuel634 Many thanks for watching and your message, very much appreciated. I have to admit I was so impressed with the product, and it’s much cleaner and easier to apply. All the best and enjoy the warmth of your log burner 🪴🔥

Hi and many thanks for your message and for watching. Yes you definitely need to be careful when planting Jerusalem artichoke as they can quickly spread to be out of control. I would always suggest planting them in a container or a contained planting area. Lovely to eat though, and hopefully you enjoy them too. All the best with your growing this year 🪴🌼

@@countesscable 🤣🤣 many thanks for watching and your great message. I’ll be sure not to sit close to you after you have eaten a few of the artichokes. All the best with your growing this year 🪴🌼

@@user-qx7ir6gb4t Hi. Many thanks for watching and for the message. The purpose of the video was to show that no matter which method was tried on onion will not continue to grow to produce new onions. Planting an already matured onion will only result in the production of leaves and before going on to flower for seed production. Unfortunately, only by sowing seeds or planting onion sets can a mature onion bulb be produced. For onion leaves then I grow Welsh onions as they are true perennials, just grown for leaves and flowers. All the best with your growing 🧅

@diyhomeandgardening great thanks 👍 I saw how the whole Onion split into 7 off springs so if those were planted they won't grow bigger to be able to be eaten or will at least produce seeds from the flowers to be planted as seeds produced by the original onion that the seeds will develop to larger edible onions correct? So method 1 will produce the 7 that can be planted separately to bulk the bulb or produce seeds to start from scratch and seeds will develop into bigger bulbs like original it is produced from?

@ The onion will only grow to produce flowers and seeds. An onion is essentially a biannual so you sow the seed and it grows into an onion bulb in the first year. Year 2 the bulb produces flowers and sets seed before it dies. Hope this helps 🧅🪴

@@ClaudiaOfTheWorld Hi Claudia. I must admit that keeping a better record of what vegetables we had was a real eye opener, especially in savings of not having to go to the supermarket. With some better weather then I’m sure our family savings would be even greater. I’m certainly planning to record my harvests each year. Hope you have some good plans for your growing this year 🪴🧅🌸

@@ClaudiaOfTheWorld Morning Claudia. Many thanks for watching and the message. You definitely need to give yourself a birthday treat of seed sowing, but whilst eating birthday cake 😄 That would make for more enjoyable gardening. All the best with your growing and crop 🪴🌸🌼

@@drefhill Hi. Many thanks for watching and for your message. To produce a standard Gooseberry plant, normally Jostaberry stems are used as the main stem, with the Gooseberry variety grafted to the top. I hope this helps you if you are thinking of trying to create your own. 🪴🍈

@@lisagriest2634 Hi Lisa. Thanks for watching and the message. I’m curious as to if you get bulbs to form or just leaves when growing from an old onion. Have a good evening 🪴🧅

@@granmabern5283 Hi. Many thanks for watching and the message. This is my second year of growing them so we haven’t tried cooking them too many ways. So far we have just had them roasted and mixed into mash. I read that if the tubers are harvested later in the year after a few hard frosts, and a cold period, then the tuber enzymes change to make the effects less potent 🤣🤣 Hope you give them a go 🪴🌼

@@cdkell Hi Christine. Thanks for watching and the message. Hopefully I’m still in the month of January and not February just yet 🤣🤣 Don’t worry that you didn’t prune last year, missing the odd year won’t make much difference, but you’ll probably notice you have a few more old looking stems to remove following flowering. Don’t worry about pruning as plants will soon recover. If you need more help just message me here or, more easily, on instagram. Happy pruning in summer 🪴🌸🌼

@@diyhomeandgardening haha - With my work, weʻre always working a month or two ahead, so Iʻm always a little confused. 🙃😃 Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the pep talk. Iʻm sure next year (or the year after) will go MUCH better now that I’ve seen your video. Also, wanted to thank you for the close-up shots of the pruning - VERY helpful. Happy "February!"

