Surely, they should give you some compensation of some sort!!! I look forward to seeing your new garden develop and even if that does not work out for you (which I certainly hope it does) I would still be interested in your balcony garden that you mention every now and then. Good luck with everything!!!!
@shellyjob6162 күн бұрын
In regards to Snaps, I'm in a similar climate in US and since they are cool flowers I'm starting the plants now to plant in fall for spring harvest. The ones I plant in spring do give some blooms before heat, but then get flimsy like yours. But if I keep them cut back in summer, the next spring (second year) I get a massive harvest. Best bet for you plant in fall for spring then tear out (I did this with a section of plants), then planted zinnia's there.
@fromthewitchsgarden2 күн бұрын
Ooooh this sounds like a good little experiment for me. Thanks for the suggestion.
@heatherfoley49452 күн бұрын
Dang, that's sad, like you said crushing for the others also...
@fromthewitchsgarden2 күн бұрын
It took me a REALLY long time and lots of asking random people to find my new garden and it just isn't an option for most of the others at my current allotment. A tiny allotment garden may seem trivial to some but for the old people it really is a life line; affordable food, exercise, social life and a reason to get up and out of the house. It really is heartbreaking for them.
@heatherfoley49452 күн бұрын
No...I'm sorry Pheigi. You are resilient and you will find another garden plot! Dang it =( Sunflowers are beautiful in a vegetable garden but not my favorite either. I grew a variety called Black Cherry that to me, the bloom, looked more like burnt taco...disappointing. But their seed heads bring goldfinches into the garden. Yay! Another garden!
@fromthewitchsgarden2 күн бұрын
Burnt Taco, that is hilarious. Wouldn't it be great if we were allowed to rename plants: Disappointing Wishy Washy Zinnia, Just Meh, Pollen Drop Nightmare.
@heatherfoley4945Күн бұрын
@@fromthewitchsgarden Yes!
@cheriedodd93582 күн бұрын
Goodness that's aweful. Devastated too for the older ones like you said. Do you have any lawn at all around your house ? Or a grass verge that all the neighbours share near the rd etc? Sorry I don't know the culture or space for housing there.
@fromthewitchsgarden2 күн бұрын
There is so little available land around here. There is so much farm looking land around but the rules about using it are very strict and make it impossible for farmers to (legally) lease it out. Most people in apartments have small balconies, usually used for drying washing but talking to some of the others at the allotment it seems that some are going to grow there instead but it will literally be a few pots, nothing comparable to the allotment. It is frustrating and sad.
@eileenmc88082 күн бұрын
Oh no! I hope you can find another option. I did not expect that at all. So sorry to hear this.
@fromthewitchsgarden2 күн бұрын
It was devastating news but I am trying to roll with it and find new options. Let’s see how much can be saved!
@flowerfairy19502 күн бұрын
Gosh! You must be devastated. Hopefully you will be able to find another plot.🤞
@fromthewitchsgarden2 күн бұрын
Heart broken after all the work and planning but new garden = new opportunities (I hope).
@donelyn48737 күн бұрын
Maybe the spray stock you saw was the quartet type? The arrangement with the buttery yellow stock is so gorgeous! I like your interplanting ideas. I was also surprised by the height of some poppies! I planted breadseed poppies for the pods, but will not put them in the front of beds again haha. Prolific (late) spring plants for me: orlaya, bouquet dill, iceland poppies, larkspur, godetia, and snapflags. I'm going to definitely look into more daffodils since my ranunculus bloomed so early and were lonely.
@fromthewitchsgarden6 күн бұрын
It was the quartet type and I have just found the seeds for it for next spring!!! I’m not allowed to grow bread seed poppies in Japan because they can be used to make opium so I am searching for other varieties that make the nice big pods. Snapflags🤣
@kotsifou9 күн бұрын
I find it fascinating that no matter how your flowers are (long, short, bright or pale) you still manage to create amazingly looking flower arrangements at your home. Well done!!!!
@fromthewitchsgarden9 күн бұрын
Thank you so much. I took ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) lessons for a while which taught me that you only really need 3-4 flower stems to make an impactful arrangement. I am also slowly honing in what colours, shapes and textures I like in flowers so that I can grow a more coherent colour palette and flower selection so I should have the basis for a nice bouquet at all times of the year.
