Re the back of the plot. I would plant tall plants like Hollyhocks, in different colours. They return every year and give a splash of colour for months.
Depending on the lighting it gets, that back fence might be a really good place for a row of sunflowers. That would also give you some privacy, provide competition for the weeds, feed the birds, and put something pretty at the back like you wanted at the front. If they start to fall forward, you could tie them up to the fencing (if rules allow). Alternatively, you could create a trellis in front of the fence for peas, beans, or sweat peas for a green wall. Both ideas don't need much of a footprint on the ground.
Ahhh sunflower hedge ! 🤩 it’s what I’ve always wanted, and I think it could work really well in that space! Tying them into the fence would also be so much easier than staking.. it could be perfect! 🤩 I think we should give it a go 👀
There is only one problem for me with Seren's plot. Every time I watch a new video, I notice that I want to put on my gardening clothes and help! Not that you need help - you have done an amazing job over the past year. Happy Anniversary from 🇨🇦! 🎉👏🌟
Such a motivational video, thanks! I'm off to work on my own garden after this 😊 P.S. "It'll do, just don't look at it too closely" is a genuinely good life philosophy 😅
I think a shed would be a very good investment a place where you could keep your tools,have a potable camping cooker so you could have a kettle so you have a hot drink also a place where you can keep your seeds and a plan of your allotment on your wall to show when and what you have put in and a couple of camping chairso you can sit outside
Thanks Seren, and well done, great work, the end is nigh as they say, you can see just what is left to do I'm sure you'll get there soon ! I'm sure your neighbours are delighted with all the clearing you've done, hopefully each year it will become easier to keep on top of ! That Robin knows where it is well off, they are known as the gardener's friend, I have one here that I'm always almost standing on as it gets so close !
I’ve been lucky enough to get an allotment plot just before Christmas and I too have spent weeks finding and clearing shredded plastic. So, it was lovely to hear your thoughts on just cardboard and wood chip. Gave me the confidence to continue with the same plan. Thank you.
Congratulations on your one year anniversary. Your plot looks fantastic from when you started. I think a siittting area is a good idea. Thanks for posting.
Cardboard works fine, just helps if you double it up and have no gaps. If you have a seating area you could get a little twig stove or something and have a brew on the plot on a cold day. Love all your vids, its looking really good
Wow - some serious work going on there - but important and you'll be so pleased come summer time and you have a lovely seating area to sit in and admire your garden! Go you!
Amazing how far you have come from wilderness to productive garden, Just an idea try currant, and berry bushes even blueberries in pots of acid rich soil at the back They would cope well with wood chips surrounding them to keep the bindweed down
Congratulations on your 1 year plot anniversary! I have enjoyed watching your progress as you have worked clearing weeds, planning, planting, and harvesting this past year. I loved the sweet peas!
Your hard work has really paid off; the plot looks so good! I lost count how many builders bags of bind weed that i took to the tip when i first had my plot but i must say, i have very little now, hard work is an investment. You’re nearly there now. Happy anniversary to you
Happy Anniversary Seren! I’ve been watching since the beginning and you’ve done a fantastic job with your plot. Love seeing the progress and the changes with the seasons. I love how you stop and watch the birds and squirrels! And your attitude to spiders. I’m in Australia so I have the exact same views. Spiders are a hard pass from me! Looking forward to the flowers throughout the whole year and seeing what pops up. ❤
Congratulations on your plot anniversary. I've enjoyed watching from Beach haven New Zealand, and look forward to seeing the coming growing season🍅🫒🥬🥀🌻
Spiders in a shed just get a long handled broom and sweep the sides and ceiling regularly this will keep them at bay. Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers I remember your first post.
