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Naturally JB

Naturally JB

Күн бұрын

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@hikerlindacanadianrockies8478
@hikerlindacanadianrockies8478 9 ай бұрын
Gardening isn't all sunshine and roses. If you don't show the struggles, it gives new gardeners unrealistic expectations. And sometimes it's therapeutic for us to see someone else working through the challenges.
@glow1815
@glow1815 9 ай бұрын
Yup agrred. Gardening is hard. Done it for 6 years now the worst part is staring over after the last frost 😑
@Veggiesrule1908
@Veggiesrule1908 9 ай бұрын
It’s good to seethe lows as well as the highs but you’re right once you get there you’ll feel better. But the weather has been awful my squash despite being in great light are awfully leggy - 8cm stem with two leaves at the top!!! Never seen that before!
@jaynekennedy8469
@jaynekennedy8469 9 ай бұрын
I really think the bad and absurd weather is to blame for most of our garden problems.
@LucyLeaf
@LucyLeaf 9 ай бұрын
Wanted to thank everyone, and you JB 😁for reminding me we’re all the same boat, this year👍
@jayeegayle6140
@jayeegayle6140 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video,. I thought it was just me feeling down about the garden. 😊
@user-purple-sandy
@user-purple-sandy 9 ай бұрын
My husband who is not a gardening fan says we are currently living in a three bedroom greenhouse. Need to get better weather to start to be able to get the plants out.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Hahahahaa
@VivSimmons
@VivSimmons 9 ай бұрын
Pea frame is beautiful. Hope you don't have pigeons. Your constant optimism is uplifting.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
I must say I've always been quite lucky when it comes to pigeons and peas! They sometimes go for them when they're really young but after that they tend to keep off.
@karenwright2444
@karenwright2444 9 ай бұрын
You're so not alone this year! Im down the road in Southampton and have had poor germination and slow growth ..... and battling slugs and snails!
@christinamoxon
@christinamoxon 9 ай бұрын
Lack of sunshine this spring has made everything leggy and slow growing. I grow in my conservatory, which has a glass roof so plenty of light. Tomatoes, sunflowers, even my basil, is all leggy, so it's no use error. We've got some sunshine here today (Monday) so I'm going to get as much done as I can. There's still a very cold wind, though, which is keeping temperature down. I hope this is a sign that we're due a lovely, long summer! 🤞🏻 for the record, I have my chillies and aubergines in SilverGrow and they're doing fine. I did amend with blood, fish and bone, but I've not had the problems Tony is having. 😬
@leonienolan511
@leonienolan511 9 ай бұрын
Real footage is better then fake all smiles Instagram style content ,, 😊
@agnessaltonstall2182
@agnessaltonstall2182 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for these posts, think it helps us all to share. Cold, wet, rabbits & deer have combined this year to take the shine off my gardening efforts.
@serpentine360
@serpentine360 9 ай бұрын
April has been shocking this year, I can't get anything going properly
@thatgirlthatgrows
@thatgirlthatgrows 9 ай бұрын
I’m really grateful for the honest videos. I’m not having the greatest year so far in regards to growth and I thought maybe I wasn’t doing something right! So thanks JB! It’s looking up though so fingers crossed it will help 👍
@invinciblecucumber
@invinciblecucumber 9 ай бұрын
Try putting grow lights in your greenhouses.
@JBNat
@JBNat 8 ай бұрын
If I had electric at the plot I might have considered it!
@Loulovestogarden
@Loulovestogarden 9 ай бұрын
Similar germination problems here in Derbyshire.
@RawLondonGardener
@RawLondonGardener 9 ай бұрын
Gardening is full of ups and downs, continue to stay positive, decent weather just round the corner!
@nickiramsay2421
@nickiramsay2421 9 ай бұрын
You are not alone, I’ve got a windowsill and mini greenhouse full of seedlings and potted on veg that I can’t plant out yet. Can’t sow my cucs and beans as no more room. My peas that are planted out have barely grown and funnily enough some of their stems have gone a purple colour, assumedly due to stress. Getting fed up with this prolonged cold weather and just want the sun to arrive now 🤯😎
@jaynekennedy8469
@jaynekennedy8469 9 ай бұрын
Blackbird love chucking wood chip around to find bugs underneath. They make a real mess.
