What an inspirational garden that shows that even in the windiest of climates you can be very successful at growing food! You can pop over and say hello to Sandra and Lynn here: instagram.com/lynbreck_croft
I have a feeling I've seen another programme about these lovely ladies, perhaps when they were just getting started in crofting and I loved their approach even then!
You often hear gardeners talk about the flavour of homegrown being better, but it was really interesting to hear Sandra say that they can physically tell the difference when eating food not from their own garden. Also that scenery shown from the drone shots....wow 😲
How Amazing is that ! In spite of the windy cold weather in Scotland you can still grow your own kitchen garden! Then i should not be deterred to grow my own in Canada! Thank you Huw Richards for all your inspirational videos! 👍🏻
I have been learning over the past few years of growing things and now I have started a pretty good size 100ft X 50ft space to grow food in every direction. Its amazes me how we as humans made it. From pests and diseases many plants get and then times to grow and temperatures. Its a lot to learn. But its so fun! This is what we need to be teaching our children.
Stunning! I love the drone shots in the beginning. Beautiful garden and story! Impressive that they can grow so much in such a sort growing season. "This is very filling nourishing food" I love that💚
It looks stunning doesn’t it! 😍. Unfortunately they are quite expensive and there’s a long waiting list! 😏 We have a “normal” polytunnel and a greenhouse too, which I think they have been up for at least ten years. We only moved here to Orkney last September, so this is our first year using it…managing to grow quite a bit, though was late getting started. I suspect we will have to replace the plastic covering in the next year or two, quite impressed it has lasted so long! 😊
Huw, your group of friends are a beautiful group who live very fulfilling and peaceful lives. I find myself envying the pace of life they live. I know it is a lot of work accomplishing raising that much of your own food but the return on investment is well worth it. As always, your mini-films are encouraging and challenging and filled with learning opportunities from beginning to end. Thanks again, Professor! (Kentucky, USA)
Thanks Huw for bringing us the most interesting videos of different successful gardener's, showing and telling their story of their techniques that improved their garden's productivity. Explaining what works for their particular area, overcoming problems, and what they've learned in the process. I learn so much valuable information and lessons from your channel. Appreciate it greatly! 👍♥️😊
Certainly a beautiful garden and they've done a well done job and made much use of the space Huw Richards. It's a challenge growing in Scotland I know because that's where I am based but I enjoy the experience. Thanks for sharing this video and Sandra is right it's not the same buying food from elsewhere because it doesn't taste as good.
Oh my……wonderful video! But way too short!! I simply love these films you’re making showcasing gardens from all over your area!! I love your garden too but I love these pictures of other passionate gardeners!! Your film making skills are astoundingly good! Beautiful and incredibly inviting!!
Amazing garden in an amazing location. Zone 4 here in Canada and I have the same growing season, end of May to end of Sept., 350m above sea level, just colder winters I'm sure. Love how those chickens get right to work as soon as you open the door to the coup. Hoping to have chickens and rabbits one day soon.
Omg! I am so inspired by this! I have friends in the Highlands who are always on at me to move to Scotland. It was always a concern to me about how much I would be able to grow in such a harsh environment, so to see this is amazing! Just brilliant! Thanks Huw for putting these gardeners on my radar. I will be following them. Great video!
I also live in high winds conditions, close to the Rockies. Very challenging, with very short season as well (June-Sep). Biggest challenge for me is during hardening off phase. Lots of seedlings die. But the ones survived the winds, they'll thrive. Winds can be damaging indeed. I like her words "What wants to grow here". That's true. As much as we can manipulate the conditions for things to grow, at some point it's also important to listen to nature. Very beautiful garden, and video as usual, Huw.
Their garden looks amazing!! I'm also in the same boat with my land. I'm at the base of foothills at the end of the valley, and the wind just blows. Looking into hoops and netting now, so really appreciate their advice and perspective.
New to Oklahoma and experiencing the wind here. I had not considered the height of my plants until I read this. Thanks, Huw, for featuring this garden.
I'd like to live in your films they are beautiful and so calming. How long did you spend waiting for the beautiful weather you seem to have everywhere you went? It's always so lovely and sunny.
