You've got a big allotment! Going by the size of it you need to be turning the soil full time to keep the bugs, creatures and crawlies at bay. I'd be tearing my hair out if I had the challenge of your plot. I would definitely need an assistant! Well done, keeping going!
The one side is no dig. Much much easier. The other side so far is dug. But will be turned to no dig over the next year. It helps me manages easier. Digging and me just dosnt work 🤣
I hope you ate those Pak Choi plants you pulled, they are perfect size to eat with some rice or in wonton noodle soup. Whether you grow Pak Choi, Kai Lan, Choy sum etc., expect them to bolt and eat them with the flowers i.e. doesn’t matter if it bolts, you still eat it and replace them with the next batch of seedlings.
I did indeed. Had a snack on the plot and also added them to some stir fried rice 😁. Chickens had a good handful too 🤣. Tasty bolting or not 👍. I've left over half in. Will continue to devour them 😁
Tried holly. We even have it our paths. I prick myself continuously 🤣. Not found it works against slugs. But anything is worth a try. 👍. Good idea on the baskets. Does help alot 😁
It’s a constant battle,with the elements and pests.I found a combination of beer traps and the plastic collars worked for my squash which got decimated every year before I found the collars I now use. I saw them first being used by Tamara from the Swiss Plot. I must admit that I anything I really value does go in the polytunnel, which we were given by an ex plot holder. We do overplant massively, we save all our own seed apart from squash which always cross pollinate! Best of luck and happy harvesting.
We are having a wetter spring than the last two which were horribly rainless. I thought great I can try growing greens in late spring. This afternoon I find that a moth had laid eggs on my lettuce and they had almost EATEN it to the ground. Mind you they weren’t very big to start with but…grrr!
I've found growing a lot more then needed helps with getting crops. Any pests like that can be helped with fine mesh. But it will depend on what the pests are and the seasons that they start to lay eggs. May need to research the pests to find out what times they are likely to strike. So you can cover them in time. Or leave mesh on from start to finish.
I do the hunt and bathe option for slugs and snails 🐌 but luckily we do not have a bird issue. Cabbage whites are already an issue 🤦🏼♀️. My pak choi bolted and we ate them in a stir fry. Great information as always 👍, have a super weekend, Ali 💕🇨🇦
They destroyed my garden last year slugs so this year all are going in tubs so i can move them cover them nets or any other the weather is to blame up and down not stable ne of england so hard to have stable weather keep trying good luck
Better to run into these problems now and figure out solutions before your very existence hinges on these crops you are growing.. I have always had excellent luck with cheap beer traps in layers outside the garden area and a few beer traps inside the garden areas close to what attracts them. When you find them salt them to kill them as well..
I have one bed that isn't doing well, I think it's the soil.. radishes in it took ages to grow, now they're starting to bolt and the spinach just isn't growing..but I have another bed where the spinach is growing beautifully.. so sorry you're having so many issues.. have you ever considered no dig potatoes? I just keep covering mine in gras cuttings and chicken bedding, they're doing great so far. As for the slugs, I start early in the year putting out the wildlife and pet friendly pellets to stop them multiplying in the first place, then just every now and then sprinkle out more. 2 years ago they'd eat whole grown dalia's in one night, now they're really not a big problem anymore for me.
Is your beds in a different lighting position? If it's full it may be too warm for them. I wanted to grow my potatoes in pots but the husband wanted to have a larger are 🙄. The slugs were kinda on top of ... well for a bit anyway 😅.
It is very true, We all have garden failures due to forgetting something, not paying attention and trying to do too much at once esp if there are a lot of never tried before plants. Bottom line look at the mistakes try to learn from the failure. So you have no time then just keep whacking in the seeds in different locations until you find one that works. Start 6 seeds and plant the seedlings in very different locations note where all the failures and success were. See if it tells you something. At the least you know where not to plant them next year. Remember folks we all have different climates and temperatures so we can not all have the same things get over that and get busy with the ones you can. Busy people do not have time to complain.
It was a very cold spring and also I don't know about you but I haven't seen much rain at all. Although you can water it's not the same. Overall my plot is doing ok but there have been some failures. The weather gets the best of all gardeners sometimes.
@@oddsocksgrowing they seem to be growing ok despite have some leafs munched but last year was terrible had no beans at all something totally destroyed em
Yea plenty of drainage. Holes in the bottom. The soil wasn't water logged. I'm going to sow some more of the rainbow carrots (the ones that failed) in one of my beds see if they germinate in there
No. Not really. I waterbath tomato sauces, things like that. With the right amount of acid content to keep it safe. But I don't do pressure canning. Not at the moment anyway.
You've got a big allotment! Going by the size of it you need to be turning the soil full time to keep the bugs, creatures and crawlies at bay. I'd be tearing my hair out if I had the challenge of your plot. I would definitely need an assistant! Well done, keeping going!
The one side is no dig. Much much easier. The other side so far is dug. But will be turned to no dig over the next year. It helps me manages easier. Digging and me just dosnt work 🤣
I hope you ate those Pak Choi plants you pulled, they are perfect size to eat with some rice or in wonton noodle soup. Whether you grow Pak Choi, Kai Lan, Choy sum etc., expect them to bolt and eat them with the flowers i.e. doesn’t matter if it bolts, you still eat it and replace them with the next batch of seedlings.
