The plot looks great Tony, I can appreciate all the hard work you’ve put in over the winter. Have a productive season mate ,looking forward to watching your next video.
A great tour Tony! You have been very busy by the looks of it. Everything is looking great. Great job with the shed, looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the pond area 😊
Thank you for being so open and honest with this tour. Gardening is not always perfect shots of lush elegantly sculpted gardens ready for the cover of leading gardening magazines. Building and/or reconstructing with used materials, cleaning out existing beds and constructing new ones is messy, so thank you for showing the true picture. My wife and I live in the northeastern area Oklahoma, USA but enjoy your channel so much. While our climates may be different your principles of gardening are transcending of those differences. I received your book yesterday and have already began to enjoy the wealth of knowledge it holds. Heading out to the garden to employ what I see in this book. Thank you, keep it up.
Thanks for such a great comment. I am a firm believer of showing folks as it is. Thanks for buying the book, you helped it get to No1 Best Seller in less than 24 hours :)
I have seen most of your old build projects Tony and I think we all change something as we go along getting ready for retirement or when our bodies says no.....😂. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
Wow Tony , I’ve been wondering what you’ve been up to , what a lot of work you’ve done, it all looks amazing can’t wait to see how the season goes for you . Hope your health is better now too .❤️
Great to see an update, Tony. You're making quite a few areas look way nicer than they did and still managing to create new garden beds. I'm very envious of the growing space and materials you've gathered there. You're an inspiration to many of us growers. I'm moving again, so down to a stack of rescued plants in pots. My plan for this year is to get 3 8x4ft raised beds filled and growing plus get my poor potted fruit trees in the ground. The rest can come later. Cheers!
I've been watching your videos for years and over that time Tony you really have brought so many lovely postive changes to your plot. Your fruit trees really have established now and its lovely to see you with a polytunnel, I remember watching your videos of you growing plants in your big shed with lots of glass windows . If i remember correctly you had a tree or wasit grapes? growing in their as well. Its always a pleasure to watch your videos and i look forward to seeing your new pond and chicken house 😊.
@@simplifygardeningGreat to hear you still have your beautiful grapevines that will be a smashing video,I look forward to seeing it. I tried to grow a grapevine (outside) but even after 5 years it only ever grew what looked like tiny green currents 😂....
Thanks for the extensive tour of your garden and infrastructure. You have so much energy and have worked so hard to build something you should be very proud of. How much food do you give away each year, Tony? Don't forget to relax and enjoy that garden once in a while. Cheers.
Absolute powerhouse! So much work and time you've put into this, fair play to you Tony. Loving the grow room that'll pay dividends in the future. I may build some of those compost bays inspired by yours. All the best and happy growing 🧑🌾
Hi Tony ✋ been away for awhile. Hope you feel better soon. You have done so much to your garden area. I ❤ the little patio area to rest & look over your garden area. A lot of work has been done 👍 can’t wait for summer garden 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
@@simplifygardening You are so full of positive encouragement 😃. I still have a couple months for garden, but will get some started in April. In the hi nw desert of Nevada 🇺🇸👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Brilliant video and progress Tony. Well done. Can't believe what you have done even though you have been ill. Amazing 👏. It's great you're back and filming. We need your help and advice. Keep on going 💪.
i just cut hazel sticks for peas later on, leaving a few straight ones to grow into 3metre poles to construct cages.they wont collapse and crash into things like scaffold pole cages..each hazel pole gets an eyelet screw on top and wire threaded around to make a nice light construction
Hi Tony, What a brilliant vidto update! Your shed is grewt, a lot of work gone into it and will last for many years to come. Love the compost bays, too. I'm looking forward to watching more progress videos, too. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Wonderful upgrade to the compost beds and the experiment s with the compost grass and clippings, the IBC tanks are good too, green manures are good, you have some good wood hip used and manures.😊 Bind weed😡 Great shed renovation m hope you get to use the poly tunnel soon.😊 Tony you’ll have your hands full in projects this spring and summer 😊
You and Terry King are amazing, you both have huge allotments both kept in brilliant state both always improving yearly, here i am in another country with a pocket sized garden but absolutely love watching both of you, your enthusiasm, great ideas and tips. Yes i can take some and apply them or attempt to in my own growing space. I love the new compost bays, painting certainly brightened the area too and the aerial view of your entire growing space was worth seeing. Good luck with the new book. And thank you for sharing so much.