@JanesGrowingGarden
@JanesGrowingGarden 8 ай бұрын
Honestly my tomatoes were exactly the same a week ago - I potted them up and they've more than doubled in size - it's like they were just waiting!
@magpie1492
@magpie1492 9 ай бұрын
Hotbin don't recommend putting pure manure into the bin. I think it is due to excess moisture but also, you get large clumps and you need airflow through the mixture.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Yes that makes so much sense actually with the focus always being on getting everything chopped up! Thanks for letting me know
@jackiedixon2340
@jackiedixon2340 9 ай бұрын
The same here in the Midlands,hit & miss germination & some leggy growth,tried 3-4 different composts some were a bit better than others but nothing spectacular,today Monday potting on some seedlings & maybe plant out some pea,s under cover,it’s still early so fingers crossed everything will catch up.stay focused & be positive we all have setbacks.summer is coming.
@natep755
@natep755 9 ай бұрын
I have had trays of seeds not come up at all, dhalias that have died due to all the rain this years been a tough start but as a gardener there are always highs and lows. We learn lessons from each season which we take into the next
@annaeborall934
@annaeborall934 9 ай бұрын
Was chatting with an old timer at the lottie on Friday and he thought the same as me. We think it's the quality of light. We normally get at least some sunny days but not this year. Really cold too which lettuce doesn't mind but tomatoes and squashes do. My tomatoes have been on the kitchen windowsill and barely grown. Bring on some warmth!
@princesspeach729
@princesspeach729 9 ай бұрын
Yes! The quality of the light has been pants. A few bright days at best and the rest it's been through cloud. That would make sense.
@faith555buffy
@faith555buffy 9 ай бұрын
I'd rather see the good and the bad! The weather means none of my things are growing as expected and those that are, I daren't plant out yet as it's still too cold in Sheffield. I agree, it's more like March!
@emmastace2793
@emmastace2793 9 ай бұрын
I've struggled to get going this year and I think it's the weather... Those warm sunny days that make me think 'time to get going' have been fleeting this Spring... Having said that I am now at the point where I'm struggling for space as I don't dare put things out due to the lack of warmth.
@nathancoles5820
@nathancoles5820 9 ай бұрын
I try to germinate most of seeds in a controlled area so i can change temps and lights ect. Then prick out found it far more reliable. I also think compost this year not too good as fertilizer prices are up they put less in lol
@abigailsmith962
@abigailsmith962 9 ай бұрын
I'm having very poor germination, and some weird germination where it has happened - a tray of seedlings pushing a whole lump of compost up like a mini brick. I'm using Sylvagrow, but it could be the cold weather. I'm hanging on in case things start popping up. If it warms up and nothings happening I'll just direct sow this year.
@StellasVegetablegardens
@StellasVegetablegardens 9 ай бұрын
i definitely think the weather [light and temperatures] has been awful. i’m considering restarting all my tomatoes as the indoor ones are all extremely leggy to the point i’m thinking of giving up on them.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad it's not just me! I hope everything perks up for you soon
@StellasVegetablegardens
@StellasVegetablegardens 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat I hope so too - i must admit it is still a joy to be in the garden or at the allotment regardless of the weather- it is very therapeutic 😁
@jennyhulett5403
@jennyhulett5403 9 ай бұрын
My semi shade/shade loving seedlings are ok, sun loving all very slow. Hopefully we get some warmth and sunshine soon.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
This makes sense for sure! All my peas have been great
@lynneprentice4278
@lynneprentice4278 9 ай бұрын
I’ve used Silvagrow with John innes and have had great germinations and pretty robust seedlings. I don’t believe it’s the compost. More likely temperature fluctuations.
@southernsun9890
@southernsun9890 9 ай бұрын
Same for me in Belfast, I grow shrubs and flowers etc but everything is stalling and growing at snail pace, just last night we only had 3c at night!
@thedorkasaur
@thedorkasaur 9 ай бұрын
I'm having a lot of the same issues, but no Silva grow Just a really dark cold grey start to the year so far Everything is just confused and as fed up as we are!
