Transforming my first allotment vlog | Solo Female | Beginner Gardening | sustainable living 🌷
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Hiya, it’s Libby here! 🌻 In today’s video, I’m tackling a neglected patch of my allotment and turning it into something that’s finally looking like a proper allotment. It’s a solo mission, but as a new allotment owner in the UK, and beginner gardener I’m loving every muddy, rewarding moment.
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Super job Libby,the more you do,the more addictive it is,it will be awesome!
@@williecollins5833 thank you so much, absolutely agree with you on that ✨ thank you so much ☺️
Its getting there now cant wait to see it finished
it is isnt it?! me too ✨👩🏻🌾
Awesome video, enjoy your day
Thanks! You too!
You did all that hard graft and kept that big jumper on, I would of been down to a T-shirt or vest in 10 minutes 🤣🤣 Keep up the great work 👍👍
Hahah, i did, it was quite a cold day 🥶 Thank you so much!
hi best way is to mark out the area first then dig over with garden fork that way you can remove the roots as you go then you only have to dig out a trench for the wood before adding soil or compost in the raise beds line with news paper this will feed the soil you can also line with grass cuttings, kicthen waste or straw even the compost rule is once it has lived it can live again do you no what type of soil you have ?
@@jimi7255 oooh okay! That’s brilliant thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with me, will absolutely be taking this all on board, no I don’t know what kind of soil I have, how can I find out? My neighbour said that I’ve got really great soil as the man who had it paid a lot of money apparently in making it really good, he said that’s why the weeds grow so much on my plot because the soil is so rich.. that probably doesn’t narrow it down.. haha. Sorry! But when I was digging far it did seem like it had bits of a warm colour clay in the earth.. what would that mean? Thanks for the support! ☺️
Hello Libby. Its good to see you are cracking on. My allotment is on the other side of Beach Road and I've had it for 24 years now and learnt alot over the years.
Can I give you some advice.
You shouldnt really dig the ground at this time of year as the ground is too wet and all you are doing is compacting the soil which isn't good. Also you need to line those pallet collars with black plastic tarpaulin. If you dont your raised beds wont last long as the pallet collars will rot quickly if not protected from the soil. I hope this helps. The best advice I got when I first got my allotment is that Rome wasn't built in a day.
Take your time and you'll get there.
Also just keep watching what your nieghbour Bob does. He'll keep you reet.
Crack on!
Hiya Dave, Thank you, you too! Ahh lush. 24 YEARS! incredible, absolutely open to your advice, thank you so much for that, i didn't know that so i'm grateful you shared that with me, will defo get on to that with the inner collars! Is there anything you would recommend that i do this time of the year? I'm going to build the lower beds this week, should i line those too? and gonna bark the path in between them. My neighbours are great! Haha thank you! i'd love to come visit your plot and pick your brains! or come over to mine and share some ideas..
Thanks Dave, chat soon ✨🌽
@libbybrenna Hi Libby. I replied to your roply last night but it mustn't have sent as I can't see it. I could have sworn it said sent.
Anyway, I was saying there is plenty you can be getting oncwith during the winter. Set out all you pallet collars and line them with plastic. If you are making smaller raised beds also cover those with plastic otherwise they wont last long.
Also dont do no dig. The soil you have is good soil. Our allotments have been worked for over 100 years and also buying a load of compost to cover perfectly good soil will be expensive. Just keep an eye on what Bob does and he'll keep you reet.
Just crack on with making the pallet collar beds over winter and put the wood chips down for paths in between.
You are welcome to visit my plot anytime and get some advice n that. I'll get the kettle on.
I hope you recieve the reply this time.
Crack on!
Hiya Dave! Thanks so much, yeah it didn’t come through but glad this one did, grateful for all your wisdoms shares, I’ll defo get on with what you’ve mentioned, absolutely.. thank you so much! I don’t even know how to get to your side of the allotments, I’ll come over in the new year! Have a lush Christmas and see you soon ✨🌷🥰
Hi Libby. That was a tough half hours work, but you really made good progress 😊. It definitely pays off covering the ground like that - always do that at mine. Audio was brill. Enjoying watching your progress😊
Hiya, Hope you’re well? Yes it was! Thank you, getting there! 🌽
@libbybrenna I'm good thanks Libby. My plot here in Sheffield keeps me busy - I wouldn't want to be without my allotment - feel very lucky to have one close to home 🙂
How many raised beds are you planning for the allotment then ? I made the mistake of going to mine on Saturday nearly got blew away 😂😂
LOADSSSS haha 😂 Oh my god, did you! hope you and your plot were okay!
@ plot was fine well was when I left it but I was soaking wasn’t one off my brightest ideas I must say
Put your gloves in a ziplock bag then no insects can enter😂
Oh my god, what a hack! Thank you for that 😂