@heatherfoley49459 күн бұрын
Ok...I'm giving you an idea...Rue, have you ever tried Rue. It's an acid yellow/green flower (which I love) and also the seed heads are great. And the foliage is beautiful blue green. I've never cut them to try in vases but that's not my thing. I'm going to grow some tulip in pots for next Spring. Hopefully. Take care :)
@fromthewitchsgarden9 күн бұрын
Yay suggestions, thank you. I googled it and it looks like a great filler and maybe something to replace my fennel which came up really early but also died pretty quickly when it started getting hot. It is a perennial, does it die right back in winter or take up space all year? It’s also self seeding, does yours spread much?
@heatherfoley49459 күн бұрын
@@fromthewitchsgarden I don't think it will die back in your climate. I don't think mine dies completely back and we get way below freezing maybe it does. Gosh I can't recall. No mine doesn't spread much but it's not in a great location. I hope to start some from seed in early spring so I can establish a larger patch because it's one of my favorite plants to have growing in my garden. It's also a host plant for Giant Swallowtail butterflies here. Did you try bronze fennel?
@fromthewitchsgarden8 күн бұрын
The bronze fennel is on my seed hunting list, fingers crossed.
@mzundastud0712 күн бұрын
I was just about to say that 1 month old crysanth can be topped and make you some extras! 🤣👍🏼 then you said it yourself anyway! 🫣🤣 also even if you don’t keep the topping and root it - they would benefit from being topped because they become more bushy and will give more flowering stems! 🫶🏼 gotta love a Mum! 😁🫶🏼
@mzundastud0712 күн бұрын
Also - love the stocks!! One of my absolute fav flowers for scent! 😊
@fromthewitchsgarden12 күн бұрын
Thanks, I am really looking forward to them blooming.
@eileenmc8808Ай бұрын
Actually looking better than what I expected. I was afraid they might be all dried up with the summer weather after your trip.
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
The summer heat has kicked in this week but luckily (for me) rainy season dragged on a couple of weeks longer than usual so the garden was actually pretty well watered.
@cheriedodd9358Ай бұрын
For some reason the thumbs up button isn't working for me.... Nice to see you still had colour to come back to.. Enjoy time with your Mum. Here in Dunedin, New Zealand, we also say 'wee' for small 😊
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
I had guests this week so was very happy to have a full vase of flowers out to welcome them.
@SQR188Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
You’re welcome, I hope it helps your garden grow.
@heatherfoley4945Ай бұрын
Shiso grows here too but it looks completely different. Anxious to see how everything fared in your absence. Welcome home =)
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
Thank you. I am heading to the allotment later today so will share pictures of the chaos.
@cheriedodd9358Ай бұрын
Hope you had a lovely time back home with your sister and family. And hope too that you have a blooming garden to go back to 💐
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
Thank you. I had a great time. It has been raining heavily since I got back but heading to the allotment later today. Fingers crossed.
@denisefaust6408Ай бұрын
Your right! “ Rolly Polly Pill bugs do eat roots AND will devour marigolds. All that they left of my Marigolds were main stem and the flower. All leaves gone!!! The plants died🥲
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
They are a nightmare and have eaten anything that I put in that little side garden. It seems that only established plants transplanted in can survive.
@janpapworth79562 ай бұрын
It’s not anemone talk (lovely arrangements by the way), but I’d just like to say how much I like your thin cotton wrap/gown. It looks so cool and luxurious! ( Anemones that I grew in pots this year were better though later than the ones in the ground. Don’t know why.) 😊
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I usually look red and sweaty in my videos so a compliment is lovely.
@kotsifou2 ай бұрын
I think you did very well considering you were working with last year's ranunculus corms. I soaked, pre-sprouted and planted 70 new ranunculus this early spring; only about 20 grew into plants and when they started producing blooms they were decimated by thrips. I had to pull them all out and discard them before the rest of my garden was infected...such waste of time and money...I don't think I'm planting them again to be honest...
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
Oh that is so sad, I’m sorry. Stupid Thrips.
