ALLOTMENT VLOG 30 - Talking Vermiculite, Field Beans and Borlotti Stew!

[@ErraticPerfectionist]

I wish I'd found your channel while I was in lockdown for most of 2020 and 2021. Even now this many years later, I feel solidarity at being stuck at home. I watched a lot of gardening videos on KZbin, because that was my main outlet for fun. Hilariously, didn't get out into my own garden as much as I probably could have, but I did do some gardening. Not enough to avoid the crazy vegetable prices entirely (AUD$12 for a single iceberg lettuce!! 😣), but it did help at least. I'm so grateful that you started a blog, and joined Potty Mouth Garden Club. I'm having an absolute ball binge-watching your allotment garden progress and transformations. ❤

[@andrea22213]

I think we all need the bread recipe/process.

[@thehairydiyer]

The immense quality of your content deserves sooooo many more followers. Keep it up!!!

[@tamararoberts9307]

Praying you and your mum get through and back to good health 🙏❤ lov your videos and so proud of you for continuing to video and being constructive

[@tamararoberts9307]

At least you're eating healthy and that will help your healing

[@BettyandtheBees]

Enjoyed the kitchen vlog. I think it's an important part of an allotment based channel to show us how you use your harvests, and the tasty dish at the end of it made all the months of hard work worth it! I think your weekly vlogs have been as meaningful to us as it has to you, we needed the distraction, and your videos are a welcome bit of escape. Thanks!

[@1pandroid]

Another informative and entertaining video. Better than GW during lockdown and you're doing it without repeating old clips or using containers full of equipment 😎 Nice idea with the guest segment (somthing GW has done right) and the new start scene with the ceiling. Good luck on the health front. Hope you get your cider before Christmas. Cheers, Nick

[@keithhilton8869]

Hi Jess, agree without the lock downs and stand downs from work I would not come across your and other channels. Hope you and your mum are feeling better soon. Take care -Aussie Keith

[@corynsboy5814]

17:44 Well the isolation has damaged your hat game obviously but the impromptu Bunny ears are excellent work! The opening pan down from the ceiling to the wall was inspired! You are doing great. I hope Mum is on the mend soon. Be well. x

[@jamieward775]

Glad to see you and your mum are doing well. Fantastic bread and yummy looking dinner. Bit of a chef as well as a gardener.good info on vermiculite and perlite. I’m learning 😁. Get well and stay safe x

[@tonyforrest2724]

Jessie is the ian Botham of youtube allotment growers... AN All ROUNDER.... Keep it up keep it coming and hope you and family well... 🤗

[@derekjones58]

I hope you and your mum are getting through this period okay Jessie. Is there any chance of a vlog showing how you made that delicious looking sourdough bread? My wife looked over my shoulder and saw you and the bread on the screen. She said "looks lovely" and I think she was talking about the bread! Seriously though, I'd love to see how you made it. Stay strong and safe.

[@trevor33jan1]

Hope you are feeling better Jessie, And please dont apologise for not doing something, you are feeling crap and still giving us content. Thank you x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Trevor, :D

[@thedorkasaur]

I hope the next few days don't send you too doolally and that your mum and you are feeling better! Great shout bringing in Alex! Another great vlog, as always!

[@karenslater343]

I love watching your vlogs, you can ramble as much as you like because it’s all interesting to me.

[@stutivvydevon.816]

Brave girl.

[@louisemckelvey]

I really like the cooking part this week! You should do more as I love to see how people use the produce they grow 😊 also, fresh bread - nothing better 😍 Crown Prince is on my list for Ash to grow next year after seeing that beauty!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ah! Louise! Hello! Unless I’m making a wildly erratic leap you must be the other half of Ash KP.. He of the Achocha! :D

[@louisemckelvey]

@@JessieatPlot37 I am indeed 😁

[@markfrancis9106]

Another great video, hope you both fit and well soon. Bread looked lovely😂👍

[@urbsoapco5489]