I did indeed. Had a snack on the plot and also added them to some stir fried rice 😁. Chickens had a good handful too 🤣. Tasty bolting or not 👍. I've left over half in. Will continue to devour them 😁
I am trying sharp holly leaves around my plants. Also I brought 3 arches from Wilco and put my plants in hanging baskets. I'll keep you updated. ❤
Tried holly. We even have it our paths. I prick myself continuously 🤣. Not found it works against slugs. But anything is worth a try. 👍. Good idea on the baskets. Does help alot 😁
It’s a constant battle,with the elements and pests.I found a combination of beer traps and the plastic collars worked for my squash which got decimated every year before I found the collars I now use. I saw them first being used by Tamara from the Swiss Plot. I must admit that I anything I really value does go in the polytunnel, which we were given by an ex plot holder. We do overplant massively, we save all our own seed apart from squash which always cross pollinate! Best of luck and happy harvesting.
Yup indeed. All we can do is try to reduce the population somewhat. But its a give and take relationship with me... I give and the slugs take 😭🤣🤣
We are having a wetter spring than the last two which were horribly rainless. I thought great I can try growing greens in late spring. This afternoon I find that a moth had laid eggs on my lettuce and they had almost EATEN it to the ground. Mind you they weren’t very big to start with but…grrr!
I've found growing a lot more then needed helps with getting crops. Any pests like that can be helped with fine mesh. But it will depend on what the pests are and the seasons that they start to lay eggs. May need to research the pests to find out what times they are likely to strike. So you can cover them in time. Or leave mesh on from start to finish.
I do the hunt and bathe option for slugs and snails 🐌 but luckily we do not have a bird issue. Cabbage whites are already an issue 🤦🏼♀️. My pak choi bolted and we ate them in a stir fry. Great information as always 👍, have a super weekend, Ali 💕🇨🇦
They destroyed my garden last year slugs so this year all are going in tubs so i can move them cover them nets or any other the weather is to blame up and down not stable ne of england so hard to have stable weather keep trying good luck
Better to run into these problems now and figure out solutions before your very existence hinges on these crops you are growing.. I have always had excellent luck with cheap beer traps in layers outside the garden area and a few beer traps inside the garden areas close to what attracts them. When you find them salt them to kill them as well..
beer traps have really helped with us.
I have had great results with beneficial nematodes. There are plenty of worms but no grubs, snails or slugs.
Thats what I'm producing as we speak 😁
I have one bed that isn't doing well, I think it's the soil.. radishes in it took ages to grow, now they're starting to bolt and the spinach just isn't growing..but I have another bed where the spinach is growing beautifully.. so sorry you're having so many issues.. have you ever considered no dig potatoes? I just keep covering mine in gras cuttings and chicken bedding, they're doing great so far.
As for the slugs, I start early in the year putting out the wildlife and pet friendly pellets to stop them multiplying in the first place, then just every now and then sprinkle out more. 2 years ago they'd eat whole grown dalia's in one night, now they're really not a big problem anymore for me.
Is your beds in a different lighting position? If it's full it may be too warm for them.
I wanted to grow my potatoes in pots but the husband wanted to have a larger are 🙄.
The slugs were kinda on top of ... well for a bit anyway 😅.
It is very true, We all have garden failures due to forgetting something, not paying attention and trying to do too much at once esp if there are a lot of never tried before plants. Bottom line look at the mistakes try to learn from the failure. So you have no time then just keep whacking in the seeds in different locations until you find one that works.
Start 6 seeds and plant the seedlings in very different locations note where all the failures and success were. See if it tells you something. At the least you know where not to plant them next year.
Remember folks we all have different climates and temperatures so we can not all have the same things get over that and get busy with the ones you can. Busy people do not have time to complain.
Perfectly put 👍
It was a very cold spring and also I don't know about you but I haven't seen much rain at all. Although you can water it's not the same. Overall my plot is doing ok but there have been some failures. The weather gets the best of all gardeners sometimes.
We had soooo much rain. Only stopped the last 2 weeks. But yes it really has been a colder darker spring. But things pick up eventually 😁
Had something munching runner beans and courgettes this year
Funnily enough. I've had something much on my runner beans too 🤣. May have to start camping down there to catch them all 😅
@@oddsocksgrowing they seem to be growing ok despite have some leafs munched but last year was terrible had no beans at all something totally destroyed em
Do you have enough drainage for the carrots in the tub that didn’t do well. The veg scraps could have serves as drainage area for the other tub.
Yea plenty of drainage. Holes in the bottom. The soil wasn't water logged. I'm going to sow some more of the rainbow carrots (the ones that failed) in one of my beds see if they germinate in there
Try Korean natural farming methods if you aren't already.
Do you not pressure can or waterbath can your vegies?
No. Not really. I waterbath tomato sauces, things like that. With the right amount of acid content to keep it safe. But I don't do pressure canning. Not at the moment anyway.
@@oddsocksgrowing It's a great way to fill your pantry. The canned vegies are as close to fresh as you can get in the cold months of Winter.
What carrot seed was the one that worked?
A multitude of different ones everything but the rainbow variety 🙄
Hi Socks.
Hi John 👋
Lots of big issues 😢hairs nice tho 😊
Ha it rained on me twice. I managed to get wet compost through my hair. And sticky sap from the hedgerows 🤣. Not a good day for the hair 😅
yep my garden is behaving much the same..
Its been a strange year so far. Hopefully it gets better for all
Nematodes work for me