Entrance Arch, Pathway and a Special Guest Appearance in Plot One Forest Garden Allotment

[@terrykingsallotmentgardening]

Looking very nice Mark, keeping on top of the weeding is now challenging. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Very challenging indeed Terry! Ha, just shows you how strong nature is. Any bramble roots, couch grass and bindweed roots not cut out will pop up and say "I'm here!"

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

The pathway and entrance arch very nice . The fox enjoying your garden , having a tasty treat of your planting , making sure all is good .

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

LoL thanks Lucy, yes, it's nice to know that that Foxy appreciates my work! Maybe it will keep the rat population down. take care

[@meghaarts420]

16 👍🏻 like Very nice sharing👌👌 Good video👍👍

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Thanks so much!

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

That chamomile path is going to smell lovely once it's established!

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Thanks Helen, I hope so, I was wondering if it will be too tall. thanks for the encouragement

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

Nice one Marky! Loving the archway and what a great path! I can only imagine the smell as you crush the camomile as you walk on it!

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Cheers Diggy, I’ll soon be able to walk barefoot on the plot lol! I’ll be over to see your May plots tour soon!

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

@@MarkyBigSmoke I bet if you do it barefoot (LOL) you will soon find more glass PMSL

[@cindysplace]

Your gardens are lovely. I really like how you did that pathway. Well done!

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Thanks Cindy, trying to create a small forest garden allotment plot! The path is like an instant forest floor. Hope your plants are doing well in the desert

[@PeggyAndAndyPaige]

every visit we are blown away at the improvements. Can see your dream coming to light. it's quite exciting. Hope your working on contacting bbc of someone with the story of your adventures... really great encouragement ..turning useless land into productive beauty. loving that we get to experience it with you

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Thanks guys, yes, it's coming along nicely. Haha, maybe in 10 years time if it's still going strong I will contact them Peggy. thanks for the encouraging words. Means a lot. Take care and best wishes to Andy

[@lizstevenson7801]

It's all looking good.

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Thanks Liz!

[@LivingtheNorthernLife]

Your camera is taking some great pics! Too bad he ate your beans! Your garden looks like it's coming along amazing!

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Lol, it's not quite on the bear scale Andrew but you inspired me to watch nature, plus it comes in handy for any intruders! Cheers buddy

[@clivesconundrumgarden]

A rabbit ate 8 of 10 of our Scarlett runner bean last year. Why it left 2 we'll never know. Didn't eat any leaves just 1cm pieces of the stem coming out of the ground 🤣 Paths look great !! Cheers Mark Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Don’t you just live wildlife lol better luck this year!

[@SouthpawDavey]

Great job with the path and the arch. The camomile should be fantastic there. Have a look at nematodes for the slugs its a natural way to control them. Nice to see Mr fox even if he did eat your beans..We see them here a lot. We take stuff we can not compost into the woods for them and hope they leave our birds and rabbits alone lol. Cheers

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Cheers Dave. LoL, yeah you have to work with nature and try to divert Mr Fox's attention. I'll work on it!

[@PicklesBBQandCooking]

The path looks cool and should be really nice once the mulch settles and the chamomile grows! You should start an Asian flavor bed with Thai basil, lemongrass, bok choy, birds eye peppers. :) Hi mr Fox!

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

thanks Charley! Great idea about the asian flavour pathway. Sadly we can't grow lemongrass outside but the rest I should be able to. thanks brother. Take care

[@jasons-jungle]

Looking good. If I may suggest putting some corner braces at the top so the weight of your crops added to the wind don't push it over and snap the bottom. Path looks good. Will the leaves not bee too slippery when wet? Chamomile smells great and should be nice as a path, let it spread into the path and enjoy the apple scent as you walk. Well I never- a vegetarian fox. Hope that fox gets back to eating mice soon.

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Great idea Jason! Since doing the initial frame I have added two braces corner to corner across the top because those pesky crows were too heavy and kept landing on it! lol Now it's holding up nicely. thanks for the idea. Take care

[@PeggyAndAndyPaige]

well.. this is messed... just yesterday i asked andy.. " have you seen anything coming from over the pond? " ( thats how we relate to you.. over the pond" lol.. i come by and....So.. is everything okay? just needed a break? This last post is from May. Just sayin.. i bet your gardens are killing it right now. looking for an update when your ready... Has BBC picked you up yet?

[@MarkyBigSmoke]

Bless you Peggy lol, so much more going on since I retired early! lol you're both in my thoughts ! take care