@kellyromney1067
@kellyromney1067 9 ай бұрын
I know how you feel I had a very stressful week at work too. Popped to my allotment and just sat in my shed . On wards and upwards. Weather to pick up from next week fingers crossed 😊
@alastairsampson5003
@alastairsampson5003 9 ай бұрын
The Florence fennel I sowed early April was reaching for the light so much that the small bulb that had developed came out of the compost leaving an extended root behind it.
@phirst55
@phirst55 9 ай бұрын
I only started any seed sowing a couple of weeks ago as we were away in Australia for the whole of March,, most things I started have germinated and I've had to start pricking out some seedlings,, so it could be the poor early spring weather causing your seedlings to have stalled
@angeladrummie4461
@angeladrummie4461 9 ай бұрын
Hi JB, I haven't really had any problems with sylvagrow, my squash and melon seeds have all germinated very well, French beans are well on the way too. I'm still undecided if different batches of compost are the issue with patchy germination as some bags purchased from a different garden centre appear to be moister and have a slightly heavier texture ( this might be down to storage prior to purchase ) Happy growing 🍅🌶🥕
@colinchick2692
@colinchick2692 8 ай бұрын
This has cheered me up no end. I thought it was just me with leggy seedlings etc. Also this time in May there is so much to do and every year I start to feel overwhelmed - but it does get better as we get into June.
@JBNat
@JBNat 8 ай бұрын
I always forget how much the heat gets to me and come July I have to be doing most of my gardening past 7pm or before 9am! I'm so glad I don't have a polytunnel to build any more though!!
@darrensexton1965
@darrensexton1965 9 ай бұрын
put your cold frame at the end of the polytunnel by the door . clear sides and top for more light and being by the door you wont forget to water the seedlings as walk in the polytunnel works a treat for me keep up the good work JB.
@JBNat
@JBNat 8 ай бұрын
Perfect suggestion thank you! I think I will be doing this for sure
@janebolton8971
@janebolton8971 9 ай бұрын
It doesn’t help that the weather is dreary
@teresawalton1515
@teresawalton1515 8 ай бұрын
Good germination but absolutely no growth. Using same compost as always and from last years stock so am just putting it down to weather. Invested in some small grow lights in greenhouse and it is helping but at this rate I will have no tomatoes till autumn!!
@flowers_and_farls
@flowers_and_farls 9 ай бұрын
You must remember to be kind to yourself through the 'downs' and thanks for just being you. You are great JB. My germination has been awful too - from nothing to an odd seed leaf, followed by no growth at all or just keeling over dead!
@CSaville
@CSaville 9 ай бұрын
I was away for most of March and when I got back it still felt late February, April was like March. On the plus side weed growth seems to have been equally slow so I've managed to catch up slightly on preparing the flower bed today. In fairness my germination and ongoing growth has been great using J Arthur Bowers compost, which definitely needs sieving, but temps have been so low I've had to provide heat in the greenhouse for the last week with a fan heater to keep the tomatoes alive. Normally at worst a heatmat does the trick. Really great to watch your video for a reality check and confirmation that this has been a tricky start to the year 😁
@blumblam4813
@blumblam4813 9 ай бұрын
You are so right, these moments all pass, be patient and kind to yourself. ❤ I have same problem with slow growth this year - it’s just been so cold and wet - I am certain as soon as it warms up everything will shoot up and we will be trying to keep up! Time to lay low and rest before the chaos of late spring starts I say! 😴 I also have concerns about sylvagrow… 🤔 bad batch this year maybe?
@nancymencke6980
@nancymencke6980 9 ай бұрын
For the first time in 30 years my seedlings germinated fine and then just sat there I’m blaming it on the seed starting mix. I’ve thrown out 100’s of seedlings
@Zoeybeau_1
@Zoeybeau_1 9 ай бұрын
My sunflowers have gone like this too, they're also in the greenhouse, my toms are wee, but germination is weird this year so far.