😃I started gardening one year ago today, and I've loved watching along as you work on your plot (and then I go out and work in my backyard garden). I love your positivity and you honesty about it all . Many thanks
Congratulations on your first growing year on your allotment. You have worked so hard a seating bench with storage underneath surrounding by your sunflowers and scented sweet peas ,would be a delight. You could admire all the hard work you’ve done. Greetings from windy Ireland 🐦⬛🦔🪺🌻🪷🥦🫛🥕❤️❤️☘️☘️
You made an amazing amount of progress in 3 days. A seating area and a fruit tree would look lovely. If you don’t want a shed, how about a small container for your tools, some double up as a seat? Just a thought.
Hi seren your doing very well with your allotment I like watching your videos you have your work cut out on the back of your plot but your getting there ill look forward to seeing your next video untill then take care of yourself
Looking fantastic. Happy anniversary to you and your plot. If it were mine, up the back id have a sunflower hedge (tied up to the fence), definitely a shed, especially important given the green house isnt secure. Ive heard peppermint oil is pretty effective at keeping them out/away. Maybe you could wipe the insode down or keep a reed diffuser or something in there with oil. Definitely a seating area and your compost piles/ water butts. I think it would all look really tidy and party in the front business in the back vibes 😂❤.
I was thinking a growing wall too. I like the idea of a little shed in the corner for tools and a little seating area for you to rest. Spiders as much as we don’t like them are excellent for the garden. I have the same issue with my tool shed but I love having all my tools organized by my garden. It is looking so good and will be so nice when you get the rubbish away and the compost pile condensed.
I love the idea of a shed at the back. You could perhaps build (have built) a small roofed porch off of the shed and then create a little patio area complete with a few trees or bushes for privacy. It would provide you with a pretty spot to enjoy the birds and some shelter for showers. Good job with the bindweed. That is the worst weed to deal with! You never really feel like you win the war with that one!
With total snow covered ground and wind chill of -20c, I love watching you garden in January!😊❤ Nova Scotia has months before we are thawed enough to start digging. Thank you for sharing. PS, spiders hate the smell of peppermint oil, cinnamon, lavender, tea tree, and eucalyptus.
Possibly the back could be a seating area and you could grow in pots there until your sure of what you want to have. The plot is looking amazing even without much in at the moment. Love how you have laid it out, you’ve worked so hard in the year you have had it. Thanks for sharing your plot journey.
Ooo I love the idea of a little group of fruit trees in the top part of your plot! You could put a seating area there too and your bird feeders so you can sit and watch the pond and the birds. It is looking really good! Happy (soon to be) birthday to your plot!
Committing to less plastic in the garden is so prudent! It only makes more problems. You could also use two layers of cardboard, making sure there are NO gaps allowing any light in, since you can't add 10-30 cm of wood chip around the pond (any less doesn't block the light effectively). You will then have less problems with weeds breaking through. Congratulations! I absolutely would recommend a sitting area somewhere so you can take an opportunity to sit and enjoy the garden and your progress. You could maybe make a potting bench or sitting bench from the pallets. You have had such a productive year and have done such a great job! Bravo!
Well done Seren. Ah, memories of clearing out a small front garden which changed from a bed of mixed wildflowers to a 4ft high jungle of wild carrot which took over....
Must have been following you for a nearly a year, love your progress, its amazing how wood chip makes a area look so much better. Keep gardening happily.
Happy 1 year! Wow it sure seems like it has gone so quickly since you started. I fought bindweed and thought I'll just use the cloth to cover my paths and wood chip over. It was beautiful for 2 years. Then the bind weed made it 40 feet across from the neighbors where it began under all the weed fabric and up into the inside of my green house! In 2022 I pulled all the fabric up and it looked like some kind of horror movie with so many roots! It took me a week to get all the roots out of the ground (I made a game of how long of piece I could get before it broke (28feet!). I then did the card board ,double thick, added soil for new beds and chips on the path. 2023 only a couple of pieces sprouted which was easily pulled, 2024 I had only one piece. I can easily keep an eye on the fence line of the neighbors now so nothing sneaks through. You are doing great! 😊
You did a great job clearing everything out! It's insane, but I'm a bit jealous of you 😅 Spring is still SO far away here, and my allotment is teeny-tiny compared to yours: I wish I had this much space! I don't know if you're allowed to grow things up the fence but maybe you could grow a climbing rose or another vining plant along it, if not on the fence then maybe a trellis in front of it! I just think it'd be a great view when coming to the plot 💖
You could probably do a seating area plus a couple of dwarf fruit trees. You can get wildlife safe netting to go over trees when they fruit. Just keep them away from compost areas or their roots will fill the compost bin.
