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Thank you so much, merry christmas! 💕🌷

Thank you so much. totally! ✨🌷👩🏻‍🌾

@@royevetts4900 brilliant thank you for your advice and support! 🌷✨

@@uniclic thank you so much! 🌷✨

@@TheLostTowerDiaries ahhh thank you so much! That’s so cool, I’m glad you’re feeling inspired and motivated now! Just subbed back, I LOVE your channel 😍 Going to get stuck in to your videos this evening 🥰

@@Jim804 brilliant thank you, I’ll definitely keep that in mind.. what about laying cardboard instead of plastic?

@ I’ve tried it all. But if we’re on the same page don’t bother laying cardboard for the paths then placing wood chips down, I promise you the weeds will come through within the first year, you won’t surpress them for long & it’s a lot of work. Cardboard for the veg beds is okay, but it only works if you have loads of mulch, I.e leaf,bark,wood chippings,compost. And I mean loads & a constant supply to top up. Again It’s a lot of time & energy. And plastic just suffocates the ground underneath as it’s detached from The surface and will leach into the soil, plus you still get weeds growing on top of the membrane. Trust me use grass paths so you just concentrate your time maintaining your beds. Don’t worry too much about weeds in the path. The grass will naturally dominate and mowing them is the quickest & easiest way of maintaining a plot. Plus you can use the clippings around your veg patches as a mulch to help surpress the weeds to a certain degree so you don’t even have to worry about composting or getting rid of grass clippings. If you invest in a cordless mower & strimmer yes you take a risk of you leave them in a shed (if you have one) but just take the batteries home with you as they need charging and are nearly half of the cost of buying the tools in the first place. (I go on a bit I know 🤣)

@ no it’s great and I’m so grateful for your words of wisdom! I’m open to hearing it all. Okay, definitely but my ground isn’t that grassy? Would you suggest getting grass seeds and making it a lawn between the beds? The beds I was thinking about leaving them just open with no barriers around them, would you suggest small low raised beds so that the grass doesn’t start growing in the beds when I cut it etc? Thank you, I just feel like grass spreads quickly so when I’m cutting it will it not germinate in the beds and create weeds?

@@libbybrenna I suggest you clear the area completely first. Then get the whole area as flat as possible if it’s not already. This is hard work but it pays off in the long run as it’s easier to maintain. I would dig over where you want your beds at about 4ft wide and as long as you want so you can easily work around it without having to walk over the bed all the time, plus keep a path gap of around 3ft between beds. Don’t bother with raised beds with wood. I’ve tried it and personally it’s not worth while, they harbour slugs and snails and rot sooner that you think unless it’s treated but then do you really want those carcinogenic chemicals leaching into your soil. Grass seed won’t grow until may or June time and really it’s best put down in autumn when the ground gets wet again after summer. If you do it that way you could use edging shears around your beds instead of investing in a strimmer. If you get a mower then don’t worry what grows up around your path areas as the mower will cut any weeds that come through for the mean time and put grass seed down (if it hasn’t already naturally established) in the late autumn. Grass won’t grow any quicker than any other weed. You’ll always need to weed beds, but the grass by the edge is easier to maintain than anything else. I never mentioned, I love your enthusiasm and look forward to seeing your progress. Good Luck 🤞

Watch “edge control over advancing grass by Charles Dowding” he mentions he’d never use grass between beds but I only disagree with him there as he gardens on a huge scale, plus he has a team working for him I believe.

@@williamcosgrove9696 oh I sure am! In full swing 💃

I think this is the plan, especially as I have some huge boxes I’ve just flattened! Thank you so much for the support on my video, it’s appreciated ☺️

Thank you so much! ☺️

Thank you so much, haha actually what a good call 🙏🏼✨

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@ I love to grow food too. I’m from sw uk

@@gerardmcglinchey5779 thank you! 🙏🏼

Ahhh thanks Steve, it’s feeling amazing, really beginning to see the progress and fruits of my labour now.. I’ve been consistently showing up and I can see the rapid improvement.. foxy is a special little friend, I bought a seed mix and going to make a little bird house. Thanks for your continued support on my channel, it’s means a lot 🌷💕

Yeah it would be good wouldn’t it, HUGE thanks to Charlie xx

Ohhhh nooo, no click bait here hehe.. Thanks for your support on my channel, it’s much appreciated 🌷💕 so much more to come ☺️

Totally relatable.. do you have a really good immune system? I’ve seen studies that when people’s hands are in contact with the soil often it gives them great immunity.. would be interesting to hear if that’s relevant for you! Thanks for your support on my channel, it’s much appreciated 🌷💕

Interesting…

@@gerardmcglinchey5779 thank you Gerard! So kind ✨🌷

Ahh thank you so much! Really appreciate that ♥️

Wow that’s cool!. A really good investment… thank you so much, appreciate it 🌷

Thanks! You too!

