Tom's Rescue Chickens & Veg Garden
Tom's Rescue Chickens & Veg Garden
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I'm Making These 5 Gardening Resolutions in 2025 for a Bigger Harvest!
#gardening #newyearsresolutions #composting #wildlifegarden #seedsaving #growyourownfood #gardeningtips #2025garden
🌱 Ready to make 2025 your best gardening year yet? 🌱
It's time to start planning your dream garden! In this video, I'm sharing 5 gardening resolutions for the new year. These resolutions may inspire you to:
Grow healthier plants: Learn how to start composting and create nutrient-rich soil.
Try new things: Discover a unique vegetable you've never grown before (I'm trying celeriac!).
Attract wildlife: Transform your garden into a haven for birds, bees, and butterflies.
Save seeds: Learn the art of seed saving and preserve your favourite varieties.
Master new techniques: Explore inno...
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Видео

Quick Update - How badly damaged was the garden after Storm Darragh?
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Apologies for the video quality, the PC has been a bit of a nightmare over the last few days... Quick damage tour and fix. (Keyword description) - After the storm wreaked havoc on our chicken coop, I'm showing you how I reinforced our chicken fence and handled some essential tarp repair. As part of our ongoing homestead maintenance, I've made sure everything is predator proof to keep our feathe...
Veg Patch Winter Prep: Small Victories & Big Plans! 🍂
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It's been a challenging week in the veg patch, thanks to Storm Bert, work commitments, and pesky arthritis! But, I managed to achieve one small victory - planting out my broad beans. Join me as I share an update on my winter gardening progress and the jobs I'm hoping to tackle next. Plus, a sneak peek at my DIY heated propagator! #gardening #winterprep #veggarden #broadbeans #diypropagator
Winter Pests & The SECRET to Growing Winter Salads Revealed!
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Get your polytunnel ready for winter! In this informative video, join me as I reactivate my homemade hotbed, a fantastic way to provide warmth and nutrients to my plants during the colder months. I will also demonstrate how to effectively protect my precious seedlings from hungry critters that may be lurking around, ensuring that my hard work does not go to waste. Additionally, I will show you ...
Covering the chicken run for winter
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Covering the chicken run for winter. Protecting the poultry from avian influenza this winter with tarpaulin covering for their coop. Keep your birds healthy and stress-free! Live stream, no story. 10/11/24 - Garden Diary
I Spent 1 Hour in My Garden and Got A Bit Done!
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It's my last day off before work and the garden is CALLING! 🌿 Join me for a garden blitz as I tackle overgrown weeds, a temperamental strimmer, and a lawn that's about to get a wildflower makeover. 💪 We're mowing, weeding, mulching, and pruning - all in a race against the clock (and the weather!). 🌦️ Plus, find out why I'm intentionally damaging my lawn! 🤔 Don't miss the garden chaos - hit that...
4 CRUCIAL Garden Jobs I Must Complete in the Next 30 Days
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It's a race against the rain in the garden today! 🌧️ Join me for a productive gardening session where we tackle four essential tasks before the storms arrive. First, we'll be rescuing our French beans from the impending downpour. They've done a fantastic job producing pods this year, but now it's time to save those precious seeds for next season! We'll bring them indoors to dry and prevent them...
🦔 A Hedgehog's First Night: Witness the Adorable Struggle!
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Captured entirely through doorbell camera footage, and condensed to about 6.5 minutes. #hedgehog #wildlife #cuteanimals #nature #doorbellcamera #newhome #nesting #adorable
I Need Your Help! Gardening Dilemmas & Decisions
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Will my pumpkins ripen? Should I pick these beans NOW? And when should I train my grapevine? So many questions! Join me for a late autumn gardening session full of dilemmas, decisions, and hopefully you'll give me some satisfying solutions. Don't forget to leave your advice in the comments! 🎃❓🤔 Chapters 00:00 Intro & Overview 00:37 Potting on store bought plugs 02:24 Weed Maintenance 03:05 Tidy...
Chonk Out & About: The Fat Hedgehog Adventures
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Testing to see if Mr Hedgehog or Chonk, as I've decided to call him, does or doesn't mind the light. 🦔💡 Would be great to get some footage in colour, rather than black and white. 🎥📸 #hedgehog #naturephotography
Winter Garden Prep: From Strawberries to Hedgehogs (and Lots In-Between!)
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Winter Garden Prep: From Strawberries to Hedgehogs (and Lots In-Between!)
He's in! Built a Hedgehog House & Waited for Mr. Hedgehog to move in!
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He's in! Built a Hedgehog House & Waited for Mr. Hedgehog to move in!
Tonight's Hedgehog Adventure: The Spiky Quest for Real Estate!
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Tonight's Hedgehog Adventure: The Spiky Quest for Real Estate!
How to Prepare Your Polytunnel for Winter
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How to Prepare Your Polytunnel for Winter
The Secret to Endless Harvests: Continuous Cropping in Containers
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The Secret to Endless Harvests: Continuous Cropping in Containers
Bread Machine Perfect Sandwich Loaves (Tips & Tricks)
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Bread Machine Perfect Sandwich Loaves (Tips & Tricks)
Amazing Slug Traps: Yoghurt Pots and Yeasty Dough in Action!
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Amazing Slug Traps: Yoghurt Pots and Yeasty Dough in Action!
20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Rescued Chickens You Should Know!
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20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Rescued Chickens You Should Know!
The Big Reveal: My Main Crop Potato Results
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The Big Reveal: My Main Crop Potato Results
Crop Crisis? Urgent Care for Aunty Doreen! 🐔
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Crop Crisis? Urgent Care for Aunty Doreen! 🐔
Transform Your Tomatoes: The Ultimate Sweet Chilli Ketchup Recipe! 🍅
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Transform Your Tomatoes: The Ultimate Sweet Chilli Ketchup Recipe! 🍅
Julys Garden Tour: Waiting for Warmth & Sunshine!
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Julys Garden Tour: Waiting for Warmth & Sunshine!
This Is NOT A Hedgehog!
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This Is NOT A Hedgehog!
Why You Should Build a Bug Hotel (DIY Garden Project)
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Why You Should Build a Bug Hotel (DIY Garden Project)
June 2nd 2024 Flowers Coming To Life - Sustainable Gardening
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June 2nd 2024 Flowers Coming To Life - Sustainable Gardening
June Garden Tour: Discover What's Growing in My Organic No-Dig Vegetable Patch!
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June Garden Tour: Discover What's Growing in My Organic No-Dig Vegetable Patch!
Create a Wildlife-Friendly Garden for Hedgehogs
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Create a Wildlife-Friendly Garden for Hedgehogs
Rockstar Chicken: Watch Her Play Piano! 🎹🐔
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Rockstar Chicken: Watch Her Play Piano! 🎹🐔
Veg Garden May 2024 : What's growing?
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Veg Garden May 2024 : What's growing?
The Ultimate Deep Clean of My Overwintered Chicken Run
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The Ultimate Deep Clean of My Overwintered Chicken Run

