March is in Full Swing! Picking, Sowing and Planting at the Allotment! Ep206 || Plot 37
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- Опубликовано: 18 мар 2024
- Spring has definitely sprung on the allotment and we are in full swing with picking, planting and sowing. Board beans go out, parsnip and carrot seed are sown and we are picking Purple and White Sprouting broccoli!
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We're really loving the channel and have introduced a new adjective to our lives..."time for a Jessie" is our code for a glass of wine after an allotment session 😊
Sean and Jeanette
Hahahahhaha, i love that. :D
I love the fact that your chickens are allowed out now ... doesn't it make a difference having them around you in the garden! Their personalities come out so much more when they're interacting.
It feels lovely having them out and about! And yeah, you can really see whos got the smarts hahaha!
I love this channel, I think you could turn anyone into a gardener with your infectious enthusiasm. Such a joy to watch ❤❤
:D what a lovely comment
hi jessi, over the last year or two, i wished there was more people like you in this world. it would surely be a better place to live
What a comment, thank you Lucy!
Try spreading dried egg shells broken up all around each plant to keep slugs away, it helps somewhat
nice to watch you and your mom 🥰 the chickens and kitty 🐔🐓🐱🌹 love from Iceland
Hello in Iceland :D
@@JessieatPlot37
Not long ago I saw a video where the gardener sowed Carrots in paper egg cartons with a good sized hole poked in the bottom. When they were up, he planted the whole thing and the carrots just kept growing down. If it works for carrots (don't know/ haven't tried it yet), it should work for parsnips).
Won’t work for parsnips, but you could use toilet role tubes; but they must be planted out as soon as the parsnips germinate. I chit my parsnips and as they shoot out a root, I carefully sow into prepared planting stations. Works brilliantly. 100% success.
@@stewartw7302 I tried toilet paper tubers for starting something. In 2 days they were thick with fuzzy mold. Did something wrong
@@bthyme Yes, I had the same problem when I tried it with parsnips. The parsnips grew alright though. But, following years, I prepared the planting stations - 15 to 20cm each way with sifted compost with added sand. Chitted the seats on damp toilet paper until the seeds germinated, the planted the seeds into the prepared stations… two per station. Result - perfect germination and fantastic crop with hardly any forking. The only thing I use toilet tubes for now is cucumbers. Cut to length to suit a 75cm pot filled with compost with the tube placed centrally, seeds sown on their edge. I water outside the tube, thus preventing the stem of the cucumber getting wet and rotting. A regular occurrence before adopting this method. Happy gardening.
When preparing parsnips to eat, cut out the middle and use the rest as the middle can be bitter. Happy eating!
Hi Jessie and your Mum, what a great job building your bean frame! Those root trainers are really good, too! That was so funny all 4 girls jumping onto your bed right after you tiding it up 😂 the weather has been odd the past week. Although I had a full day at the allotment yesterday, lots of jobs done and the weather was beautifully sunny and warm. Today is lashing it down all day today, but I do need my water butt's filling up 😊 aww lovely Lil ❤ another grear video update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Hi Christine! Thank you! Glad you've had some good weather. :D
Watching the chickens messing with your bed after your just raked it was hilarious!! Good luck with keeping them out of the garden. LOL
Hahahahah, little featherd buggers :D
Alcohol-free Guiness, Mythical Red Duke of Yorks, Flight path differentially of sound waves, menacing girlie whirlies, ALL GREAT STUFF whilst Mum weeds her way around the world😂😂❤
Hahhahaha, love this summery :D :D
After sowing 18 differend variaties om tomatoes, and watching potty mouth i went on the internet to order some porkchop, japanese black and brad's atomic ( not a easy task in belgium). I blame you Jess😂
Love from Belgium
hahhahaha, i will happily be blamed for tomato seed buying :D
I love your long videos Jessie! Don't mention the slug word.....as you said they are everywhere!!! A spell of dry weather might help. We've had rain every day here in Scotland for at least 10 days now. Ridiculous. Cheers Jessie and here's to some spring sunshine!🌞🌞
:D thanks Jenny. Dry weather seems a bit optimistic right now (currently looking out the window at the rain hahahah).
