What do you do with these over winter, can you put them and put them into the greenhouse and will they grow over winter or keep til summer . First time growing. Thanks
@Quickcrop11 күн бұрын
Hi, great question. You can pot them up and pop them in the greenhouse but you will need to keep them watered and possibly move the pots outside for a time during the winter. Strawberries need a period of vernalization (exposing them to a period of cold during the winter for more successful flowering & fruiting next season). What I do, to keep things simple, is to plant them into a bed outside now, that way I don't need to worry about watering or moving pots. They'll be well settled in by winter. I'll then dig some up with a good root ball & re-plant into the tunnel in February and keep some outside. The ones grown in the tunnel will flower & fruit earlier so I'll get a longer season of homegrown strawberries. Hope this helps.
@padraigward3553Ай бұрын
Do you take away some of the outer leaves of swede as they are growing
@Quickcrop29 күн бұрын
Hi, yes, we take them away when they start turning yellow, so as not to attract slugs. We do the same with other brassicas too.
@venenareligioest410Ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew 👍
@Quickcrop27 күн бұрын
No problem 👍
@OracleLoveLightАй бұрын
If it’s not ripen do you leave it?
@Quickcrop29 күн бұрын
Hi, yes, I would leave it longer if it's not ready yet :)
@mikekelly1566Ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew that's great. How often do you water your plants in the beds?
@andrewdavidson3918Ай бұрын
Hi Mike. I give a good deep watering every 2 or 3 days depending on the weather. If very sunny and hot, I might do every day. I would avoid more regular light watering as this will encourage shallow roots.
@mikekelly1566Ай бұрын
@@andrewdavidson3918 thanks very much for your reply Andrew.
@reginahetherington1769Ай бұрын
Love the recycling of the old propagator base 😮
@andrewdavidson3918Ай бұрын
Ha ha, well spotted! Yes, that broken Vitopod base gets more use as a potting tray or a watering reservoir than it did as a propagator!
@karinrodger1952Ай бұрын
My problem this year has been mouldy strawberries. They are growing in my tunnel and I'm trying to be careful with watering but have lost a lot before they turn red. Any suggestions for next year?
@andrewdavidson3918Ай бұрын
Hi Karin. I would say this is down to airflow in the tunnel, I would keep all the doors open as much as possible in summer, even at night. Also keep your planting distances so there is plenty of room around the plants. How are other plants doing in your tunnel?
@venenareligioest410Ай бұрын
Thank you Andrew, another great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@horrido666Ай бұрын
This is the main plant in my garden that really benefits from pruning. Removing lower leaves so fungal diseases doesn't take, and removing suckers, so the plant grow up instead of out. The key is supplementing your soil in the fall/spring. I just use compost, but I throw a handful of 10-10-10 in as well. If I have to feed during the season, I've already screwed up. Rotating crops is always good with tomatoes, because they are such heavy feeders. Last year I had problems with blossom end rot, and I think that was a cal-mag deficiency, because I'm just not getting enough from the compost pile I guess.
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Absolutely, if you're growing in large garden beds with plenty of soil and adding plenty of organic matter, then there should rarely be a need for supplementary feeds or fertilisers. You are feeding the soil rather than feeding the plants. If you are growing in pots or containers, as in a small urban garden, then supplementary feeds will be necessary as the plant has a much smaller volume of soil/compost from which to draw nutrients.
@andrewdavidson3918Ай бұрын
Just a note, blossom end rot is more commonly caused by lack of water. it is true that it is a calcium deficiency but often shows itself because there isn't enough water to transport the calcium. I would try more heavy watering every 2 days to rule this out before getting upset with your compost pile! 😉
@mikekelly1566Ай бұрын
Best of luck with it Andrew. The garden looks beautiful.
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Thanks Mike :)
@vickyhendriks5226Ай бұрын
Any actual tips for growing? Mine are never bigger than a large coin. They get plenty of manure and regular watering. Only thing I can think of is the fact that they might get too much sun
@donna7869Ай бұрын
Hi, Im having trouble getting my Sheen gun going. The jet has been cleaned, the wick is very old, can this be replaced
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Hi Donna, could I ask you to send in an email to [email protected] FAO Andrew & he will troubleshoot with you, just in case the problem isn't the wick. It could be that there is a blockage elsewhere. We do sell a service kit including a wick if that does turn out to be the issue. Thank you :)
@donna7869Ай бұрын
@Quickcrop thankyou, I'll drop you an email with an update 😊
@bmarybmАй бұрын
Just looked at the plan in your email. Can I ask what you put beneath the gravel? I love the idea of gravel/stone around beds but loathe to put membrane under it😬
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Hi, was chatting with Andrew on this today. He is going for mypex under the gravel.
