A new start - gardening on a new allotment plot

[@helenstewart2085]

Just found your channel will do a binge watch!

[@beansbrewsandbread]

@@helenstewart2085 Thanks for watching! I hope you find something useful / enjoyable. Cheers, Andy!

[@liammoseley5053]

Just found this channel and just got my first plot seems like a great person to learn from 🎉🎉

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching! Hope you find something of interest! Cheers, Andy

[@afloareidaniel5197]

What a glorious beard you have 🎉 good luck with the new plot

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Thanks, I’ve had my summer beard trim now. 😉 Thanks for watching! Cheers, Andy

[@janiceh3995]

Just found your channel, congratulations on your new plot! I have just got my first plot and its like yours with doooo many brambles… i definately have a challange on my hands but like you I eill just go for it !

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Congratulations on getting your new plot! Little steps make huge leaps or something 🤣 if I did it again I’d mulch / cover any areas I couldn’t get to, to keep the weeds in check. Potatoes are good to start with. All the best of luck! 🤞Cheers, Andy

[@Kellyfamilyadventures]

Hello Just found your channel we have recently taken on an allotment plot only a half plot that looks like a jungle look forward to following you channel for tips were also vlogging our process mainly so we can look back on all our had work in a years time

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Thanks for watching and following along! Sounds great and good luck with your new plot! Cheers, Andy!

[@michelleann1899]

Just "found" your channel...best of luck with your new venture...have been watching allotment videos for years....trying to glean useful information on growing and having fun in the garden. Thank you.

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Thanks for watching! I need to get down to the new plot and put some sheeting down now that we are starting to get nearer to Spring. Hope you kind the content useful / entertaining. Thanks again. Andy

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Ok this is very exciting! I have a second plot too! I have trees on my second plot too!

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Oh cool! Mine got swapped out as it was way too much work (there's a later video on that) but we do have a new half second plot. Needs a good clearing and we have some plans for it with apples and some heritage and medieval crops (I think we also covered that off as well in a video). Is your second plot close - mine doesn't neighbour up unfortunately. Cheers, Andy

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

@@beansbrewsandbread mine is next door to my 1st one. It was in very bad condition so no one wanted it! So k was able to take it on lol 😆

[@johnwilson230]

So.e hard graft in front of you buddy but worth it once its cleared youv not got to do it again. I no when I took my first plot on it was a pure jungle. Took me a solid three days of strumming clearing and digging. I went for the raised bed approach. Years back when I was a kid with my grandad and dad it was all opening growing lot of hard work each year digging ect. At least with raised beds your confining the growing area and easy to keep o top. I no you loose a little growing space and iv got paths inbetween with membrain and bark chips and some haveing slabs. Have you always grew open space or ever had raised beds. All the best new subscriber enjoy your content all the best and take care john.

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Thanks John and thanks for commenting! I'm always in two minds about raised beds - we did have one, and hadn't bothered for a long time until we got the polytunnel up. The cost of wood is always an issue and it was a right faff getting enough from skips and "waste" wood to build them otherwise. We quite like mounding up the beds - and putting weed fabric between them -moving the paths as need be each season to put the ground under the paths to use periodically. I will definitely build them in the polytunnel space for the replacement (whatever that might be :-)) and I'm in no rush to buy and put another one up in this weather. Thanks again and stay safe! Andy

[@grahamthomas411]

Your following Charles Dowding no dig he's expanded his plot he puts cardboard/ compost on top and plants in thanks for your time 👍👍👍👍

[@beansbrewsandbread]

Thanks Graham! He’s certainly inspired me to try out no dig with the new plot - it would be a real game changer to get results in clearing the ground of all that grass and weeds without clearing it by hand or resorting to chemicals. 👍

[@Mymysticmama]

Get some goats on there, they'll have cleared in a day or two, then bring in the pigs. Here in the southeast (US) ppl rent goat herds for this kind of work 💚

[@johnmboon]

Imagine a herd of goats getting loose across the allotments! Had just one goat eat the washing off our line once, ten minutes and it was reduced to tatters.