@kotsifou2 ай бұрын
All of your anemones, long and short, are just beautiful and you arrange them nicely, as well.!! I planted anemones for the first time this year here in central Germany and I only got my first bud now. It's been rainy and miserable for many weeks now. I plan to plant lots more for next spring and have already purchased many varieties of anemones Mistral. If you can also find them in Japan, you should look for them. Their colours are just stunning.
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation, I will see if I can find some here.
@linkingwithnaz12952 ай бұрын
This was interesting experiment
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
Thanks, it was not what I was expecting so I’m glad I did it. No pinching this year so let’s see how it goes.
@napoleonbonerfart2782 ай бұрын
3.78ish liters to a gallon What kind of milk did you use? Does it make a difference if its skim, Whole, 2%? Maybe i missed it, how long did you leave the milk spray on for?
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
I used full fat milk because that’s what I drink but I don’t think it makes a difference. I did 2parts water to 1 part milk and just sprayed and left it on. It gets washed off by the rain so you may have to reapply if it rains within a day or two of you spraying. Hope it helps.
@mhubertcfi2 ай бұрын
It seems like the ones that do so well are all fall-sown. I’m still learning too. Mine that overwintered did really well well but I don’t think they would survive the winter in my zone. The ones I mulched heavily also did better that the unmulched ones. I mulch with hay from my chicken coop so they were probably pretty well fertilized too😂. Thanks for taking the time notes. It’s inspiring
@mhubertcfi2 ай бұрын
I also had moldy corms trying to to pre sprout. Very frustrating
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
I learned my first year that everything for spring and early summer has to be fall sown. Mulching seems to be the way forward and is much easier than digging up and storing. Maybe I need to get me some chickens…
@slimsassi25132 ай бұрын
hey where are u based
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
Kanagawa prefecture in Japan
@mandyt81782 ай бұрын
Thank you for video. I'm adding anemone to my list for next year. They're all beautiful, but I especially love the blue.
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
The colour changes in the vase as they age too which is very pretty. Good luck with your growing 🌱
@veriseoul87562 ай бұрын
To feed your plants you can start with a kelp liquid concentrate, or maybe even make it if you’re in a beach town! I use it when transplanting and it’s the best support for transplant shock. Because it’s higher in nitrogen I only use it 1 or 2 times, so it doesn’t attract aphids. Give it a try!
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
I actually made my own last year as we are near the beach, I think I just have to do it more regularly than I was.
@veriseoul87562 ай бұрын
How long did you find they lasted in the vase? I'm finding the first shorter stems aren't lasting very long, and am not sure I'm cutting at the right stage for the later stems. Love your experiments and data tracking (: it's the best way to teach and learn!! thank you!
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
I get 7-10 days in the vase if I cut them at the right time but that can be tricky. Even cutting every three days I found I was missing a lot at the perfect stage. you want them to be about 1/2 inch out of the collar (the little ruffle under the flower head), but not yet open. If you let them open and they get pollinated they fade really quickly and they do keep stretching a little in the vase so I tend to cut too early and have a slightly shorter stem than risk them opening and only lasting a couple of days. I found the big purple lasted the longest.
@mhubertcfi2 ай бұрын
I’m newly obsessed with with Iceland poppies! I’ve gotten five days after dunking stems in boiling water I harvest at about the stage yours were in the experiment. Have heard of a lot of problems with cracked bud stage
@mhubertcfi2 ай бұрын
Those Scottish poppies are so cool
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
They are straight from Fraggle Rock, I love them. Don't last at all though.
@kim-is9tq2 ай бұрын
Great video! Having trouble understanding why so many people like the brownish\orange dead\dying looking color better than the vibrant red or yellow blooms... To each their own I suppose...
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
The dead/dying esthetic 🤣
@Ms.Merotica3 ай бұрын
Cosmos don't mind heat, humidity, low fertilization, heavy wind, and drought situations once established. Maybe you should try different seed, location, or placing in the ground after sprouting and not potting up?
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
I direct seeded the first year and transplanted the second. I have now tried 5 different varieties but they all give out mid season. The first flush is really nice but the heat here gets above 40 degrees Celsius regularly and I have no water on site so they suffer and just crisp up and brown by the end of July. I will keep trying though. I’m sure I will find the perfect balance eventually.