Lovely garden tour. I think next year I will look more at green manure in a few beds. New temporary plot will look great too I’m sure. Those compost bays always amaze me and the quality compost that you make and the revamp looks great too.
@@simplifygardening I often recommend your channel to fellow allotment holders and new growers. I follow other channels but you are always very focussed and so practical. You are a great teacher.
Hello Tony. Your allotment site seems like a overwhelming work of art! You must need a lot of resources to keep on top of everything…. It’s seems like a full time job trying to maintain your allotment. How do you stop your water tanks from getting green algae? And when it rains,and rains , how do you keep all your compost areas dry? Do you do it all by yourself? It’s a labour of love🙏🏻👏👍
I love a good nosey around other folks gardens 😊 I can’t believe there’s no one else on your allotment list. We have an estimated 12 year wait for an allotment in our town. I’m number 186 on the list 😮
We had a huge list Eli but there is 3 sites for our small village and they dont seem to have what it takes to stick around. Hopefully the list will start growing again, We have had a lot of people leave this year due to old age who have been here for years and can no longer manage, some had a lot of land so it swallowed the list up quickly
Wow I got tired just watching! I can't imagine doing so many projects at one time. You're a wealth of knowledge and have a great garden. And you're a trooper too .. saw you on Scott's Monday video and you sounded really sick. Keep going and good luck. Also, I really need a small structure for curing my root crops in the summer and fall. I don't want to spend a lot or do anything difficult since my construction skills are very limited. If you have any videos that shows building something like that or id you could put one out sometime that would be great. Thanks Tony!
Thanks so much! Yeah was rough for quite some time. Had a lot of coughing fits through this video and lost breath a few times. but editing saved the video lol I will see what I can do for curing videos
The space is huge, so much work has been done already, and to keep expanding it, wow 🧑🌾 ICB tank system is very good, never enough of stored water 💧 I can see yours aren't covered, do you get any issues with algae, Tony? Happy gardening otherwise, and I'm looking forward to seeing the inside of the compost heaps, especially the grass one.....the one source we have ample of 😂 we have been collecting it into a large pit area before, and eventually it turns into nice soil, but in between the composting phases, its a smelly brown slimy mush...💚🌿Best wishes, Maiju
Great vid Tony. It's nice to see others with lots to do like us. Our first metal raised bed arrived today I was confused to measurements 😂 i know not hard to confuse me. Lisa asked a few months ago if I could change the beds for higher ones as she was struggling low down.. So the first one is to go in a blank place one bed has been ripped out to move the greenhouse, the other 11 main beds are next. Unfortunately we have no choice but to disturb the soil. The tire wall is been ripped out which shes really mad about. The chicken pen and run has to be moved and rebuilt along with needing to re-cover the polytunnel. Then the fish pond, decking and she wants a bed for wild flower medicinal plants for homemade remedies she wants to attempt.. I've prayed for a few rain free days 😂😂. Miss bossy boots doesnt want much 😂😂😂
@@simplifygardening most definitely. May I ask how tall are your metal beds? Do you think I'd be ok drilling some additional holes and attaching a post from the inside or should I leave the post standing in soil within the bed? I've gone with 77cm tall and different length beds but need to add some sort of posts and trellis to all beds. I've already filled the first using the hugel method. So will be winging the trellis for that one 🤣
Incredible and inspirational. Thanks Tony. I’d be interested to see how you built your fruit cage - the metal ones I’ve seen before look too flimsy to withstand the weather but yours looks substantial
Spot on with the Green Manures and the future growth, however down in Mild Devon mine have also suffered worse than previous years, I suspect its the constant wet weather as we have had much less frost. Love the replacing of the woodchip and using the old, and it all looks so smart with the new chip down. and love the chill out area. Great work you are going there Tony, making a real nice set up.
