Hi Steve..another informative and enjoyable video as usual..many thanks !...just a thought as you mention that you were a Chef in the past, perhaps if you get time over the coming months you could do a few demos of the recipes you mention for some of the home grown veg / salads etc....sort of 'Mary Berry meets Monty Don' idea....anyhow this sprang to mind as I have a surplus Beetroot crop and have done some pickling, and I know that you mention how to preserve / store crops too....however don't expect you have much time...maybe as Winter gets a grip you will have some time away from your allotment...Cheers
I defo think I gonna go back to sowing into nursery beds as you are right if you lose some you will have spares. Thankyou I totally agree you have just made me realise this thanks steve.👍
i love back ups....i have back ups for my back ups.....and back ups for them......the truth be known....for every ten if you only had ten you would only eat 3....so there for backups😀
I've tried starting off brassicas directly in the ground like you have.but they always get absolutely desimated by slugs. And sometimes literally overnight. They could be fine for three weeks then all of a sudden they are taken over night. It's a killer because you're behind by three weeks all of a sudden. Have been sticking to using the modules only.
Try using the large 5litre water bottles to protect them, cut the bottom of the bootle off and stab a few breather holes with a knife or a soldering iron.
Hi Steve, Regarding your composting situation my local fruit and veg wholesalers have huge waste everyday with an endless supply of produce for composting.
Hi I always sowed my seeds brassicas and lettuce into a nursery bed and sowed beetroot and radish as I sow carrots and parsnips and also other seeds. It’s how it was always done but I changed after I watched Charles dowding by sowing into modules lots of things. I think either way has it’s fors and against. I am yet to get good leeks from modules I hoping this year is the year
I am definitely going to remember to use your method of mass planting for the spring (zone 6a Connecticut)! I love it!!! It's so funny that I somewhat did the same options of back ups and planting my fall seedlings in different areas! Thank you! Blessings
Great video Steve - there’s still lots to plant out & definitely LOTS of jobs to get done before winter arrives. I’ve grown my brassicas in my greenhouse - do I still need to harden them off for ten days before planting out??
Very enjoyable and informative video about Winter Planting. We have recently transferred a lot of our Brassicas from pots to the outdoor garden. We subscribed to you a long time ago and have been supporting you. You might like to view our garden some time. Best Wishes.
We had hard frost in chesterfield, Derbyshire this morning. But things are ok. I saw you had pak choi seedlings, is it too late for me to set seeds for that. Never grown it before, but got 3 free packets of seed
Great video I potted up my cabbages today, need to do more though trying to do little but more often if that makes sense, I have a couple of question, firstly when I dug my tomatoes plant up there was a white powder in the soil, is this any think to worry about? Secondly do u sow carrots over winter?
Please can you tell me where the best place to buy the module trays from I already have the tiny plug ones but need the bigger modules that have the bigger holes in the bottom
Hi Steve, I received some onion sets this week, some are hard and some have a bit of give in them, but not soft. Is that ok? Or do you think they have been chucked about a bit?
This might be a silly question, but here goes. We are told to leave roots in the ground. I understand why and I agree wholeheartedly. But, do the remnants of roots not interfere with planting in the same spot right afterward? Your tomatoes are clearly not in the way of kale, but if one chops a whole bed of beans of at the roots, will that not make it difficult to plant seeds in rows?
Usually the only plants which need to be sown in place are root crops such as carrots and parsnips. Anything else is better started off in modules or a seed tray. If you do need to sow carrots or parsnips in a bean bed, is the row spacing the real problem? I'd have thought you could draw a seed drill between the old rows, where the bean roots are thinnest, even if you have to use a knife!
Yeah, sulky plants, what are they like, heads down, faces tripping them, 'til they understand you've made your decision, you've made their bed and they can lie in it? 😂
Goodness you are catching Tony up at a rate of knots! He had better up his game 🤣.
Wow 1 degree already! The lowest we've seen so far is 7 degrees. Polytunnel is looking brilliantly tidy!
Hi Steve..another informative and enjoyable video as usual..many thanks !...just a thought as you mention that you were a Chef in the past, perhaps if you get time over the coming months you could do a few demos of the recipes you mention for some of the home grown veg / salads etc....sort of 'Mary Berry meets Monty Don' idea....anyhow this sprang to mind as I have a surplus Beetroot crop and have done some pickling, and I know that you mention how to preserve / store crops too....however don't expect you have much time...maybe as Winter gets a grip you will have some time away from your allotment...Cheers
I defo think I gonna go back to sowing into nursery beds as you are right if you lose some you will have spares. Thankyou I totally agree you have just made me realise this thanks steve.👍
Greetings, Steve, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸
Wow! 1°C=34°F!!! We won't see that until January or February.