Hello Jessie....so glad to see your vlog this week. Wishing you and your Mum all the best for a speedy recovery. It was lovely to see how you store all your food and share a recipe. I have two small plots an hour away from London so we see the same climate issues that you do. We live in a tiny little end of terrace with some rescue hens and some fluffy pekin bantams. I was actually thinking that I would have to get rid of the little fluffies as they seemed to spend most of the day screaming about one thing or another. When we got our first rescue hens they shut their little beaks and settled down. Phew. I sowed field beans on a lot of open ground last year along with red clover and phacelia. I really improved the soil along with leaves and grass clippings. We grew potatoes and beans in with the clover and phacelia.....just made a little clearing and planted! No weeding yipeeee. I love that you are so practical and your polyhouse build is beautiful. I was lucky enough to be given a 2x6m polytunnel for free by another plot holder and we have been completely self sufficient in tomatoes and chillies, peppers for the last two years. It's a delight to see what you are up to even if you can't make it to the plot. Love the new fridge......just a thought.....you could turn the doors around while you have time to spare at home? Looked lovely and roomy. We only have room for a small fridge freezer so I dehydrate and bottle lots of our produce. Looking forward already to next week's vlog..hope you are ok and get your test result soon. Sorry for the long message....here's to 2021!!!!!!

[@TheEssexAllotment]

Haha thanks for the cameo! I haven’t got little legs! 😂😂😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

Lol! But they were moving so quickly they really made me laugh! 😄

[@peterellis1201]

Hi Jessie hope you mum gets well soon , hope you can get to the allotment soon thanks for information on the beans and compost , hope you have good result from your test for coved , take care stay safe 🌻🌻

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Peter, thank you!

[@duncanrobinson3200]

The weather has been rubbish up here also for the past week or so; but a good few days of sunny, dry weather are forecast from tomorrow. I am experimenting by growing 2 bush tomato plants 'Red Alert' that I sowed from seed; I am growing them under growlights in my house and I hope to have out of season ripe tomatoes by January; I've also got some basil there and I grew some cress on damp kitchen roll in a half seed tray; you can do this just on a windowsill and don't need a growlamp for the cress. Cooking with your own allotment produce is a satisfying thing. I hope your Mum (and you) feel better soon!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Lots going on Duncan! I have never tried out of season tomatoes. I’ll be interested to hear how they go. And yes, cooking and eating what you grow is one of life true pleasures! 🙂

[@peascarrots6829]

Hi Jessie. Hope you and mum are feeling much better. Loved this weeks creative and informed Vlog. Absolutely love your humor and funny bloopers. The new fridge is amazing. Did you know you can switch the door to open the opposite side, I mean the side closest to your counter top, sink/oven I did it to mine and boy, am I happy about it. Take care!! ♥️

[@guadalupe7827]

Well done! Delicious food. Hope you are doing good

[@janb4720]

Hi Jessie. Bless you for struggling on when you're clearly unwell. I do appreciate it, luv, but please take care of yourself. Your vlog always informs and makes me smile. I look forward to your next one. Hope your mum is feeling better? Love to you both. Jan x PS Thanks for the link to Essex Allotment. I enjoy that too.

[@LincolnGreenUK]

Glad you're enjoying the vlogging Jessie, loved watching your allotment progress through the year, bizzare as it has been. Inspired to give those beautiful borlottis a go next year. I hope you pass your test with flying colours and can celebrate with that well-deseved cider soon enough!!!

[@ashleyrobinson7989]

Hope you and your mum are feeling well. Lovely vlog and perfect to see the Borlotti beans - we just shelled ours last week having left them on trays in the kitchen to dry out and they are now in the freezer as per your previous recommendation. Great to see the recipe you used and such a great feeling when virtually all the ingredients are home grown. G&T in the afternoon - how very indulgent :-) but what the hell if you can’t do that when islolating and going back into lockdown - when can you!! Stay sane this next week and I look forward to your update next week.

[@grahamrdyer6322]

I hope you and your mum are OK Because we love watching you two,( you DONT ram it down are throats about how to do stuff)..... you have a style of gardening that's refreshing. Thanks Jess.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ah, thanks Graham! :)

[@lisaharrowing1630]

Hope you are all doing well take care

[@myrustygarden]

Good to see you and hope everyone is doing well and getting better. It’s nice to get things done at home planting and cleaning up the garden. As always stay safe and stay gardening 🧑‍🌾🇨🇦🥬☮️✌️🌶🍆🥕🙏

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Ali, yeah, slowly slowly! The garden really could do with some love!

