A full day on the Allotment. Planting out, Potting up and a Garlic FAIL. Ep 224 || Plot 37

Its finally feeling like July! Things are starting to speed up and we have begun picking courgettes, beans, spring onions, carrots... but this week we found that the garlic and shallot harvests were both complete fails. Bit of a shame but hey ho. As mum said; You win some and you loose some. shrug
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[@treh2530]

My shallots were exactly the same!

[@zoepatterson3643]

Brill vid ,see you next time .

[@simplysim0n]

Had a lot of problems with various composts this bought from the usual places, even had mushrooms appearing earlier in the year, also I think the bought composts are getting poorer each year. Keep up the good work.

[@tassiegirl1991]

Jess mum sounds like me. Do the same use the existing label and group the pots but alas it is only me who then moves things around hubby is not involved in gardening. So I am learning repot relabel.

[@potagermalo]

Formidable vidéo très agréable 😊

[@ioanaconstantin7151]

Even in Germany this year the slug problem was officially recognised 😂

[@janenewley1014]

Chick peas are such pretty plants…I look forward to seeing what sort of crop you get…I tried a few years ago…without much luck…Jinxy

[@teresaedwards3659]

My garlic failed too, too wet, I guess. I in The PNW , US

[@joypleticha2704]

Jess, I just tried the beer traps for slugs, and it worked amazingly. I inserted small cans into the dirt ground level and put about an inch of beer in the can. I am catching slugs, earwigs, and rolly pollies.

[@tamararoberts9307]

I harvested 20 out of 25 planted garlic bulbs and decent sized and beautiful, but during curing , was too hot and humid and stormy so they started to rot 😢 I managed to salvage about a third of all the cloves so not a total loss. But now it's the first year in several years I don't have any to plant 😕 anyways, I enjoyed watching you and your mum harvesting and planting things 😊❤ 🍻 to hoping for a better growing season next year

[@janenewley1014]

Oooh…your lovely carrots…envy envy…mine all slugged! Jinxy

[@janenewley1014]

P.S. I found a pot of Asturian beans that I started drying in the airing cupboard last autumn! And had forgotten…so I soaked them, cooked them and made a yummy houmus…😀😀😀Jinxy

[@debbieglen2800]

Love ya videos xx so inspired

[@rubiccube8953]

A plot neighbour gave me three cavelo Nero in November . Put them in my raised bed in the polytunnel and have cropped them every week and they are still growing strongly with no sign of flowers at 7 foot high.

[@deebrownsell412]

I'm fascinated by your sweet potato plants. I tried them years ago and had no success and thought they would never grown in the UK. I must try again.

[@smallbackgardenplot7273]

Mine went to mush as well and I have always had the best garlic xx

[@lynnpurfield9430]

I wonder if there will now be an addition to the Chinese year called, year of the slug? All those born this year will have super powers of resilliance ❤

[@saskiab.-m.2211]

Hi Jess, I think the abundance of rain was the problem with the garlic, even in pots, like with beans, it just rots off. I had a few, but miniscule, most just did not appreciate the constant wet environment.

[@asyed1995]

Thanks glad to see again .

[@silviabakken6993]

Thank you for the lovely videos🙏❤️love watching you and your mum.i have learned so mutch of you. And have made my self a little garden of raised beds👏👏

[@Sarah-over-here]

Same here on the garlic and onion front. My garlic had bulbs no bigger than a 50p in diameter and I got maybe 5 or 6 decent (ish) sized onions, the rest were only just bigger than onion sets. I'm putting it down to the weather as they were in a new raised bed with new compost. On the plus side though, I now have 8 jars of pickled onions in the kitchen cupboard! 🤷‍♀There's always next year.😉

[@GardenofEmma]

The reason I think they say to wet the capillary matting is to stop it soaking all the water water out the quadgrow when you fill it.

