#118

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Greetings, Ali, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 This was a long tour ❤ Why doesn't Gerald like Perlite? Your Garden amazes me. You are a force! I'm just trying to keep up with heat and chores. We were in the 90's May, June and now July the middle 90's. It's almost 80°at 5a.m so even gardening early is draining. Take care of yourselves ❤Peggy❤

[@myrustygarden]

Hi Ms Peggy thanks for popping by. He is old school and just thinks it’s bad (asbestos on the brain) so I allow him his little rants and use other things. I am working early or late and hiding in the house during the day 🫠. This coming week we could peak at 33+ but who knows except Mother Nature. We don’t normally get his hot this early as it started mid June. Look after each other and have a wonderful week ahead 🥰🥰

[@thegallowaygardener]

You summed it up beautifully Ali! 🥕🥔

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks GG I hope you are well we are melting 🫠🌞🥵🥵, limits outdoor time sadly but hopefully it cools down next week 🤞🤞

[@harveycontainergardener332]

Hey Ali...YES, what a beautiful harvest, exactly why we do it.❤ Your garden is looking absolutely beautiful, happy gardening. Have a fabulous weekend.

[@myrustygarden]

I am so glad you’re feeling better and I hope Beryl passed you all by. Such devastating loss to so many and I thank god every day we are all so blessed. Have a wonderful week and take time to just enjoy the world around you 🙏

[@gardeningwithstaceyJamaica]

Your garden is flouring Ali! Everything looks so amazing! You are doing so well. Happy gardening! Blessings Ali☘

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you! You too Stacey gods good blessings 🙏

[@containingmygarden]

Beautiful July garden tour. Everything is looking great. I really like the veggie pod stand. 🌞

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you Ms L I am really happy with the pods and I have bought a large one. They help with my back pain because no bending 👍

[@SunshineGarden-9B]

Wonderful harvest, Ali! Enjoyed watching 😀

[@StephenCheeseGardenServices]

Me too, Love your user name, btw

[@myrustygarden]

Glad you enjoyed it Katie have a great week 🥰

[@billvalsallotments5915]

Hi Ali beautiful harvest you got there along with a beautiful garden matched only by a wonderful gardener who brings a smile to my face each week, The wonderful tomatoes you sent us are producing some lovely fruits which we are looking forwards to tasting thank you for them very much appreciated, seeing you walk into spiders Web val does your whuffting now bless her she hates spiders webs but likes spiders 😅

[@myrustygarden]

I hope you are both well I wait to see your comments and am always pleased to see them. It means you’re ok 🥰. My tomatoes are finally settling in now the heat has minimized some of the slug invasions. Now it’s prune prune water water 😂😂. Wafting and thinking of Val is my regular routine, I don’t mind the spiders so much as just their webs on my face. I’m babying along my pongo beans to carry on the international tradition 👍 and keeping them safe from slugs. Have a simply awesome week, I think you need an Instagram account 🤭 so you can post us pictures 🥰🥰

[@TonyandTeddysWorld]

I love the space you have Ali

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you Tony 🙏

[@leewozzashomeveggiegarden]

Flowers are looking nice now , Nice harvest at the beginning as well

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks Lee it’s starting to come into flower mayhem and I love that time as it brings in all the hummingbirds 👍👍

[@RawLondonGardener]

Love the flowers Ali, such a great variety

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks so much 😊 Dipak 👍👍

[@veggiepatchideas]

Looking nice and full, Great job Ali 🙏🙏🌱🌱

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you so much 😊 Glen 👍

[@gardentours]

I continuously find plastic in the soil/compost that I buy as well. That's why I try to produce as much soil as I can myself. Those poppies are beautiful. I plan five minutes ahead as well 😂🤣 I always tell myself to plan ahead 😉 Have a great weekend Ali 🏖 Greetings Heidi 👩‍🌾💕

[@myrustygarden]

It’s very disheartening Heidi and I find it more and more difficult to find quality. But I’m trying like so many to make my own soils but I needed this coir for the vegepod “mulch”. They are lovely and so papery my other poppies didn’t come back so I’ll have to sow more next spring. I am trying a new trick 🤪 putting my ideas on paper. I hope you are well and weather is kind, have a marvellous week ahead and thanks for always being there 🙏

[@PlasBachGarden]

Made me laugh that you left the radio on! I like the way you have your plant pots on stands so they're all at different levels.

[@myrustygarden]

🫢🫢 I always love being in the garden rocking the tunes and then I remember 😱 KZbin will ban me. I hope you are well and not getting too much rain 🌧️, we should break our heatwave today 🥵so high 20’s instead of high 30’s. Which means I can get back outside to finish up some jobs.

