ALLOTMENT VLOG TWENTY - Sowing Green Manure, tying in the Raspberries and Main Crop potato fail!

[@tabithadrew9875]

The opening to this has aged well, couldn't believe you got to twenty vlogs and now you're in the high 200's! Loving going back through these older vids to see how things have changed over time ❤ much aporeciate your vids❤

[@chazzah3029]

One of your strengths is that you dont actually know how good you are at doing these videos. Well done you ! 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

ahh, thank you! :) Thats really nice!

[@horticultureandhomes]

Wow, you are such a natural beauty in the beginning of this vid without all the makeup. Have you thought about using brown eyeliner on the lower eye and brown mascara instead of the black? The black is a very strong contrast to your hair, eyebrow color etc. You really need very littly makeup. You have natural beauty in spades.

[@CupcakeBaker1982]

Garlic chives, onion chives, lemon verbena and definitely basil x

[@BettyandtheBees]

Rosemary, lemon thyme and apple mint are all great herbs to add to a gin and tonic. The best reason to grow herbs!

[@JessieatPlot37]

A woman after my own heart! :D

[@moirapastre1234]

Have you ever tried Nepitella? It's an Italian herb that grows in the sidewalk (pavement) cracks in Tuscany. It's kind of an oregano/mint/it's own thing. It's used with mushrooms and artichokes and it's delightful. It's from the mint family so perennial. Bonus: it has the prettiest little pink flowers.

[@michellelockett6518]

Your eyes are amazing 😊.. look forward to these vlogs allotment looks superb 👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh! Thank you! That’s a lovely thing to say... !

[@alisonc297]

Well done for getting to 20. Brilliant vids, I love them x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! Can’t believe it’s 20 already!

[@flatcapuk]

Excellent video as always. I keep checking every few hours onTuesdays to see if it has been uploaded lol. I grow rather alot of mint on my plot, pineapple, chocolate, spearmint, peppermint etc. I really do like the different flavours from them. Lemon thyme is also a must for me too. Its blowing an absolute gale here. Trees are falling in places. Hopefully the weather will sort itself out soon. Look forward to seeing you in your next vlog and all of your progress on plot 37

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! Oh I was so late today, sorry! Next week I’m going to try and be early. :D Oh I only ever grown normal mint and spearmint. Do you grown them in pots or in the ground?

[@flatcapuk]

Don't apologise, your vlogs are worth the wait. I grow my mint in a couple of big plant pots. It spreads like you wouldn't believe lol looking forward to vlog 40 😎👍

[@mokapottery]

We just found your ‘what to sow in April’ video yesterday thanks to a KZbin suggestion, and then played through the blog playlist; switched off at the end of Vlog 18 for bedtime, so a straight 10 hours’ viewing on Easter Monday 🤣 Back at it today for another few episodes while we plan what to put in our garden this summer (2021). Loving the channel; you are a fab presenter. Glad you kept it going. Kath & Mo in Crieff.

[@lobodo988]

I want some of that thick wire hooping so bad! But a 4x6 foot piece of it with 1 inch squares, and the wire is muuuuuuch thinner, is over $100 USD each (about 80 British pounds)! I have no intention of learning what the shipping is. My garden envy of your allotment is very strong lol

[@trevor33jan1]

keep going mate, i dont want you to stop.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! So lovely that you've been along since vlog 2. seems so long ago! :D

[@keithhilton8869]

Hi Jess, Love watching your vlogs. Must say thank you as well as I have learnt a lot for your vid as well. Cheers -Aussie Keith

[@katharinawalker716]

Hi Keith, us Aussies know a good thing when we see it. This girl, and her mum, have fantastic content in the videos. Jessie will do very well with her vlogs.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks as always Keith! :D

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahaha, Thank you Katharina! :D

[@knowledge-quest5812]

It is awesome that as one chapter closes you adapted & opened a new positive chapter that is helping others like myself... For Herbs, let me put my thinking cap on...lol Rosemary & Sage supposedly deters cabbage-moth... Thyme supposedly deters cabbage-worm aka cabbage-caterpiller ~0 Borage to make cooling drink in the hot weather ~1 Chamomile ~2 Dill ~3 Basil ~4 Parsley ~5 Mint ~6 Oregano ~7 Coriander ~8 Tarragon ~9 Lemon-Balm That is a few off the top of my head, I am sure you'll choose wisely...:wink: :wink:

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! oooh, i didn't know about the deterrent effects of the sage/rosemary/thyme! Hahaha, my list is getting long! :D

[@cathalsmyth721]

Hi. You have been doing a great job.. I really enjoy your videos and your humour.. keep it going Jess..