It's like a mini jungle in the polycrub! That made me smile so so much, what fantastic success and what an amazing video diary to post Huw. Amazing and the best of luck to you. Xxx Phil
Beautiful gardens, and so productive. I suspect that she will develop enough preservation methods to expand to 100% of their vegetables. The key is to find plants adaptive to the local climate. I learned a lot about "local" vegetables the three years I gardened in Fairbanks, Alaska. :-)
Huw, the videos you create are simply amazing! Thank you for sharing this wonderful garden! How inspiring to see what they can do with extreme conditions! And I too, was touched by her comment of noticing a physical difference in eating her homegrown food! The taste I’ve always noticed. Bravo to all involved! And especially Mother Nature!🙏💕
So happy to see the success of their Garden in Scotland! Here in central Canada we have the exact same conditions and frost free days. Geez I guess my Scottish ancestors settled here for a reason.
this is just beautiful! I`m here in Germany and currently in my first year with a Glass-house (3rd year gardening) . I am so exited. :) I wish you all a nice season. have fun!
Inspiring ❤ Conditions sound very much like our experience here so I feel even more motivated after seeing Lynbreck's success 😁 Another fantastic video Huw, thank-you x
What a beautiful video. My Grandad is from Scotland he lived on a small remote island no running water, no electric, no gas nothing. He then joined the army during the second world war a very young 17 year old and is a D-Day veteran yes he’s still alive at 97! His health is better than mine and I truely believe this is down to the food he ate when he was young from the land around him. Cheers 🍻
We just tore up rotted wood around our raised beds and putting down commercial landscaping along the paths and up to the soil in the beds. No more wood, too expensive. It was more my husbands idea to do that. I've had such a garden before. And it works well. Spent hay helps as a thin layer up next to soil to keep it stable, but not entirely over the path because that just allows for weeds to take hold. Such a learning process.
It's all about adapting to the natural environment and this garden is certainly thriving, really beautiful. I shall be trying nettle tea this season, have previously used comfrey tea but have found it taints the veg flavours especially the leafy ones, or maybe I've used too much. It's so true that when you eat your own veg you feel so much better and you don't need lots, the life force of the plants keep you well nourished and healthy. Thank you for sharing this lovely garden with us
That's how long my grow season is as well! Half the time we get a day or two of frost into the first two weeks of June 😬 lol I try to train even my heat loving plants to the cool temps, with slight protection. I had my peppers outside and I only lost one to stunted growth but even then it still produced just not as much. One out of 25 pepper plants
Great video, I live in south Scotland near the Solway and we get battered by the winds too. I have been disheartened by this but seeing their success has inspired me to continue. I see they use enviro mesh on their raised beds which surprised me as it doesn't last for long here. Wonder what the secret is?
Love the visit to your garden. How are you using the plastic containers with the beets, I think that's beets. I have wind issues here in tornado alley in north central Texas. Gorgeous garden, my dream to be able to do that.Thank you for your time.
Beginner gardener, second season. Would someone be kind enough to tell me what the plastic bottle coverings are for? Is it just to protect the stem of the seedlings?
I suspect so, protection against both wind and slugs until they are larger plants. Thinking I might try this too as we live on the north side of a hill on an island in Orkney, half a mile from the sea at 59° north…not so cold here, but (almost) constantly windy! Loving the layers of shelter belts, hedges, fencing and tunnels, I’m certainly going to try that here. We do have quite a few stone walls, but need more shelter belts inside them methinks. Plastic netting first to allow surrounding hedging to flourish. Some will be edible fruit bushes…at least that is the hope! 😉🤞
What an inspirational garden that shows that even in the windiest of climates you can be very successful at growing food! You can pop over and say hello to Sandra and Lynn here: instagram.com/lynbreck_croft
I got very curious about her garden! Thank for sharing the link to her instagram :) I'll check it out now. Hope you're having a beautiful day!
I have a feeling I've seen another programme about these lovely ladies, perhaps when they were just getting started in crofting and I loved their approach even then!
@@jennifercash1093 I think they were featured on This Farming Life, which is also a great program to watch.