[@PlasBachGarden]

@@myrustygarden Glad the heatwave is breaking for you. You're welcome to send a little my way! Still rain and cold here, worst July I can remember in a long time so far. Hard to get out and film when all the plants are looking bedraggled and feasted on by the slugs!

[@myrustygarden]

@@PlasBachGarden 😢😢

[@TheRightPearPlot]

Wow 😮 both Tricia and I are watching and thinking what a beautiful garden you have. So many different varieties of flowers. It’s very lush at this time of year. Sssshhhh don’t tell the carrot root fly 🪰 😂😂😂😂

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you so much 😊 lovely ladies, it is getting a bit rough around the edges 😂😂 like both of us. It’s a big area to keep “pristine” like we did when we first moved here but we try to keep it tidy. I wish you could smell the veg area once this tree lillies open I could stand there all day. Have a simply awesome week and I hope you get some fab sunny days 🥰🥰

[@mywildwelshgarden-es3fr]

Hi Ali, You have so many amazing plants and vegetables. You work so hard! It`s lovely that you are looking after your bees. You need them to pollinate your broad beans. I wish you could have some of our rain and we could have some of your sunshine!

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you so much 😊 Isabel, I was trying to follow your lead by trying to look after more bugs and insects. I was saying to Tracey the wildlife garden how few there are everywhere 😥😥. I’ll gladly do a wee trade 😂😂 but not too much

[@mywildwelshgarden-es3fr]

@@myrustygarden I`m so pleased you`re looking after your insects. 🦗🪳🕷🦟🪰😀

[@slappy01uk]

Hi Ali, your garden is looking lush. It amazes me how you remember all those flowers. I like your idea of raising your pots to stop the rabbits, I have to do similar things at home or else Nelly and Angus would eat everything. Take care TTFN

[@myrustygarden]

I watch some people that know all the Latin names 🤣 I pride myself that I can remember anything at my age. Oh lord we have rabbit protection in a vast array of types or I’d have nothing in the garden. Hope you both well and Dalila is getting some fun garden time 👍👍

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Ali 👋 😊 your garden is looking fabulous! So much has changed! Very jealous of the heat and sunshine you're having!! The vining nastursium is lovely and I am very jealous of those strawberries they look so juicy and plump! Lovely to see you and I enjoyed watching you sow the seeds into the veg pod! ❤X

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you so much Laura it is certainly getting full with all this heat. Luckily I can water constantly or it would most likely not be too happy. It’s 31c at noon so I’d take a bit of rain now 😂😂 never satisfied with weather are we. Hope your having a wonderful day and got some allotment time in 👍

[@michaelsplot]

Nice one Ali ❤👍👍👍

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you Michael 🥰

[@Sellers707]

Ali Your garden always looks good. Those strawberries looked so good. I enjoyed this video. I loved your poppies. Happy gardening my friend 😊

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks so much 😊 Ms Renee I always appreciate that you take the time to stop by for a visit 🥰🙏

[@adysveggarden]

Hi Ali, looking very green and lush, that path and bed was very wet considering your heat.

[@myrustygarden]

Yes it’s crazy how “mushy” the ground was and when I got deep enough there were tree roots so even more reason it should have been dry 🤦‍♀️. It’s 33 today Ady and I’m melting 🫠

[@TheRightPearPlot]

Tricia asked me to ask do you get bears?? 🐻

[@myrustygarden]

We so far have not had one in our area but having said that last year one did wander into the city area 20 minutes away and our friends had one in their backyard last year. We do get more of them up on the north side across the river because they are building in what used to be gorgeous mountain side. Our nephew had a mom and cubs climb the fences along the back yards a few years ago 🐻🐻🐻

[@allotmentjoy]

Hi Ali. Your garden has grown so much. Alderman peas, they are wonderful. Your Tromboncino, is it in the ground or still in the pit? I love your raised beds. I must look for those. How pretty are your mauve poppies. I grow purple top milan turnips. Check around the edges of your pots for snails. They love it under them. Huuuge fliwers on your lillies. You've got strawberries 🍓 yay. Beautiful Zinnias. The bees will love your nasturtium. I would feed your apple tree with general purpose fertiliser. Wow, your seeds germinated fast in your vegepod. Your garden is so prolific. Cocosmia, they really are prolific but mine aren't flowering. I'm going to give them away. Take care Ali 🫛🫛🫛🫛🥒🥒🍏🍏🍏🥕🥕🥕🐛🐌😁👍

[@myrustygarden]