Oh my god was that Danny actually working on your allotment 😂 he was yaking on about getting you to carry his huge bathtub from Malvern. Great update Tony, happy growing, Ali 🌦️🇨🇦
Not really simplified is it😂 love the organisation and the ambitious plans❤ my overwhelming emotion is shameless covetousness - I have a very tiny garden, no transport and no lilting Welsh accent. Envious, admiring, impressed. Bought the books. Horrified by the complicated equations in the composting masterclass😮 gave me a migraine😂😂😂 keep up the good work Tony.🎉
Dont panick the composting book is for everyone and those who want to go deeper hence a masterclass. I will be doing videos on how to make it basic for everyone
Just so busy with finishing the book and life, and as i was taking a break i thought i might as well leave the return until I finished the shed rebuild
Thanks very much Tony. I'm moving to Serbia in a year or two and will have an acre or so. Your videos are great . I hope to grow a bit of everything including swedes which aren't common there. I also want to grow some Carolina reaper chillies,have you tried growing them at all? The main farming crop is corn. I have no experience at all growing anything so don't know what to do about adding or using fertilisers of any kind of any bugs to watch out for from the corn. They have no cows here either so manure is hard to come by.
Is there a video showing the hoops for the beds they look amazing. I need something similar to prevent the snow crushing my bed covers ( I live in Lithuania so we gat a fair bit at times) your garden looks good keep it up
They are old head rest and footers to real steel framed beds. They were removed from our fire station when new beds were installed so I had them to repurpose them in the garden
Loved the tour Tony x. Can you tell me how you stop the water from getting contaminated please? I have barrels to catch water but the water stagnates so i cant use it for my seedlings.
What a fascinating tour! Can you recommend a website where I could buy some of those IBC’s Tony? I think an allotment being self sufficient in water is the ultimate goal. Thanks for sharing.
Hey tony, Glad your doing well. I was wondering how the allotment system in England works. I'm prepping for a conversation with my County representative here in New York State, to talk about how to perhaps look to creating larger allotment systems.
There are 3 types of allotment. council-owned and run, association-run and privately run. As a rule, You pay a set amount per year and have to grow on 75% of the land. Each one has their own rules dependent on the council or committee that runs the site
Tony, you said that plastic lining on your compost bins had degraded. Ive used the exact same material on my bins last 12 months. Would you consider this might add micro plastics to the compost? Great to follow you and thanks for all the advice.
No when i say degraded it splits cause becomes weak it doesnt break into tiny bits. im every open upn here so it gets hammered and it still lasted 6 years
So much work but it looks great, thank you for sharing. If I can ask, did you made the half circular, black, metal, support for the mesh, it looks just the right size. Thank you.
Good to see you making videos fella i was wondering what was happening. You certainly have mayhem going on there at the moment lol im gonna have to look into an allotment..
Ah well those of us who been following you a while knew you were having some sort of issues. Just didn't want to pry. Just glad your still going fella.
I have a question I am growing secound early potoes this year and like to keep some for seed for next year, now can I plant the crop and harvest which I am hoping for mid June, and keep some back for seed and say come the end of July plant the potoes I have kept for seed and harvest in October for next year seed. Or can I just keep the seed potoes that I harvest in June until next year
I don't think RUclips likes me, as they removed my perfectly innocent comment. All I said was "Good to see you back Tony. I was becoming concerned." Great update BTW.
Dolly 99.5% of the work is me. but if i need an extra pair of hands with lift boards or heavy things Ill give my brother or tina a shout. but the garden. is me
I also wondered who “we” was. 😀 Your gardens look amazing! You’re an inspiration for sure Tony. Did you give up on the bees? I saw your bee video where people stole your bees. Can’t wait to see more videos. Thanks Tony!
Its all about placement and activity. if you are regulary around those beds they will never come to them, i place the compost bays next to the path for that very reason
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Another mammoth garden tour by Tony, I always watch in awe at all the hard graft that gets put into every project.
Well done Tony and Mrs O'Neill.
Thanks so much. Yeah tons done stil lots to be getting on with
He's not kidding when he says ULTIMATE Garden Tour. Just massive! So many areas evolving , changing, building, decaying.
Certainly loads of work going on :)
The plot looks great Tony, I can appreciate all the hard work you’ve put in over the winter. Have a productive season mate ,looking forward to watching your next video.
Thanks, you too!
Fantastic layout created by hard work and dedication. You should be proud of what you have achieved so far. Top job mate 👌
Cheers Nigel. Appreciate that coming from you :)
Great tour, Tony! It's wonderful to see how big your space is and to learn about your plans. Lots of work ahead. It's going to be a good year!