@ 🤣 My job is like that too. Already been buying Christmas stock for this coming December, and did all my buying of stock for this year back in 2024 ! Have fun living in the future and the now. Enjoy your week 🪴

@@angelafrancis7624 Hi Angela. Many thanks for watching and for your message. Alliums are typically grown from bulbs planted in the autumn. However, as they are in the onion family it does mean that they readily produce seeds following flowering. This means that you can save the seed and grow loads more plants. The seedlings will take about 3 years to form a bulb that is capable of producing flowers for itself. The plants and bulbs are perennials if grown in a sunny and freely draining location. I hope this helps explain. 🪴🌸

@@DeannaMeneley Hi Deanna. Many thanks for watching the video and for your message, glad you found the video useful. It will be lovely to have flowers with sentimental meaning. If your bulbs have small bulbils then pot those separately, come spring, to allow them to develop quicker. I have also made a video to show how to propagate lilies from the bulb scales, which may also be of interest if you want to increase the number of plants you have in future years. All the best with your storing and then subsequent growing of lilies. If you need further help feel free to contact me either here or on instagram, same name. 🪴🌸🌼

@ thank you!!

@ no problem at all 🌼

@@janericvelure6883 Hi Jan. many thanks for watching and for the message. The Chillies are in heated propagator units so the base is warm anyway. The heated bench also keeps the greenhouse warmer so the temperature doesn’t drop much lower than 8 degrees at night. The bubble wrap certainly makes a massive difference in terms of reducing heat loss. I only normally plant onion sets but I’m determined to grow some onions from seed too, not been too successful in the past. Enjoy all your seed sowing and have a great growing season 🪴🧅🌼

@@diyhomeandgardening cool:) im only tryng onion seeds sekond time, but i heard some say to mutch heat in the start gives leggy sedlings, but then again to many frost periods make them belive they had a winter and then bolt early, so im germinate inside and the plan is to move them out in a cold frame\greenhousishs thing, into to my south facing wall, belive i have a chance then to avoid any deep frost at nigth, il cep you updated:) all the best

@ Yes let me know how you get on. I follow a few show growers and they all start in November but with constant warmth and artificial lighting. That seems too much work to me but who knows. Hopefully we will both have some amount of success. Have a good week 🪴🌼

@@chicodenopal3644 Hi. Many thanks for watching and the message. I never let the flowers go to seed as all my plants were made by taking cuttings. When I had previously tried to grow the plant from seeds the seeds were quite difficult to get going and I had pretty poor germination rate. Hope this is of use to you. All the best 🪴🌸

@@JB-nz8ph Hi. Many thanks for watching and for the message, glad you found the video helpful. I would keep the main shoots, using them to begin to create a framework, and tie those in. The more spindle side growths that are thinner than pencil thickness can be cut back, leaving a short stub that protrudes from the main stem. As it’s a newly planted climbing rose just do light pruning that maintains health and removes the weakest growth. You can still mulch around the base of the plant, which will help to prevent wind rock and the roots getting exposed to too much cold. In spring apply a good, balanced feed, such as fish, blood and bone, Q4 or chicken pellets. The feed will encourage root development and better growth of thicker stems. Hope this helps you. All the best 🪴🌼🌹

@@jamesfolca1999 Hi James. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to message, much appreciated and glad to help. All the best with your shower installation 🪴🛠️

Thanks I’ll be be referring to your tutorial during my shower project!

@ good stuff. Hope it goes well

@@no15minutecities Hi. Many thanks for watching and for your message. Generally speaking I use Westland ‘Jacks Magic’ multi purpose compost. It’s generally consistent in grading but does have the odd bit of wood pulp that needs to be picked out. Hope this helps you with your growing. All the best 🪴🌸🌼

@@Neilhuny Hi Neil. Many thanks for watching and the message, much appreciated. I’m hoping you are right that all the allotment work will be good for my future health as it hasn’t helped my back in the short term 🤣 I hope you have plans to grow plenty of your own food. All the best 🪴🌶️🧅

@@astrithasa5507 Thanks for watching and the message. Unfortunately, yes it is a really common problem that should never been picked up at the point of design and build. All the best 🪴🛠️

Hi Stella. Sorry for the delayed reply but your message had been held under review. It happens so nothing to worry about. Many thanks for watching and your message. When it’s available I use manure to improve the beds and also as a mulch. I got given 3 bales of hay, as it was damp, which couldn’t be used for the animals at the farm so I have used that as a winter mulch. Straw and hay both work really well to help insulate the plants in the soil. As it breaks down in spring it will then add extra carbon and nutrients to the soil. Hope this helps you. All the best 🪴🌼🧅