Cooked parsnip with peanut butter and jam on lightly toasted bread - reminds me of bananas 🍌
Hello Jessie, I’m just amazed at what you and your mom do on your allotment. Will be a abundant garden for you guys. Looking forward to see all the glorious harvest that will be awaiting you and your mom. Your videos are so inspiring and informative. Have a great rest of your day see you on your next video.
thank you so much Karen! I am so looking forward to summer when everything is in full flow again :D
We're half way through march 😱 Jan/Feb take forever then march just starts to fly by, if your not fussed on sweet pea colours get down to Lidl 10 seeds 29p/49p I've got chard it's bright red and some bright yellow no idea what to do with it tho 😂 fab vlog Jessie 🥰
terrifying isn't it!? It'll be April in a 10 days :O
I love swiss Chard - my back garden is not very big - my answer to a compact greenhouse for the tomatoes is a 6ft long 5ft high clothes rail with the plastic cover - am awaiting the pork chops/jap blacks and starfighter. Thanks for giving such comprehensive imfo Jessie and listening to all the successes and more importantly "failures" gives all of us "newbies" such hope and optimism. Love pottymouth as well. 🌱🌷🌱
Mr Middleton the WW2 garden expert recommended sowing pinches of parsnip seed every 3 inches and pulling every other one as baby parsnips in summer This works quite well. I space the rows about 8 inches apart and sow spinach between them. You get a couple of cuts of baby spinach from that.
Loved the way the Girlies followed you onto the parsnip bed 😂
Sweet but destructive :D
Have you ever tried beer in trays to get rid of slugs ? I trued it last year it worked where I had lettuces and cabbage. Although my growing space is smaller. Nematodes work great to x
I have! and i was quite successful but lily kept trying to drink it!
I have grown a prolific pumpkin called sweet dumpling individual size ideal for roasting
sounds perfect, i'll get it on my list. thanks dave.
Parsnips…I sow my seed an inch apart…by the time they,ve been ravaged by everything they are thinned out to the right distance…you obviously are more successful with germination😀Jinxy
hahahahahah!
Thanks for the broad bean idea. I'm going to try it this morning.
Hi Jessie , its going to be the year of the slug . Due to the warmish winter the slugs have thrived . In fact the small slugs have had a field day with my Daffodils , they have eaten the yellow flower trumpets
Don't say that Mike noooooooooooooooooo
Jessie I did not intend to be spiteful but as an observation that we have had a fairly mild winter . I expect the small slugs which live in the grass where its been nice and comfy for them
Suggest Sweet Dumpling squash- delicious so dweet and so full of flavour.
Interesting! This one has been mentioned a couple of times now. I'll definitely have a go with it!
really enjoyable video jess so happy its all system go in the garden
Thank you! Year, it really feels like things are go go go right now doesn't it!
thats was that fastest way ive ever seen string tied and not because it was in speed up haha , what you did with the string i need a slow mo replay it was ace!! haha
hahahaha!
Hey Jessie, Wow the broccoli looked so nice. I never get much from broccoli and cauliflower in my garden. Now I have been growing a F-1 Broccolini with great success the past couple years so I am only growing the one variety and will look to store a years worth this year.
I bought several of those upgraded Rootrainers also. I think 4-5 and I have six of the old ones so I started many seeds about 30 days early to see if this makes them bigger and stronger on the day I transplant them out. I did fill one of each with okra plants as I expect a giant harvest of okra this year. Despite your words I know you loved seeing the chickens out and about even in the garden bed.
It must be a thing in the UK about the parsnips. I do not know anyone that eats them over here. Since we do not eat them and do not grow them it leaves me more time to battle the other items I grow. Great video today, God bless take care bye for now, Steven
So great when yu find a variety that does well in your patch isn't it!
How funny that parsnips aren't a thing... standard roast dinner must-have over here!
thanks as always Steven!
It's all coming together on your plot well done. Our site has had to call in pest control due the ridiculous number of rats on site. Hopefully they will go away soon so I can carry on planting. Take care 🥔🍷🐔
Oh blimey Angela :/
Just been to The Range today and our one had the Red Dukes's in still, worth a look if there's one near you.
