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My Garden and the Dinosaurs Who Live There
Великобритания
Добавлен 9 дек 2018
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.
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.
#360 Planting Garlic - Harvesting Greek Gigante Beans, Carrots, Peppers, Turnip and Beetroot
Still lots happening in the garden and lots to harvest. This is my first time growing Greek Gigante butter beans and I'm particularly excited to start harvesting them.
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A beginners guide to keeping pet quail #1 housing
Просмотров 21914 дней назад
This is the first in a series of videos that looks at how to keep Coturnix quail as pets. If you already have pet quail or if you are considering buying some, you will find lots of useful information in this series. In this video I talk about housing for your quail. Why not consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like wh...
#359 Building a raised brassica bed and planting out cabbages and cauliflowers
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At last, I have built the second of these large metal beds that will be used to grow brassicas. Once complete, I planted out some cabbages and cauliflowers into it. Why not consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-...
#358 Autumn starts but gardening goes on - planting out veg - weed control
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Here is a collection of videos from a couple of weeks in the garden. Autumn is definitely upon us but that doesn't really reduce my garden ToDo list by much. Why not consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/...
#357 Early Autumn jobs in the garden - More growing space - Harvesting
Просмотров 194Месяц назад
There's a feel of Autumn in the air. Some people slow down in their gardens and plots at this time of year but it all go for me. There are beds to build and fill, there's veg to harvest and there's always time to breath in the beauty of nature. Consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like what I do, you can support the c...
#356 #sspc2024 Video 3 The Harvest
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Well the time has finally come to harvest my potatoes in the single seed potato challenge. Take a look to see how I got on... Consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great ...
#355 Could this be my best crop ever
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I harvested my Exhibition onions. Here is how it went. Please consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great to hear from you so pop a comment against the video or use one o...
#354 Harvesting Pink Fir Apple Potatoes with Blight
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In this video I harvest my remaining main crop potatoes. They are the variety Pink Fir Apple. Sadly the were affected by Blight so I wasn't sure what the harvest would be like. Consider becoming a Patron of the channel. Look here for more details… www.patreon.com/MyGardenAndDinosaurs If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here…...
#353 News and garden updates
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This was a hard video to make. Some sadness to begin with but things are mostly looking up again. If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great to hear from you so pop a comment against the video or use one of the channels below… Facebook groups/MyGardenAndDinosaurs ...
#352 Sowing seeds in August - Planting Dwarf Fruit Trees - Garden Makeover
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A busy couple of days. There are still plenty of seeds to sow. I have some new fruit trees to put in and am making some progress with my plans for improvements in the garden. If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great to hear from you so pop a comment against the video or use ...
#351 My Cunning Plans Harvests and Much More
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A busy few days with lots to do, including harvesting some lovely produce and considering plans for garden improvements. If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great to hear from you so pop a comment against the video or use one of the channels below… Facebook group...
#350 Seed sowing in July
Просмотров 3963 месяца назад
July is pretty much the cut-off for sowing some veg seeds. Here's what I'm sowing to try to squeeze as much into the garden as I can. If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great to hear from you so pop a comment against the video or use one of the channels below… Facebook faceb...
QT #22 Food and treats for my pet quail
Просмотров 2683 месяца назад
I love to enrich my pet quail environments and their diets by giving them fresh fruit, vegetables and even herbs. This video gives a quick intro to my quail and follows me as I gather goodies from the garden for them. If you like what I do, you can support the channel and buy the chickens a treat by making a small donation here… ko-fi.com/mygardenanddinosaurs It is always great to hear from you...
#349 Harvesting in early July not all sweetness and light
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#349 Harvesting in early July not all sweetness and light
#348 First potato reveal of 2024 Should I be happy with this ?
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#348 First potato reveal of 2024 Should I be happy with this ?