I hope so Scott. Can't wait to get growing this year. Have so many plans and will have the time now the book is done
So glad to see you back producing content. I hope you are feeling better now.
Yes! Thank you! Much better that last bout really took hold but it’s nice to have the camera again
A great tour Tony! You have been very busy by the looks of it. Everything is looking great. Great job with the shed, looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the pond area 😊
Thanks, you too! Hopefully I get the time
I love watching your videos, very informative.
Thanks Micky
Hi Terry. Great tour!
Looks amazing 👏🏽
Bring on the spring
Rach 🌱👩🏼🌾
Can't wait!
Thank you for being so open and honest with this tour. Gardening is not always perfect shots of lush elegantly sculpted gardens ready for the cover of leading gardening magazines. Building and/or reconstructing with used materials, cleaning out existing beds and constructing new ones is messy, so thank you for showing the true picture. My wife and I live in the northeastern area Oklahoma, USA but enjoy your channel so much. While our climates may be different your principles of gardening are transcending of those differences. I received your book yesterday and have already began to enjoy the wealth of knowledge it holds. Heading out to the garden to employ what I see in this book. Thank you, keep it up.
Thanks for such a great comment. I am a firm believer of showing folks as it is. Thanks for buying the book, you helped it get to No1 Best Seller in less than 24 hours :)
I have seen most of your old build projects Tony and I think we all change something as we go along getting ready for retirement or when our bodies says no.....😂.
♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
Thanks Terry. Getting these bigger jobs done while I can is key mate be ready for when I can’t then and if your gonna do it the. Do it right
@@simplifygardening 👍❤️❤️👍
Wow Tony , I’ve been wondering what you’ve been up to , what a lot of work you’ve done, it all looks amazing can’t wait to see how the season goes for you . Hope your health is better now too .❤️
Much better now Lynda thanks
Woah, another space on top of that huge space! Fantastic💚
I’ve only taken it on to prevent it getting out of hand and seeding mine
Nice to see you again. Hope you’re feeling better and well see more of you again.
Thanks and Im hoping to get back to normal now
Good stuff Tony.
Still waiting to get going this year.
Never had as much rain ever.
Sithi later😊
Dan its been mental this year. That has been the only dry day we have had that I have not been in work since November
Brilliant to have you back. Loved looking round the plot.
Glad you enjoyed it
Looking great tony! You've definitely put the work into the plot this winter. Danny 🌱
Cheers Danny :)
Good to see you back Tony, wow the garden has changed so much. Looking forward to seeing your future project. Good luck and take care for now
Thanks and its great to be filming again
Great to see an update, Tony. You're making quite a few areas look way nicer than they did and still managing to create new garden beds.
I'm very envious of the growing space and materials you've gathered there. You're an inspiration to many of us growers.
I'm moving again, so down to a stack of rescued plants in pots.
My plan for this year is to get 3 8x4ft raised beds filled and growing plus get my poor potted fruit trees in the ground. The rest can come later. Cheers!
It’s always a challenge moving I’ve done it a few times but you have a plan and the great thing is we have time there is no rush
I've been watching your videos for years and over that time Tony you really have brought so many lovely postive changes to your plot. Your fruit trees really have established now and its lovely to see you with a polytunnel, I remember watching your videos of you growing plants in your big shed with lots of glass windows . If i remember correctly you had a tree or wasit grapes? growing in their as well. Its always a pleasure to watch your videos and i look forward to seeing your new pond and chicken house 😊.
Thanks, Still have 3 large grape vines so you will see videos on them again
@@simplifygardeningGreat to hear you still have your beautiful grapevines that will be a smashing video,I look forward to seeing it. I tried to grow a grapevine (outside) but even after 5 years it only ever grew what looked like tiny green currents 😂....
Brilliant video and great to see you back Tony
Thanks great to be filming again
Good to see you again, i wish you a wonderfull growing season.... youre garden is amazing
Thank you! You too!
Thanks for the extensive tour of your garden and infrastructure. You have so much energy and have worked so hard to build something you should be very proud of. How much food do you give away each year, Tony? Don't forget to relax and enjoy that garden once in a while. Cheers.
I give quite a bit to homeless shelters. My family and of course home
Good to see that your felling better Tony,and that your back on the plot.