Комментарии

  • @radharcanna
    @radharcanna 5 часов назад

    Some great resolutions and ideas there. I especially like the garden diary. Just two small suggestions: lower the level of the nice music so that we can hear you and get rid of the jumping colours in the subtitles. Happy gardening.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 5 часов назад

      @@radharcanna Thanks for your feedback. 🙏 It's really helpful, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. 🤔

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 12 часов назад

    Happy new year. My goals for my garden is year is to grow has much has possible using has little inputs as possible. Use less plastic with the goal of 0 long term. And increase my diversity of plants and animals in my little space. I use a log book to put sowing dates, germination,yields etc etc.....I didn't like a diary I felt abit lost using one. In my log book all my information is on two pages easy to see. It only tuck me 18years to work that out. Thank you for the video happy new year.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 9 часов назад

      Happy New Year! Great point about struggling. I've always struggled to keep records. That's why it's one of my top resolutions this year. Hopefully, I'll be better at it by the end of 2025. It certainly looks like our goals are aligned!

  • @nurhidayati3706
    @nurhidayati3706 3 дня назад

    👍

  • @OttawaValleyVibes
    @OttawaValleyVibes 4 дня назад

    Great video, good sir! Definitely will share this one!!! I love composting myself to be honest, but I'm shocked how few people actually compost these days!!!!!

