A Day in the Garden - New Gardening Hack thanks to

Friday in the Greenhouse turned in to Saturday in the vegetable garden on the smallholding. Tending to the tomatoes, looking at seeds, taking care of the seedlings that made it through the heatwave and harvesting some onions!
#vegetablegarden #homestead

[@pattypan2]

Looks like bind-weed - larger version with the white flower. Very invasive and a sod to get rid of. xx

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Oh no!!

[@geoffanddebshipton6797]

Rehoming snails…love it! 😂 Thank you for persisting in getting these vids up - well worth it from our perspective but I’m sure it does your head in, taking so long to upload. 😱 xx

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Ahhh thank you - We love doing them, I just need a bit of patience! 😂😂😂

[@geoffanddebshipton6797]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure 😉😂😘

[@susiespearing6165]

The gro bag trays are £2.80 in B&q at the moment Tracey .Deep and sturdy .I pop three canes in each pepper bucket and twine round them as it stops the weight of the peppers snapping the branches .Lovely update 🙂You need to build an outside cold frame Tracey.Everything I sow in summer goes in my outside cold frame ,brassicas,lettuce,everything that won't like the greenhouse .We used an old shower door as a lid 😊

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

This is dangerous information to have 😂😂😂but good ;) Thank you re the canes in the peppers, that's a great idea and I can use my old and snapped canes. We do have a couple of cold frames but I find they get just as hot as the greenhouse, don't you?

[@susiespearing6165]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure My cold frames low and in the shade most of the day .Holds eight standard gravel trays and I can fully open it .Dont know what I'd do without it in summer ☺️

[@sharonmorris924]

I have several ikea trays in my greenhouse, they are great!

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Seems I am late to this party 😂😂😂😂

[@jackiebaker949]

i brought loads of them trays in Morrisons,someone had put the wrong price on £1 each lol needless to say i brought every one they had :) i love a bargain :) :)

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Oooh that was 100% right place and right time - perfect! Seems I am late to this party 😂😂😂

[@Coxeysbodgering]

Tracy, you can add capillary matting ( cheap bulk roll on scamazon) to trays to reduce rot. If you have some heavy duty plastic sheet Steven could make a shallow trays for the greenhouse shelves lined with capillary mat for all year use

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Oooh that would have been ideal before I got the mats - I've got an update coming on them actually. I'm going to keep this in my back pocket as it's an idea that is bound to come in handy, thank you! Scamazon made me LOL 😂😂😂

[@crazylifehomestead]

I love when you teach the snails and slugs to fly! I wish I had chickens to feed the "extra bonuses" to. Tracey, you crack me up!!! Shout out to @MossyBottom Thanks for taking care of our friends

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Ahhh thank you - I'm definitely cracked up 😂😂😂

[@colleenhodgson4872]

😂​@@OurSmallholdingAdventure

[@TheTwinsandMe]

Those trays are such a good idea!! I’ve been rehoming sooooo many snails from the garden but I’m never at the allotment at the right time to get them there! 😂

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

I can't believe how many snails I've found, maybe I am just noticing more now I'm on to them. Less butterflies though :(

[@myrustygarden]

Oh thank goodness I thought I’d lost a week 😂😂. I give up side shooting for the most part but then 90% of mine are outside so I’m just letting them go. Plus it’s too bloody hot to go out and do it 🥵. So just a slight fluctuation in temperature 😱😱. And shoe trays are normally more sturdy, I use bus pan trays for water trays. Oooh cardboard for no dig 👍👍. If Steven groans at your spending he’d have a heart attack at what I spent this month 😅😅. Earwigs 🤔 normally. Yes those cranberry tomatoes were a faff. No I totally get it my videos can take days 😂😂 to upload ahh country life. All looking fantastic guys, have a wonderful week, Ali 🌞🥵 36c 🇨🇦

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

No, ours videos are all over 😂 i tend to get to a point where I give up too 😂 I can’t do working in the heat as you know. So many ideas from folks, I’m clearly late to this party! Hah I’ll send him your way for spends then 😂 I’m going to eat whatever I find in the peppers at this rate! I’m glad it’s not just me in the nicest possible way! Have a lovely weekend Ali xx

[@veedebee]

I love Mossy Bottom too. I have an Ikea visit on my list, but the problem is you go in for something cheap and end up being in there 5 hours and ££££’s lighter 😂

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Haha that’s why I did online 😂

[@amandar7719]

If your family like tinned raspberries, simply canning (and the Ball book) have a great raw pack water bath canning recipe. I gently soak/wash my raspberries first put them in pint jars (I did half and pint jars) top with hot light syrup, 1/2 inch headspace, can for 15 minutes. Turn off heat, wait 5 minutes MAX and lift out. There’s a hot pack method too but it’s a fiddle and the berries aren’t as whole looking. Using sugar is not healthy these days I know but it’s a shelf stable winter treat and great for trifles or a with yoghurt. Not as mushy as defrosted raspberries. Look lovely on the pantry shelf too. 😃

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Oh I love this, that’ll be a proper treat jar to look forward to. I’ll check both resources and when we get a jar or two full, I’ll get them done. Thank you ☺️

[@ameliabeeley4005]

Yes, bind weed. It's a nightmare. Found in my compost bin. Thick tendrils. So another job to get rid of it. Broad beans you could make a hummus with it. I use bread baskets (free) and plastic inside. For tomatoes I can get 2 buckets in. Chillies 2 or 3 depending on the chilli plant..

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

I am definitely doing the broad bean dip, yum! Thanks for the reminder and the tips. Sorry you have bindweed too, I can't believe it!