@danieltalis77112 ай бұрын
@@fromthewitchsgarden Water is essential for a garden, could you take some off a shed roof into a barrel?
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
I would love to unfortunately I am working on a rented allotment plot which measures 4x5meters so doesn’t leave much room for sheds and water barrels. I bring water down daily during the summer in large water tanks but it doesn’t give the plants the drenching they need.
@danieltalis77112 ай бұрын
@@fromthewitchsgarden I see, I've watched a few videos about the population decline in Japan and how many rural houses are lying empty. Could be a solution there.. 🙂
@fromthewitchsgarden2 ай бұрын
Ha ha ha love that idea 🤣
@Flowersfromblackhouscroft3 ай бұрын
My ranunculus was nothing short of pathetic!! 3 flowers from about 40 corms, but I thinks there are few things going on! They are from last year, they were not great then either 🤦🏻♀️ I presprouted in Jan I think, planted out about 6 weeks ago in a low tunnel but was worried they would get too hot (sudden heat wave) so took tunnel off🤷♀️ I am now going to pull them out, they are taking up valuable space!! I think it’s also to do with the size of the corms, they were tiny so I need to dig deep in my pockets and buy bigger ones, I will have a big tunnel by next winter so will put them in there, I am based on the west coat of Scotland where it is VERY wet, hence the low tunnel!!
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
Yay to the west coast, I was born on the Isle of Lewis. The corns like to be a bit cold I think (but not frozen) we are mild here so I put mine out in October as they take a long time to grown big and strong. If you are going to put them under a low tunnel you could try putting them in much earlier and maybe put a straw mulch down if it is going to be really cold? Good luck.
@Flowersfromblackhouscroft3 ай бұрын
@@fromthewitchsgarden I was brought up on Eriskay so we are practically neighbours 😂 Yes different approach for next season and bigger corms🤞
@mandyt81783 ай бұрын
Thank you for the update. I may have to give ranunculus another try. I'd be happy to send you some pastel-colored corms, if there aren't any restrictions shipping to Japan. I've just completed planting my cut flower garden, using every bit of space in my small yard in Portland, Oregon, zone 8b.
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the lovely offer unfortunately Japanese customs control wouldn’t be as excited as me. No seeds, corms, bulbs or tubers allowed in.
@danieltalis77113 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sharing. Some of your lovely arrangements would benefit even more from ferns I think. 🙂
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
I have some fern growing up the side of my drive so will give it a try. Thanks.
@heatherfoley49453 ай бұрын
I would like a tour to see all the blooming flowers and the overview of your garden. The sweet pea peeking in the shot looked so pretty! But only if you have time and want to...Thanks Pheig =)
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
I have so much random footage of the garden clogging up my phone I was just thinking I need to take the time and turn it all into little videos. Fear not, thanks to your kick up the bum, I am now on it.
@eileenmc88083 ай бұрын
Isn't it funny about how some people don't like the smell of 'mums and marigolds because it smells of cat pee to them? I actually like the smell of them both but cannot stand the smell of boxwood. To me that smells like cat pee🤭. The garden is looking pretty good so far from what I could see.
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
It is strange how the same thing can smell completely different to different people. I hate the smell of strawberries and cant stand going in to the supermarket when it is strawberry season here in Japan. Love the taste though.
@saefakipratiwi733 ай бұрын
What media did you use to grow freesia??
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
I direct sowed the bulbs in to my allotment garden which is pretty sandy soil that I try and correct with compost.
@chingmandesignco3 ай бұрын
Wow, that vintage rose stock! 😍
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
I know right, the vintage brown is by far my favourite.
@eileenmc88083 ай бұрын
Nice assortment! Looking good Pheigi😉
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
Thank you, it’s crazy how fast the year is going, the spring flowers are already finishing up and we are waiting for the summer blooms to start.
@heatherfoley49453 ай бұрын
I was admiring your fish windsocks! Pretty! Happy Son Day! Grow little seeds, grow =)
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
Thank you, they are very pretty but it’s been pretty windy here the last couple of days and I have to keep rescuing their tails from the rose bush. Small garden problems.