Thanks much better, although i cut our over 8/10ths of the video in the edit cutting out the coughing lol
Impressive work! You have been working hard! Blessings!
Thank you! You too!
Absolute powerhouse! So much work and time you've put into this, fair play to you Tony. Loving the grow room that'll pay dividends in the future. I may build some of those compost bays inspired by yours. All the best and happy growing 🧑🌾
Much appreciated
Hi Tony ✋ been away for awhile. Hope you feel better soon.
You have done so much to your garden area. I ❤ the little patio area to rest & look over your garden area. A lot of work has been done 👍 can’t wait for summer garden 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Welcome back. Yeah tons done and summer will be awesome
@@simplifygardening
You are so full of positive encouragement 😃. I still have a couple months for garden, but will get some started in April. In the hi nw desert of Nevada 🇺🇸👵🏻👩🌾❣️
So good to see you back .
Thanks. appreciate that and you guys can look forward to a ton more content this year
Brilliant video and progress Tony.
Well done.
Can't believe what you have done even though you have been ill.
Amazing 👏.
It's great you're back and filming.
We need your help and advice.
Keep on going 💪.
Thanks really appreciate the continued support. Lots done more to do though
i just cut hazel sticks for peas later on, leaving a few straight ones to grow into 3metre poles to construct cages.they wont collapse and crash into things like scaffold pole cages..each hazel pole gets an eyelet screw on top and wire threaded around to make a nice light construction
I love hazel its so versatile
So wonderful to see you on your plot Tony…. I could get lost for hours looking at your plot(s) 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Tony, What a brilliant vidto update! Your shed is grewt, a lot of work gone into it and will last for many years to come. Love the compost bays, too. I'm looking forward to watching more progress videos, too. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Thanks 👍 Cant wait to get back to normality with filming again
Thankyou for the video 🙂
Sorry you have been poorly, hope you feel better soon 🙂
xx
Thank you! 😊 Appreciate that
What a load of work completed Tony. Very impressive. Elaine 🌱
Thanks Elaine. really appreciate that. It would be nice if it stopped raining for a bit to really get my teeth into stuff though lol
Wonderful upgrade to the compost beds and the experiment s with the compost grass and clippings, the IBC tanks are good too, green manures are good, you have some good wood hip used and manures.😊
Bind weed😡
Great shed renovation m hope you get to use the poly tunnel soon.😊
Tony you’ll have your hands full in projects this spring and summer 😊
Always have my hands full thats the beauty of gardening. I love it
You and Terry King are amazing, you both have huge allotments both kept in brilliant state both always improving yearly, here i am in another country with a pocket sized garden but absolutely love watching both of you, your enthusiasm, great ideas and tips. Yes i can take some and apply them or attempt to in my own growing space.
I love the new compost bays, painting certainly brightened the area too and the aerial view of your entire growing space was worth seeing. Good luck with the new book. And thank you for sharing so much.
Thanks so much. Terry has a great channel. we make videos to help others and its not the size of the space its techniques and ideas that are passed on
I suspect “Allotments” will be coming to the US soon. More community gardens are rebirthing too.
Lovely garden tour. I think next year I will look more at green manure in a few beds. New temporary plot will look great too I’m sure. Those compost bays always amaze me and the quality compost that you make and the revamp looks great too.
Emma the green manure is a game changer, thanks for your kind comment
Great video really luv the well being garden 👍❤
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed it
Love the comopst bins, enjoyed the tour you've worked really hard cant wait to see it fill up, roll on spring/summer 🌞 fab vlog Tony 🥰
Thanks Sharon. It will be a good year I feel it in my bones
Tony the plot is looking tremendous, well done mate. Looking forward to see what you do with the pond 😀 stay safe David 👍👍
Thanks, you too!
🐝Thanks for the great video 🌻 Great plans! amazing tour 🌻
Thanks so much! 😊
Thank you Tony.
I always get very worthwhile lessons from your videos which I use on my allotment.
Great to hear! This is exactly why I make the videos
@@simplifygardening I often recommend your channel to fellow allotment holders and new growers. I follow other channels but you are always very focussed and so practical. You are a great teacher.
