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Hi, you're very much correct, I didn't give the tubers the best start and I also actually harvested them way too early 🙈 I've learned from it and this year I have them planted in a much larger raised bed, that also has a trellis to climb onto. The whole growth has been excellent this year, and it was still flowering a couple of weeks ago. I'm thinking of harvesting them in Jan or Feb, depending on the weather....it has been really mild now again, no frost since early Dec. 😊💚🌿

Thank you, Emma 🤗💚🌿 There are more and more permaculture inspired plants being introduced or being revealed through much bigger exposed network of growers than before (likes all of us on YT), is my take of it. And moving towards more of the regenerative, perennial planting, rather than only annuals growing is a win-win💚 It was actually through me trying to resource Yacon, a few years ago, that I also got offered Oca and Mashua by the same grower, and now all 3 are an amazing addition to our garden 😀

Thank you so much, Sarah. So very kind of you 🥰💚🌿

Thanks a million, your a star! 🥰💚🌿 The hens are my curious companions 😀 getting into everything! There is a fantastic garden centre near Bantry - Future Forests.....is that what you visited? Compostable toilets and green roofs? 😍 The only acidic loving plants I have are Blueberries, Heathers, Azaleas and a Rhododendron. All of the ornamental plants are in our front yard. We are indeed heading towards the northern Europe, Estonia to be exact 🥰Really looking forward to it 🙌

​@spudsandroses I know about Future Forests too, but I have not been there. It looks amazing.🙂 But I could not go as it would have been too far from where we were. Perhaps I will do a postal order from them this year. I went to Deelish garden centre in Skibbereen. It was nice but it may not be as good as the garden centre relatively near to you, you showed it in a video before, it looks perfect. 🙂 But I thought Deelish was better than the ones in Cork anyway. I have a Blueberry plant to in a pot with ericaceous compost. But I was thinking of getting one or two of the acidic liking shrubs like Azaleas or Rhododendrons. I was unsure if they would be a bit fussy like the Blueberry. Do you grow you acidic plants in the ground? I was just a bit worried about trying that. Ah... Estonia.🙂It seems to be a lovely place. I remember seeing the Christmas market in Tallinn old town. It is magical. It should be an exciting trip for all your family. I hope the hens will not miss you too much. ☺ Thank you.

@@user-mc9tq7zk7s ooh, I haven't got to Skibbereen yet 😀 that is quite far down...... Yes, all of the plants, except for 2 potted small azaleas are in the ground. Initially planted with ericaceous compost, but then left with no further amendments. And they all seem very good. Heathers are especially thriving. The vine weevil did set back a couple of azaleas, but they're slowly bouncing back. We are planning to go to the Tallinn Christmas market, too...it has gotten a lot of praise 😍 and yes, we're well excited about the trip! 🥰 Worrying about Spuds and the hens while we're gone is the only damper on the whole thing, but some things cannot be postponed... 😊💚🌿

@spudsandroses Thank you so much for the information. I will give it a try this year. I hope it all goes well for you. 💚💚💚

@@user-mc9tq7zk7s All the best to you and yours on this festive season! 🙌🥰💚🌿 Maiju

Hi Steve 😊💚🌿Isn't it lovely to get a great return on the easy growing system of the buckets? no digging and all handily packaged 😀 Yacon was even lovely as a tall shrubby looking plant with massive soft leaves 💚 just doesn't like cold at all

If you have grown Dahlias before, then Yacon will be pretty much the same 😊💚🌿 Those Cara potatoes have given great returns, very happy with the outcome 🥰

Many Happy returns, Linda 🤗🥳 Yes, Dahlias and Yacon are related, and they're also related to Jerusalem artichokes. Yacon would be less cold hardy, so would need to be treated as dahlia tubers, really 💚🌿

😂😂 I suppose it is the only way forward for a more manageable garden, perennials 🥰 Delighted with the Yacon outcome, especially when knowing it was out in the freezing temperatures and I had no time to dig it up. Layering the materials onto the crown definitely worked a treat. I forgot to add talk or text to the Oca clip, I had never seen Oca tubers growing on the stems on the foliage....I'm quite excited to see what's underneath the soil in that planter now! 😍

Thank you, Clare 🤗🤗 oh, I can already see fields of Yacon growing everywhere, if she would like these as much as she likes tomato growing 🤭🤭 I love the hens accompanying me to gardening jobs, until they get too destructive 😂and then its all about herding them back onto the filed side 💚

😊 It might be as common as pumpkins in 5 years 😂 you'll never know.... but its fun to experiment with a few new plants.... I like the idea of a sugar substitute 🥰

Yey! Great to hear! How do you like the taste? I have not given any to my boys yet, I'm still ''sweetening'' the tubers up 😍

Hi Ady 😀 You remember well 😊 I was being so careful with my 1st original crown. It was a small one and I planted in a pot, as I was unsure where to grow it etc. And it really did not do much as I showed in the Oca/Mashua video last year. But it survived and grew. This year I added the second variety and planted both rhizomes outside (in the old raspberry bed that never materialized into an asparagus bed as I neglected the asparagus crowns in spring🤭) And they grew so well and multiplied naturally themselves, plus I could also cut some of the larger rhizomes smaller if I want to. The original one had ''3 eyes'' So I m expecting to be able to add to the stock through propagation, once I get the planting space correct 💚

Thank you, Ali 🤗🥰 It was an amazing harvest of Yacon and fantastic to see, how well they took to the local conditions outside 💚 The hens are absolute characters, I love them 🥰😂 Have a great weekend, too 🤗🤗🤗