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 4 дня назад

      Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed 😀

  • @YoursNadine18
    @YoursNadine18 5 дней назад

    I have so many but here are a few: - arch trellis for my cucumbers to use more vertical space - plant more flowers to attract more pollinators - be better with mulching and fertilizing - extend my garden season by starting seeds earlier and invest more time into cool weather crops - try out mono-planting rather than companion planting - buying max. 5 seedlings in a shop (the rest must come from my own seed starting)

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 5 дней назад

      @@YoursNadine18 Brilliant! Best of luck this year! 😃

    • @sarahsummer2337
      @sarahsummer2337 4 дня назад

      I bought the 16ft cattle panel and stakes from tractor supply which I used to grow cucumbers. It worked wonderfully!

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 4 дня назад

      @sarahsummer2337 great idea. Cattle panel looks so useful. Unfortunately, they're not as ubiquitous here in the UK. I wish they were. 😀

    • @YoursNadine18
      @YoursNadine18 4 дня назад

      @ i have the same issue in Austria. But I‘m looking into alternatives by asking a friend who works in construction

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 4 дня назад

      @@YoursNadine18 I guess the closest we've got is construction rebar. Great stuff if you can get it. 😀

  • @vickiphillips7910
    @vickiphillips7910 6 дней назад

    What zone do you grow in? Just subscribed to your channel. Great tips and goals.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 6 дней назад

      Thanks for spending your valuable time with me ♥ We don't really tend to use growing zones in the UK (There's an argument we're too small a country, although we do have some micro climates), however.. For my part of the country, South West, the equivalent would be Zone 8b.

  • @beverlykandraceffinger3764
    @beverlykandraceffinger3764 7 дней назад

    I'm renewing my gardens after having had years with little time to tend the land...mourning a bit for the plants I'd lost as the tree-canopy nearby became more profound and took ample direct sunlight away from my healing herbs. But what remains has been the rescue of planned and planted perennials. Nature is so generous! With some work (and the chance to trim back trees in the cold season) my "wild gardens" will be a source of pleasure once more.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 6 дней назад

      The very best of luck to you! A garden to cherish and enjoy.

  • @carmenortiz5294
    @carmenortiz5294 8 дней назад

    Don't even know how I ended up here BUT I am so glad I did. Great Ideas that I plan to follow once we are done with winter. Although I already have ideas I can start right now that it is officially winter here. (Have a setup, not in use much. It is 3:15 AM.) Great resolutions which I plan to follow! My yard is already a certified wildlife habitat, but it can be much better! Love all those flowers (that I cannot even remotely plant yet). I'm guessing maybe British, I'm in the US, way north. I will be checking out the other videos, really liked this one. I even already have an identical journal!

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 8 дней назад

      Thanks for your lovely comments. I had to use some stock footage of the wildflowers, as we are in the wet and murky season here. But hopefully, next year, there will be something to show off! 😉

    • @carmenortiz5294
      @carmenortiz5294 7 дней назад

      @@tomschooks Been watching your other videos.

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 9 дней назад

    I'd love to hear about your own gardening resolutions for 2025! Share your goals and aspirations in the comments below. Let's inspire each other to create amazing gardens this year! 🌻

  • @steveelkins52
    @steveelkins52 20 дней назад

    Could have lived without the music!! I have tried this method and beer, lager, ipa, Strongbow cider, and the little bu**ggers still wreak havoc. This year has been really bad, they had all the marigolds, sunflowers, nothing survived

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 23 дня назад

    Again, apologies for the picture quality. Computer being a pain, and my free trial has run out on the editing software, so... Screen recorded it so there's no watermark!

  • @StellasVegetablegardens
    @StellasVegetablegardens 24 дня назад

    GREAT IDEA ❤

  • @GanggangPeanut
    @GanggangPeanut Месяц назад

    Tom cool video 👍 loved your propagation box excellent ,you reminded me I still have broad beans to sow, I forgot them 😂

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks Месяц назад

    Just a quick update again this week. Roll on retirement! 🤣🤣

    • @GanggangPeanut
      @GanggangPeanut Месяц назад

      @@tomschooks retirement sounds perfect to me 😂😂👍

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks Месяц назад

      @GanggangPeanut All that extra time in the garden! 👍

  • @arcadia1081
    @arcadia1081 Месяц назад

    Nice! I have a horse manure hot bed I start in March. Eat radishes in April. Please tell me what is the heat coil?