@ fantastic thank you 🙏🏾

@@StellasVegetablegardens and thanks for the kind comment on my allotment. Happy growing 🪴🌸🌼

@@eileenmuir1698 Hi Eileen, Many thanks for watching and the message. I’m glad you found the video useful for your new house build, which sounds like a great adventure. My plan was to also make a video for sunny location but never quite got around to doing so. I will do one soon though so please keep a look out. Enjoy your weekend 🪴🌸🌼

@@bellarosa009 Hi Bella. Many thanks for watching and for the message. Eryngium do put on a great display for such a long period. Once the seeds had germinated I placed the cell tray into the protection of my cold frame until the worst of the weather passed. At spring time the plants were moved outside totally and I have planted about half. I’m planning to plant a few more this spring, to give more interest at the allotment. Enjoy your new plants and have fun growing them 🪴🌼

@@samuelbarvet2641 Hi Sam. Hope you had a good Christmas and new year. There is definitely a lot of benefit to being at the allotment for health but equally working there doesn’t help my back or hernia 🤣 I have focused on the financial side of growing as that tends to be an aspect often argued about, that it costs too much to grow your own food. All the best for the weekend 🪴🌼

@@Coni2009 Hi Michael, Many thanks for watching and for taking the time to message. Glad to be of help and hope your late bulbs do as well as mine will 🤞🤞 Happy new year 🪴🌸🌼

@@dillik5850 Hi Dilli. Thanks for watching and your message. I put the larger baby corms, larger than 10cm, into storage with the larger corms. Anything smaller and I either plant them all into a seed tray or pot to grow on under the protection of my cold frame, or as is now the case with having so many corms, I discard. Hope this helps you. All the best and hope you have a happy new year 🪴🌼

@@sardiniangirl1866 Hi. Many thanks for watching and for the message. Sweet peas can definitely be grown in pots or troughs and will do well so long as they are kept on the moist side, and provided with an adequate amount of fertiliser. Hope this helps. Enjoy growing them 🪴🌸🌼

@@astonclulow9363 thanks for watching and the extra advice. All the best 🛠️

Hi Barry. I’m vegetarian and the family also go through a fair number of chickpeas. I’m definitely growing them again but need to find a way to stop the mice having so many of them. Maybe they were making falafels 🤣🤣 All the best with your growing 🪴🌸

@@diyhomeandgardening Cheers - do you mean mice get them while they are growing, or being stored? Only went vegan three weeks ago after 40 years as a vegetarian. Wife and I aren't missing eggs or cheese - which I thought we would. Had to go onto a multivitamin though, as we're now not getting dairy and eggs.

@ The mice waited until the chickpeas were ripened and then ate a load. If you’re new to going vegan, and you may have done this already, invest in iron saucepans etc so you get the extra iron when cooking. All the best with your diet change. I couldn’t give up cheese 🤣

@@diyhomeandgardening Yes, thanks, we have to have iron cookware as we have an induction hob. Believe me, I didn't think I could give up cheese, neither! My wife bought loads of it (extra mature cheddar) - brie, stilton, and halloumi. But I have amazed myself in that I just don't miss it. We are trying foods we haven't bothered with before - she cooked a dish with roasted beetroot last night, and it was really tasty. I thought I would miss butter, as well, but I'm making my own from a vegan (coconut) block and olive oil. My wife even thought it was butter! Cheers.

@ roasted beetroot is amazing, I do it on the bbq. Enjoy the new lifestyle 👍🪴🧅

@@harveybates. Hi Harvey. Thanks for watching and the message. The sealant worked fine but I also swapped the rear air vents as I noticed they had also started to perish and not seal properly. The part number for the vents is listed in the description. Up until the cam belt blew the engine the boot stayed free of water 🤣 All the best with yours 🛠️

@ very interesting 🤔. How many miles and what age was your cam belt on before it broke?

@ It died this year so 10 years old and not quite 100k miles. About a month before the cam was scheduled to be changed. I have been informed that Fords have changed their policy on cam belt changes down to 7 years as they are well aware of the issue with wet belt types of cam belt. My other car is a Focus so I got that belt replaced this year, just to safe, at 76k of miles.

@@diyhomeandgardening Thank you. That is good to know.