I will have a look, thank you!
hi jessie im from Norfolk and i alos have an allotment that i love growing stuff on. Been watching you vlogs for past few month and really enjoying them. Godbless
:D thank you!
Your garden is always so colorful and fun to watch the new sowings and what pops up next. Have you thought about painting your round table and chairs a perky colour to go with your beautiful garden? ❤❤❤
Another brilliant video... trouble is, it made me go into my own garden to do some early sowing and weeding, now i'm shattered!!
hahahahahaha!
Fantastisch Good work Jessie you the best te moostiun Top Time happy week thans te video Top 👍🌷🧤🌱✔️🌿☕🥦🥕❤
:D
Hi Jessie how are you. I hope you managed to get some of the Red Duke seed potatoes at that garden centre, wow it really is well stocked. Love you videos. 🙂🇮🇪
Thanks Marion! :D
@@JessieatPlot37Hi Jessie 😊 by the time I got to the end of your video I discovered that you didn't succeed in sourcing the potatoes. I just saw there now online that DT Brown has Red Duke of York potatoes for sale still
Hi Jess. Couple of parsnip recipe thoughts. Have you tried parsnip and apple soup - it does tone down the parsnip flavour. Also parsnip and celeriac bake has become a go-to for us.
I have not! But i can imagine it would be delicious with the apple. Also anything with celeriac is great. Thank you!
I have the last few parsnips to dig out today… they self seeded into the path😀…all the more delicious for being a bonus crop😀😀😀Jinxy😀
Oh nothing better than a bonus crop!! i've never had a parnips bonus :D
💚💚💚 Just Joyful to watch as ever thank you.
:D thank you Paul!
Hi Jessie, love the broad bean structure, I grow broad bean Dreadnought and dwarf variety Sutton, for the parsnips I always sow fresh seed every year in April, I sowed my sweet peas in the old cassette root trainers in a cold greenhouse a couple of weeks ago and they have started to germinate. I have treated my self to two new root trainers like the one in your video, looking forward to sowing runner beans broad beans in them this year. the cheers at the end I still love it after these past 4 years. always a great chat 🙂 🍷Steve (Colwell)
Thanks Steve!
And cheers! Wow, 4 years... that seems unbelievable!
I love your blackboard on the shed. thats a good idea
thanks Meg, i wish it meant i did the things on it!
The way you did the 'cage-like' supports for your broad beans is so clever. I'm gonna try that with my peas this year 😊 another great vlog ❤ 🍻 😊
Thanks Tamara! hopefully the beans grow well now... hahah!
Yes, hopefully they will 😊
My excess parsnips were dug up last month, prepped and very lightly roasted. Cooled and frozen on a sheet for almost instant roast parnips over the next few months.
Perfect! I need another freezer hahaha!
Aw that was lovely but yes - I'd given myself the day off as it was chucking it down and now I feel so guilty! Love the broad bean set up - I really need to try and get one in place this year as I usually wait until they all flop and rush around tangling myself up in bamboo canes and string ... And as for the chickens - gorgeous!
Hahahaha, thanks Jane. Weathers been pants hasn't it! And yeah, i too am normally a tangled mess with the broad beans too. Hoping i've nipped it in the bud this year!
Jessie, just to point out that when planting in a raised bed, you don’t need to space your rows so far apart as you don’t need to walk down the rows to weed, etc. I plant into preprepared stations 15 to 20cm each way.
Aaah…blessed root trainers…can’t live without them… but still using my ancient ones…not smart new ones😀. I left my broad beans in doors too long as well… so cut off the tops to eat on top of soup before planting out… seem to be recovering well😀Jinxy
So good aren't they. even the oldies! :D
Hi Jess it’s all looking great. I planted my broad beans straight into ground this time just to see how they would grow so still waiting for them to emerge. I grew alderman pea from seed and they were as big as your broad beans so they all in ground. I put fleece over till they get roots down so wind doesn’t bash them about. Also planted my early potatoes half rocket half swift. In a couple of weeks will plant Charlotte second earlies then a week or so after the maincrop Picasso. Got some multisown beetroot to go in any time now and sow my parsnips I also harvested the last year parsnips to make way for early spuds. Gotta get ready to get onions plants in. We are all doing things more or less the same time but slightly different. I never thin my parsnips or carrots. They all grow you just get smaller ones and bigger ones. You do so well with all your pests you have. Anyway see you next week🙋🏻♀️
Wow, you've got tons going on Mandy! Spring has definitely sprung :D
Any more sign of the rays?