The tromboncino is in the ground in a bottomless pot, reasoning is it has a copper ring around said pot to ha ha keep slugs at bey. Alderman peas are fantastic but as always poor planning and they are taking over. I bought the Vegepods second hand and oh lord they are a game changer,min fact I bought a large one (video to come). Wayyyyyy too expensive new especially if you buy the trolleys for them but these were a smokin deal and I have money to burn apparently 🤣🤣. The vining nasturtium is literally taking over the fences 🤦‍♀️ and I didn’t put in that many again poor planning, it they are beautiful 😍. I have crocosmia coming up where I thought I’d removed it all in the veg area too so I’ll have to mark them with ribbon to remember to move them. Have a simply awesome day Elaine I hope it’s still sunny for you, we have finally dropped to high 20’s and rain may show up by the 20th of July 🤞🤞🤞

[@frankcarew239]

Vegepods need more potting mix

[@myrustygarden]

Ok cool thanks Frank these are new to me so I appreciate the feedback 👍

[@wildlifegardener-tracey6206]

Great catch up Ali. You're getting some great harvests now. Those little carrots looked sweet. Beautiful flowers too, what a great nasterium that is. Certainly likes to travel. We're Still experiencing crap weather. We have three days of heat then back to westerly weather bringing in the rains. Not sure my tomatoes will survive this British summer. ☀️🌦️🌧️

[@myrustygarden]

Oh lord Tracey I certainly hope it is better for you this week. The garden is starting to give up its treasures for sure 👍. I harvested some bolero carrots and potatoes for my daughter she was thrilled. My tomatoes have a huge amount of branches and I have mainly given up trying to control them. It’s been just too hot to get out and do the sideshoots etc. but the squash seem to like it this hot. I’m watering constantly but we don’t have any restrictions yet on watering veg and flowers but grass. We never water the grass anyway 🤣🤣 or I’d have to cut it more. Have a great day and hope you can get to the allotment for,some soil therapy 👍👍

[@TheEnglishladyskitchengarden]

Those little carrots taste delicious don't they. I'm settling down to watch your video. It's 4.30am and I can't sleep. Thanks for keeping me entertained. Have a great week. Xx❤❤❤❤

[@myrustygarden]

The baby carrots were fab and thinning out always helps. Oh yikes that is me the last few nights awake at about 1:30 to 4 am 🤨 just can’t shut off the idea train. It’s 31 right now at noon and by Tues we could see high 30’s my poor plants. Luckily like you we are at our home garden so can water more. Hugs to you and Tony have a nap 😴 if needed 🤭

[@ericandrachallotmenteers]

Those veg pods are great! Be ideal for my onions 😂 Looking lush in that cage Ali 😌 it's so different now your garden, and I'm sure the flowers spreading like weeds is a good think unlike our marestsil 😂😂 Great to see what your getting up to in summer 💚 Rach 🫶🏽

[@myrustygarden]

I am thrilled with the vegepod and so much easier on the back 👍. It is a jungle out there but I have taken down the peas for air flow and plans for next year don’t include so many 🤣. I really need to stop falling into the insanity of wanting to grow everything. Tomatoes have gone insane and I’ve mostly given up trying to control one side of the bed. Have a smashing day guys and happy growing 😍

[@StellasVegetablegardens]

hello Ali, i’m currently sipping on a cup of coffee whilst watching your update - everything is looking so beautiful. It looks fantastic love the greenery of all the plants. Glad to see that your tree lilies will be flowering soon as I enjoyed them very much last year. i cooked my overgrown mangetout and it was delicious. Great pea labelling 😂 at least your labels haven’t lost their writing 😂 mine did

[@myrustygarden]

The small,lilies are opening now so,hopefully the trees won’t be far behind. It’s quite “green” for sure but that’s because I have to water constantly 🤦‍♀️. Some of the Nimbot labels faded which was odd since it is supposed to keep its ink. Oh well what’s a girl to do 😂

[@RobinGardens]

Wow how lush, and the rearrange you did just makes it all flow so well. Those veggie pods are going to be a back saver for sure. Love the built in covers. My Ali poppies are all done for the year. It goes so quickly. Could you just do bottomless pots in the brassica cage? Gets the plants up higher, but takes advantage of all that moisture below. The upside down pots as plant stands actually look rather cool. Dang varmints.🤪

[@myrustygarden]

It’s been super hot and will be until next week (heatwave warning in effect) but seems ok as long as we water early or at night. I would love a few more vegepods they are awesome and have a spray system built into this covers 👍. My big blousy poppies didn’t come back but I’ve got seed so I’ll sow more next time. I had thought of that but the moss was getting out of control so not to worry I have a plan 🤪🤪 of course it may change. I’ll have to admit the rabbits are a wee bit less this year so maybe it’s too hot for them too

