Full Allotment Tour: Manchester UK: June 2024: Vegetable Garden.
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- It's June 2024 and the plot is quite behind! We are planting out but the progress has been slow this year!
At Don't Crop Me Now we have 500sq.m of space comprising 1 full plot and 2 halves and follow a 'No Dig' method in raised beds. We grow a wide range of fruit, veg and flowers which supply our kitchen all year round. We are not fully self-sufficient, but we shop very rarely.
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Same here in SW Canada we had up until this week super cold wet weather. Then we plunge right into 26+ days 🤦♀️. Great update glad your both back 👍 , Ali 🌞🇨🇦
We have had our fair share of poor growing weather here in the Midlands, nice update my friend's.
♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
Great to see you back!
You sure keep busy! Very impressive!
I think everyone is behind I’m in Manchester , my god the rain …. Your plot looks great
Yep even this week too!
@@DontCropMeNow it’s dry today in prestwich I can feel the odd ray of sun … I dare to dream lol
Thanks for the very interesting and informative tour Rachel.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Are you self sufficient with compost?
No, due to the size of the area we have. We probably make about 1-2 tonnes a year on average.
We have been making our own potting compost though using leaf mulch and I would like to get self sufficient this way!
So much for global warming! 😂😂😂
It is certainly global warming producing the fluctuations and storms. I have got a few more things in now hopefully thjngs will pick up!
Hi Rachel and Anthony, I live in Rowland Ave, which is situated at the side of the Granville road allotments, which I understand is where your allotment is, we have been inundated by foxes this year, beautiful but destructive, they have dug holes all over the bottom of my garden, I also have a lot of bindweed, which I have been keeping under control, I have a biggish garden, but don't grow a lot of things, but I do love my tomatoes, I have a greenhouse so do quite well with them, I made the mistake of putting out my sunflowers and the slugs ate them all, I usually come to the allotment open day each year, it's nice to see what you are growing, great vlog thanks
Nice to hear from you Suzanne! Yes we are on Granville Road! The Open day is 18th Aug this year 😎
@@DontCropMeNow thanks Rachel, hope to see you there xx
7:50 did you notice having less slugs around due to the frogs? I wonder if they actually make a difference or is that just a theory? I'm also thinking of setting up a small pond if it is really worth it.
Not yet! Frogs will eat slugs but reducing slugs is mainly about habitat reduction…. Ie keep weeds managed and remove hiding places
Def worth it though in general for wildlife and interest!