#344 Garlic Harvest Shallot Harvest Planting out Brassicas
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#344 Garlic Harvest Shallot Harvest Planting out Brassicas
#343 Unboxing a temperature controller to help with seed germination and plant growth
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#343 Unboxing a temperature controller to help with seed germination and plant growth
#342 Planting out tomatoes - mid May
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#342 Planting out tomatoes - mid May
#341 #sspc2024 Video 2 Transplanting and splitting potato plants
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#341 #sspc2024 Video 2 Transplanting and splitting potato plants
#340 Planting out Greek Gigante Beans
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#340 Planting out Greek Gigante Beans
#338 Preparing a pea frame and planting out peas
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#338 Preparing a pea frame and planting out peas
#337 Garden Tour April 2024 #springflowers
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#337 Garden Tour April 2024 #springflowers
#336 Planting Potatoes Building Supports and Transplanting Seedlings
Просмотров 3236 месяцев назад
#336 Planting Potatoes Building Supports and Transplanting Seedlings
#335 #SSPC2024 Video 1 Preparing the potato
Просмотров 1366 месяцев назад
#335 #SSPC2024 Video 1 Preparing the potato
#333 Garden Tour March 2024 - Lots of Improvements - Getting Set for the Growing Season
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#333 Garden Tour March 2024 - Lots of Improvements - Getting Set for the Growing Season
This is so sweet, I can tell you love these birds ❤
You are so kind. Yes, I do.
Hi Mags. Enjoyed your video. I've just got back from holiday so will be sowing my garlic tomorrow. I'm going to nip to garden centre tomorrow on off chance they have onion sets for winter planting. It's a long shot but 🤞🙂
Hi Mags. Hope you had a nice holiday and managed to get yourself some onion sets:)
Had a great holiday, thanks. I did manage to get onion sets from my local garden centre and I've got them planted. Fingers crossed I'll get some decent onions 🤞@@mygardenanddinosaurs
These are normally about the size you got. Just harvest our late ones for Christmas and they are very poor.
Hiya. I had definitely hoped for a bit bigger. Sorry to hear about yours. This year has been tough for growing.
Its nice to see you promoting that the garden doesn't stop for winter, and yes I like you have got quite a bit still to do, well done you ...
Thanks 👍 Never a dull moment in the garden. lol
I was told that quail don't hatch their eggs, they'll to domesticated. What are you using on their floor?
I think that is generally the thinking but if you give them a more natural environment then they most certainly will hatch their own. I use a hemp bedding which is great. Poo dries and desiccates so no poo balls and the quail love dust bathing in it.
Great little harvest fair play to you
Thanks Nigel 👍 Every little counts particularly at this time of year. All the best. Mags
Wow wow wow what a fantastic harvest ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉congratulations
Thanks. It was a big surprise. I think there have been a few big harvests this year.
Morning Mags, I'm planning on planting out my onions and garlic this week, but it's quite wet again. ☔️ Why is it always nice when we are working? 😂 You had a fabulous Gigantes harvest... unfortunately, all of mine had cross pollinated. 🤦♀️ Those dwarf beans in the trug looked so lush for this time of year. They must really like that sheltered spot! I hope you enjoyed them with your carrorts and cottage pie... nice comforting food for this time of year!!!
Thanks Annie. Yes, the beans were great. I've had another harvest off them too. Def like the spot as the others I planted further up the garden didn't manage to give me anything. Your giant runner cross looked fab though. Did you eat them? My bought in garlic and elephant garlic has arrived so they will need to go in at some point.
That crystal peak flower we call and obedient plant here....push a flower sideways and it stays obediently in that position, at least for a while. I think they are very pretty, but I've had problems with them over wintering even though they should be ok even up into lower Canada. Great harvests for this point in the season. Great that you can keep going. Those big pots were a bargain. Always great to support a charity as well.
Ooh, I must try that out - sounds fun. I'm loving the big pots, lots growing well in them. The garden still has many over-grown areas that I want to try to sort out over the winter. I hope I can keep motivated when it gets colder. Happy gardening. Mags
@@mygardenanddinosaurs We've been warmer than normal here, so my plants are going on longer...no complaints. However, I do need to clear some things. The pollinators are making me feel guilty as they are sucking what's left from the remaining blooms.