[@penky1997]

Well as usual, I really enjoyed this weeks vlog. And your rambling on. Entertaining as always and educational too. So thank you. I know it can't have been easy when your not feeling so great. I really hope that you and your mam feel better soon so you can go back to the plot. My allotment is my happy place, and I wouldn't like being away from it for too long, but your nearly there now 😃. See you next week and thanks again 😁 xx

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hey Jenny! Thank you. Yep, not long to go now, over the halfway mark! I’ll be out and at the post office in a flash! 😀

[@penky1997]

@@JessieatPlot37 haha. There isn't much rush for tomato and pepper seeds at this time of the year. Although my Brad's Atomic Grape still haven't arrived, but I will let you know when they do. There are enough to go around 😆 x

[@beverley1539]

Much luv Jess Ontario Canada 🐝

[@333jtj]

Food looked good and the bread was amazing. Very well done. Surprising how busy you've been while locked up. Hope you're feeling good and thank you for keeping filming. Great work.

[@angelahedges380]

Loved the beans cooking. Looked delicious, thanks for sharing

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Angela!

[@lorraineowen7978]

Hi Jessie, always lovely to see you.. 😀 Sorry to hear about your mum, hope she has a quick recovery... Take care both.. 😊

[@paulbrad8061]

Jessie 'snap' I've just bought a new fridge for my home brew beer

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahah! Well that’s extremely important! :D I wish that’s what mine was full of!

[@janetwilkinson7080]

You ramble away girl 😊 😉👏🏻👏🏻

[@julietawny]

Thanks for a fab video Jessie, I used to live in Twickenham and Whitton too! How long did u soak the borlottis for in the end before cooking? I would really like to try to do this with my beans. Hope your mum recovers quickly and that you are ok

[@1tuinman]

Ramble-on !!! Goodluck to you and your mum with the next 6 days 👍

[@mariajackson7024]

I was lucky enough to find your videos at the beginning of the first lockdown, to be honest I only knew what day of the week it was because you release your videos on a tuesday, so thanks for that lol, I hope your both feeling better very soon, I miss your mum running around in the background, bless her, have a good week hun, well as much as you can, take care x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Maria! You and me both, the vlog was my main clock! Lol. Thanks for watching for so long! I’m so looking forward to being back out there I can’t tell you.

[@paulbrad8061]

Keep up the Vlogs you are a star, hope your Mum feels better soon

[@TuftyMcTavish]

Loved the continuing Fridge segment! Very much enjoying the storage tips - I didn't know that about freezing/soaking thing for the Beans (I'm new to growing Beans this year and didn't store any) - because I'm beginning to learn about preparing produce for storage, so I very much appreciate these lessons. I also hugely enjoy the Essex Allotment channel so the collab was excellent. Oh, and that bread looked outrageously tasty!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yes, Alex’s new farm is so exciting. I’m so looking forward to seeing it in person after the covid drama dies down! Learning around storing what we grow is an endless activity! I am really keen to find a way to store french beans (other than pickling) because I love them but they just don’t freeze!

[@rebeccahughes722]

Really enjoyed this weeks vlog, sorry you have been poorly, hope you and your mum are both feeling well now xx all the food looked amazing, please do more of that too xxx Keep safe xx

[@Magic1Greg]

Thanks for making the video. Hope you and your mum are ok.

[@JessieatPlot37]

:) we are fine! Just excited about being let out of the house!

[@christhomas8332]

Get well soon both xx

[@jackosallotment6224]

Well I’m throwing my homemade bread out the window now after seeing yours ! That looked like a mighty bostin posh beans on toast. Must be bloody awful staying indoors for 14 days I couldn’t be able to do that it’s been hard working from home the last 6 months but not going out at all even to the shops ? I had a lovely ice cold cider for you but I paid the price the next day lol 😂 Take care love to ya mum cheers 🍻

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D cheers! :D

[@Growveguk]

Keep hanging in there Jessie, we will all get through this and come out the other end of the wringer X Much love to Mum and hopefully you (Assuming it's got you too) will be fighting fit as soon as possible and back out in the fresh air xx

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Andy, and very true! Soon!

[@beverleywall3567]

Thank you, this vlog was never boring!! Very interesting your explanation about vermiculite, I will certainly be buying some. I stumbled across your vlogs looking up about green manure about a month ago, So I look forward to following you. I hope you and your mum feel better very soon. Take care

[@lynnrushton7458]

Great job Jessie! Those beans are so pretty, they remind me of quail eggs! Looked delish 👌 amazing bread‼️❤️ I Defo have bread envy lol. Hope you get out on your release date haha. Love to your mum, hope she’s feeling a bit better. X

[@paladinsmith7050]

Best looking beans on toast i've seen, bread looked banging as well. All the best.