I can understand how overwhelming it is to clear the back of the allotment. I would suggest you read up on spiders and insects. Once you learn about the different types and how beneficial they are you will appreciate them. As for the back of the allotment you can install lattice or trellises to grow cucumbers and other vining vegetables and flowers. A bench to sit on to rest will be lovely. Seren, I’m enjoying your journey. Happy Anniversary!
What a difference 3 days at the plot has made! Not much left to do now Seren. At least one fruit tree & seating area will look great at the back, a lovely spot as you say to watch the birds and the pond🌱🌿
Plot looks great. I like watching the weeding being done - believe it or not, it prompts my mind to think about garden-y things. Here in Wisconsin we have snow & nothing can be done outside until at least late March (Zone 5). Heat mat here is a MUST for germinating, which I have started. Hope I don’t regret it - plant starts can take up a lot of space
Hi Seren, Spiders are a gardener's friend. They eat greenfly, whitefly, blackfly among other pests. Your doing a great job clearing the back of the allotment and chipping it. All your hard work is paying off. If it were me, I'd just keep it clear of sheds or any permanent structures and monitor that area until I'm certain its clear of bindweed and nettles. If you're allowed a fire, all those weeds once burned are perfect fertilizer.
Just recall how much work you put in when first started and how you were rewarded all summer. Now get back and tackle the remaining little areas. It is only going to make it all easier to keep up and bring you so much more joy.
Congratulations Seren, you have made amazing progress in one year!! Love watching your videos, you are inspiring person to watch...kind and you make these overwhelming projects seem achievable.
Seren, job well done - you've removed masses of nasty, tangled. weeds and debris. Then tidied and cleared up garbage, no wonder you're tired! Time for a cuppa and feet up. Greetings from British Columbia, Canada.
Happy 1 year! Rye, the grain, grows really big, and actually keep weeds away. An easy and cheap solution for the back of the plot this year. If you turn the inside-out of the used compostbags, they will look less messy, and the sun will heat them up i(f you put them out in the sun, of course). And after another year even the bind weed will be gone. Best of luck!
I use hessian as a weed membrane it comes in rolls, over time it biodegrades but it helps with weed suppression. Well done on the plot you are doing such a good job! x
I would buy some lattice and install it a few inches from that back fence and grow some nice hanging flowers or even grapes. Then a cute little shed (I'm sure there are ways to keep the spiders out) and a cute seating are would be amazing. I would be so afraid of doing what you're doing, my big fear is snakes, so I don't garden or do much outdoors. LOL
Cardboard is fine for the most part. Just look at Charles Dowding's Gardens. The thing your going to need to be wary of is the bind weed. You will need to reapply the card and mulch every year for upto 5 years, but it will eventually starve even bindweed out.
I think fruit trees would be good at the back. With grass underneath, you could get a strimmer to keep grass short? Or woodchip around them. You are doing so well. Your plot looks amazing.
Actually, the back of your plot is sunny real estate and it would be wasted on a shed. Especially since you do have a shadier spot in the front, because of your neighbors big shed.. You either need a few beds there or some fruit bushes or trees. Also, I don't think you need a full on shed. maybe you could have a long and on the skinier side bench or crate/box thingy. They're on the pricier side, but so is a shed. So there's that.
I always tell my family that when we see a big spider in the house it has done an absolute SHIFT getting rid of other worse pests 😂 I always think we should name them and care for them. Sadly the glass/envelope train to the back garden is what always happens.