@@annayounie537 ahhh what a beautiful thing to say Anna! Thank you so much for the support I appreciate you ✨🌷

@@williecollins5833 thank you so much, absolutely agree with you on that ✨ thank you so much ☺️

@@jimi7255 oooh okay! That’s brilliant thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with me, will absolutely be taking this all on board, no I don’t know what kind of soil I have, how can I find out? My neighbour said that I’ve got really great soil as the man who had it paid a lot of money apparently in making it really good, he said that’s why the weeds grow so much on my plot because the soil is so rich.. that probably doesn’t narrow it down.. haha. Sorry! But when I was digging far it did seem like it had bits of a warm colour clay in the earth.. what would that mean? Thanks for the support! ☺️

Hiya Dave, Thank you, you too! Ahh lush. 24 YEARS! incredible, absolutely open to your advice, thank you so much for that, i didn't know that so i'm grateful you shared that with me, will defo get on to that with the inner collars! Is there anything you would recommend that i do this time of the year? I'm going to build the lower beds this week, should i line those too? and gonna bark the path in between them. My neighbours are great! Haha thank you! i'd love to come visit your plot and pick your brains! or come over to mine and share some ideas.. Thanks Dave, chat soon ✨🌽

@libbybrenna Hi Libby. I replied to your roply last night but it mustn't have sent as I can't see it. I could have sworn it said sent. Anyway, I was saying there is plenty you can be getting oncwith during the winter. Set out all you pallet collars and line them with plastic. If you are making smaller raised beds also cover those with plastic otherwise they wont last long. Also dont do no dig. The soil you have is good soil. Our allotments have been worked for over 100 years and also buying a load of compost to cover perfectly good soil will be expensive. Just keep an eye on what Bob does and he'll keep you reet. Just crack on with making the pallet collar beds over winter and put the wood chips down for paths in between. You are welcome to visit my plot anytime and get some advice n that. I'll get the kettle on. I hope you recieve the reply this time. Crack on!

Hiya Dave! Thanks so much, yeah it didn’t come through but glad this one did, grateful for all your wisdoms shares, I’ll defo get on with what you’ve mentioned, absolutely.. thank you so much! I don’t even know how to get to your side of the allotments, I’ll come over in the new year! Have a lush Christmas and see you soon ✨🌷🥰

it is isnt it?! me too ✨👩🏻‍🌾

Hahah, i did, it was quite a cold day 🥶 Thank you so much!

Hiya, Hope you’re well? Yes it was! Thank you, getting there! 🌽

@libbybrenna I'm good thanks Libby. My plot here in Sheffield keeps me busy - I wouldn't want to be without my allotment - feel very lucky to have one close to home 🙂

Oh my god, what a hack! Thank you for that 😂

LOADSSSS haha 😂 Oh my god, did you! hope you and your plot were okay!

@ plot was fine well was when I left it but I was soaking wasn’t one off my brightest ideas I must say

@@Metz1888-se6kb thank you! ☺️

Thank you so much! ✨

I can absolutely agree, I already am thinking I could have done things differently, but know that things will always change and new ideas will come.. the main priority now is that it’s tidy, workable and bountiful for 2025! 🌷✨

@@essexnodig5772 thank you so much 🥰💪🏼✨ gonna plant some garlic, I can’t wait! Anything else to plant this time of the year? Rhubarb too I think?

@@libbybrenna Hey Sweet. You could see if any young cabbage plants (Durham Early - Greyhound) around anywhere and if you drink bottled water for protection we cut bottom of bottles off 5 litre bottles then recycle use as mini greenhouse to keep a cold winds off as they develop bit protected if planted late brassicas. Remember keep tops off too. You could try sow broad beans indoors bit late but bring on plants, Onion sets under a bit of protection may be. Get some blue water pipe not to long and cover with plastic. They do 25mm clips you can buy to clip keep plastic on pipe. Happy to advise. Hope I not sound bossy Sweet. Happy gardening. Have you sorted compost bays out LOL?

@@StevenCollins-u4m thank you so much! It really was.. yes! I’m thinking garlic over the winter and maybe shallots 🧅🧄 then hopefully by February, the rest of the plot is finished and I can begin planting for a bountiful summer/harvest 🎉

@@libbybrenna Garlic is a great idea Libby - that's been one of my biggest successes 🙂. I tried a softneck variety and a hardneck variety; the hardneck was the best - nice big cloves.

@ ooooh right okay, I’ll be trying that.. that’s amazing to hear! Well done.. 🧄✨

@@gerardmcglinchey5779 thank you! Me too, that’s for sure 👌🏼👩🏻‍🌾✨🌷

@@alantaylor2217 😂 Thankfully, thank you so much 🌷✨

Hi! The ingredients list is linked in the description of the video ❤

@@abdul_travelvlog thank you so much, I’ll try.. any tips/recommendations on how to do that?

You should make that up and sell it

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@@gerardmcglinchey5779 thank you!

@@abdul_travelvlog it’s okay, don’t worry about it I done some research

Hi Steven, it is really amazing! It's a natural healer an absoloute powerhouse of a healer.. i believe you drank 'Golden Milk' So beneficial, Try it on a morning with Manuka Honey, Cinamonn, Tumeric and some fresh ginger.. super yummy! i think ill go make one now! hehe Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

@@libbybrenna Great idea Libby - I'll give it a go 🙂 Thanks

Ahhhh thanks john! hehe, the support physically and digitally is much appreciated 💕🌷✨