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks Месяц назад

      Thanks for commenting. The heat (coil) cable is an "Elixir Gardens 6m Economical Low Energy Soil Warming Cable" (search term) from Amazon. They come in all sorts of sizes. I'm looking into forms of manure heating for the tunnel next winter. I like the idea of a manure hotbed.

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 Месяц назад

    Mmmm interesting. Given me some ideas thank you! Keep up the good work.

  • @GanggangPeanut
    @GanggangPeanut Месяц назад

    Tom fantastic piece of precision engineering with the hanging shelf..🤣you got there in the end and it looks great and works well 👍Love the hotbed idea for winter,i dont have room in my greenhouse to build one,enjoyed the video 👍👍👍

  • @maxkovall1157
    @maxkovall1157 Месяц назад

    No explosion😔

  • @Dark_Soldier_
    @Dark_Soldier_ 2 месяца назад

    Full support my friend ,i gave big like !

  • @oi3
    @oi3 2 месяца назад

    hi new here done big liked nice video

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 2 месяца назад

      Thanks and welcome

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 2 месяца назад

    Sorry had to give it some thought! I would pick all the brown ones lay them out on news paper in a warm dry environment and save that seed has good seed it probably will grow. The greener stuff you can cut it at the bottom of the plant hang it somewhere warm to dry or just remove the pods and try dring them. On paper dry place. Package them when dry has "not so good seed". Be selective over seed. I find most of my seed grows well and i find my self in your boat alot when saving seed. Only save good healthy seed. No nothing about grapes sorry😅. I am thinking of getting one for the polytunnel. Thanks Tom, hope it works out for you!

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 2 месяца назад

      Thanks! I'll try both these things on Sunday. Now that there's some room in the polytunnel. I'll probably hang the plants from the top tomato strings and let dry inside 😀 Thanks again!

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 2 месяца назад

    What should I do?

    • @billybowen3023
      @billybowen3023 2 месяца назад

      @@tomschooks polytunnel may not be dry enough in winter. Damp air can incuage fungal issues. So be careful! I use the polytunnel in summer(not this one). Might he different for me in SW Scotland!

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 2 месяца назад

      It's not too bad down here. It certainly gets damp in the tunnel, but normally later, in December or January, when I have it all sealed up. This year, I'm trying to keep it ventilated. Hopefully, the beans will be dry long before they get damp. :)

  • @GanggangPeanut
    @GanggangPeanut 3 месяца назад

    thats cool Tom,we need to look after these little guys 👍

  • @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172
    @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172 3 месяца назад

    you've earned yourself a new subscriber, tom.................brian

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 3 месяца назад

      @briansgardenandpolytunnel8172 Thanks Brian, so have you! 👍

  • @GanggangPeanut
    @GanggangPeanut 3 месяца назад

    Hey Tom ,seeds can easily be collected by placing the pods in a mesh bag the pods can be crushed and the seeds fall to the bottom 👍

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 3 месяца назад

      @@GanggangPeanut Cracking advice! Thanks very much! 😀

  • @GanggangPeanut
    @GanggangPeanut 3 месяца назад

    Tom I like this video.i have 2 hedgehog houses in the garden at home, never seen a camera view 👍 new subscriber here and fellow RUclipsr 👍👍

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 3 месяца назад

      @GanggangPeanut Thanks very much! It's a small Amazon Blink camera I bought a couple of years ago on a Prime day special. Perfect for garden wildlife clips. I've subscribed to you as well, looks like you've got a lovely channel there.😀

    • @GanggangPeanut
      @GanggangPeanut 3 месяца назад

      @@tomschooks thanks very much Tom,I look forward to seeing more of your videos ,very interesting 👍👍

  • @jimmyfaulkner5746
    @jimmyfaulkner5746 3 месяца назад

    Watch a timelapse of this type of trap "working" it's shocking how many slugs are attracted and fed but not trapped . These are slug magnets not traps . Took the ones I made from washing tablet tubs out after I see the video

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 4 месяца назад

    What are you growing over winter?🌱

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 4 месяца назад

    Slug Trap Video - ruclips.net/video/NPTSjpkH4h4/видео.html

  • @michaelsplot
    @michaelsplot 4 месяца назад

    👍👍👍

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 4 месяца назад

    Good morning. Probably not the best video to watch when I'm eating my breakfast😅. Very good video, the slugs have had a good year. This is a good idea and I will probably try this method. On the my own slug defence I generally pick and remove, minimise habit (difficult in a small garden) and build healthy soil with healthy plants to help compete with slugs. I have also found fenugreek seeds distract slugs. Allows transplants to get away. Have a good day.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 4 месяца назад

      Ha! I'll have to add a content warning moving forward! fenugreek seed looks interesting. I'll do some research. Thanks for the info 😊

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 4 месяца назад

    I forgot to add the 6 I emptied on day 2! A Grand Total of 32! Not Bad, eh? How are you dealing with this years crazy amount of slimy visitors?