Like you I’m terrified of spiders but my shed is so useful. Yes there are a couple of spiders in there but they have their corner and I know where they are. I even give them a name ‘Fred’ so they are more friend than foe. You do get used to them and they are more useful in the bigger picture than just being there to scare us! Plus how good would your shed look in the little patch to the right of the comfrey!?!❤
Weed suppressant cloth , unless it's completely biodegradable, is just more headaches in the future. If you're unsure about the cardboard, lay on two layers, even three of you need to be reassured. One tree for sure would make that back area pleasant. You might find an overhanging swing or just a back and top shelter for a seating area. Spiders feed the birds, toads, and eat mosquitoes and other insects pests. 90% of the spiders are completely harmless. Most arachnophobia comes from fear of getting bitten and poisoned. That rarely happens in Wales or most of the Northern countries. Spiders are far more afraid of us.
I agree with the person about spiders they will not bother you they are harmless,I have had tarantulas in the past they are beautiful creatures. The spiders we get in this country do so much good,eating all the bad stuff. Make them your friends.😊
You’ve done so much work! So spiders, I noticed that when I painted my porch ceiling a very pale blue I noticed longer have spiders. It’s an “old wives tale” in the US, but I’ve found it to be true. So maybe paint the shed interior pale blue and see what happens?
Girlpower👏👩🌾you reach the fence👏congratulations 🎉sounds great with a seating area there, maybe you can just put a box to put your tools in, since you have a greenhouse…please go to the library and borrow a book about spiders, then maybe yuo will feel more in control 🐞🐝👩🌾looking forward to se all you going to grow 👍👩🌾
Congrats on one year!! BTW that back area did look really bad to me. Ways to suppress spiders invading your shed are to make sure it’s sealed with caulk really well, spread diatomaceous earth all around it, and spraying essential oils such as peppermint, orange, lemon inside will help. Otherwise you must keep an unfriendly environment by cleaning it out regularly.
Amazing work! In future, if you can find enough cardboard, it'll be better to layer it over any of the gaps in the boxes. I'm with you 100% on not using plastic. And, ugh, it's so depressing to see wildlife use our rubbish to nest in. 😢
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Re the back of the plot. I would plant tall plants like Hollyhocks, in different colours. They return every year and give a splash of colour for months.
Depending on the lighting it gets, that back fence might be a really good place for a row of sunflowers. That would also give you some privacy, provide competition for the weeds, feed the birds, and put something pretty at the back like you wanted at the front. If they start to fall forward, you could tie them up to the fencing (if rules allow). Alternatively, you could create a trellis in front of the fence for peas, beans, or sweat peas for a green wall. Both ideas don't need much of a footprint on the ground.
Ahhh sunflower hedge ! 🤩 it’s what I’ve always wanted, and I think it could work really well in that space! Tying them into the fence would also be so much easier than staking.. it could be perfect! 🤩 I think we should give it a go 👀
I needed that. The calm music. The soil emerging from the weeds and rubbish. The round little robin. You helped heal a hard day. ❤
The music was awesome and so relaxing.
There is only one problem for me with Seren's plot. Every time I watch a new video, I notice that I want to put on my gardening clothes and help! Not that you need help - you have done an amazing job over the past year. Happy Anniversary from 🇨🇦! 🎉👏🌟
Such a motivational video, thanks! I'm off to work on my own garden after this 😊
P.S. "It'll do, just don't look at it too closely" is a genuinely good life philosophy 😅
I think a shed would be a very good investment a place where you could keep your tools,have a potable camping cooker so you could have a kettle so you have a hot drink also a place where you can keep your seeds and a plan of your allotment on your wall to show when and what you have put in and a couple of camping chairso you can sit outside
Thanks Seren, and well done, great work, the end is nigh as they say, you can see just what is left to do I'm sure you'll get there soon ! I'm sure your neighbours are delighted with all the clearing you've done, hopefully each year it will become easier to keep on top of ! That Robin knows where it is well off, they are known as the gardener's friend, I have one here that I'm always almost standing on as it gets so close !