@bmarybmАй бұрын
@Quickcrop very little alternative I guess...otherwise the weeds would have a field day! Thank you for your reply🙏
@venenareligioest410Ай бұрын
That cabin will be great Andrew 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Thank you, I hope so :)
@32carletonАй бұрын
Impressive!!
@QuickcropАй бұрын
I thought it was interesting :)
@ianoliverbailey6545Ай бұрын
Lucky Quickcrop garden summer staff - I'm sure they'll enjoy working and living there!
@QuickcropАй бұрын
I really hope so. Thank you :)
@venenareligioest410Ай бұрын
Andrew, if only we in the U.K. had some bloody melons to train! 😏 I planted 5 Honeydew and 5 Sugar Baby melons in a polytunnel. All honeydews slowly died, all but two Sugar Baby died and they are showing no interest in fruiting, let alone being trained! I wonder if there is something going on with these bagged composts, it can’t possible be me 😇
@vanessaeden8174Ай бұрын
My two are growing nicely but I have planted mine in an unheated greenhouse 8 x 6 in South of England in Clover multipurpose compost containing peat. Maybe that's why.❤
@venenareligioest410Ай бұрын
@@vanessaeden8174 I only use ‘traditional’ peat compost too. My 15x8 polytunnel was (low) heated from February to around end of May and they still kicked the bucket. I suspect that it has something to do with compost. The old lady next door was unable to plant tomatoes so I planted a couple for her, I got two 30ltr pots and filled them with a new bag of compost (Lexington’s I think?) NEXT MORNING both were collapsed at the base of the supporting bamboo stick! Not sickly looking, not wilting, DEAD. * Upon opening the bag I had commented upon the strong farmyard smell of the compost. Despite washing my hands repeatedly the smell was still on my hands in the evening.
@vanessaeden8174Ай бұрын
@@venenareligioest410 What a shame, especially as you had grown a few to allow for failures. Having said that, mine might not survive either.
@venenareligioest410Ай бұрын
@@vanessaeden8174 Maybe WHICH magazine should do some spot checks on compost, something is wrong somewhere 😱 Good luck with your 👍
@QuickcropАй бұрын
You're not the first to mention that this year. I had someone with a similar issue last week, also in the UK. Can I ask if they are growing in pots/containers or in beds? I'm guessing that you've grown them before so you know they need regular watering.
@Div_AnnАй бұрын
Great video, thanks for making it
@QuickcropАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@vanessaeden81742 ай бұрын
A very c-ape-able baboon. You forgot to mention that Jake used a mon-key to open the locks. 😂
@bobbygreen57222 ай бұрын
Very good video! Thank you for showing all stages from seed to harvest.
@Greebstreebling2 ай бұрын
what kind of soil do they need?
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
A deep sandy soil is best. Here is some more information :) www.quickcrop.ie/learning/plant/parsnip
@amh24402 ай бұрын
Sorry but where do you store the onions after harvesting them? In a cool dark room or warm and sunny room? Thanks
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Hi, I dry onions in a bright dry place (just inside the dooor of the polytunnel) before plaiting for storage. Onions store better where it is warm and dry so the house is better than a cool, dark shed. Onions stored in a shed can rot due to sweating when warm air enters a shed after a cold night, this causes condensation to form on the onion skins.
@jimmason10722 ай бұрын
I've grown then over the years and for the most part they did well...this year it was so late and rainy and cold I didn't get them in...but i must say they are a lovely bunch you have there...
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
The weather hasn't been very cooperative alright! A few days of sunshine would be a tonic for us all, flowers included. :)
@Raresouldisease2 ай бұрын
It's always a summer highlight...picking a bunch for my better half
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
That's such a lovely thought :)
@vanessaeden81742 ай бұрын
Pity its not smellyvision. I bet the fragrance is sensational ❤
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
A nice treat for the senses on the way into & out of the tunnel ;)
@mikekelly15662 ай бұрын
Beautiful 👍
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
One of my favourite flowers :)
@janet64212 ай бұрын
My parsnips are flowering in early June. Is there something wrong?
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Hi, sorry to hear that. Parsnips are biennial so sometimes, if a cold spell is experienced they may be triggered to flower to produce seeds.
@janet64212 ай бұрын
@@Quickcrop Yes, we had a late frost. Can I still harvest the parsnips?
@migzeemoo2 ай бұрын
FYI there is a variety of tomato in Australia called "Bush tomato" Kutjera that grows out bush (desert land) Very different!
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Very interesting, thanks. I've read they're like a cross between tomatoes & aubergines?
@migzeemoo2 ай бұрын
Never had em! Was trying to find out About them and that's what led me to this video. They do match that description though 😊
@Xsksnssjccxghb2 ай бұрын
This channel will blow up sir, I’m so glad I found it! Very quick elaborate and professional guides that gets straight to the point!
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words :) Have a great season!