I’m waffling about doing garlic again as we just don’t use it enough. But never say never until I can’t 😂😂. I’m going to change things up and do a lot more dwarf varieties of tomatoes so I can grow in the poly. Otherwise no huge changes. Looking good there Mags have a wonderful day, Ali ☔️🇨🇦
I love the ease of growing garlic and do use a fair amount of it. My tomatoes were so rubbish this year I’m completely rethinking how I grow them. You have been making a good few changes in your garden already Ali. Have a great week. Mags
Harika video teşekkürler 👏🙋
Thanks for watching.
my garlic has now been planted in modules. i'm not bothered about seeing shoot appearing. just the roots. some vwill be plantes outdoors in a bed, the rest in the polytunnel...............brian
Sounds good Brian. How much earlier does the garlic in the polytunnel get ready?
@@mygardenanddinosaurs the truth is, i don't really know. it's the first time i've tried it. it's more of me being inquisitive than conduct a trial.......................brian
Mags senin elinden heriş geliyor araba kullanmayı biliyormusun ben onuda bilmiyorum öğreten olmadı aslında çok isterdim araba kullanmayı olmadı kocam bir işte çalışmayada izin vermedi kanalınızı seviyorum teşekkürler 😊💐🙋
Hi. Yes I do drive. It’s a shame you were not able to learn. Thanks for watching the video.
This has been so useful! I’m new to quail and have just bought some to keep as pets. There really isn’t a lot of info out there on keeping as pets so this video is brilliant 😊 it’s nice to see a fellow quail owner who cares so much about their welfare
You're so welcome! Rosie. Thanks for watching. Tell me a bit about your quail.
Great video Mags. Really enjoyed it. 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Very interesting thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
I never saw such happy birds❤
Thank you. They are very content.
Love the video Mags. Lots of information to process and very beginner friendly. They makes such lovely noises and look so cute but are they easy to handle. Some places say that quail should be kept in short squat accommodations as they are good flyers who scare easily and fly straight upwards with the potential, with ceiling space over a certain height, to risk breaking their necks. Your birds seem so calm that I wonder if this is more applicable to quail kept as game birds rather than pets. You also never mentioned food and although I know you feed them lettuce, I am sure that is not all they eat. One further query I personally have (I am also in Scottish central belt) is how readily available are the supplies or do you need to get them from specialists. I am sure I will have loads more comments and questions as this series progresses and am really looking forward to the next one.
Hi Donna. Glad you enjoyed the video and found the contents useful. Yes, you regularly hear people say that you should have very low roofs on the runs as quail can flush up when scared and break their necks. In six years I have never had this happen - touch wood. I think, as you note, my birds are calm which helps. They could still get a fright I suppose. I try to make the ceiling flexible, I.e. many of the runs have polycarbonate roofs which give a little when bashed. Some people hang a net under the roof to act as a baffle. I feel that by giving the quail more head room they can enjoy little flights and can bounce about and generally be more active. As for food. I will do a video specifically about this but in short their main feed is quail pellets. These are a high protein food specifically formulated for quail. Any animal food merchants should be able to source it but I actually get mine through amazon. I also feed them veggies like cabbage, lettuce and chard and all sorts of herbs. Hope this helps. All the best. Mags
Watching you and Pavlovafowl encouraged me to get quail as pets - and I love them! Only downside is the males that can be a bit noisy/fight but I kept all the ones I hatched as pets anyway. I did lose two boys to rats though
Glad you felt inspired to try quail keeping yourself. Yes, one challenge with them is that they can be aggressive to one another in certain circumstances. I like the boys calling noise but agree it can be noisy when you have several calling back and forth. Sorry to hear you lost a couple to rats. Hope the others are still doing well. All the best. Mags
@@mygardenanddinosaurs Doing very well, I think they make lovely pets! All of them will eat out of my hand and one hen is almost cuddly - quite happy to be stroked and picked up, so sweet!
Just one male with some female friends hardly makes a noise at all
Hi Mags, this is very handy and good timing as me and my wife have been thinking about getting some quails to keep as pets. I look forward to the rest of the series.
Hi Jamie. Thanks for watching. That’s exciting. Glad you are doing your research first. Always a good move. If you have any questions, please let me know. All the best. Mags.
i advise the gloves, mags. that tin is really sharp on the corners. i bought 4 beds 2 years ago. money well spent. construction is obviously easier for anyone able to stand, but i managed..................brian
Hi Brian. Yes, you are right re the gloves, of course. I’m glad they are up now. They will be useful for all sorts of veg. Might do carrots in one next year. What do you grow in yours?