I wish, that would be exciting! Would up my pond game a bit wouldn't it :D
Grow buttercup squash they are the nicest tasting we have found and not very big at all. Delicious roasted into wedges. Very sweet and nutty x
Thank you! i'll have a look for it.
With parsnips, is it more successful to snip the tops off the excess seedlings rather than pulling them out, just leaving one?
Only a gardener would covet their harvest which non gardeners would think…weird. The first strawberry, tomato, cucumber, etc. nothing like it. All that hard work paid off! Even if it’s only one. Yeah.😊. Transplanted tomatoes (only three this year) today, overcast cause a few days from now it starts to warm up.🎉
oh the first is ALWAYS pure joy isn't it! :D
Sweet lightning mini pumpkins are delicious roasted! 😋
Oh fab, i'll look them up. thank you!
Hi Jess I have had fails with sweet peas due to mildew until i made myself a couple of olla's. I used 9" cheap terracotta as recommended on you tube channels. you can get pot saucers to use as lids to stop evaporation. Living in coastal Norfolk the soil is very sandy, water run away quickly but using these last year really worked! No powdery mildew & lots of flowers to enjoy. Even in the blistering sun. Impressive roots on your broad beans hope they do well. Love your channel
Thanks Jess. Enjoyed your video as always. I’m trying lots of things in my garden this year and learning loads from you. Julie
Thanks Julie! Hope your experiments are successful!
They can keep their beer traps, copper tape eggshells and such. Nematodes rule! Shame they don’t work on snails though
Nematode do indeed rule Alec :D
Hi Jess. Where did you get your arches please. I do love your videos
Sweet pea tip?? In New Zealand I plant sweet peas on st patricks day March 17 (early autumn) they get a chance to establish before winter and take off early spring and start to flower by november - maybe worth a try
I tried this once! but it happened to be a year with a dreadful spring and they all rotted off! I might give it another go this autumn though!
Butternut as they don’t always grow big Jack be little ichikuri harlequin acorn little gem baby boo and honey boat all good small squash to grow and will climb up an arch.
I never hear the airplanes you talk about...must be my hearing...but I do hear you thankfully. Great video Jessie. Thank you!
Great! And thank you!
Hi jessie baby boo pumpkins really good ❤
I have them on my list loraine! I think they look great.
Loved the video ❤❤ have to say didn't notice the sound was too interested in what you were doing 😊😊😊😊😊 Thank you for sharing 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks Gloria! Glad it wasn't too off-putting!
Hi Jessie, Loving the channel :) Last year, on your recommendation I grew Japanese Black Trifele and I have to say, they were wonderful ! Great cropper and very tasty. I have a question though... I saved some seed and now have loads of seedlings, will they grow true to the parent plant or are they F1?
The garden is looking good. See you soon.
It may be a long video but oh yes, crammed full of goodies not (slugs) although here where we live in Cambridgeshire by the great river Ouse, we actually have wild ducks walking around the garden. Just ordered my nematodes today. But I am determined to plant more in containers this year. We have lots of tree roots as well as slugs also snails on our fruit trees. Ooh such a slog seeking them out. Love your hat by the way 😊WCL
Great root trainers Jessie. I might invest in a couple soon.
Always a joy to see your videos and this one was just a delight Jessie. Thank you sweetheart ❤
Thank you as always lynn!
when they have taken into the ground if you cut the top two thirds off the beans...then they will all grow back at least two new shoots from the base and be very sturdy plants- this doesn't affect the yield either
I have chopped the tops off the first lot of beans because they had all started their bottom sprouts. I think i'm just hoping these long ones will toughen up :D
cool i must have missed you doing that ! you have tied them secure so i'm sure they will do you good and give plenty of beans ....i always plant mine direct as i find they always go leggy if i sow in pots ....... also when planting direct i quickly soak them in paraffin just prior to planting as this is a great deterrent for mouse attacks@@JessieatPlot37
I can’t get my head around alcohol free Guinness, I’ll have to try to get some just for the craic!