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you Cathal! :D

[@ashleyrobinson7989]

Such a week of weather contrasts! A couple of our tall tomatoes fell over as the supporting canes snapped but fortunately I have been able to stand them up with a new cane and the tomato plants themselves are fine. So apart from a fairly large number of green tomatoes on the floor we survived ok and now just have an excuse for making some red and green tomato chutney. Keep vlogging - great to watch.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Ashley. Glad the tomatoes are salvageable! And green tomato chutney on top!

[@cw2126]

don't know how I got here but nice allotment 👍👍👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahaha! Thanks!

[@jorgefonseca3208]

Maybe i'm repeating other's suggestions but here it goes... Lavender, oregano, thyme, mint, chives, marjoram, lemon balm, fennel... 👏20 weeks already🎂🍻 Cheers 🙂🌱💚

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D Thanks! I know, 20 already?!

[@janb4720]

Lovely video, Jessie. I haven't used green manure before so am really keen to find out how it works for your plot. Herbs!!! I adore them and grow loads - have got more on the way for next year. I love bronze fennel, dill, various thyme and lemon grass. I think fennel and dill foliage is beautiful and seems to dance in the wind:-) You and your mum take care. Jan x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you Jan! Oooooh, okay. I grew dill last year but I started it really late and it didn’t do much! I will try again. Hmm... and lemon grass! Do you grow it indoors?

[@janb4720]

@@JessieatPlot37 Hi Jessie. I sow it in a seed tray in my greenhouse, then prick out seedlings and grow them outdoors. They've survived the awful northern weather so far!! lol Jan

[@grahamrdyer6322]

Get lemon grass from Tesco put it in a pot of soil or water to root, grows quick.

[@grahamrdyer6322]

Forgot to add it grows fine outside spring summer autumn but WON'T survive a frost/winter.

[@RichardStansfield]

Lovage is a strong growing perennial but may be too tall to put right next to the path, great for flavouring soups n stews etc. Mints are good but some spread more than others in the ground. Thia mint is gentle, apple mint is rampant. Whichever you choose, I would box them in to avoid spreading too easily. Finely chop and dry mints for teas. Chives are another good perennial. I adore Rosemary for cooking 😋

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh i had forgotten all about Apple Mint! I used to have some of that in a pot years ago! I will look out for some more, thank you! Hmm... i have seen Lovage! Huge! I might put some at the back. lol

[@RichardStansfield]

@@JessieatPlot37 you don't need a lot of Lovage for the amount you actually use, unless of course it's your favourite 😉

[@paulgregory5539]

Best gardener on youtube growing your own food must work you look very well happy new year to you and mum 😀

[@lisaharrowing1630]

Loved these vlogs very natural and friendly, take care

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Lisa! :D

[@rebeccahughes722]

Love love love your videos... please keep going 🙏🥰

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D Thank you Rebecca! :D

[@gusboylan3916]

Well done Jessie on your 20 video, keep it going. Gus 🇮🇪 ireland.

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D Thank you so much! Can't believe it!

[@paladinsmith7050]

Some of my moneymaker tomatoes took a battering in the wind, almost lost my pepperoncini as well (those pickled peppers that come with kebabs) but all has been saved!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh!! Pepperoncini! Mum has been trying to get me to grow them. Next year definitely. Glad your tomatoes survived!

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

Plot looking good, I hope it survived the latest storms!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Helen! Yeah, no catastrophes yet!

[@micksbackyardaquaponics1408]

That was amazing video clip yous two put together there it was great to see it there and keep up the great work there 👍👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Mick! :D

[@julieneary5271]

I have enjoyed every one of your vlogs, well done.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you so much Julie!

[@maryobrien5568]

Winter savory is a great perennial herb. A bit like thyme, but less woody, with pretty white flowers in mid/late summer. Picks well all year.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oooh, that sounds fab! Thank you! *Adds To List*

[@myrustygarden]

Thank you it’s so calming to watch and hmmm is there an indecent hour for G&T 😂😂 checked out web page good stuff nice to hear the background of gardeners. As always stay safe and stay gardening from Langley 🇨🇦🥬🥕☮️🙏✌️🍆🌶

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D Thank you!