I’ve been lucky enough to get an allotment plot just before Christmas and I too have spent weeks finding and clearing shredded plastic. So, it was lovely to hear your thoughts on just cardboard and wood chip. Gave me the confidence to continue with the same plan. Thank you.
Congratulations on your one year anniversary. Your plot looks fantastic from when you started. I think a siittting area is a good idea. Thanks for posting.
Cardboard works fine, just helps if you double it up and have no gaps. If you have a seating area you could get a little twig stove or something and have a brew on the plot on a cold day. Love all your vids, its looking really good
Wow - some serious work going on there - but important and you'll be so pleased come summer time and you have a lovely seating area to sit in and admire your garden! Go you!
Amazing how far you have come from wilderness to productive garden, Just an idea try currant, and berry bushes even blueberries in pots of acid rich soil at the back They would cope well with wood chips surrounding them to keep the bindweed down
Congrats on your one year plot anniversary. You've come a long way, worked very hard .....a job well done.
Great work! ..love watching your videos. The allotment is looking so awesome!
Great to see how much you have achieved in such a short time x
Happy one year Plotiversary!!!
@@donbentley250 thank you so much! 🤩🐦⬛🌱✨
Plotiversary! Love the term 🤭💕
Congratulations on your 1 year plot anniversary! I have enjoyed watching your progress as you have worked clearing weeds, planning, planting, and harvesting this past year. I loved the sweet peas!
What a clearance! Well done!🎉
Your hard work has really paid off; the plot looks so good!
I lost count how many builders bags of bind weed that i took to the tip when i first had my plot but i must say, i have very little now, hard work is an investment. You’re nearly there now. Happy anniversary to you
Happy Anniversary Seren! I’ve been watching since the beginning and you’ve done a fantastic job with your plot. Love seeing the progress and the changes with the seasons. I love how you stop and watch the birds and squirrels! And your attitude to spiders. I’m in Australia so I have the exact same views. Spiders are a hard pass from me! Looking forward to the flowers throughout the whole year and seeing what pops up. ❤
Congratulations on your plot anniversary. I've enjoyed watching from Beach haven New Zealand, and look forward to seeing the coming growing season🍅🫒🥬🥀🌻
Spiders in a shed just get a long handled broom and sweep the sides and ceiling regularly this will keep them at bay. Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers I remember your first post.
😃I started gardening one year ago today, and I've loved watching along as you work on your plot (and then I go out and work in my backyard garden). I love your positivity and you honesty about it all . Many thanks
Congratulations on your first growing year on your allotment. You have worked so hard a seating bench with storage underneath surrounding by your sunflowers and scented sweet peas ,would be a delight. You could admire all the hard work you’ve done. Greetings from windy Ireland 🐦⬛🦔🪺🌻🪷🥦🫛🥕❤️❤️☘️☘️
Could you create a vertical growing area on the back of the plot fence? That could be interesting. Great work clearing that up and around the pond!
What a rewarding job that was ! Looking amazing 🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
You made an amazing amount of progress in 3 days. A seating area and a fruit tree would look lovely. If you don’t want a shed, how about a small container for your tools, some double up as a seat? Just a thought.
Hi seren your doing very well with your allotment I like watching your videos you have your work cut out on the back of your plot but your getting there ill look forward to seeing your next video untill then take care of yourself
Looking fantastic. Happy anniversary to you and your plot. If it were mine, up the back id have a sunflower hedge (tied up to the fence), definitely a shed, especially important given the green house isnt secure. Ive heard peppermint oil is pretty effective at keeping them out/away. Maybe you could wipe the insode down or keep a reed diffuser or something in there with oil. Definitely a seating area and your compost piles/ water butts. I think it would all look really tidy and party in the front business in the back vibes 😂❤.
A spray bottle with peppermint essential oil and water would do a good job at keeping rodents and spiders out.
Could you make a wild life area near the pond at the back of the plot . The transformation it amazing 👍👍.
