CLEANING OUT THE SPIDER SHED! / ALLOTMENT GARDENING UK

[@littlejoe8359]

There came down a spider and sat down beside her and frightened Ms Emma away

[@lindajones3015]

Oh Emma, I seriously wish I lived near you. I'd have your shed ship shape in no time 😂 I'm not scared of spiders of any size, and I'm brilliant at de-cluttering (just ask my daughter 😄) you are always entertaining but I don't like seeing you scared. Please make a New Years resolution to tidy your shed weekly 🙏 good find of the carrot planter. I will be thinking of you with the film crew. You'll be amazing 👏

[@jaynekennedy8469]

Perhaps you should get a broom to sweep everything out of the shed rather than having to pick each piece up in a confined space. Have a good weekend yourself Emma!

[@susanelwood5794]

Keeping it tidy will eliminate spider hiding places 😊🤣

[@georgemartin9618]

The film people will be so impressed with the nice tidy shed . I store my plastic bags ,netting etc in an old wheelie bin . All the important stuff goes in the shed .

[@irmavanderkruis8835]

Hi Emma, I absolutely love your gardening videos! Your quirkiness makes me laugh so much as I recognize myself in a lot of how you do things. But please, please try (bit by bit) to overcome your fear of spiders, as they’re really one of your best friends, and imagine how absolutely petrified they must be of you! Happy gardening! Love from the Netherlands.

[@KristinaDowns-q7i]

It was fun to watch you add leaves to your new compost bin!

[@powerpuffgirlsteph855]

Well done Emma, I think you were very brave!

[@helenkelly7480]

Hi Emma, I know I have to clean out my shed too , and like you I hate spiders , I'm dreading it , I also need to make another compost bin too , and seeing yours has inspired me , I've just put in 200 onions in one bed and in my brassica bed I've put spring cabbage, curly kale and cauliflower, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with my allotment lately but your blogs have kept me going , this is my 1st year on the allotment, Thank you so much Emma,

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

I cleaned my shed out last week. I took everything out and swept the roof the walls the floor and then got my hand held vac and got into every corner. I taped up all the holes and painted the whole inside including the floor with some leftover white paint. I’ve put everything in order of use and I love it. I’m so scared of spiders like you I need to be able to see them lurking rather than them jumping out on me! I even bought some peppermint oil and put it on a load of cotton wool balls and placed them all over the shed. Good luck

[@JamieW-o7b]

Be brave Emma, even the biggest spider could only eat a little bit of you! Feel better now? ;-)

[@annsfrench]

😅

[@annsfrench]

I deal with spiders by capturing them and moving them out. So, instead of running, I have a clear container handy along with a piece of cardboard to slide under the container. I also have so many pots that it is rediculus. When I try to cull them, I have a really hard time getting rid of them. 😅

[@JamieW-o7b]

@@annsfrench I prefer the percussion method to deal with spiders!

[@madrabbitwoman]

I'm Moe into chemical warfare ​@@JamieW-o7b

[@twelvesmylimit]

Emma, I love you even more for the Clem Fandango reference. 😂

[@pc1189]

Emma don’t feel bad about the shed disorder it happens to most gardeners including myself. I organize and reorganize a couple times a year. Really enjoying your opening videos this autumn coming into the allotments 👏👏 Happy weekend 🍁🍂

[@robinroseberry]

Thank you !

[@joywhite439]

Nightmare shed. I can’t bear it. A place for everything needs to be the motto!!!!

[@JaneBolton-w9n]

Emma I’m so excited I e been offered an allotment

[@beverley1539]

Hiya Emma. Well done dealing with spiderville. I completely understand. Have a great weekend take care Luv Ontario Canada 🐝🇨🇦

[@SMRetired]

Ha ha, every time you jumped from the spiders... I jumped too 🤦‍♀ and im not scared of spiders. I am extremely untidy, but have a wonderful friend who comes to help me when I'm overwhelmed, maybe ask for help on the annual shed tidy (or do it every 2 years 😆) xxx

[@jennyb473]

Sorry Emma but that made me crease when you were freaking out over the spider 😂 I mean we’ve all been there. And when you said the old seeds packets were like decoupage 😂😂😂

[@fazzasteer]

I’m cracking up because this is so me when it comes to spiders 🤣🤣

[@lynnegunns604]

I thought you need a broom Emma. I am exactly the same in fact when I cleared my shed out I didn’t I tasked my husband with the job! He got everything out cleared the shed of spiders and webs and I put it all back neatly x good luck Emma and buy a long handled broom

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

Great video, Emma!! I truly understand your fear of spiders. I had one thrown in my long hair when I was a teenager and I've been bitten twice over the years and they give me the heebie jeebies when they get in my greenhouse. The ones in my greenhouse are huge and knocking their webs down constantly has not worked so I've had to resort to extreme measures. I don't know if you have them where you are, but I've started putting down mice/rat sticky traps around in my greenhouse and it's working...one sticky trap alone caught 27 baby spiders.