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jessie and your Mum, you are so right in respect of slugs, they are ninja size too! What a shame about the garlic, maybe try just one pot with only boought in compost. I have problems with rust for garlic & leeks but, I still grow them every year and freeze, at least you know they are organic. Lovely carrots, nice harvest of veg for tea. It has been a very slow year for growing, been driving ne mad, plants being munched, resowing and mun hed again, the list is endless but, we are now harvesting too & the rain seems to be not as often too. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@Dawn_Grows_Veg]

I have had a handful of French beans too they were wonderful. It was a bit of a good life moment … three for you and three for me. 😅 Still waiting for. My courgettes gosh they are slow to flower. How can I speed them up! I need courgettes in my dinners. I know I will be saying th E opposite soon but those first ones are to be savoured. Yum!

[@AmazonAquaticsRipley]

Red Dukes taste amazing cooked as Hasselback with salt and pepper on its now our new Christmas alternative to the good old Roastie

[@nickiramsay2421]

Weirdly all my orange carrots were munched but my purple carrots survived. I harvested a few a couple of days ago, not huge but as I usually fail to grow any , I was very pleased and they tasted fab.

[@Namtuoi.051]

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[@rosemarytaylor1154]

Hi Jessie, Our onion sets failed, but the one i sowed from seed are doing fine at the moment!! Have a good gardening week.

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Tokyo cross is a brilliant turnip, Charles Dowding grows that one and recommended it. I grew it last year and used it in salads. It's amazing. I'm not struck on it cooked though

[@BettyandtheBees]

My nasturtiums are growing in abundance too, the only thing that is doing well so far!

[@angeladrummie4461]

The lettuce look fantastic, mine have done well this year, unless you are a rabbit it's going to be a lean summer for veg. Take care & love to mum Xx

[@lillylillylilylilylilylily7125]

My garlic and shallots were rubbish this year. Normally both do really well. Possibly all the months of rain

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Crikey Jessie I'm so jealous of your hot weather. Up here in southern Scotland it's been so cool I've been wearing jumpers and had the heating on!! Let's hope for a warm August.

[@stevendowden2579]

a most enjoyable video jessie

[@seanH1768]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who talks to chickens in chicken language 😂. Mum is looking well. ❤ to mum. At least your harvesting, my Squash’s have gone on strike, they’re at a stand still. Sweetcorn has put on a bit of growth, I’ll be lucky if I get owt tho. I’m only just harvesting first early peas & spring cabbage. That’s how challenging it’s been this year up here (nr Leeds).

[@angieshearsmith1384]

You cannot see me, but I am saying cheers to you, cheers to me, the best friend that we will ever be. So, here's to you, here's to me, and duck you, cheers to me!😂😂😂😂❤

[@miriamortiz9247]

Hi Jessie I have 2 experiments for you to try...(1) Regarding slugs. Can you get your hands on some spent coffee grounds (a lot)? I have a coffee roasting business around the corner and they give them away for free. Very large garbage bags full too. I sprinkle them in my flower garden beds and around my strawberries. I havent seen slugs or their slimy tracks for over a year. They also deter felines from using the beds as litter boxes. It is only a deterrent and nothing is harmed plus it feeds the soil with nitrogen. You can try putting it around the perimeter of your greenhouse, nice & thick. But first find their hiding place inside otherwise youll trap them inside & they'll do more damage. Experiment (2) Garlic...A few years ago I i was on the fence about growing garlic. In the middle of winter i decided to grow it. I put some potting soil in a 3" deep container (no holes needed), buried some cloves, gave it a drink & a lid and put it in the back of the fridge until Spring. That gave them the cold & darkness they needed to start making roots but they didnt sprout because there was no sunlight. It worked out quite well. I planted in my raised beds as soon as it warmed just a bit. As rainy as Spring had been almost everywhere, growing almost anything was a challenge. You might also consider trying to grow them in the greenhouse or poly tunnel where it doesn't get so wet. Good luck, hope you get some garlic next year. Oh, i forgot, you could try growing a softneck variety which gets planted in spring, but still under cover, because you know, rain happens.