@Xsksnssjccxghb2 ай бұрын
May I ask what is that hanging log for? Trellis?
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Hi, yes, it's to support twines for cucumbers, tomatoes etc. :)
@jimmason10722 ай бұрын
Cedar....
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
These are pressure treated spruce. The boards are treated after cutting so even the ends are treated. The treatment used is certified by the soil association as safe for use with organic food crops.
@allythescot2 ай бұрын
Good video,Ally
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Thank you, very kind :)
@kimberlyboenig66432 ай бұрын
why don't you just seperate them and did you start the seeds? looks store bought? which variety?
@Quickcrop2 ай бұрын
Sowing & varieties here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ-TnaWkmc-qnZo Have a good day
@clarkesminifishroom60102 ай бұрын
Don’t think you will get store bought seedlings in a HR12.
@mariadykeman70083 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@rafieihsan52313 ай бұрын
what best choice to grow it in tropical season (south eastern asia) ?
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm not sure that leeks would cope wery well in the hot and humid conditions of the tropics. Sorry I can't be of much help. Hello from Ireland!
@venenareligioest4103 ай бұрын
Andrew, you should have included information for beginners regarding pinching out (or not) the side shoots. 😟
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Hi, no need to pinch out side shoots in bush tomatoes. Here are 2 more tomato videos from last week, one explains the difference between cordon and bush tomatoes kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXW8op-DpNGCgdE and this one shows planting a cordon tomato kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYDImJqNhJmopbc
@venenareligioest4103 ай бұрын
@@Quickcrop Thank you.
@venenareligioest4103 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
You're welcome :)
@venenareligioest4103 ай бұрын
Andrew, how does this method compare with results from the traditional ‘pop them in a deep hole and water them’ method!
@richardschaffling98823 ай бұрын
I was wondering what you were planting we call them egg plant
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Hello from Ireland :)
@richardschaffling98823 ай бұрын
@@Quickcrop Howdy from Tennessee USA
@kathybradbury3 ай бұрын
Well…looks beautiful-but much more intensive than this little urban food forest I’m doing!
@christysirishallotment12693 ай бұрын
it doesn't feel like that long ago that I was watching Klaus show you guys how to tie up tomatoes with the string for the first time. only feels like a couple of years ago I look back and see it's 11 years ago wow how time passes.. love the videos guys keep it up
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
It's crazy how time flies. Hope you have a great season :)
@greenfingers94373 ай бұрын
Can you please tell me how do I know which plants to prune? I bought some tomato plants, one says tumbling so I will put it in a hanging basket, but the others don’t give any information! And one says Money Maker! I would be grateful for any information you can provide, thank you 🙏
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Hi, the tumbling tomato is most likely a bush tomato, probably Tumbling Tom so you won't need to prune it. They are well suited to baskets/containers but you will need to water very regularly as baskets tend to dry out very quickly. You'll also need to feed it with a liquid feed at least once a week once it starts to flower. Moneymaker is a salad tomato and you can grow it as a cordon tomato, training it up a string/bamboo cane & pruning out the suckers. Hope this helps :)
@legacyversion1.03 ай бұрын
Thanks guys - loving all the videos recently.
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Glad you like them. Here's wishing you a great season :)
@gmansecond41033 ай бұрын
The crap people come up with just to make a video.
@Braham_the_Terror3 ай бұрын
This was perfect, thank you!
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
You're so welcome!
@DavidMartin-ym2te3 ай бұрын
Thanks for that video. Just in time for my purple climbing French beans to go in! 👍
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Great timing :) Hope you have a great season & thanks for watching!
@libertybellemedia71653 ай бұрын
bunching onions
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
Hi, no these aren't bunching onions. It's just a different/handy way to plant onion seedlings. It means you can grow 4 seedlings in a cell and then plant them without disturbing the roots. They push away from each other as they grow. You end up with more medium sized onions rather. Which method you choose will depend on how you cook and whether you would like larger onions or more medium sized onions. Hope you're having a good season :)
@Yahlove5783 ай бұрын
Great uploads thank you for your time
@malsearle3 ай бұрын
I always thought sweetcorn needed wind for pollination . How will you acheive this in the pollytunnel ?
@Quickcrop3 ай бұрын
You're absolutely right, they are wind pollinated when grown outside. We will have the doors open to allow for ventilation during the day but, when the time comes, we tap the stalks so that the pollen falls from the male flower (tassel) down onto the silks (female flower). We'll do this for a few days. Some people remove some tassels everyday and 'dust' the silks with them. Others will tap the stalks and catch the pollen in a leaf/paper and use a makeup brush to distribute the pollen onto the silks.
@malsearle3 ай бұрын
@@Quickcrop yes that will work ! My wife asked why there was a ladies make up brush on our allotment .. good pollinated for flowers etc !