@cheriedodd93583 ай бұрын
I gingerly googled hairy balls 😬. Ahh it's the Swan Plant we grow over here especially for the Monarch butterfly. The eggs are laid on it, caterpillars eat all the leaves then turn into the butterfly. They get quite tall. You'll have fun with them 😊
@fromthewitchsgarden3 ай бұрын
Ha ha ha I can only imagine what popped up. I’ve never heard of swan plant. We have plenty of butterfly though so hope I haven’t just planted a caterpillar magnet.
@eileenmc88084 ай бұрын
Yay! It's amazing how exciting seeing that first bloom always is 🙂
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
I know, it’s silly how excited I get.
@KerryAtkns4 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and want to wish you a bountiful and beautiful season ahead. Also, can we take a moment to admire your hat? It's absolutely charming! 🌼🌱
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, the flowers are starting to come thick and fast now. The hat gets to make a short appearance before it is swapped out for my mosquito net hat which is in no way flattering. Good luck with your growing🌱
@heatherfoley49454 ай бұрын
I would have to be eating that dill! What about bronze fennel? That's pretty too! The borage is fabulous. I love chervil for eating. I had one winter over and was excited for it to bloom and seed naturally in my garden but alas a root grub invaded the root and turned it to mush hence killing it.Clary sage grows kind of like the borage I think. I get pill bugs, they eat all my seedlings! Argh! I love your herb garden =)
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
Seriously pill bugs are only half a step behind mosquitoes on my stupid alive things list. Bronze fennel is a great idea, I will put it on the list 🌱
@denisefaust6408Ай бұрын
This is the first yr I had trouble with the pill bugs. What do you do to get rid of them?
@fromthewitchsgardenАй бұрын
@@denisefaust6408 Nothing that has worked very well I am afraid. I try to scoop a lot of them out when the little ones are hatching and moving them somewhere else (the little bit of scrub land on the corner of the road) but there are so many hiding in the mud that I can never get them all. I have heard putting out hold an orange at night then lifting it in the morning with all the pill bugs stuck to it and removing them that way works. If you figure something out please let me know!
@flowerfairy19504 ай бұрын
A great use of a difficult space and I didn't know you can use Borage in the vase - you learn something new every day 😊 Do bees visit? (I was thinking the tennis players would probably complain 😠) Enjoyed the video 👍
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
The tennis players are more likely to complain about the kids accidentally soaking them with the hose while trying to water the garden than the bees 🤣. We have a tiny patch of grass down the other side of the house that the kids planted with wildflower seeds a few weeks back so we will hopefully have more bugs in the garden this summer.
@tammyjones9494 ай бұрын
Love Dahlias . This is my first year growing them and I am going from seeds . As of now I have 40 coming along beautiful/ no blooms yet but happy healthy plants so far. Looking so forward to seeing the colors and shapes that are producing.
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
Good luck, I hope you find some treasures hidden in there.
@LoriArndt-sf7qo4 ай бұрын
Peggy, my experience with Lisianthus is they grow very top heavy and very tall. I've always staked mine. Also, if you are a zone 9, you should be able to leave them in the ground over winter. They will come back huge the second year. I live in zone 8 and they always come back for me.
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
Oooooh that is good to know, thank you. The Lizzies have taken so blooming long to germinate and start getting height on I was thinking this would be the one and only time I grow them so great to hear they will come back for me.
@flowerfairy19504 ай бұрын
Last year I installed plant suppprt netting mainly to try and keep the critters off. The wallabies just jumped on it🦘😥
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
Not a problem I have had to deal with. Where do you even start with that one 🤣
@heatherfoley49454 ай бұрын
Good job! I was wondering about the geum. Maybe with the three layers over your stock might allow you to use to cover with a shade type cloth. Looks nice =)
@fromthewitchsgarden4 ай бұрын
My stock is doing really well and starting to get flowers buds so it might be time to get some shade cloth on. How is your garden doing?
@heatherfoley49454 ай бұрын
@@fromthewitchsgarden Weeds are growing fast but they're so green and pretty! They're mostly wild herbs so I tend to let them have a free for all. I grew some snapdragons (The dark prince) so I'll be planting soon, they are looking nice tho =)