@ no problem 👍

@@lucajeanp Yeah spring flowering Camellia often produce the odd flower in autumn or winter if the weather fluctuates. I definitely think the milder winters are causing them to flower earlier than they used too. I always look at getting Callicarpa but don’t have the right place in the current house. I had a rather spectacular one in my old house.

@@samuelbarvet2641 Thanks Sam. I’m having a couple of weeks break as my back has been playing up but come January I’m hoping to get back on track. Need to be ready for the first plantings in March. Hope you have a great Christmas 🎄🌼🧅

@@SayantaniMajee Hi. Many thanks for watching and for the message. Named varieties need to be propagated by division so that you get a true variety. Mixed varieties can be grown from seed, starting the seed in a heated propagator in moist compost. Hope this helps you. All the best with your growing 🪴🌼

@@seedlingsuccessuk Hi and thanks for the continued support. Thanks for the suggestion on change of marker pen. Talking to a colleague, who has also had issues with ink staying on the labels, and we wondered if it was actually an issue with the labels. Now they are made of recycled plastic the label finish is different so perhaps it doesn’t allow the ink to stay as it used to. Just a thought. Hope you have a good Christmas and have plenty of gardening plans for next year. 🪴🌼🧅

@diyhomeandgardening that's a very good point. We need someone to do a test.

@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 Good to hear your plants are doing well too. I bought my heat mat, a few years ago, from LBS horticulture. They are not the cheapest but I use them at work for other commercial grade products. Rootit seem to be a brand that is offered a lot on Amazon but don’t know what they are like. Just make sure you get a large enough size and with a decent power output. You also want a thermostat so that the mat temperature can be controlled. Happy shopping 🪴🌸🌼

@@Limezie Hi. Many thanks for watching the video and for your message. Yes, for the heat to transfer and be conducted successfully throughout the bed the sand needs to be kept on the moist side. It’s the water molecules that warm. Having not used the heat beds since spring I had to apply about 10 gallons of water to each layer to get the moisture content back to where it should be, before the heating cables could be switched on again. I hope this helps you. All the best and hope you have a happy Christmas 🎄 🌼🪴

@ maybe if you mix sand with some vermiculite then that could reduce the amount of time needed to water as it can hold up to four times its own weight

@ Maybe that would work but it’s too late now. Also, vermiculite is a lot more expensive than sand. I always used to use heated sand beds so know they work well. It’s sometimes about sticking to what you know and what works for you. Happy experimenting

@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 Thanks Deb. I just don’t know where the time has gone ! One minute you’re buying loads of bulbs and the next they are still on the kitchen worktop and it’s December 😄😄 Hope you have a great Christmas 🎄 🌸

@ cheers Ian, you and yours have a great Christmas too. It’s my birthday next week and the kids keep pestering for gift ideas now I know what to ask for. Bulbs and compost! Deb

@ Happy birthday for next week, I’ll keep a look out on instagram to see how strenuous your birthday celebration are. 🌸❤️

@ Ha ha. It just so happens that Santa is doing his route on my birthday this year so we’ve got the grandchildren over to watch him so it won’t be too strenuous!!!

@ Sounds good to me 🎄🎅🏻

@@purplethumb7887 Hi and many thanks for watching and messaging. I just had a look as I thought I did an update video but I either didn’t or have subsequently deleted it. The cutting did okay and formed a new plant, although took quite a while to get going. I gave the plant to a lady at work so not sure how it’s doing. Doesn’t really help much does it !! Hopefully you can try for yourself and get some success, and free plants. All the best 🪴🌸

@@Dindoes many thanks for watching, glad you liked the build. I did think of auto openers for this coldframe but as it sits behind the greenhouse it doesn’t get that hot, and is sheltered enough that I can leave the doors open. Good idea though. Have a good weekend 🪴🌼

@@janduberley2146 Hi Jan. thanks for watching and the message. Glad to be of help to you. Hopefully your plants will last much longer. All the best 🪴🌼

@@badolkhandakar3599 Many thanks for watching and the message. I guess the easiest way to learn more is to watch a few more of my videos to see how I do things, or to follow me on instagram. Hope you have good success with your gardening 🪴

@@janehornsey6372 Hi Jane. Thanks for watching and the message. The best time to take cuttings of Dianthus is in late spring or summer as they will root quickly, establishing before autumn. Hope this helps 🪴🌸