@@mygardenanddinosaurs i grow a variety of brassicas in 2 of them and onions and salads in the other 2. anything else i generally try to grow in pots..............brian
Thanks Mags. That was some amount of bolts you had to do. Well done! The bed looks great!
Thank you Mags. Yes, loads of bolts but didn’t lose any for a change 😆. The bed is great. A really good size.
So cute!
Thanks for watching.
Beautiful healthy looking peppers. You could take the plant indoors. Somewhere warm and access to light. It would survive and you can return it to the tunnel next year. Peppers are perennials and will live for years.If you take the plant indoors it will continue to fruit. Check daily for white fly. I spry every few days with water,washing up liquid and garlic mixture.
Hello and thanks for the suggestion. I think I would struggle brining them in sadly as for some reason pepper plants make me sneeze incessantly. Good idea though.
I'm new to raising quail. What is the litter called your using?
Hi there. I use a hemp bedding. The brand is Aubichick but any hemp horse bedding would also do. It is dust free and absorbs the moisture out of poops so they just disintegrate so you don't get poo balls on the quail's feet.
😊thank you. I love this setup
Wow, I absolutely love the squash you’ve grown. I’m going to try grow them next year I think. Those Gladioli are stunning. I really like the colour of them. It’s all looking great, you have lots growing. That’s a good job you’re doing with the Ivy etc, hopefully it won’t take too long to die off. Have a great week ☺️
Hi there and thanks. It has been a job to beat the garden into submission - parts of it at least - but it was mostly enjoyable. More to do but I hope next year will be easier as a lot of the infrastructure is in place. I was pleasantly surprised with the gladioli I have to say. I haven't tried the squash yet but hopefully they will be lovely.
Amazing large potatoes. Congrqats
Many thanks. Much appreciated.
hey maam nice sharing in your garden im new here have a great day
Welcome and thank you.
You can cut small holes in the black plastic and plant squash plants in there that way the foliage will cover all the plastic and give you an amazing crop come autumn 🙂
Brilliant idea Gavin. I will definitely try that out.
Can you make a tiered effect with slate or logs?
Good idea Ali. I would just need to cut some step areas I think. Food for thought.
Congratulations on 2k Mags 🎉🎉. We had as you know a super hot and sunny summer Mags and my tomatoes were not as prolific this year and ripening was a huge issue. My Sungold were good but like your not prolific either. But onions look massive so we have to take the good with the bad as gardeners. Cut the mashed potato squash in half roast with butter and scoop out to eat. I know Cherie the English Lady cooks hers in the microwave (cut in half I think 🤔). We still have cabbage whites but it is 6c overnight and morning so hopefully most are done. Hopefully your winter veg all do well. Have a fab week hope it’s a good one, Ali 🥶🌞🇨🇦
Thanks Ali. I'm very happy to have reached 2k. Great suggestion for cooking the squash. Will have a bash soon. I don't usually have so much winter veg in so it will be interesting to see if they survive let alone thrive. You are right - we do have to take the bad with the good. There is always next year. Take care. Mags
Videonu beğeniyle izledim bahçende manzara ve havada güzel teşekkürler 😊💐🙋
Oh things look lovely and ohhhh the view of the mountains in the backdrop!
Thanks Robin. I am very lucky to have that view.
Hi Mags, your garden is looking amazing, you have worked wonder with it, when you look back to how it was when you first moved there. Ive done well with tomatoes this year but they have struggled to get ripe and I still have plenty of green ones. My French climbing beans have finished now and they are disappointing, I did get some but not in the quantities as usual, but I sowed some dwarf beans and they are full of flowers but it might be too late to get beans from them, I'll leave them in and see if the weather is kind for a bit longer. The marking on your pepper is called corking and is usually seen on some chillies, they will be OK to eat, they just don't look great but added to a sauce you won't notice the marks.