[@mandamoosgardeningadventur8305]

Hey Ali, can't wait to see your mahoosive Lillie's bloom, they are gonna be blooming big..😂🤣😂🤣 Wow, your peas a big too..😮 I also have 2apples on one of my tree's 😂😂😂 Take care my friend...☺️🐮🐮🐮

[@myrustygarden]

The little lily flowers are opening so that means the big ones should be soon 🤞. The smell is already amazing when I walk outside. The peas got a bit too tall and being 5’ nothing they are not easy to get to 🤦‍♀️. Well I guess 2 apples are better than none right. Have a super week Manda 🥰

[@barryroberts6470]

Nice one Ali your garden is looking great and you have Carrots 🥕all like little Orange and Green soldiers in a line 🤣looks like i'm having 'Cold Stroke' 🥶we get it all the time over here, did you know it's a close relative of the 'Heat Stroke' 🥵🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 I'm defo having a moment🤪🤪anyway back to the living as i said earlier your garden looks great, those Veg Trugs are great i would love to have one of them. All fun aside Take Care. Barry (UK) xx

[@myrustygarden]

🤪 I am not a hot loving person I prefer a cool 21c mostly but do enjoy sunshine. It’s 33c as I type at 6:30 pm 🫠. As gardeners we are never happy with the weather but this is crazy stuff all over. Anyway yes it’s great to start getting harvests and showing off my labour of growing. The veg trugs have always been on my wish list and these were a fantastic bargain in the big picture of things. I am now on the hunt for more as they work fabulous for my back 👍👍. I know your weather has been up and down but hopefully it’s more settled soon. Have a marvellous week ahead Barry and thanks for always coming by and having fun comments 🤗

[@StephenCheeseGardenServices]

All Looking good. , packed video, that was! You are well on your way to 1000 sub's, Well done, keep Up the great work Steve Cheese 🇬🇧

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks 👍 Steve I didn’t mean it to be so long 🤪 so appreciate you sticking with it. Have a fab week take it easy 👍👍

[@StephenCheeseGardenServices]

​@@myrustygarden💚 Its fine, I put long videos up too, I was trying to edit old footage from the allotment Planting the spuds etc.at the time 🤣 I Might pop out to A very near farm shop I think they are having a yard sell type think, If we can get the teenager's moving 🤣 almost 9am here

[@christasmicroflowerfarm2695]

Your garden's so interesting and I love the red bed frames, I might do a similar thing in my garden if I can find some metal bed frames.⛩❣⛩

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you so much. I bought them on fb marketplace or free. I found I was spending a lot on wood to make trellises and they lasted a year or two. These last forever well not really they do need a paint touch up occasionally. Thank you for popping by have a marvellous week 👍👍

[@izzywizzy2361]

Hi Ali, your garden is looking lovely this year, what is better wet or hot and dry? At least you are a hundred times more lush this year than last year😊. Lovely looking harvest, I love the look of those pink potatoes, so pretty

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you so much 😊 Iz. Yes it’s a toss up isn’t it depending on the veg itself if hot is better or not. I (we) are all hoping today is the last of this current heatwave as it’s supposed to max out at 36c. Then a few weeks of mid 20’s but no rain in sight, I know that sounds awesome but it means things are drying out too much 😢. I am very lucky in that city has no water restrictions so far on flowers and veg beds 🤞. They do look cute when fresh don’t they 🤭. Hope your well and feeling better this week 🥰🥰

[@izzywizzy2361]

@@myrustygarden i’m getting very fed up with how long it is taking to get over Covid properly. I keep having to have long rests in between short bursts of activity. I hope you both keep well and your garden survives the dry spell.

[@traceysallotmentNcooking]

The garden is looking lush!!! Im sure my tomatos have a bit leaf curl not sure if its sparadic watering 😅 Have a fab weekend ahead ❤

[@myrustygarden]

So nice of you Tracy it’s been so hot here the plants seem to be either crispy or loving it 🤪🤪, I’m leaning more to the crispy side 😂😂 I don’t do heat. I don’t think the vining nasturtium was this big last year so it too must love the heat. Strawberries 🍓 were fab but not many left now. Have a wonderful week I hope it stopped raining for you. Say hi to Carl 👍👍

[@traceysallotmentNcooking]

@myrustygarden funny you mention the nasturtiums ours seem to be doing great and we have just had a hot spell 😉 I did notice yours looks impressive too. We are getting a few strawberries ripen now, I'm busy picking and freezing making bags up of the fruit for later use. Have a great week ahead 🥰

[@GrowingWithPlot21]