It is interesting cause one can see how every piece of the plot in proofs and how you better it. Well done
I was thinking a growing wall too. I like the idea of a little shed in the corner for tools and a little seating area for you to rest. Spiders as much as we don’t like them are excellent for the garden. I have the same issue with my tool shed but I love having all my tools organized by my garden. It is looking so good and will be so nice when you get the rubbish away and the compost pile condensed.
I love the idea of a shed at the back. You could perhaps build (have built) a small roofed porch off of the shed and then create a little patio area complete with a few trees or bushes for privacy. It would provide you with a pretty spot to enjoy the birds and some shelter for showers. Good job with the bindweed. That is the worst weed to deal with! You never really feel like you win the war with that one!
looking better every month. and glasses look very good on you.
happy birthday plot
With total snow covered ground and wind chill of -20c, I love watching you garden in January!😊❤ Nova Scotia has months before we are thawed enough to start digging. Thank you for sharing. PS, spiders hate the smell of peppermint oil, cinnamon, lavender, tea tree, and eucalyptus.
Same here in Minnesota! It's delightful watching Seren working on her plot!
Great work seren it looks amazing you must be so proud with how gar youve came
Possibly the back could be a seating area and you could grow in pots there until your sure of what you want to have. The plot is looking amazing even without much in at the moment. Love how you have laid it out, you’ve worked so hard in the year you have had it. Thanks for sharing your plot journey.
Ooo I love the idea of a little group of fruit trees in the top part of your plot! You could put a seating area there too and your bird feeders so you can sit and watch the pond and the birds. It is looking really good! Happy (soon to be) birthday to your plot!
Love you’re channel so soothing watching you ❤
Committing to less plastic in the garden is so prudent! It only makes more problems. You could also use two layers of cardboard, making sure there are NO gaps allowing any light in, since you can't add 10-30 cm of wood chip around the pond (any less doesn't block the light effectively). You will then have less problems with weeds breaking through. Congratulations! I absolutely would recommend a sitting area somewhere so you can take an opportunity to sit and enjoy the garden and your progress. You could maybe make a potting bench or sitting bench from the pallets. You have had such a productive year and have done such a great job! Bravo!
Well done Seren. Ah, memories of clearing out a small front garden which changed from a bed of mixed wildflowers to a 4ft high jungle of wild carrot which took over....
Must have been following you for a nearly a year, love your progress, its amazing how wood chip makes a area look so much better. Keep gardening happily.
I was hoping you’d build a nice multi bay compost system with pallets along the back! Still room for a tree and seating area!
Your doing a great job Seren, your plot is beautiful😊
Hard work! Bravo.
Happy 1 year! Wow it sure seems like it has gone so quickly since you started. I fought bindweed and thought I'll just use the cloth to cover my paths and wood chip over. It was beautiful for 2 years. Then the bind weed made it 40 feet across from the neighbors where it began under all the weed fabric and up into the inside of my green house! In 2022 I pulled all the fabric up and it looked like some kind of horror movie with so many roots! It took me a week to get all the roots out of the ground (I made a game of how long of piece I could get before it broke (28feet!). I then did the card board ,double thick, added soil for new beds and chips on the path. 2023 only a couple of pieces sprouted which was easily pulled, 2024 I had only one piece. I can easily keep an eye on the fence line of the neighbors now so nothing sneaks through. You are doing great! 😊
Trees are a great idea! Once they are decent size, they will bring welcome shade and a place to sit ❤.
I think they will be a great addition to that area ! 🌳🌳🌳 🤩
You did a great job clearing everything out! It's insane, but I'm a bit jealous of you 😅 Spring is still SO far away here, and my allotment is teeny-tiny compared to yours: I wish I had this much space!
I don't know if you're allowed to grow things up the fence but maybe you could grow a climbing rose or another vining plant along it, if not on the fence then maybe a trellis in front of it! I just think it'd be a great view when coming to the plot 💖
You could probably do a seating area plus a couple of dwarf fruit trees. You can get wildlife safe netting to go over trees when they fruit. Just keep them away from compost areas or their roots will fill the compost bin.