Great to see you back
Thanks Margaret
Hello Tony. Your allotment site seems like a overwhelming work of art! You must need a lot of resources to keep on top of everything…. It’s seems like a full time job trying to maintain your allotment. How do you stop your water tanks from getting green algae? And when it rains,and rains , how do you keep all your compost areas dry? Do you do it all by yourself? It’s a labour of love🙏🏻👏👍
Ill cover it more in an upcoming video but because im moving water about a lot it doesnt get stagnant and less algae issues
That’s a lot of infrastructure progress! Good to see you back❤
Yes! Thank you!
For the size of your allotment it would be a full time job for me love your vidios tony keep them coming
Thanks 👍 Its a full time job for me too lol
cool garden mate. Keep up the good work. your compost setup has given me ideas for my garden, thanks.
Great to hear!
Brilliant job Tony glad to see you back👍
me too thanks Richard
I love a good nosey around other folks gardens 😊
I can’t believe there’s no one else on your allotment list.
We have an estimated 12 year wait for an allotment in our town. I’m number 186 on the list 😮
We had a huge list Eli but there is 3 sites for our small village and they dont seem to have what it takes to stick around. Hopefully the list will start growing again, We have had a lot of people leave this year due to old age who have been here for years and can no longer manage, some had a lot of land so it swallowed the list up quickly
Its also why I said temp as I dont think i really want it but jsut dont want the weed seed either
@@simplifygardening that actually makes sense…. You don’t want it becoming over grown right next to you
Wow you've been busy!! Great plan ideas too (time permitting)!! Impressive tour!!🥰🙏
Thanks so much! 😊 Chris appreciate it. yes lots done
Awesome video Tony! Thanks!!! Greetings from south america
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it
Wow I got tired just watching! I can't imagine doing so many projects at one time. You're a wealth of knowledge and have a great garden. And you're a trooper too .. saw you on Scott's Monday video and you sounded really sick. Keep going and good luck.
Also, I really need a small structure for curing my root crops in the summer and fall. I don't want to spend a lot or do anything difficult since my construction skills are very limited. If you have any videos that shows building something like that or id you could put one out sometime that would be great. Thanks Tony!
Thanks so much! Yeah was rough for quite some time. Had a lot of coughing fits through this video and lost breath a few times. but editing saved the video lol I will see what I can do for curing videos
Welcome back Tony great video, you've been super busy
Yeah thanks its been a crazy couple of months
The space is huge, so much work has been done already, and to keep expanding it, wow 🧑🌾 ICB tank system is very good, never enough of stored water 💧 I can see yours aren't covered, do you get any issues with algae, Tony?
Happy gardening otherwise, and I'm looking forward to seeing the inside of the compost heaps, especially the grass one.....the one source we have ample of 😂 we have been collecting it into a large pit area before, and eventually it turns into nice soil, but in between the composting phases, its a smelly brown slimy mush...💚🌿Best wishes, Maiju
Its temp the expansion i just dont want it going nuts with weeds and seeding all my beds
When i got a notification saying a new video had been uploaded from Simplify Gardening i thought "whos that" LOL welcome back stranger
Cheers Mush lol. Its been a while but I've been busy with other stuff like the new book
Great vid Tony. It's nice to see others with lots to do like us. Our first metal raised bed arrived today I was confused to measurements 😂 i know not hard to confuse me. Lisa asked a few months ago if I could change the beds for higher ones as she was struggling low down.. So the first one is to go in a blank place one bed has been ripped out to move the greenhouse, the other 11 main beds are next. Unfortunately we have no choice but to disturb the soil. The tire wall is been ripped out which shes really mad about. The chicken pen and run has to be moved and rebuilt along with needing to re-cover the polytunnel. Then the fish pond, decking and she wants a bed for wild flower medicinal plants for homemade remedies she wants to attempt.. I've prayed for a few rain free days 😂😂. Miss bossy boots doesnt want much 😂😂😂
we all got tons to do lisa keeping you busy
@@simplifygardening most definitely. May I ask how tall are your metal beds? Do you think I'd be ok drilling some additional holes and attaching a post from the inside or should I leave the post standing in soil within the bed? I've gone with 77cm tall and different length beds but need to add some sort of posts and trellis to all beds. I've already filled the first using the hugel method. So will be winging the trellis for that one 🤣
All looking good, I'm in Nantyglo and I can confirm the rain has been a nightmare! Nice lot of rubble on your plot too! 😅
Thanks
Paint your OSB....twice. I use heavy painted OSB for all kinds of stuff because i'm cheap but the extra *heavy* paint helps. Cheers from Alaska
It’s had 2 coats it might get a third. I will get a different heavy paint. Thanks
I’ll join at 7.40pm 🤞
Thanks Margaret
Incredible and inspirational. Thanks Tony. I’d be interested to see how you built your fruit cage - the metal ones I’ve seen before look too flimsy to withstand the weather but yours looks substantial
Glad you enjoyed it. I have a video on that already ruclips.net/video/3ekjNlwA8SA/видео.html
Spot on with the Green Manures and the future growth, however down in Mild Devon mine have also suffered worse than previous years, I suspect its the constant wet weather as we have had much less frost. Love the replacing of the woodchip and using the old, and it all looks so smart with the new chip down. and love the chill out area. Great work you are going there Tony, making a real nice set up.