[@lillylillylilylilylilylily7125]

I’ve never had club root either now in 2 beds . I’ll try the lime

[@urbsoapco5489]

We harvested ours in June and caught it just in time!!! I dehydrated it as there’s no way it would’ve stored 🥲I think it’s just been too wet xx

[@scottwhite4645]

Jess..you dodged a bullet regarding your Kalibos. I’ve never grown a slower maturing brassica than Kalibos. It’s gorgeous, no argument there but I takes upwards of 5 months to mature.

[@williamlemke2161]

Your plot is so nicely maintained and productive. Great videos!!!

[@lindacapen500]

I achad a great crop of garlic this year. Probably my best. I will take it. Cucumbers though, nothing. Normally I have to many of them. Not this year. Good thing I preserved some last year. I garden in North Georgia, USA. Love watching you and your Mom together.

[@bowtielife]

RUNNING WATER IM THE KITCHEN?!?!? I actually gasped, out loud!! 😮😅😊 That is just so exciting!!!

[@jaynekennedy8469]

Love your blackboard! Great idea

[@simonbattle6689]

Exactly the same thing happened to me, after having white rot everywhere I tried garlic in a window box this year. And the same thing happened again, I can’t work out how it could have happened. I thought I was very careful with the compost. I am going to resign from garlic growing! Your allotment is looking great, cheers 🍻

[@PuthyvanGarden]

Your garden looks amazing

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

🐝thanks for the great video🌻

[@sharlahill8808]

I feel your garlic pain! It has been a struggle here in the NW USA this last couple of years with odd weather. But I saw my first baby tomatoes so not giving up hope lol! Good job Jessie!

[@Anothervoiceinthecrowd]

My shallot and garlic tops were all demolished by slugs and when I dug them up they were all small and squishy. We were left with just 2 passable elephant garlic bulbs! I guess it's just all the incredibly bad weather?! X

[@richardsterne2875]

Have you thought of taking over the abandoned plot?

[@KathrynRose-cj8xi]

Commiserations on the garlic -- mine was absolutely rubbish this year too, after a bumper harvest last year. Some of it was looking okay-ish in around March but I think the cool wet weather after that did for it. Another allotment person grew her onions inside the greenhouse over the winter and has had an impressive yield so I'm planning on trying that with some of my autumn-sowing garlic this year.

[@Colinking2127]

It's been a difficult vegetable growing year. Broad beans grew really well, but hardly any usable beans. I found I had white rot in my garden, it was the first year of growing veg in the garden, having given up my allotment due to health issues. So onions and garlic was a disaster, but that's gardening. Another very good video. Keep safe and keep well.

[@lobodo988]

Sooooo many earthworms in your spent potato soil! 👍

[@__Shellspace__]

ooo exciting i have some white sprouting brocali from seed , but funny thing is the five in the bed look ok but the three seeds that sprouted in the woodchip look fabin ace compared lol , baffles me :P

[@lydiaStrugas]

I Tool my garlik out 2 weeks ago and it was fine, althoug we had a very wet spring and early summer!

[@solveigludviksdottir4787]

thanks for the video🌻 love from Iceland🥰

[@anjkovo2138]

My peppers are slow too, only now just flowering

[@annaking9213]

Fun watching you work. Everything is looking good. Enjoyed your carrots!

[@michaeltiplady6046]

jessie keep some feed back from quad grows and feed your out door plants with it you will be happy with the results

[@bizzygeernaert-davies8306]

Margo's hip, hip horraying the garlic harvest.

[@frankrussell1602]

You need to import some wall lizards from Victoria BC Canada. Since they showed up in the garden slug and snail damage has gone away. They are however invasive and are displacing our native lizards.

[@williampaulfearnhead5534]

My autumn garlic was also crap this year it's been a long time since I've experienced that but I put it down to the fact we had such a warm and wet winter just not cold enough to induce the dividing process last winter I can only remember 3 heavy frost days and certainly no frozen ground only knee deep in wet mud, my saviour might be my elephant garlic fingers crossed ,might try the fridge method for this autumn s garlic before planting as a precaution the winter to come

[@MegaNAT2012]

Have you tried elephant garlic? I get wonderful heads from them. When I cook with them I use one large clove instead of one of regular garlic and it is much easier to remove the skins for cooking. Happy to send you some.....