Nice Autumn 🍂 planting🍁🍂
Thank's Steve!
It's a bit sad that winter is approaching and the days getting shorter and cooler, but the beauty is we can still garden and enjoy our allotments
Thanks Steve. The basil looked wonderful!
Thank you Steve........
Winter is coming.....
Great information and I will be using that strategy this next year. Hope your winter is warm and productive. Thanks
Hi Steve, thats a drastic drop in temperature, brrrr, great video on how to have back up plants if some do fail. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
Great tips as usual Steve, all looks good in the refreshed beds nice an tidy mate 👍 stay safe Alan
Hi Steve, A great space saving idea is sowing in bulk, Take care.
i love back ups....i have back ups for my back ups.....and back ups for them......the truth be known....for every ten if you only had ten you would only eat 3....so there for backups😀
on saying that...i dont have a back up for the mrs......ones enough
@@deanhawthorn5783 cheeky! 😆
I've tried starting off brassicas directly in the ground like you have.but they always get absolutely desimated by slugs. And sometimes literally overnight. They could be fine for three weeks then all of a sudden they are taken over night. It's a killer because you're behind by three weeks all of a sudden. Have been sticking to using the modules only.
Try beer traps and copper pan scourers.
They work fine for me.
Try using the large 5litre water bottles to protect them, cut the bottom of the bootle off and stab a few breather holes with a knife or a soldering iron.
Hi Steve,
Regarding your composting situation my local fruit and veg wholesalers have huge waste everyday with an endless supply of produce for composting.
I'd love to be as organised as you!!! 🙂
Great idea Steve covering all bases Good video as usual 👏 Thanks Tim 😊
Hi I always sowed my seeds brassicas and lettuce into a nursery bed and sowed beetroot and radish as I sow carrots and parsnips and also other seeds. It’s how it was always done but I changed after I watched Charles dowding by sowing into modules lots of things. I think either way has it’s fors and against. I am yet to get good leeks from modules I hoping this year is the year
Another great video Steve thanks a lot
I am definitely going to remember to use your method of mass planting for the spring (zone 6a Connecticut)! I love it!!! It's so funny that I somewhat did the same options of back ups and planting my fall seedlings in different areas! Thank you! Blessings
When will you be harvesting those colis and cabbages you planting now? Thankyou
Great video Steve - there’s still lots to plant out & definitely LOTS of jobs to get done before winter arrives.
I’ve grown my brassicas in my greenhouse - do I still need to harden them off for ten days before planting out??
Very enjoyable and informative video about Winter Planting. We have recently transferred a lot of our Brassicas from pots to the outdoor garden. We subscribed to you a long time ago and have been supporting you. You might like to view our garden some time. Best Wishes.
We had hard frost in chesterfield, Derbyshire this morning. But things are ok.
I saw you had pak choi seedlings, is it too late for me to set seeds for that. Never grown it before, but got 3 free packets of seed
Great video I potted up my cabbages today, need to do more though trying to do little but more often if that makes sense, I have a couple of question, firstly when I dug my tomatoes plant up there was a white powder in the soil, is this any think to worry about? Secondly do u sow carrots over winter?
Please can you tell me where the best place to buy the module trays from I already have the tiny plug ones but need the bigger modules that have the bigger holes in the bottom
Beginner question Do you put frost protection over the brassica? 🇨🇦👀
Hi Steve, I received some onion sets this week, some are hard and some have a bit of give in them, but not soft. Is that ok? Or do you think they have been chucked about a bit?
This might be a silly question, but here goes. We are told to leave roots in the ground. I understand why and I agree wholeheartedly. But, do the remnants of roots not interfere with planting in the same spot right afterward? Your tomatoes are clearly not in the way of kale, but if one chops a whole bed of beans of at the roots, will that not make it difficult to plant seeds in rows?
Usually the only plants which need to be sown in place are root crops such as carrots and parsnips. Anything else is better started off in modules or a seed tray.
If you do need to sow carrots or parsnips in a bean bed, is the row spacing the real problem? I'd have thought you could draw a seed drill between the old rows, where the bean roots are thinnest, even if you have to use a knife!
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Yeah, sulky plants, what are they like, heads down, faces tripping them, 'til they understand you've made your decision, you've made their bed and they can lie in it? 😂
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