Yeah rain been a constant this year so far. Thanks
I really don't know how you do it !. It looks amazing 😍
Thank you so much 😀 really appreciate it
We would 24:31 love to see more of how you did to changes
yeah i will put a video together
Oh my god was that Danny actually working on your allotment 😂 he was yaking on about getting you to carry his huge bathtub from Malvern. Great update Tony, happy growing, Ali 🌦️🇨🇦
Im always doing stuff for him he had to help me move 3 sleepers they were too heavy alone lol
@@simplifygardening 🤭🤭🤭
Not really simplified is it😂 love the organisation and the ambitious plans❤ my overwhelming emotion is shameless covetousness - I have a very tiny garden, no transport and no lilting Welsh accent. Envious, admiring, impressed. Bought the books. Horrified by the complicated equations in the composting masterclass😮 gave me a migraine😂😂😂 keep up the good work Tony.🎉
Dont panick the composting book is for everyone and those who want to go deeper hence a masterclass. I will be doing videos on how to make it basic for everyone
Nice one Tony place is looking good
Thanks 👍
maybe you could have the relaxation zone next to the chickens so you can keep them company and throw them tidbits
I spend loads of time up there with them dont worry
Wow great tour.👍🇨🇦🌸
Glad you enjoyed it Really appreciate that Joanne :)
Good to see you back Tony. I was becoming concerned.
Just so busy with finishing the book and life, and as i was taking a break i thought i might as well leave the return until I finished the shed rebuild
Hi Tony very impressed with your allotment tour What are the Black half circles that you have at the end of your no dig beds
Hi Norman, they are bed headers and footers from old steel bed frames, they are perfect for netting and plastic when the garden requires
Great tour and fantastic to have you back. What did you choose to do with the bindweed roots?
They went into a large bucket to rot down and the water will be used to water the compost so the nutrients are not lost
Thanks very much Tony. I'm moving to Serbia in a year or two and will have an acre or so. Your videos are great . I hope to grow a bit of everything including swedes which aren't common there. I also want to grow some Carolina reaper chillies,have you tried growing them at all? The main farming crop is corn. I have no experience at all growing anything so don't know what to do about adding or using fertilisers of any kind of any bugs to watch out for from the corn. They have no cows here either so manure is hard to come by.
Yeah have grown reapers every year for the past 6 or 7 years including this one
Is there a video showing the hoops for the beds they look amazing. I need something similar to prevent the snow crushing my bed covers ( I live in Lithuania so we gat a fair bit at times) your garden looks good keep it up
They are old head rest and footers to real steel framed beds. They were removed from our fire station when new beds were installed so I had them to repurpose them in the garden
would love to see how you've set up your IBC's etc.
Thats coming in the next few weeks. I have planned that video
Loved the tour Tony x. Can you tell me how you stop the water from getting contaminated please? I have barrels to catch water but the water stagnates so i cant use it for my seedlings.
Volume plays a part but because things are linked together the water is always moving and this prevents the stagnation
What a fascinating tour! Can you recommend a website where I could buy some of those IBC’s Tony? I think an allotment being self sufficient in water is the ultimate goal. Thanks for sharing.