Hahhahah!
i have one pumpkin small varieties is jack be little
I managed to save loads of peas & sweet peas from last year which have all germinated and are well on their way 😊🌹🪻🌸
I'm with you on the crown prince size. I grew 6 huge ones last year from 3 plants (biggest was 6kg). I gave 3 away and we've got through 2. Christmas with family is helpful for getting through gigantic squash. But I've still got a huge one left and there's only 3 of us at home and one person won't eat squash. So I keep looking at that final crown prince and wondering when I'm going to slice it and cook it.
So this year I'm only going to grow one or two crown prince and have a go at Uchiki Kuri and I also have some Table King and Jack Be Little to try.
I've tried several times to grow 'Honey Bear' which I think looks nice but I've never had any success.
Someone needs to dwarfify the Crown Prince.
Exactly that, delicious but too big! A bantam crown prince would be perfect :D
I really like the Ichiku Kuri both size and taste but my plot neighbour really doesn't like the flavour so it splits the crowd!
@@JessieatPlot37Actually just thinking - I grew some Crown prince at home and some at my new allotment. The allotment ones were far bigger. 5-6 kg vs 3kg (which was still a bit too big). I think the soil at home isn't as good. So maybe it's worth trying to limit the crown prince size by putting the plants in bad soil, not adding compost/feed, and maybe limiting space somehow. Perhaps planting two plants close together might work. Obviously they'd be competing for water though too which might be an issue.
I'm you do this for other stuff like salads or beetroot like Rocket right? Plant close or multi-sow for smaller leaves/roots. So might work for squash too.
Great content once again Jessie 👏
Thanks Carl! :)
🐝Thanks for the great video🌻 Imagine no airoplanes, but a dude on the plot that thinks he can play guitar and sing....
hahahahahahaha! :D
Clothes pegs make good cane cappers Jess, if you run out of the posh ones !😄
Or the yakult yogurt pots
I'm all out of posh ones so thank you! :D
Or the other bio yogs …but I find the neck of those a bit to wide so they spend their time falling off a horizontal cane, ok for uprights
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚Thank you for the video
:D
Honeyboat squash are quite nice and small. I prefer them to the jack be little and baby boos.
Any reason you don't use organic rated slug pellets? The ones that are based on an iron compound. I use these and have very little problem with slugs and they are supposed to not harm wildlife, we have some hedge pigs and they don't seem to be effected by them.
I have been known to use them in extreme circumstances! But i've read so much contradictory info about their effect on worms, centipedes and frogs/toads (mainly from the addition of EDTA) that i tend to steer clear. Sadly we don't have any Hedgepigs around our way because of the badgers!
Loved it. Thanks.
Thanks Helen :D
Hi Jessie you said about small pumpkin I have tried these from Amazon. They are good Give them a try.
Heritage Heirloom Pumpkin Small Sugar 10 Organic Seeds POTIRON CITROUILLE Certified French Organic Grower
Nice, thank you Colin!
How are you doing with the Trailcam ? I’m asking coz we had a first hedgehog this week Great video & love to you & mum
Hi Jessie your plot looks amazing my plot is still bogey from all this rain we have had the fruit trees are ok , but my main part from growing is bad never seen it like this before am hoping it will dry out so I can start growing soon , this will be the first year that I have grown vegetables from seeds am taking your advice and stop growing from plugs ,it will be cheaper for me now things are to expensive to buy, by the way you pond is looking amazing there’s me going on take care be safe see you and your mum in the next log 🍓🍓
Oh blimey, hope it starts draining away soon Peter!
@@JessieatPlot37 thank you Jessie 👍
Can you make parsnip wine? then distill it?
I've never tried.... but its a great idea. I'll look up how to do it!
Fantastisch Good work Top Time te moostuin thans te video Top Good week 🌷🪻🌿👍🐈🫚🥦🧤🌤☕️🌱🫛
:D
Hi Jess, it was a long video but I enjoyed it very much 👍❤❤
Thank you!