[@lynnrushton7458]

Always enjoy your vlogs Jessie 👍 been a bit disheartened this week ( bloody slugs) been close to giving up 😢 but you cheered me up, so thank you! My other half is making gin, sowill show him your recipes 😁 🍸 cheers x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Lynn! Oh those bloody slugs! Your other half has the right idea! :D

[@jennieleon5087]

It’s blowing a gale here in Norfolk right now still, I did have some tomato casualties a couple of days ago, but they are all well tied and straight cordons now and I’ve had to tie up the stems carrying heavy trusses. My 11ft sunflower which is a volunteer and mutiheaded is a real survivor. It has a really thick trunk! Herbs to grow? I think my only really used and less common perennial one would be Welsh onion. They are just a larger version of a chive, but large white allium flowers. The bees adore them. They can have a Chelsea cut and regrow and produce again with lovely wide hollow leaves. The leaves chopped up are between a chive and similar to a spring onion but bigger. Looks lovely cut up over a potato salad. C ongratulations on your 20th video, I have loved them all thank you 😊 x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Jennie, oh glad got the tomaoes tied back up! And 11ft?! wow, he's a big chap! Hmmmm..... Welsh Onions, eh? I've heard of them but never grown them before! I will definitely add them to the list! Thank you!

[@rololulu1]

Hi Jess , love the videos , been watching , back to back to catch up , keep em coming , love em .

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D Oh thank you! :D

[@TheEssexAllotment]

Cracking vlog as always! When are you visiting the farm!? Lol

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks alex!!

[@emmasher]

Thank you for sharing your lovely bubbly energies with us!! Could you tell me where did you get those sweet mini seed trays. Sorry if you already mentioned it somewhere else! Peas and love!

[@mobrosch9154]

Hi Jessie I’m new to your channel. Love it! Your doing the same stuff as me in the garden so great to see. You are also an excellent presenter and the editing is superb! Good luck with the “new” job.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you so much! :D

[@duncanrobinson3200]

I love your blogs always Jessie as a fellow allotment holder , Duncan x.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Duncan! :D

[@kennethnormanthompson2740]

Lovage - must have herb for flavouring soups and similar uses. Anise hyssop - beautiful flowers, beautiful aroma and a bee magnet.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ooooh, two things I have never grown! *added to list* Thank you!

[@dongardner9189]

congrats on 20 vlogs and all of them belters! keep up the great work, loving the tousled hair look btw!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahaha, Thanks Don!

[@tonyforrest2724]

20 lets hope for loads more 🤞👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Tony!

[@cottingwhite7784]

Is tarragon winter hardy there...great with chicken

[@mycolliesandme268]

Hysop is a good herb,so many benefits and uses look it up. I grow it,i love it. And I'm loving your videos so far, I'm a gardener for a living, I've got experience and knowledge, but I'm always learning. I like to see what other gardeners are doing. Your doing well keep it up.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Stephen, i have got hold of some Hysop! I'm glad its a useful one, its certainly very pretty! I will look up a bit more about it i think!

[@RichardStansfield]

Also I have put scented herbs next to the path which I brush past and get the added bonus of amazing smells while pottering about 😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

Gorgeous! Yes! I'm so looking forward to doin just that!

[@grahamrdyer6322]

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Or Liquorice is the plant I grow in the garden, good for all sorts of things .... it's the root you eat. Today is the 25th of August, and my bean supports have failed in the 70 ish miles per hour wind, I and probably you are getting at the moment, hopefully fix tomorrow, Have fun Jess

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Graham, ooooooh Liquorice! How lovely, i've never grown that! I will definitely add that to my list! Gah the wind was a bit brutal wasn't it! I was amazed my beans were holding up! i hope yours are still in the ground and can be propped up.

[@lorraineowen7978]

Hi Jess, great video..... First time for me growing Achocha and love them... My Cara Potatoes were terrible due to slug damage, however I did grow them in the kitchen garden in work this year thinking they would grow lovely due to the lovely soil, mmm 🤔.... Never mind there is always next year... 😀

[@JessieatPlot37]

"Nevermind there's always next year"... my most used phrase! :D I'm really enjoying the Achocha too! Are you growing the same ones as me or the spikey ones?

[@lorraineowen7978]

@@JessieatPlot37 Same as you.. 😁

[@konaexpress100]

Yea, you got me to sub........ and I don’t sub......... great job! Would love to see how you cook some of this. Outdoor kitchen like Jamey Oliver?