[@wavydavy470]

Well done getting a vlog out while under quarantine. Great video, great info and highly watchable as usual. Many thanks. Hope you’re all feeling better. 👍🏻

[@cordulafischer6089]

Thanks for the episode guide, I always take notes in my garden journal. I also like your house and I make my bread the same way. I enjoy very much watching your channel and I wish you the best!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Gosh you’re organised! I can barely take notes as I’m filming them! Lol. And thank you. :D

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

Hey, I recognize that piano book!!!!!! I guess there's a musical person in the house!

[@bonez0816]

great video! Love to know how you cooked that beautiful pumpkin?

[@kowe76]

Wondering what your bread recipe is. It looks fantastic ☺️

[@cathalsmyth721]

I knew you'd make a great vid this week. Very informative and the cooking segment was great.. you should make this a regulating jessie. Hope the test result is clear 🤞.. Take care x

[@nikkisweeney9651]

Fantastic episode, think I’ll have a go at the bean stew for tea tomorrow night. Grew them for the first time this year and didn’t really know what to do with them but they do look really pretty in my glass jars, thanks again, great vlog 😊.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Nikki! The first year I grew them I just looked at the too, lol. But they are so good! Let me know what you think of the stew. :D

[@larryparsons1698]

Great vlog once again. I love your relaxed style of presentation. Makes the vlog seem like you are talking to the viewer on a one to one basis. When do you expect to get the test results ? (hopefully good news...fingers crossed). I hope your mum is feeling better. Look after yourself and stay safe.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! That’s so nice. Hmmm... I was expecting today but nothing yet!

[@robbieg3014]

Great job, enjoyed the vlog

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you Robbie!

[@michellelockett6518]

Hey Jessie, would love a video on how to make sourdough.. looks fab 😊x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Michelle, it’s on my list, I promise! I just think most of my bread making is down to luck which is hard to get across... lol

[@freersam]

I have been trying to find a dry spell so that I can split my rhubarb but it is either dark or raining. By the way "splitting my rhubarb" is not a euthanisum.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahah.... :D

[@jorgefonseca3208]

Fantastic Indoor Vlog. Never apolagize for not feeling good, after all you look like 100% human, i guess :p :)) Who's the piano and guitar player? :)

[@julzs7493]

You can use a crockpot express to cook your beans without soaking. It takes me approximately half an hour

[@JessieatPlot37]

I’ve never found it that successful. They got from pellets to mush for me every time! :D

[@julzs7493]

@@JessieatPlot37 oh dear,experiment maybe? I find a few mush up but the most are ok. I add salt to them in the cooking process with the express as it negates the hardening effect on the beans that you get with salt and the normal process. Btw very jealous of your gigantes. I've been looking here but I don't think new Zealand have them for sale. Just in tins from the Greek online shop lol

[@MarieCB916]

@@julzs7493 Have a look at Kings Seeds NZ on-line. There is one called Borlotto Fire Tongue - looks a bit like Berlotti’s

[@berylhunter7509]

@@julzs7493 Sentinel Seeds have Borlotti beans, the tall variety which I have purchased for this coming year. I have also had Gigantes from them 2 years ago.

[@larryparsons1698]

any news yet re test ?

[@cathalsmyth721]

That was meant to read... make this a regular thing 🤣🤣🤣

[@unsufletpribeag]

❤

[@davidmills4643]

Hi Jessie I'm on my husbands tablet atm I'm Tina can you let me know what the name is of the Bush with the red flowers please love the vlog, love watching

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Tina. I’ve scanned through that video to see which one you mean - it’s a pineapple sage!

[@larryparsons1698]

Forgot to ask but is it better to buy the Fine or Course or Medium vermiculite when sowing seeds ? Also have you ever tried sowing Tomato seeds in root trainers ?

[@JessieatPlot37]

I have course, but it’s not too bit for small cell trays. No, I don’t think it makes a huge amount of difference but I am guessing very fine might make the compost very very soggy!

[@anitahaywood9827]

❤️❤️

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@rosslumayko5182]

Have asked “Where R you all from”👉🏼Alberta🇨🇦Here