[@FarmhouseKitchen-l1t]

Well done Jess 👩‍🌾My favourite job is digging up potatoes 🥔 The pink looks fantastic, I might try this next year as we really enjoy having all the different colours, it looks so appetising on our plates. I grow Vitanoire bim purple potatoes and Charlotte second early now for a few years, just dug them up and I am very happy with how the Charlottes turned out. My new variety for the year is Sarpo uno, very curious what they going to turn out like.

[@DaisyDebs]

Jess ....What variety were your orange carrots please ? 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@Sylvie_M]

Have you tried planting your garlic in the fall or did you (I don't remember)? In NA, our garlic is planted in fall and vernalized over winter as it needs that cold weather treatment to grow nice heads. I'm not sure what UK gardens do....don't remember Charles Dowding saying! LOL You would probably want to control the moisture so under a waterproof structure that won't get hot or the greenhouse or polytunnel might be better than leaving them exposed to excessive rain. They will just establish good root foundation over winter. Planting large bulbs gives you large heads. I always save my biggest heads to plant the cloves in the fall for next years harvest. I hope my thoughts help. And 31C IS boiling hot! LOL We have been at 35-37C over the last 10 days, now with wildfire smoke. :( Good work on your 1 day in the garden!

[@anjkovo2138]

Lets hope for an extended warm Autumn

[@juliehartley3652]

If I decide to cook lots of Indian dishes will that make it an Indian summer? I really think you are right about the slow start to the year - maybe the seasons are shifting ? Thank you for another great video, I'm glad there is some progress on your kitchen.

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch Good work jessie you the best te moostuin te planting te groente potting thans te video Top week grootjes 👌🥦🪴💐🌻🌤🧤🍹😅😎🌱💞🍆🥔🥕

[@theresefennell9635]

Hiya Jessie and Mum I'm a new Subbie and absolutely love your Vlogs. I'm binging on them at the moment. Keep on going, brilliant info and entertainment Thanks. Cheers from Dublin🎉🎉PS have you tried chilli flakes around the plants for slugs?

[@lynnpurfield9430]

It is superb isnt it? I could watch every day....jessie soup for the soul ❤

[@StonedSidney]

Bummer about your garlic. I've never had success growing it in pots, but I did find the bigger the pot the (slightly) better garlic. Best to plant directly in the ground IMO.

[@phaethon3124]

i found my failed garlics are quite mild which is good sometimes

[@paulineellison9047]

ihi jess i found some onion seed that my help with your problem ONION - SANTERO F1 - 130 SEEDS - WHITE ROT RESISTANT from Premier Seeds Direct ill be getting some for myself to try

[@helenannetts6194]

I think it’s just been a generally bad year for garlic in the UK. At least yours formed cloves, mine stayed as mono bulbs. The fruit trees have produced well though - winners and losers!

[@melvynmobbs]

Our garlic went up the Swan this year😢

[@nitelite78]

I was a bit disappointed with my garlic. It's my first year growing garlic and I had 2 or 3 supermarket sized bulbs and the rest were much smaller. But seeing your harvest has made me appreciate mine. I haven't had any french beans yet though, so you've beat me on that. Hopefully in the next week I'll have some because french beans are my favourite veg and I've been worried for weeks. My first sowings failed and my second have been really slow. Is it too late to sow Cavolo Nero by the way? I tried a sowing a month ago but didn't get any germination. I've got loads of curly dwarf and scarlet curly so they will have to do if it's too late now.

[@janenewley1014]

Sorry to hear about your garlic…but even without white rot it’s been a “rotten” year for alliums…😱😱😱Jinxy

[@alisonc297]

Chich peas flowering.. yay! The netting over your chick peas looks quite fine...will the pollinators be able to get through? Best wishes x

[@shirleyn4677]

Mmm, peppermint chard! I’m finding that it is not carried by a lot of seed companies here in the US? They are so-o pretty! Just ordered, again, more seeds all because the green onions I have now germinates spotty lots in some cells nothing in others.😢. My habanero from the nursery is gigantic. It is dwarfing the ones I’ve grown. What’s with that? Unusual rainy weather here in Texas so garden is a jungle. Next month, time to think of fall/winter garden.