[@irmavanderkruis8835]

Please don’t kill spiders, try overcoming your irrational fear instead!!

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

@irmavanderkruis8835 it's not an irrational fear...we have deadly wolf spiders here. Until you've seen the skin damage and results of 6 surgeries to try and repair the skin from a wolf spider bite, you won't understand the dislike I feel.

[@cachv3808]

It might be useful to have those long barbecue tongs in the shed and you can use it to pick stuff up. I use one because, like you, i am terrified of spiders and really grossed out with slugs. So i use them to pry around and pick things up rather than use my hands 😁

[@gkl2012]

White vinegar is a good spider repellent as is peppermint oil. Actually they repel several things.

[@bksbracelet]

lol as an Australian watching you jumping at UK spiders is hilarious I had to clear a potting shed of mine the other day and disturbed a nest of redbacks and I was wearing thongs (flip flops ) I jumped like you

[@everseeking60]

oh man Emma, i also am terrified of those menacing looking things. Spiders are the only things i can't deal with in the garden.

[@janicepym5158]

If you want to live and thrive………let a spider stay alive!

[@wendymitchell4004]

Perhaps do the bag in a bag thing throughout the year Emma and you will not need to repeat the spider run again ?😊 I'm sure it watched you do this about 6 months ago .

[@user-xb7sj2uk4u]

Maybe put some shelves up or buy a ready-made shelf unit or a bookcase to put all the pots in. My spare pots live mini greenhouse I had no use for at the time

[@vickybrown4707]

You need some shelves and hooks in your shed, I use the ikea plastic bag holders they cost less than a fiver I keep bags in one and all my gardening gloves in another

[@sunmoonrise]

Your shed seems small but the treasure in there is unbelievable more than it look

[@elainemcgran8828]

Emma have you any plans on what your going to do with the arch's you got a while back from one of your alotment neighbours. Emma that shead 😢. ... when you opened it first omg. You need to keep ontop of it and pur conkers in the shead to keep those spiders out Great idea for the carrots I grow mine in plastic beds with legs so we'll away from carrot flys.

[@JamieW-o7b]

Good comment.

[@CricketsBay]

Conkers? Like horse chestnuts? Do they repel spiders? If so, I need to look into getting some of those. I think Emma needs sticky traps and diatomaceous earth to eliminate and deter spiders, but she's determined not to kill the spiders.

[@estellavandenende1477]

@@JamieW-o7b Yess. I agree.....good comment! That's also part of an alotment. A clean room is a clean head.

[@twelvesmylimit]

Conkers don't work. I tried it with utter disappointment. Found a spider happily sat right by one! 😞

[@debbiestickney9626]

Just a suggestion…Throw out the bag of bags as that could be harboring some insects. Start over with new ones and fold them up. Love watching.

[@Allotment_life]

Do the yearly shed clear when there’s an allotment neighbour to rescue you. I had to text my neighbour to come and save me from a spider when I did my shed clear 😂

[@joycehennequin8469]

YES YES YES the shed is being sorted yippee,BUT Emma you made even me jump 🥴 for goodness sake.NOW under the table in the shed to clear up....l dare you l double dare you 😊 ❤

[@estellavandenende1477]

Yesss 🙏💪

[@jillbowler3292]

Nah. Get the kids to do it. Bribery is perfectly okay in this situation. 😉 I don’t have a problem with spiders, but the (really rather beautiful and useful) hornets turned my shed into a no-go area for months this year. They only attack if they feel that the nest is threatened, but I’m not entirely sure what constitutes me looking threatening. I’m now faced with a filthy, plant pot strewn midden to clear out. I feel your pain.

[@rachell6642]

That's a burny bin Emma, as named by my son when he was small. Rentokil do a good spider spray by the way haha!

[@lucrom1097]

Fantastisch Good work Emmas you the best te opruimen te tuinhous thans te video Top weekend grootjes ✔️🤗💖☕⛅💐🍁🏚️

[@patgoodchild8045]

Your fear of spiders would be less if you kept the shed ship shape!!! Just saying as there won’t be so many nooks and crannies for spiders to hide xx

[@michelenelandsman8940]

Good day Michelene from Cape Town.l feel your anxiety l have the same phobia for spiders even though l love my garden but if l see a spider lm done for the day. You have now given me the ibi jbis. Good luck keeping that spider out.

[@CricketsBay]

Emma, spiders hate diatomaceous earth. It's basically just powdered calcium. Maybe you can buy a big bag at the garden center and make lines and piles of it in your shed. In front of the door sill. On the table. On the windowsill. Even throw a big handful on the spider. It does need to be swept up and replaced periodically.