Thank you! 🥰

Thank you 🥰 I was delighted with it 😊💚🌿

It was a fantastic harvest 🙌 Lasted us for a whole week 😊

I probably lost my thought process while explaining it 🤣🤣 When really fresh out of the soil, tastes like a watery, crunchy and very, very mild celery. But when "cured" in a warm spot for a week or two, will still be crunchy (little softer thou) and more like sugarcane......so that's why I'm thinking rather than eating an apple or a pear as fruit, I'll have a chunk of Yacon 😆

It's the first time I see that wonderful plant! 😀The fact that you can eat them like jerusalem artichokes is so cool 😀

@@socloseagain4298 That's great you've seen something new 😊 As the climate is changing and our plant knowledge is expanding, so is the urge to widen the choice of the plants to experiment with 😊💚🌿

Thanks a million 💚🌿 A good plant to grow and harvest 😊 I'm growing it this year in a much larger planter, and the foliage growth has been exceptional. Fingers crossed 🤞 for January harvests 😊

Thanks a million 🥰 Very kind of you 😊💚🌿

Hi 😀 I understand the conflicting feelings you can have about the roses, you love them but they are a lot of work 😊 I used to use all types of chemicals and rose specific fertilizers, sprays etc before I had the vegetable garden. Never though anything of it, until the hedges around the rose garden started to grow bigger and bluetits started to nest in there. Then I noticed bluetits hopping from plant to plant, looking for aphids, which I had killed with pesticides.... then I noticed the ladybirds had disappeared...and from there on I haven't sprayed anymore... But this has also taught me to accept that the only way the fancy rose displays are possible, is through the use of chemical sprays. So I've stopped stressing about it and also I will not buy another rose through a catalogue, without seeing the bloom size and shape. One of the new roses blossom is quite small, so the deadheading will be a pain. I'm even considering to get rid of them 🙊

Thank you, Emma 🤗 I love to include the drone, allows me to see the garden from a different aspect and is interesting. Keeping a record of the garden and plants growing progress has really surprised me, it is rewarding to look back at the footage during the bleak months, how lush everything was in summer 🥰💚🌿

Thank you, Breda 😊💚🌿 Same to you and your family in Edmonton! 🥰

Thanks a million 😊💚🌿 We had 2 days of travelling chaos with the snow, and then it was all gone and temperatures up to 13C again 😂

Thank you, its very kind of you 😊💚🌿

Thank you very much 😊💚🌿

Thank you very much 😊 it's very kind of you 💚 🌿

Thank you so much, Robin 😊💚🌿

Thank you, Linda 🤗💚🌿 The snow makes everything look so clean and tidy 😂 But it is great to see an overview of the seasonal changes, its so easy to forget how it looked, it still takes me by surprise. Have a great weekend, too! 🤗🥰

Nearly there for Oca and Mashua 😀 I hope Yakon didn't get damaged in the big freeze we got as I never dug it out...the stems of the plant are really mushy now 🙈🙈🙈 The other aspects of life are too busy at the moment to plan for garden, but in January I usually get myself organised again 😀 Also we don't have any ''seed catalogues'' to get me tempted 😂 I've just watched your plot moving video and am so envious of all of the extra muscle you have ''incorporated'' to these big jobs 🥰 ...... and you just walk around drinking tea lol 😂😂

Thanks a million Mike 😊💚🌿 I am quite happy indeed 😍Adding more flowers to the vegetable growing areas has added beauty to the overall garden look 💚🌿

Thank you so much 😊💚🌿Yes, the air circulation will be hugely beneficial for the blackspot, I also had rose slugs terrorising the plants, but in one of the comments in an earlier video I got recommended to spray the plants in spring (I have to look up what the natural spray name was...) I love roses and wouldn't want the garden to be without them 🥰 Have a great weekend and best wishes, Maiju 😊💚🌿

@@spudsandroses I use insecticidinal soap. I don’t know what all it helps with but it helps with Japanese beetles and I’m told it’s safe for other critters. Not sure how.

Aww, thank you, Orla 😊💚🌿 Thank you for always being a great supporter 🥰

Aww thanks a million, Viv 😊💚🌿

Thank you, Ali 🤗🤗I love to see the garden from above, too or glide through it, its a really interesting view 😊💚🌿 Best wishes to CA! 🥰

Thanks a million 😊💚🌿

Hello to Illinois 😊💚🌿 Its great to hear, your garden did really well, despite of the lack of rain. I love Salvias, I might only have 3 or 4 different varieties 😂 but they are such a beautiful plant and the pollinators love them, too 🐝🐞 Thank you so much for your kind comment and best wishes, Maiju 😊💚🌿

Thank you so much 😊💚🌿 its lovely to see the garden from a height 🥰

Thank you very much🥰💚🌿

All that snow fell over 2-to-3 hours. Our small local road was unpassable because of the hilly drive, a lot of chaos on the main roads as the snowploughs had no time to respond. Snow tyres are not mandatory for cars. So we ended up staying at home all together, no school, no work 🙂 It was quite surreal to wake up to all that snow....and it will be a distant memory by Saturday as the temps are going up to 10C again, storm Bert is arriving and loads of rain 🙄

Thank you, Ady 😊💚🌿 Flower power is the key for a happy looking garden! 😂😍 The steps are amazing and give you a bit of an elevated view, too 🥰 Perfect for a quick break or just to sit in the sunshine 😊💚🌿

Thank you, Bethan 🥰 The chickens are fab characters 😊 but yes, can get destructive if not reined in 😀 I just need to find a new location for the clematis, it would be pity to dump it 💚🌿

Thank you very much 😊💚🌿

Thanks a million 😊💚🌿That's so kind of you 🥰 I'm really looking forward to spring to get the garden under control again, but for now I'm pleased that I can take it a little easier going into winter 😍

@ absolutely. Every season has its beauty 😊🪴

Thank you very much. It's really kind of you 😊💚🌿