Thanks so much Liz. I'm glad you can see a difference. It has been such hard work to get where I am with lots more to go. It is never going to be a show garden, it is more a farm or market garden with the fruit and veg, chickens and quail but that's fine by me. Thanks for the corking info. Sorry to hear about your climbing beans. I also have dwarf beans in flower. Fingers crossed we get a harvest. I'm also waiting patiently for my greek gigante beans. I hope to get a good crop there but time will tell. All the best. Mags.
Hi Mags I notice you have blossom end rot on your tomatoes. I did not get one bad one. Thank God. In my pots I did put a half a cup of Dolimitic Lime with my soil. Please try it next spring😊
Hi Claire. Yes I had/have loads of BER. I did put on CalMag - a calcium magnesium supplement but to no avail. I will look up the Dolimitic Lime though and try with that next year. Take care. Mags
Hi Mags - I love the idea of breaking up some of the plastic with flower pots BUT remember that it’s impermeable and unless you pop some drainage under the pots, you may find them getting waterlogged as they stand in the water rolling down the plastic. Possibly just elevate the base of the pots if you don’t want to damage the plastic.
Hi Donna. You are absolutely right. Well observed, thanks. I will make sure I put some prevention in place. All the best. Mags
Thanks Mags. I enjoyed your video. My harvests of tomatoes and peppers were pretty much the same as yours. I'm pretty disappointed compared with the harvests from previous years. Only thing I'll be planting over winter is garlic. Fingers crossed for a decent harvest next year. 🤞
Hi Mags. Sorry you are in the same boat as me with your Toms. Lets blame the weather and look forward to success next year. I will be putting in garlic and elephant garlic too. Still waiting on it being delivered though. I will put in one ot two of this years garlic as well. Take care. Mags
Cool apples 🍏 there so pretty great job
Thank you 🤗
Beautiful thank you for sharing ❤❤❤ there all so beautiful I love your set up it looks amazing
Thank you so much 🤗
Beautiful thank you for sharing ❤❤❤ there all so beautiful I love your set up it looks amazing
Thanks for popping by. Your comment is much appreciated.
Absolutly adorable, considering these as pets for my family. What's your experience keeping quails in that size of habitat? Some googling said 1,5m tall habitat because of quails tend to jump upwright if it gets scared, is it something with the type of breed or?
Hi Mags our daughter lia has got four of those beds she loves them and grad children enjoy growing with her.
I’m pleased with the one I’ve built. I’ll be glad to get the other one operational. All the best. Mags
Those gladiolus are beautiful...what color.
I do love them.
nice garden. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for visiting
Hello, I really like the additional wood and screen you added to the bed. Your garden is coming along quite nice since moving there. You have put a lot of effort into it for sure.
Thanks so much. It is a slog at times but I’m happy with progress. All the best. Mags
I have one apple 😂 on my super dwarf apple tree every year. You can put organza bags on them if you think it’s birds. Great new bed Mags 👍👍. Yes like my vegepods they take loads of soil 🤦♀️ but I love them. Fab cage too let’s hope the cabbage whites are done soon 🤣🤣 it doesn’t deter the girls though. Some wonderful harvests Mags, have a lovely weekend, Ali 🌦️🇨🇦
I hope it is a tasty apple and worth waiting for. I’m happy with progress. I hope over the Autumn and Winter I will get even more of the garden knocked into shape. Take care. Mags
If you can't see the hills, it's raining. If you can see the hills, it going to rain!! 🤣 Great stuff Mags but not sure about the apple damage - I'm a fruit novice! I have 6 beds similar to yours to fill, 2 are 2.4m long. I'm gonna need a shed load of compost so I'll be doing similar to you.
Omg those beds are going to take some filling right enough. Good luck with it. All the best. Mags.
@@mygardenanddinosaurs And this is why I am stalling for a while. Gonna cost a bit even with hergle fregle culture, plus I don't want to waste the nutrients over Winter!
I don't like gladioli, but I think I've just changed my mind, fabulous 😊
I’m so amazed by them.
Hello Mags hope you are doing well. As for my tomatoes they did really well none had blossom rot. I utilized Dolomitic limestone in my potting soil about a fist full😊
Hiya Claire. Thanks for the tip. All the best. Mags