I can understand how overwhelming it is to clear the back of the allotment. I would suggest you read up on spiders and insects. Once you learn about the different types and how beneficial they are you will appreciate them. As for the back of the allotment you can install lattice or trellises to grow cucumbers and other vining vegetables and flowers. A bench to sit on to rest will be lovely. Seren, I’m enjoying your journey. Happy Anniversary!
What a difference 3 days at the plot has made! Not much left to do now Seren. At least one fruit tree & seating area will look great at the back, a lovely spot as you say to watch the birds and the pond🌱🌿
Plot looks great. I like watching the weeding being done - believe it or not, it prompts my mind to think about garden-y things. Here in Wisconsin we have snow & nothing can be done outside until at least late March (Zone 5). Heat mat here is a MUST for germinating, which I have started. Hope I don’t regret it - plant starts can take up a lot of space
Oh Seren, you are doing so good. I will be so happy when you get through the other 2 piles.
Amazing Job! Well done ❤
Hi Seren, Spiders are a gardener's friend. They eat greenfly, whitefly, blackfly among other pests. Your doing a great job clearing the back of the allotment and chipping it. All your hard work is paying off. If it were me, I'd just keep it clear of sheds or any permanent structures and monitor that area until I'm certain its clear of bindweed and nettles. If you're allowed a fire, all those weeds once burned are perfect fertilizer.
Plot looks amazing 👏 your hard work has paid off
Great job, well done 🥰💕
You havr worked so hard on your plot bless you, Its looking really good. xx
The area at the back is looking so nice! Well done 😊
Just recall how much work you put in when first started and how you were rewarded all summer. Now get back and tackle the remaining little areas. It is only going to make it all easier to keep up and bring you so much more joy.
Congratulations Seren, you have made amazing progress in one year!! Love watching your videos, you are inspiring person to watch...kind and you make these overwhelming projects seem achievable.
Happy one year!!! 🌸🍅🍆🥔🥗
Also, I very much like watching you do the busy "boring" work. It makes me excited to start on it myself! ♥
You could put a pergola which would give you a space to sit under and plant climbers you then have a nice shady place to sit for pims a’ clock
Happy anniversary! Hope you & the plot have fared alright and the storm was north of you.
Seren, job well done - you've removed masses of nasty, tangled. weeds and debris. Then tidied and cleared up garbage, no wonder you're tired! Time for a cuppa and feet up. Greetings from British Columbia, Canada.
You have come such a long way. Plot is looking lovely. ❤❤
Happy 1 year! Rye, the grain, grows really big, and actually keep weeds away. An easy and cheap solution for the back of the plot this year. If you turn the inside-out of the used compostbags, they will look less messy, and the sun will heat them up i(f you put them out in the sun, of course). And after another year even the bind weed will be gone. Best of luck!
I use hessian as a weed membrane it comes in rolls, over time it biodegrades but it helps with weed suppression. Well done on the plot you are doing such a good job! x
You could use old carpet if it is hessian backed. That’s what l used to do on my smallholding.
@@heatherwalton9501 be careful with carpets as many hold and release additional chemicals that plain hessian does not contain xx
I would buy some lattice and install it a few inches from that back fence and grow some nice hanging flowers or even grapes. Then a cute little shed (I'm sure there are ways to keep the spiders out) and a cute seating are would be amazing. I would be so afraid of doing what you're doing, my big fear is snakes, so I don't garden or do much outdoors. LOL
Cardboard is fine for the most part. Just look at Charles Dowding's Gardens.
The thing your going to need to be wary of is the bind weed. You will need to reapply the card and mulch every year for upto 5 years, but it will eventually starve even bindweed out.
🎉🎉🎉🎉happy 1 year🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@petro3441 thank you!! 🤩🥳🌱
That was some seriously hard work you put in there. Well done! It looks so lovely! Wish we got wood chip deliveries at my allotment!