[@dianewyatt7617]

I don't know why I am laughing, I'm terrified of spiders too!

[@kandycebeeks7056]

Emma, you had me laughing because I am the same way

[@koreyadams8139]

I had such a hard time watching this video. I was hiding behind a blanket like I was watching a horror movie! I would just burn the shed down!

[@Jammie21245]

❤

[@lynfalienergy4781]

I wish I was there to help you. I'm not afraid of spiders at all & would remove them to an outside area. I wonder if you've thought about bring in a shelf or two to arrange your stuff on & a few big nails to hang your tools on. It would make organizing easier.

[@scabbyjoe21]

Did my shed two days ago. Terrorised by spiders including a bright red one. Felt something tickling my neck. Brushed off a massive spider. Not sure I can go back.

[@twelvesmylimit]

*shudder*

[@jancoil4886]

Monty Python--Run Away!!!!

[@katarinaericsson7871]

Do you expect 🧛‍♂️ 😂😂. I saw your garlic

[@jaynekennedy8469]

Invite Einstein in for a spider buffet 😂

[@mrsmunchin]

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[@rrichards1210]

Well done Emma for keeping going. Are the spiders dangerous orchestra scary in the UK? I would be looking into spraying the shed so spiders stay away.

[@twelvesmylimit]

No. Some can bite and some are worse than a bee sting but not dangerously venomous.

[@LINDAWATSONGARDEN]

I wonder how long your shed will stay tidy Emma! 😂

[@laurathomson5053]

It will all be alright on the night Emma,your plots are beautiful and green still,you need to put the bobbly eyes about,for a bit of humour 🫣🤣🌲

[@__Shellspace__]

emma my worst nightmare would have been that spider jumping on that stick and running towards i swear i felt your anxiety watching that lol i was laughing a lil but i would not have been able to go in lol , my shed is the same i open it to get the mower, run in and back out n if i just cleared it out its huge but nope no way am i going in further then needed lol x

[@lisalambert7967]

I'm petrified of spiders and i act the same as you huni

[@johnowen8984]

Ive only just cleared my shed after the growing season. So much rubbish builds up no matter how much i try to keep it tidy

[@grahammorris311]

Emma, I think carrot fly do not attack above 20" above the planting level.

[@NoOneUKnow-c3y]

It's a piece of fiberglass. The googly eyes were for the balls I think, so you could make happy faces.

[@JamieW-o7b]

Probably a loft water tank.

[@valeriepillon6960]

I think you should pick one posting per week and end the video talking to us while tidying the shed so it doesn’t get so out of control. It would be nice for you to sit in your chair and have a cup of tea. And yes, get a broom 😂

[@christinephillips2069]

Dilute peppermint oil in a spray bottle and I’ve heard Conkers( don’t know whether this is true) I’m trying carrot tape next year!

[@twelvesmylimit]

Conkers didn't work for me. 😢

[@chrissiehart22]

You can't take pots to garden centres they often have recycling points where you can put your unwanted pots and others can collect when they want some

[@foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745]

Put googley eyes on your stick balls. Make little birds out of them

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch Good work Emmas you the best te Tuinhous opruimen thans the video Top weekend grootjes 👍☕️🦺🔥🍂🧤💐🏚

[@stevenbell1443]

Are you going to plan for me a garlic on the door

[@scottgiles7178]

It is like watching my wife cleaning out her gardening shed...but I'm worse

[@FoodThymeAndGarden]

[@dawnbaker2939]

Why keep all the bags them bags where there last year Emma bin the bags xx

[@georgemartin9618]

A girl can never have too many bags .

[@danrutz3176]

There are YT videos that show how to get rid of spiders so you won't have to deal with them anymore.

[@petro3441]

🕷️😆🌻🍂🍁🐭🕸️

[@irenesmith5676]

Hi Emma peppermint oil lv Irene 😘 xx

[@CricketsBay]

But Peppermint oil is toxic to cats, foxes, and birds. If she gets some on her hands, then pets Rocky the Cat . . .

[@irenesmith5676]

@ hi sorry didn’t know that ?

[@musicalmarion]

I'm from the Spider Preservation Society don't you hurt them !! Emma, you picked up a dead rat, that's much worse ! 🙁

[@petebartlett2229]

Get peppermint oil in the shed

[@CricketsBay]

It's toxic to animals. Peppermint oil can harm birds, cats, foxes, etc.

[@stevenbell1443]

Put the googly eyes on the train make faces with

[@Rosiegardeninginireland]

It's best you take your rubbish home same day, like right away and not store it in the shed! This way your shed does not fill up like a dumpster and spiders have less places to hide..be an example especially for your children..

[@twelvesmylimit]

Emma is a WONDERFUL example to her children. Being cluttered isn't a big deal. Emma may have ADHD for all we know.