Wonderful video Huw. Thanks for sharing it :)
It's a beautiful garden
You often hear gardeners talk about the flavour of homegrown being better, but it was really interesting to hear Sandra say that they can physically tell the difference when eating food not from their own garden. Also that scenery shown from the drone shots....wow 😲
So glad you enjoyed the drone shots!! Yes it certainly was! Thank you so much for watching Amy
That notable physical difference between my garden produce and store produce is what keeps me gardening. It is so profound.
Huw, I want to comment again, and again, on your generosity in featuring all these amazing gardens and gardeners. Thank you!
Awh that is so nice of you Patricia thank you!!!
I’m really enjoying these ‘guest’ gardens, Huw! Thank you for showcasing them x
What an absolutely stunning garden! Thanks for sharing this with us, Huw.
It's my pleasure Angela! :D
How Amazing is that ! In spite of the windy cold weather in Scotland you can still grow your own kitchen garden! Then i should not be deterred to grow my own in Canada! Thank you Huw Richards for all your inspirational videos! 👍🏻
I have been learning over the past few years of growing things and now I have started a pretty good size 100ft X 50ft space to grow food in every direction. Its amazes me how we as humans made it. From pests and diseases many plants get and then times to grow and temperatures. Its a lot to learn. But its so fun! This is what we need to be teaching our children.
It's a lot to learn is a good point. Growing ones own food isn't difficult....once one knows how. But it's dang hard if one doesn't know how!
Stunning! I love the drone shots in the beginning. Beautiful garden and story! Impressive that they can grow so much in such a sort growing season. "This is very filling nourishing food" I love that💚
Thank you so much Mari!!
@@HuwRichards You are very welcome 🌻
This was amazing and exactly what we are aiming to do!
A fantastic goal and a fantastic example to help motivate you and show what is possible!
They have a polycrub! I'm so envious 😍
It looks stunning doesn’t it! 😍. Unfortunately they are quite expensive and there’s a long waiting list! 😏 We have a “normal” polytunnel and a greenhouse too, which I think they have been up for at least ten years. We only moved here to Orkney last September, so this is our first year using it…managing to grow quite a bit, though was late getting started. I suspect we will have to replace the plastic covering in the next year or two, quite impressed it has lasted so long! 😊
Huw, your group of friends are a beautiful group who live very fulfilling and peaceful lives. I find myself envying the pace of life they live. I know it is a lot of work accomplishing raising that much of your own food but the return on investment is well worth it. As always, your mini-films are encouraging and challenging and filled with learning opportunities from beginning to end. Thanks again, Professor! (Kentucky, USA)
Thanks Huw for bringing us the most interesting videos of different successful gardener's, showing and telling their story of their techniques that improved their garden's productivity. Explaining what works for their particular area, overcoming problems, and what they've learned in the process. I learn so much valuable information and lessons from your channel. Appreciate it greatly! 👍♥️😊
Speechless, Amazing, so so inspiring. This is how we should live ❤️❤️❤️
Very inspirational garden! And a very impressive lady. She speaks so well! Captivating...
Certainly a beautiful garden and they've done a well done job and made much use of the space Huw Richards. It's a challenge growing in Scotland I know because that's where I am based but I enjoy the experience. Thanks for sharing this video and Sandra is right it's not the same buying food from elsewhere because it doesn't taste as good.
Anyone know what the milk cartons protect against? Flea beatle, slugs, wind?
I'm curious about the same!
Oh my……wonderful video! But way too short!! I simply love these films you’re making showcasing gardens from all over your area!! I love your garden too but I love these pictures of other passionate gardeners!! Your film making skills are astoundingly good! Beautiful and incredibly inviting!!
Amazing garden in an amazing location. Zone 4 here in Canada and I have the same growing season, end of May to end of Sept., 350m above sea level, just colder winters I'm sure. Love how those chickens get right to work as soon as you open the door to the coup. Hoping to have chickens and rabbits one day soon.
Great to see what abundance you can grow in such a diffcult environment 👍
Thank you for sharing this story. It gives me hope.
Omg! I am so inspired by this! I have friends in the Highlands who are always on at me to move to Scotland. It was always a concern to me about how much I would be able to grow in such a harsh environment, so to see this is amazing! Just brilliant!