I get them from Market Place so should be plenty around you
Hey tony, Glad your doing well. I was wondering how the allotment system in England works. I'm prepping for a conversation with my County representative here in New York State, to talk about how to perhaps look to creating larger allotment systems.
There are 3 types of allotment. council-owned and run, association-run and privately run. As a rule, You pay a set amount per year and have to grow on 75% of the land. Each one has their own rules dependent on the council or committee that runs the site
Waw you've been buisy Tony great video mate 👍
Thanks 👍 abd very busy lol
nice one it was a lot done recantly
Yeah loads of work completed
@@simplifygardening well done cant wait to see full bloom and ervest tour
Tony, you said that plastic lining on your compost bins had degraded. Ive used the exact same material on my bins last 12 months. Would you consider this might add micro plastics to the compost? Great to follow you and thanks for all the advice.
No when i say degraded it splits cause becomes weak it doesnt break into tiny bits. im every open upn here so it gets hammered and it still lasted 6 years
So much work but it looks great, thank you for sharing. If I can ask, did you made the half circular, black, metal, support for the mesh, it looks just the right size. Thank you.
No they are old bed head board and foot boards from steel framed bed when the fire service changed the beds years ago they were donated to me to reuse
I like your new shed Tony. Do you have help with all that is going on?
Thanks Patrick. No i do it alone, but i get my brother of wife to help me with lifts that are two people required
I have to do my compost bin too
Get it done Sarah u gonna need it
What did you use to build it mines now dismantled full of wet rot 5 year old
It's on 20:10 in Sweden, but no chat.
Hmm try rebooting it RUclips been having some issues tonight it was over an hour late and they cancelled the premier and just made it live
Mr O'Neil , your plat is huge where is your location? I wish mine is that big , my is only 5 rods.
Im in south Wales
Were was the potato storage?
#allotmentgoals ❤
Thanks
Its quite a large to-do list. I'm intimidated. But its a beautiful garden!
I have all year to work through the list
I think that shed makes a great bunkhouse and you could rent it out to hill walkes Tony😁.
lol will certainly be handy to be able to use now
@@simplifygardening Start an Allotment
B and B and call it O'Neills luxury lodge 😁👍.
Good to see you making videos fella i was wondering what was happening. You certainly have mayhem going on there at the moment lol im gonna have to look into an allotment..
Yes tons and if folks could see behind the scenes of my life they would understand the break lol
Ah well those of us who been following you a while knew you were having some sort of issues. Just didn't want to pry. Just glad your still going fella.
I have a question I am growing secound early potoes this year and like to keep some for seed for next year, now can
I plant the crop and harvest which I am hoping for mid June, and keep some back for seed and say come the end of
July plant the potoes I have kept for seed and harvest in October for next year seed. Or can I just keep the seed potoes
that I harvest in June until next year
Yes providing you don’t have any disease they will keep fine for seed
I'm being smothered by snow. Still 50 cms deep, but looks like melting a bit now.
We are due some too
i can see why you are widely regarded world wide credit where due
Thank you, I really appreciate that
I don't think RUclips likes me, as they removed my perfectly innocent comment.
All I said was "Good to see you back Tony. I was becoming concerned."
Great update BTW.
It ended up in my spam along with about 50 others, Ive just gone through it and ok them that are not rude and am now answering them.
@@simplifygardening No worries. YT appears to be getting paranoid of late with it's censorship algorithm.
Where have you been Tony
I was taking the time to finish writing my new book
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I don't know how you do it, not feeling 100%, got a job and this massive garden area would put me 6 feet under.
Just got to keep working on something I guess. Better to do it now while I can in it?
Maybe it's 1:30 Tony's time?
Sorry guys RUclips have struck again and the video is still processing. I am hoping it will be available at 7.30pm UK time
Tony, when you say "we" who is working with you?
Dolly 99.5% of the work is me. but if i need an extra pair of hands with lift boards or heavy things Ill give my brother or tina a shout. but the garden. is me
I also wondered who “we” was. 😀 Your gardens look amazing! You’re an inspiration for sure Tony. Did you give up on the bees? I saw your bee video where people stole your bees. Can’t wait to see more videos. Thanks Tony!
How do you keep rats out of the garden beds and digging tunnels to getvunder the beds
Its all about placement and activity. if you are regulary around those beds they will never come to them, i place the compost bays next to the path for that very reason