  • @urbanagmike
    @urbanagmike 4 месяца назад

    Potato buckets? Why not! lol

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 4 месяца назад

      @@urbanagmike Worked better than I thought! 😁

  • @APPR8VXD
    @APPR8VXD 4 месяца назад

    ☠️

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 4 месяца назад

    Hello. Well done on your lovely harvest. Love the potatoe harvest! My favourite time of the year but a sad times as well knowing we are heading in to autumn. Nice to see you reusing the soil for your brassicers they should thrive in that disturbed soil. Thanks.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 4 месяца назад

      @billybowen3023 Thanks Billy 😊

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 5 месяцев назад

    I only store simple stuff. Potatoes, beans, peas, garlic, dried herds and the like. I would love to do more. And I would love to do tomatoes but time is a issue. Thanks for the video.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 5 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I'm looking forward to trying to store as much as i can this year. Got lots of French beans moving now, and hopefully the main crop spuds should yield quite well this year.

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 5 месяцев назад

    Do you store much veg for the winter months? Leave a comment!

  • @Destide
    @Destide 5 месяцев назад

    This is our first year in our garden, massive rush to get everything in during Feb/Mar. I made my wife some raised beds out of old water tanks we found in the loft and a donated IBC and that's helped mitigate a lot. Our garden was left for a long while, and we are focusing on more of a wildlife focused garden, literally put in the pond yesterday another water tank :D Benefits of having a more wild permaculture garden I think is it marginalises the massive sways in weather we now have. Looking like we're going to get a bout of sun this week though, hopefully it lasts long enough that will shift the evaporative water cycle we've endured this year.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 5 месяцев назад

      @@Destide That's fabulous! Sounds like you are going to have years of enjoyment in your garden! Good luck! 😀

  • @dune-id7lf
    @dune-id7lf 5 месяцев назад

    weather is being controlled, GEO ENGINEERING! check it out?

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 5 месяцев назад

      There's definitely a human element to the mix, but this year has been about the jet stream being more often than not being pushed south.

    • @dune-id7lf
      @dune-id7lf 5 месяцев назад

      @@tomschooks watch the planes spraying on a morning! look at the cloud formation! are you aware of the harrp project! have you heard of agenda 21, and 30! did you hear of maui! did you see the rain in Dubai, they (arabs) admitted spraying the skies! stop listening to the mainstream media, do your own research?

  • @billybowen3023
    @billybowen3023 5 месяцев назад

    Well put! I was only thinking of these positives the other day. Thanks for the video.

    • @tomschooks
      @tomschooks 5 месяцев назад

      @@billybowen3023 Thanks for watching! 😀

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 5 месяцев назад

    Hey everyone! This season has been quite a challenge with the unpredictable weather and those pesky slugs. 🌧️🐌 How are your gardens holding up? Share your tips and tricks for dealing with bad weather and garden pests in the comments below! 👇 Let's help each other out and make our gardens thrive! 🌱💪

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 6 месяцев назад

    What did you think about this video? Was the subject something you're interested in? Let me know, I really appreciate any insight to what works for viewers. Thanks 😊

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 6 месяцев назад

    What did you think of my new HedgehogHouse and Feeding Station? Have you done anything like this in your garden?

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 6 месяцев назад

    What's growing in your garden? Are you havjng better luck with your beans?

  • @tomschooks
    @tomschooks 6 месяцев назад

    What did you think of my new bug hotel? Any tips for improvements?

  • @funksniffer2598
    @funksniffer2598 6 месяцев назад

    Right, and most species of bees don't live in colonies or make honey They live solitary lives and overwinter in leaf litter and holes in the ground Which is why it's important to have a native ecosystem for a yard instead of turf grass