Thanks Huw for putting these gardeners on my radar. I will be following them.
Great video!
Natural looking paradise in harmony with native plants and creatures. So inspiring!
Couldn't agree more! :)
I also live in high winds conditions, close to the Rockies. Very challenging, with very short season as well (June-Sep). Biggest challenge for me is during hardening off phase. Lots of seedlings die. But the ones survived the winds, they'll thrive. Winds can be damaging indeed.
I like her words "What wants to grow here". That's true. As much as we can manipulate the conditions for things to grow, at some point it's also important to listen to nature.
Very beautiful garden, and video as usual, Huw.
Yes, thank you for sharing ... your thoughts, these little pieces of your life. 💚🌱
Their garden looks amazing!! I'm also in the same boat with my land. I'm at the base of foothills at the end of the valley, and the wind just blows. Looking into hoops and netting now, so really appreciate their advice and perspective.
I found it to be an exceptional place that inspires others. Thank you for sharing such an experience in Scotland.
Wow. Just beautiful.
New to Oklahoma and experiencing the wind here. I had not considered the height of my plants until I read this. Thanks, Huw, for featuring this garden.
I'd like to live in your films they are beautiful and so calming. How long did you spend waiting for the beautiful weather you seem to have everywhere you went? It's always so lovely and sunny.
Very much enjoy these off site visits. Most interesting and very well done. Thank you. Cheers!!!
So glad you like them Steve!! :)
It's like a mini jungle in the polycrub! That made me smile so so much, what fantastic success and what an amazing video diary to post Huw. Amazing and the best of luck to you. Xxx Phil
Thank you Phil. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Beautiful gardens, and so productive. I suspect that she will develop enough preservation methods to expand to 100% of their vegetables. The key is to find plants adaptive to the local climate. I learned a lot about "local" vegetables the three years I gardened in Fairbanks, Alaska. :-)
Huw, the videos you create are simply amazing! Thank you for sharing this wonderful garden! How inspiring to see what they can do with extreme conditions! And I too, was touched by her comment of noticing a physical difference in eating her homegrown food! The taste I’ve always noticed. Bravo to all involved! And especially Mother Nature!🙏💕
Lovely work, Huw
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
beautiful and inspiring!
So happy to see the success of their Garden in Scotland! Here in central Canada we have the exact same conditions and frost free days. Geez I guess my Scottish ancestors settled here for a reason.
Really Amazing that place!!!👏🏻👏🏻
It's gorgeous isn't it :)
Food for thought too. A most inspirational video about nature and growing for sustainability.
Thank you so so much!!
Very nice landscape
Very inspiring! Thanks!
Amazing places! Oh my I’d love to see them
this is just beautiful! I`m here in Germany and currently in my first year with a Glass-house (3rd year gardening) . I am so exited. :) I wish you all a nice season. have fun!
Outstanding
Another amazing video of amazing people in an amazing garden!! Well done girls and thank you Huw and Sam
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching :)
Huw, I love your videos and I love to hear garden stories from around the world. Thank you.
Glad you like them!
I have to try making nettle tea for the garden this year too! Thank you for sharing this beautiful and inspiring video
I make nettle tea till June then I swap to compfre feed till Sept all free ps compfre brooking 14 don't self seed just a thought 🤔
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Gardening + farming
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Very inspirational
“What wants to grow here.” Great perspective.
Inspiring ❤
Conditions sound very much like our experience here so I feel even more motivated after seeing Lynbreck's success 😁
Another fantastic video Huw, thank-you x
Challenging is where I live -- East Kootenay BC ... Rocky Mountains where we grow rocks :)
What a beautiful video. My Grandad is from Scotland he lived on a small remote island no running water, no electric, no gas nothing. He then joined the army during the second world war a very young 17 year old and is a D-Day veteran yes he’s still alive at 97! His health is better than mine and I truely believe this is down to the food he ate when he was young from the land around him. Cheers 🍻
This is the dream 😍
I've been watching your videos and I'm looking forward to learning more from it! Thanks for sharing Huw. God bless! 🤗
You're very welcome :)
Such a beautiful land and vision. Thank you for sharing.
It really is. My pleasure! :)
Beautiful ❤️❤️
Incredibly beautiful!