Hi Ali. Gotta love an onion sowing. I didn’t realise you were using the whole packet per row! Those vegepods are looking good - gotta protect from everything. Lovely strawberries you have there. Will you keep those squash in the buckets or transplant to the ground? Keep making those plans and changing them, keeps things interesting 😂 You say you’re not going to do much, but then I’m sure you’ll add more jobs 😂 Have a great week

[@myrustygarden]

I multi sprinkle the onions as they are spring onions it’s all ok. I would love a few more vegepods 😂😂 but then I’d need the place to put them. The squash did really well last year in huge pots so I’ll most likely just leave them but I did add some bush beans direct around them too. I do tend to think I’ll have a quiet day but then the list comes out 🤦‍♀️. Hope it warms up there for you it’s heatwave warning time here 🥵🥵🥵

[@gardentothekitchenwithtracy]

Hi Ali, those Brussels sprouts looked amazing, everything is looking wonderful your doing so well 😊

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks so much 😊 I can’t wait for them, brussel tops 😋😋

[@nickthegardener.1120]

Hi Cous you have definitely got to grips with your new camera, footage was great. Your peas look fantastic you could plant celery in the wet brassica bed? Could the leaf curl be aminopyralid from manure if you used any? Not far to go now until 1k subs 🎉👌😁🙏👍💕💪

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks cous it’s hard to keep track of the settings I try out 🤦‍♀️. Celery would like that 🤪 but I’ve taken most of that soil out now. I used only mushroom manure which I wouldn’t have thought had any but lesson learned for sure. Hope you have a super good week ahead it’s boil g hot here 🥵🥵

[@AnyKeyLady]

Your garden is looking great Ali! Those lilac poppies are really pretty. We got a few small red ones this year but a lot of them didn't germinate. Feels like spring still here with all the cold temps and rain. I just bought some verdanda red dwarf tomatoes for over winter and some alyssum. Also some stuff for winter like cabbage, khol rabhi and purple sprouting broccoli. Have a great week and take care! x

[@myrustygarden]

Thanks so much 😊 I always appreciate hearing from you. If there is ever anything you’d like to try I can send seed to you. I think dwarf tomatoes 🍅 are so easy 😂😂 no pruning. All I’m doing is watering and pruning things but that’s gardening. Hope London weather is behaving itself, we are in a heatwave and it’s brutal. Have a great week Tracy and keep chill 👍👍

[@AnyKeyLady]

@@myrustygarden So sorry for the late reply Ali. I was recording at the time. It is time limited as new stuff for my team and anyone else who is interested. Bless you Ali! You are such a kind soul! I really wish that people would subscribe to you more! You are like the glue to this community. You remind me so much of the values of my Christian Step Nan! Not sure about new extra seeds atm and so lovely and thoughtful of you. I have some 2023 tomato seeds spare that you might be interested in? My Step FIL developed theses in his green house. Merchant Navy officer in Borneo war? He then was a prison officer in a London prison, after his wife passed away and his two girls were adults in the family home, up North of London. Not sure when he was working on tomato hybrids or him working on his geology masters. He already got his Dr when I met hubby. Hubby always pulled me away from his projects but I was very interested in his no dig beds, tomato experiments and mole traps... Would love to send you them and some other seeds. My email address should be in my bio. I can send you some photos too of my setup and harvests, to get an idea of my garden growing space. I need to dig around my saved seeds but I can surely send you some! My other saved seeds are a bit more boring and a shame I can't send you live plants. I just ordered a bunch of new seeds for autumn, winter and spring. I think hubby will be in for a shock and what happens when hubby isn't there when I order all this, like I asked him too! So many varieties! Not sent seeds in the post before but can I get away with those brown money pocket envelopes or do I need to some how stick them to cards? Much Love and take care x

[@myrustygarden]

@@AnyKeyLady Oh lovely Tracy I just use small brown coin envelopes and the names 🫣 I can google anything else. I’ll email you direct 🥰🥰 but it’s not in your bio 😢

[@myrustygarden]

I sent you a DM on instagram Tracy

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

Where did you buy broadbeans seeds?

[@myrustygarden]

@@gracieshomeandgardens5089 they were a gift from my friends in England

[@keyphabenyisrael3219]

24:19 Hi! Can you please tell me the name brand of the two pink and white container soil bags I see here? When I'm watching youtube gardeners in other countries, & I see soil, amendments, fertilizers, seeds, etc. in the background of their videos, I like to see if I can find more information about the products online, but I can't make out what's on the bags.

[@myrustygarden]

Hi I it’s from a company called www.Gardencentre.com and it is called Home & Garden Excellence. I hope this helps 👍