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahah, i would love to make an outdoor kitchen! :D Maybe next spring!

[@markfrancis9106]

All great video’s, really enjoyed watching since lockdown. Keep them coming👍👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Mark! Really appreciate that! :D

[@wesleydavis8786]

Hi Jess, brilliant video once again and congrats on reaching 20 🎉 I'm interested to know if you used a homemade potting mix for sowing your spring onions in this vlog or was it a shop bought mix? I've just attempted my first homemade potting mix today for transplanting my onion seedlings so hoping it'll work OK and not kill them off 🤞😅

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Wesley. Thank you! Yeah, it was home made. not much of a mix though, just fine sieved from the compost heap with a little vermiculite in it! I would usually use more than that but i ran out! :D

[@hannahhurley7215]

Hiya! Just catching up. I’m loving Vietnamese Coriander although not sure it is hardy enough to keep outside 🤔

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh, really? Was it easy to grow? I was given some 'vietnamese Corriander' in a pot years ago and it tasted of nothing so i wasn't very impressed but only recently actually tried some in a shop and realised what ever it was i had been growing... wasn't vietnamese corriander! Lol! So i will definitely give another go! :D Did you grow yours from seed?

[@hannahhurley7215]

Jessie at Plot 37 oh no!!! I got ours as a little plant from @urban_herbs_ on Instagram. It’s growing so well! It is very coriander tasting and quite spicy when you chew it. It’s getting massive. A good alternative to normal coriander as it’s a perennial and doesn’t go to seed. Really recommend Urban Herbs so maybe give them a go 😃

[@therevelation19]

Wow, such a beautyful yong women. Would be happy to have someone aside who is interested in gardening like You.

[@knowledge-quest5812]

It seems YT redirect the links is not working atm, I will try again later to see if they have fixed it...

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh really? Thank you for letting me know!

[@leeds11mb]

Wet look suits you😁

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahahaha! 😅

[@cazbaker1734]

Lovely video as always! I’ve finally found some nipper leek seeds after you mentioned them in a previous vlog, been scouring everywhere they’ve all been out of stock so I’m excited they’re in the post! Not sure what herbs I’d recommend, I was really interested in seeing how strawberry mint and chocolate mint compared to normal, but the chocolate mint I got from eBay I’m not convinced was actually chocolate so I’m still on the lookout. Have you tried them before?

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Caz! I hope you like the Nipper! :D Oh i've never tried Strawberry mint before but I used to do a garden that had loads of chocolate mint and it definitely smelt very chocolaty so maybe its was dodgy ebay mix up!

[@hamishbarrett588]

Jessie the crops are looking great. keep up the growing . its a rare skill . is it ok to plant shallots in october?

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! If you're sowing from seed, its best for spring but sets can be put in in autumn!

[@purplerain4062]

What was your job?

[@JessieatPlot37]

Mould making technician for glass, ceramic and bronze casting.

[@jackosallotment6224]

You say you’re in your studio wondering what your career is in ? Artist/sculptor/graphic design only asking as I did a degree in transport/product design lovely update that fruit cage is brill cheers 🍻

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ah, hahaha, well spotted! Sculptor/Artist. :D

[@jackosallotment6224]

Jessie at Plot 37 wonderful wished I was still doing drawing etc use to do illustration work for a well known bike magazine whilst I was working for DWP after uni. I was meant to have a year out before I went to do a masters at RCA never did it and still a civil servant and musician. Really miss the creative aspect and using my hands etc cheers 🍻

[@JessieatPlot37]

Jackos Allotment I went back to do a masters at the RCA 7 years after my first degree!

[@bully08873]

I've grown tomatillos for several years now. I ripped mine out and composted them several weeks ago after a few pounds harvest. It has been a rubbish summer, and so a rubbish year for tomatillos. Anyway, my point is, you've got no chance of fruit from the state of the plants I saw in your video and if you need to further process that bed, you should, you're not missing fruit.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ah.... okay. I’ve grown them before but only ever indoors and it was years ago! I guess I won’t hold my breath! 😅

[@nathanpickett7224]

Jessie! It's Tuesday again 🤦‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[@JessieatPlot37]

Christ I know!!! What the hell!!

[@hotsweetlady20011]

ELDERBERRY BUSH

[@JessieatPlot37]

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