I enjoyed this video, much more realistic to my climate. Thankyou Huw, I enjoy all your video.
Great to hear thank you!!!
We just tore up rotted wood around our raised beds and putting down commercial landscaping along the paths and up to the soil in the beds. No more wood, too expensive. It was more my husbands idea to do that. I've had such a garden before. And it works well. Spent hay helps as a thin layer up next to soil to keep it stable, but not entirely over the path because that just allows for weeds to take hold. Such a learning process.
Chinese cabbage love this climate and the cold
Just lovely and inspiring
Beauty from every angle
100%
So inspiring! Thanks for sharing this story.
I love Scotland!
Absolutely amazing effort ladies 👍
Lovely
Stunning and enjoyable to watch and listen too.
Thank you so much!
Lovely video, beautiful garden. Teared up when the chooks came out the door
Glad you enjoyed it :)
one of the most beautiful gardens I've seen.. :)
It really is!
Beautiful garden, and the footage is stunning!
It looks like so much food, I'm surprised it's not 100% of their veg!
It's all about adapting to the natural environment and this garden is certainly thriving, really beautiful. I shall be trying nettle tea this season, have previously used comfrey tea but have found it taints the veg flavours especially the leafy ones, or maybe I've used too much. It's so true that when you eat your own veg you feel so much better and you don't need lots, the life force of the plants keep you well nourished and healthy. Thank you for sharing this lovely garden with us
So well done. I enjoyed this very much. ❤️
Curious about the use of the columns around the plants. What is their purpose and are they bought or homemade?
Great video 👍
What a beautiful video Huw , a beautiful young girl with a great outlook. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
No dig gardening is simply, amazing 😉
This was so inspiring!
amazing and perfect garden 😍
Awesomeness 😄
That's how long my grow season is as well! Half the time we get a day or two of frost into the first two weeks of June 😬 lol I try to train even my heat loving plants to the cool temps, with slight protection. I had my peppers outside and I only lost one to stunted growth but even then it still produced just not as much. One out of 25 pepper plants
great video
Beautiful!
I'd love to hear your take on soil blocks for starting seeds. Thank you!
ooooooohh beautiful!!
So beautiful 👏👏✨😻🥀💎☮️
was taught L1 horti recently and was taught to use the no dig method if possible. same as weeds let them compost in.
What a place 😍 challenging but worth it I would imagine. What is the idea with the milk bottles around the plants? Another great video, thanks Huw.
Me encanta ver estos videos. Me motivan y emocionan. Muchas gracias 😘
Love it… made me cry🙏🏽💎🌱!… thank you for sharing( save soil,Sadhguru..🙏🏽)
Great video, I live in south Scotland near the Solway and we get battered by the winds too. I have been disheartened by this but seeing their success has inspired me to continue. I see they use enviro mesh on their raised beds which surprised me as it doesn't last for long here. Wonder what the secret is?
I learned a lot. Thank you so much.
You are most welcome Shelley!
Thanks 🙏
Love the visit to your garden. How are you using the plastic containers with the beets, I think that's beets. I have wind issues here in tornado alley in north central Texas. Gorgeous garden, my dream to be able to do that.Thank you for your time.
Can I please ask about the blue hoops? How are they secured and is it a particular product? Thanks in advance 🙋♀️
They are blue plumbers piping, probably slotted over dowels/canes that are well anchored in the ground.
@@moragpotter4609 Thank you!
Maravilloso!
That sounds like our growing season in Alaska.
Cool 😎
Beginner gardener, second season. Would someone be kind enough to tell me what the plastic bottle coverings are for? Is it just to protect the stem of the seedlings?
I suspect so, protection against both wind and slugs until they are larger plants.
Thinking I might try this too as we live on the north side of a hill on an island in Orkney, half a mile from the sea at 59° north…not so cold here, but (almost) constantly windy! Loving the layers of shelter belts, hedges, fencing and tunnels, I’m certainly going to try that here. We do have quite a few stone walls, but need more shelter belts inside them methinks. Plastic netting first to allow surrounding hedging to flourish. Some will be edible fruit bushes…at least that is the hope! 😉🤞
What are the containers around the plants for?