Have ordered nematoades. No delivery before the 16th April. In the instructions it says use an eighth of the mix. Can you explain . Love your plot.
Wet summers lack of pollinators all affect the number and viability of seeds
and wet summers seem to be the thing the last few!
Here's a question for you Jessie, what percentage of your time is taken up with camera work. It always amazes me how many times your camera shifts position and then you must have to edit it all when you get home. Good on ya gal!
Hi Graham, i've got much quicker at it! It still makes things slower but its almost second nature now. Sifting the camera about without even knowing i'm doing it hahaha! Editing takes up the most time though, thats where most of my time goes!
Thanks!
:D thank you Kevin!
Hi Jessie, another great video! What I want to know has to do with your wine at the end of the video. What kind of white wine do you usually have? I love Sauv Blanc (Fume Blanc) a great spring wine! and was just curious what your favorite is. Cheers!
Ah, i am thinking about doing a little 'wine of the week' bit... what do you think?
That would be Awesome!!!!
I wonder if like me you will have a go at roasting double skinned broad beans and adding cayenne powder and mixing them in a good Bombay mix? So scrumpy. I found roasted fava beans yo do this but thought I'd try my own beans.
I love bombay mix so.... maybe!
Where do you get your minnesota midget melon seeds from?❤
i have built a raised bed with sand for carrots.maybe this is the way forward with parsnips too.takes a lot of sand
i saved carrot seed last year but found it tricky separating seed from chaff.they werent heirloom anyway.just an experiment.they only flower after the 2nd year
Yeah, my raised carrot bed has a lot of sand in it!
Our parsnips were whoppers and were in a waterlogged area so I dunno if that had anything to do with it 🤔
Maybe! it was very dry for mine!
Wot month did u do the over winter carrots and wot sort of carrots would love to this a go later on in year thank
i think it was september and november, but i will have to check Wendy!
Hello, Jesse. What is the date of your usual last spring frost? And when do you expect your first autumn frost?
Last frost date here is 21st of march, i believe. Not sure about the first! i will go have a look.
@@JessieatPlot37 mine is the middle of May in Lexington, VA. First frost is in middle to late Oct.
Did you remember to water your parsnip seeds? Just wondering because I don't think you filmed it. Great video as always :)
I remembered to water them but forgot to film it!
Have I missed the extra tomato video that was coming last week???
I'm not sure about starting carrots isn't it to earlier 😕. Do U only eat veg from your plot or do U buy veg as well?
Its fine here, the soil is warm and besides these are to start indoors.
@@JessieatPlot37 oh ok. Think last year I tried this earlier didn't really get much come up
Honestly the plane noises don’t bother me at all - barely noticed it!
Thanks Alison!
Hello My Jessie Babe, Love You Darling.
My husband asked me, if you sorted out your rat problem? Did the smoke from last week work?
About carrots and parsnips, in Norway it is a thing to sow them in milk cartoons. That way you can start them off before you transfer them into the soil. I tried that with carrots last year and it went ok (I sowed the carrots to late, so they didn’t got any bigger than baby carrots) and I will definitely start them off in cartons this year as well. Because if I sow them directly into the soil the slugs take them 🤯
Oh now this milk carton idea sounds good…….done like peas in guttering? Lay carton on side, sow, wait for goodish growth 5cms, cut off bottom of carton and slide into trench? That sort of idea? Anything to deny the slugs a meal.
@@kathrynhobbs8874no not quite like peas
You cut of the top of the cartoons and make drainage holes at the bottom. Put the soil in, and sow your seeds at the top.
Let the carrots grow until the slugs can eat them up. Then you cut away the bottom and along one side, and place the whole thing in the soil where you want them. You can leave the cartons or gently move it away.
If you look at Maria Berg Hestad video “så gulrot i melkekartong» you can watch her videos. She talks Norwegian but I think you get the idea just by looking at it
Rats!
Thanks Steven. Its great when you find a variety that really works in your patch isn't it!
Oooooh, Okra. I 've just bought my first ever seeeds, any tips?
:)
I've yet to have a result from sweetpeas. Do you not soak yours overnight before sowing? I've tried both ways
I don't generally have problems with germination, its normally once they get outside where my problems start.