Really refreshing to see a video from people who have been doing it for a long time in real conditions! Having been gardening for years with limited success on an exposed, boggy, clay and rock hillside in the north I get so tired of watching ‘how to’ videos from people who are clearly beginners with near perfect locations. You have a lot of valuable experience to share and I will be watching this video and others again so I can take some detailed notes! Many thanks x
I live in the Perth hills in Western Australia so I’m dealing with a very different climate. The biggest challenge here is long hot dry summers and infertile gravelly soil. We have sporadic frosts in winter, but only at night. My biggest pest is kangaroos which can reck a garden in one night so I have high fences to keep them out. I love looking at how other people overcome their food garden challenges. Your food garden is beautiful.❤
Hi Wendy, great to hear from you - the challenges facing you as a gardener in Western Australia make our issues seem quite minor by comparison! Well done for continuing to grow your own food despite the many obstacles 👏👏👍 Thanks for watching! 😀
I absolutely LOVE this story. My own northern Minnesota yard is quite steep. And I work for other people seven days a week. So, I need to keep my garden where I can tend it, coming and going.
Thanks for your lovely comment! 😍 Your Minnesota garden sounds interesting too - it's definitely quite challenging trying to garden on a hillside but gives us a good work-out in the process! 😂
Alliums are subject to a number of persistent diseases. We have avoided them in our 30 plus years by never bringing live onion sets in, only seeds. The exception to our allium rule was one small batch of garlic which brought in. We have produced our own seed stock for many years out this one pound of garlic.
awesome, I imagine the Welsh weathe rto be much like the Dutch. my garden is north west facing and I only grow blueberries and aple and pear and one plum tree or two.. I think the pears are suffering from the wetness though, but I love what you've done over at least 4 decades, its stunning
If Dutch gardens are relentlessly wet in the winter (especially this winter it seems, just recovering from Storm Henk!) then yes, very similar to here in Wales. Bring on the promised sunshine in the next few weeks! In the end we just have to grow what works best given the conditions - we're just so pleased to have fresh fruit & veg and love growing 💚 Thanks for your comment 😀
What a fantastic garden! Wow! You guys have done an incredible job. Great video edit too!
Thanks for stopping by to take a look! 👍 We enjoy dipping in to your channel too! Happy gardening & videography in 2024 😀
Really refreshing to see a video from people who have been doing it for a long time in real conditions! Having been gardening for years with limited success on an exposed, boggy, clay and rock hillside in the north I get so tired of watching ‘how to’ videos from people who are clearly beginners with near perfect locations. You have a lot of valuable experience to share and I will be watching this video and others again so I can take some detailed notes! Many thanks x
What a lovely garden! I am about to do just this when we move! I can't wait
Very impressive, amazing amount of work.
This video was extremely motivating as you have achieved so much in an extremely Labour intensive plot of land.
Well done and keep it up guys.
Thanks - we're still very busy - been out all day today now the sun's finally put in an appearance this winter! ☀👍
Thank you for a great video. Your determination is a credit to you.
Thank you for your lovely comment, glad you enjoyed the video! ☺
I live in the Perth hills in Western Australia so I’m dealing with a very different climate. The biggest challenge here is long hot dry summers and infertile gravelly soil. We have sporadic frosts in winter, but only at night. My biggest pest is kangaroos which can reck a garden in one night so I have high fences to keep them out. I love looking at how other people overcome their food garden challenges. Your food garden is beautiful.❤
Hi Wendy, great to hear from you - the challenges facing you as a gardener in Western Australia make our issues seem quite minor by comparison! Well done for continuing to grow your own food despite the many obstacles 👏👏👍 Thanks for watching! 😀
What a beautiful garden and a lot of great advice an info! Thanks for sharing.
That's great that you found it interesting and useful! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍😀
I absolutely LOVE this story. My own northern Minnesota yard is quite steep. And I work for other people seven days a week. So, I need to keep my garden where I can tend it, coming and going.
Thanks for your lovely comment! 😍 Your Minnesota garden sounds interesting too - it's definitely quite challenging trying to garden on a hillside but gives us a good work-out in the process! 😂
Adorable vídeo, made by an adorable couple :) 💖
Aw, thank you, that's really sweet 😍
Very enjoyable and encouraging!
Ah, thank you! 😀
Thanks for your video! They're always very informative and enjoyable!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Alliums are subject to a number of persistent diseases. We have avoided them in our 30 plus years by never bringing live onion sets in, only seeds. The exception to our allium rule was one small batch of garlic which brought in. We have produced our own seed stock for many years out this one pound of garlic.
That's a useful tip, it maybe too late for us now but hopefully something others will pick up on. Thank you! 🧅👍
awesome, I imagine the Welsh weathe rto be much like the Dutch. my garden is north west facing and I only grow blueberries and aple and pear and one plum tree or two.. I think the pears are suffering from the wetness though, but I love what you've done over at least 4 decades, its stunning
If Dutch gardens are relentlessly wet in the winter (especially this winter it seems, just recovering from Storm Henk!) then yes, very similar to here in Wales. Bring on the promised sunshine in the next few weeks! In the end we just have to grow what works best given the conditions - we're just so pleased to have fresh fruit & veg and love growing 💚 Thanks for your comment 😀
Lovely video, that's my dream location.
It is a truly beautiful spot, whilst it does have a few drawbacks when gardening we still love it! Thanks for the comment 😀
Gardening rule #1: mulch, Mulch, MULCH!
Thank you for a wonderful watch 🙂
Haha! Yes, we're big fans of mulching! Thanks for watching 👍
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Thank you! 😍
People were doing no-dig in the 60’s🤓
Parisian market gardeners in the 19th Century used a no-dig method, continually adding huge amounts of rotted horse manure to their plots 🤓
@@harryburrows10 Absolutely wonderful! 👍
For some reason we didn't really pick up on it here until much later than the 60s! 😂 Only wish we had, it would have saved so much effort!
@@TheTenterhookTimes I know! No wonder my dad always had a bad back.