[@Crumbleofborg]

It doesn't look like white rot. Maybe just too wet and too cold for them. Something bacterial that the slugs let in, maybe? Still, your garlic did better than mine. I planted in October and nothing even broke the surface of the soil.

[@lucrom1097]

Fantastisch Good work Jessie you the best te moostiun te planting te Compost thé potting thans te video Top week 🌺🤗👍🍹🧤😎😅🌤️🌱🌿🌻🍆🥦🥕🥔

[@tomfirmstone9173]

I bought the exact same garlic as yourself this year, basically copied you, bought from the same place online, I have to say I've grown bigger pimples 😬 . You still inspire me to carry on growing though 😁

[@jeanlauridsen8596]

Good Morning My Jessie Babe, My Love.

[@helenkeough4187]

Hi Jess. I've just watched this vlog, having had a few days away. I'm interested to know what you did with the compost that the alliums grew in. Compost bin or council tip??

[@SarahsAllotmentAdventure]

How do you use the cavolo Nero Jessie? I’ve got 3 growing and they’re huge, just not sure how to use them all up 😂

[@w.dossett3332]

Sarah, use them just like you would kale. So steam, stirfry etc. They are delicious , well done on growing them so well. Ps did you have any problems with slugs or cabbage whites ?

[@elainepearman2309]

Shallots, too much water and possibly fertilizer will cause them to be soft, which means they wont store well.

[@murielbailiwick2978]

Do you take any measures at all re the war on slugs? Those beasts have laughed at my broken eggshells, broken seashells, Strulch, wool pellets, and even slid between slug pellets. However, their love of beer did for them but they died happy in the mini beer barrels

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

"Shut up Girlie!" -- Jessie is not in a good mood. 😊

[@jonquilhawthorne3257]

Could you grow the garlic & shallots in your garden at home ? 🤷‍♀️

[@JanetHouck-h5h]

Let's support a research foundation to do something productive with slugs and snails. Other than eating, but that's been done already. Make compostable pots out of them perhaps. Dry them and then make a mold to create 4" pots. ???

[@kimberleyfeakes9574]

Hi Jess - what do you do with your chicken waste? Do you put it in the compost?

[@TheMrWoodsman]

You are so polite when you receive a comment that is obviously wrong Capillary is called Capillary for a reason. You did nothing wrong.

[@angelialafbery508]

I watched your plot tour july 2021 today, you were saying then how small your chillies were and the weather was rubbish then too. There were no chooks on that vlog 🤔 why was that ? . Also did you try the chive tea ? Was it for powdery mildew ?? . My shallots were exactly the same as yours, dunno what happened 🤷‍♀️. I also cannot ever get enough of cavalo nero 😂👍

[@Zoeybeau_1]

I've one mystery brassica as well, no idea what it is but I am wondering because it looks like cabbage only with straight leaves. Its driving me potty I'll have to get a picture and post it online see if someone can tell me.

[@Tangie0906]

I've never even tried to grow garlic! The summary to this week is the story of gardening - win some, lose some. Lose some garlic, win some carrots & spring onions! Love that music you played while harvesting, it's sweet and a little melancholy and just lovely, and for some reason it filled me with love for Mother Earth and her generous bounty. Sounds a bit silly I know, but inspiring none the less. Cheers!

[@scottbillingham2221]

Who is this strapping Celtic shield maiden? I must have her!

[@juliehale9491]

What I can’t understand is why you didn’t repair the fence in front of your cornflowers etc instead of allowing the foxes and badgers to just trample all over your flower bed and ruin something you put time and effort into ?

[@roberttucker3322]

I genuinely don’t get the hori hori knife craze. Am I missing something? Using the side of a knife as opposed to a trowel seems… odd to me.

[@xx5779]

Your cat? Need to see your cat please!

[@danielmcintyre5330]

My Garlic has failed to