[@OtterwoodCottage]

Oh Tracey, I feel your pain with the bind weed - we have it creeping in from next door’s garden on both sides so impossible for us to get rid entirely. The good thing is that it is generally easy to pull out so whilst it does keep coming back, if you stay on top of your weeding, it doesn’t get enough of a hold to strangle anything. Hopefully if you are just limited to that one bed you have a good chance to eradicate it! Hubby found a slug inside one of our peppers yesterday so I wonder if it’s those blighters putting holes in yours? I love the long form videos but what a pain for you that they take so long to upload… ❤❤

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

I’m so disappointed that it’s come in from somewhere but now I know I’ll take action at least. Oh I’ve just realised as typing this. What an idiot. It’s that top soil we ordered in. It’s only in those beds! Ohh and the slugs! Bloody things! Extra protein 😂 maybe not yet 😂 ah thanks re the videos, that’s really kind xx

[@mickhardstaff6605]

I am sure that bind-weed is called " Convolverous Major " , it bears big trumpet shaped flowers, usually White or Pink . Hey , what happened to the suicide vest ?😂😂 .

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

😂 😂 still going strong! Just didn’t make an outing that day 😂 Oooh I didn’t know that’s what those flowers were! They’re so pretty to be fair!

[@mickhardstaff6605]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure My wife purchase one 🤣🤣from a garden centre about eight ago , put it in a large pot and it thrived . Must say though it looks a picture when it's in flower , I have not told her it's a weed but the neighbours have 🤫🤔

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

@@mickhardstaff6605 awww 😂

[@amandar7719]

Cliff from Castle Hill Garden recommended the Ikea boot trays a few years ago. I immediately bought 10 and they’ve been brilliant. A bit wobbly for smaller pots but they’ve stood up really well.

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

I heard Vivi mention him once but I’ve not watched. Sounds like I should! Thank you, I’m clearly late to the party but better late than never 😂

[@juliemclaughlin68]

Fantastic video, thank you. Could I ask, have you ever grown peas up a wigwam style support? Thinking of doing that next year. Thanks so much. X

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Thank you and you’re very welcome. Yes we have and it works very well though they do bunch at the top so maybe nip out at the right height for you to prevent this. You can vary the diameter of floor space the you give them too, for larger circles you could plan shade loving crops between. Best of luck! 🤞

[@juliemclaughlin68]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure That is fantastic, appreciate your time to let me know and I will definitely give that a go. Really look forward to your videos, so informative and interesting and everything looks so great that you grow although I do feel your pain when the slugs and snails devour decent crops! Take care, thanks again. X

[@treh2530]

Boot trays from ikea or home bargains 😊

[@treh2530]

Oh hahaha mossy bottom told you already 😂

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

😂 seems I was late to that party 😂

[@amandar7719]

Yikes. That weed is Bindweed. Dig it up from the root (thick long white root). Any little bits left behind or bits of leaf will reroot. Charles Dowding puts it in his compost bins because he finds it dies when it reaches high temperatures. I don’t. It roots into my compost bin and thrives. Put it in the field for the pigeons or hens. Or in the waste bin. I’ve another comment…..

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

I can’t believe it, seems like a resounding yes to Bindweed so I’ll get on top of the bugger, ‘scuse my French. Yes, I’ve seen Charles do that but selfishly never taken notice as not suffered from it. I shall definitely get it out and feed to the hens or pigs!

[@sharonbenn5331]

Hi. Are your onions from sets? I tried to sow wild garlic seeds & no luck :-( any tips. Tks

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

I’ve only bought garlic in the green before so not sure there, sorry! The onions that bolted were sets yet, the ones from seed are looking great 😊

[@Leanne_N]

Do you preserve the broad beans somehow? Or are they best for just fresh eating?

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Best fresh but I find they freeze well, others don’t like to. I don’t blanch but will use before winter sets in 🫘 ☃️

[@Leanne_N]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure ok thanks I was thinking to throw into a soup maybe if I freeze some that is

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

@@Leanne_N they bigger ones need double podding as they do get tough, just in case you’ve not had them before?

[@Leanne_N]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure I’ve tried and did double pod but not grown my own before!

[@andyfarmer759]

That weed is bind weed, very fast growing and strangles everything it wraps around. It is an allotment holders nightmare. You really must keep on top of it and when the beds have no crops in, dig as much of the bind weed root as you possibly can. Even the tinyest piece of broken off root will grow into another plant.

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Thank you, I wonder how on earth it’s got here 😔 never had it in 8 years, so a royal pain. I will definitely keep on top of it, thank you. I’ve heard of it but not suffered so selfishly haven’t looked in to it.

[@andyfarmer759]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure If you have bought municipal green waste compost at any stage, even a cheap 50l bag from the garden centre, I suspect this could be the source. I bought a ton bag a few years back and was over-run with bramble and ivy. I now avoid green waste compost like the plague.

[@myrustygarden]

There must have been bindweed in something as you’ve never had it before 😢😢😢

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

As I’ve been replying, I’ve just realised it’s the bloody soil we had brought in from the garden centre!

[@myrustygarden]

@@OurSmallholdingAdventure 🤬🤬🤬

[@colleenhodgson4872]

Hi, don't think its feverfew that you've moved the leaves and flowers look wrong. I believe it might be pineapple weed. Smells and tastes just like pineapple 🍍

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

oooooh dear me 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I will investigate. I wonder if I've been harvesting that instead 😂

[@colleenhodgson4872]

Feverfew has white daisy like petals and leaves look a little like elongated oak leaves. Pineapple weed has frond leaves like chamomile and no white petals and when crushed smell like Pineapple. Both edible 😁