🎉 congratulations on your 1 year anniversary. The plot looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing how you develop that back area....thanks for sharing
You’ve done so much work! A couple trees would be nice in the back and you could have a nice shady area to sit under.
I think fruit trees would be good at the back. With grass underneath, you could get a strimmer to keep grass short? Or woodchip around them. You are doing so well. Your plot looks amazing.
Well done I know how hard that was to do x
Looking forward to your hard work for the next transformation 🌟🌟🌟😅
Great day
fab vlog Seren could have watched for hours xx
Use your hammer to take off some of the wood pallet boards to use to make small beds. Free wood!
Thanks for the nice video Seren 😊🐦⬛🦎🐸
Actually, the back of your plot is sunny real estate and it would be wasted on a shed. Especially since you do have a shadier spot in the front, because of your neighbors big shed.. You either need a few beds there or some fruit bushes or trees.
Also, I don't think you need a full on shed. maybe you could have a long and on the skinier side bench or crate/box thingy. They're on the pricier side, but so is a shed. So there's that.
I always tell my family that when we see a big spider in the house it has done an absolute SHIFT getting rid of other worse pests 😂 I always think we should name them and care for them. Sadly the glass/envelope train to the back garden is what always happens.
Like you I’m terrified of spiders but my shed is so useful. Yes there are a couple of spiders in there but they have their corner and I know where they are. I even give them a name ‘Fred’ so they are more friend than foe. You do get used to them and they are more useful in the bigger picture than just being there to scare us! Plus how good would your shed look in the little patch to the right of the comfrey!?!❤
Weed suppressant cloth , unless it's completely biodegradable, is just more headaches in the future.
If you're unsure about the cardboard, lay on two layers, even three of you need to be reassured.
One tree for sure would make that back area pleasant. You might find an overhanging swing or just a back and top shelter for a seating area.
Spiders feed the birds, toads, and eat mosquitoes and other insects pests. 90% of the spiders are completely harmless.
Most arachnophobia comes from fear of getting bitten and poisoned. That rarely happens in Wales or most of the Northern countries. Spiders are far more afraid of us.
I agree with the person about spiders they will not bother you they are harmless,I have had tarantulas in the past they are beautiful creatures. The spiders we get in this country do so much good,eating all the bad stuff. Make them your friends.😊
Good work!
Would it make sense to did up your mettle clumps and replant them in pots to keep it from taking over your plot?
You’ve done so much work! So spiders, I noticed that when I painted my porch ceiling a very pale blue I noticed longer have spiders. It’s an “old wives tale” in the US, but I’ve found it to be true. So maybe paint the shed interior pale blue and see what happens?
If you don't like the thought of a shed,why not have a small tool storage bunker? That way you can still have a seating area too.
Do you ever get mushrooms growing from the woodchip? I get them on my plot haha x
You could put raspberry canes along the back, that would give you some privacy? Your plot is looking amazing
Tbf I don’t seem to get any spiders in my shed at the allotment but the one in my garden does although they don’t bother me
Maybe your fig tree can go along the back fence! The plot is looking beautiful.
Girlpower👏👩🌾you reach the fence👏congratulations 🎉sounds great with a seating area there, maybe you can just put a box to put your tools in, since you have a greenhouse…please go to the library and borrow a book about spiders, then maybe yuo will feel more in control 🐞🐝👩🌾looking forward to se all you going to grow 👍👩🌾
Congrats on one year!! BTW that back area did look really bad to me. Ways to suppress spiders invading your shed are to make sure it’s sealed with caulk really well, spread diatomaceous earth all around it, and spraying essential oils such as peppermint, orange, lemon inside will help. Otherwise you must keep an unfriendly environment by cleaning it out regularly.
Definitely a shed and maybe fruit trees?
Amazing work! In future, if you can find enough cardboard, it'll be better to layer it over any of the gaps in the boxes. I'm with you 100% on not using plastic. And, ugh, it's so depressing to see wildlife use our rubbish to nest in. 😢
It's coming along great Seren🎉