@monro2159
@monro2159 9 ай бұрын
Ah JB, yes I hit exactly the same feelings these last few days. I'm in the same area as you and the germination and growth has been very sporadic this year. I do think the particular low light we have had this entire spring and the unusually cold April temperatures have stalled things quite a bit, especially those pretty harsh night temperatures. Tomatoes germinated but have stayed the same size for a few weeks now. After all the prep work it can make one feel a bit dispirited. However, I can see the forecast is suggesting and return to more average temperatures overall so I'm hoping to see a spurt of growth that's echoed by a growth of enthusiasm!
@msmango6354
@msmango6354 9 ай бұрын
Here in Wales I have given up completely this year. It's just too much work for pathetic results this year.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Oh no :( I hope it cheers up a bit and you can get back on it!
@juliehartley3652
@juliehartley3652 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this video, gardening does have it's ups and downs and how ever much we'd like to we can't control the weather. The cold weather has made me feel a bit down this weekend too, there has been a bitterly cold wind here and the only way to avoid it is to stay indoors. Not good for this time of year but the forecast is saying it's going to get warmer, perhaps everything will pick up when it does. Including my energy levels.
@ericandrachallotmenteers
@ericandrachallotmenteers 9 ай бұрын
The weather has made me really depressed lately and I lost all my mojo for the plots 😢 Good to get back at it today. Lovely update JB Stay positive 🌱🐝🌺💚
@tracybromage-spencer1882
@tracybromage-spencer1882 9 ай бұрын
I live in the NW of England and since January and slammed with storms and so much rain I til just recently. My carrots have just showed wee bit of green. Onions look weak. And flower germination is so poor. It's just been too cold, too wet and just miserable. I am hoping it'll turn and we get some warmth to warm the soil up enough to see a change. I am thinking I'll do a few plug planting this year to help along.
@sarahsallotmentjourney
@sarahsallotmentjourney 9 ай бұрын
I have made the decision to sow direct outside this year .. waiting til this month to do it . The weather is crazy and hopefully I pull it off . Just got to keep trying havent we lol
@nazimchowdhury7307
@nazimchowdhury7307 9 ай бұрын
Liking the green shelving unit you have in your greenhouse ❤ The one that has multiple gravel trays with plant pots?
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Link and discount in the description! From a company called Copagrey and I LOVE it!
@1david1891
@1david1891 9 ай бұрын
My basil after germinating isn't moving. My brassicas are slow with some falling over even though their pots are deep enough and they're only about 3-4" tall. Parsnips no germination after 4 weeks - do I buy new seed and re-sow? Had excellent carrot germination, but devastated this morning to see overnight slugs have wiped them out and with it 3.5 weeks of time lost which right now is premium and impacts my 2nd cropping planned after harvesting - gutted.
@lynetteharris961
@lynetteharris961 9 ай бұрын
I'm in South Wales and have had similar experiences from purple Tom's, leggy sunflowers and very slow growth. I don't use silva grow so can't blame that! 😂 hopefully all will catch up soon.
@tinajohnson9412
@tinajohnson9412 9 ай бұрын
Loved this video. Youre always so cheery and smile through everything which is so motivating, especially beings you look on the upside as much as you can instead of willowing on the negatives. Im glad you uploaded this very real video. The ending where you encouraged others if theyre battling the same issues was very heart felt. Thank you for being you xxx
@purecountryman
@purecountryman 9 ай бұрын
cabbage in the tunnel look pot bound to me as for everything else night time tempretures are very low , look forward to the end of this week as night time tempretures are going towards 10 degrees
@TerribleTim68
@TerribleTim68 9 ай бұрын
Yeah JB, my seedlings are doing the same thing. Everything is just sitting there not really doing anything. My basil has sat just like yours for a couple weeks. My beans and peas are just sitting there stalled or something. I don’t know what the deal is but everything is just sitting there not really growing at all. I’m confused. 😕
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
So many commenters have said the exact same thing, so I think it's probably a mixture of the low light and cold nights for sure
@sudenne6891
@sudenne6891 9 ай бұрын
My tomatoes are exactly the same. Planted them in Feb and they have grown around 2” but are leggy and seem to have stopped!
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Glad it's not just me!
@Stickladylove1
@Stickladylove1 9 ай бұрын
I feel like it must be the weird weather. Loads of slow growth in my greenhouse too and even the broad beans outside are not looking great. They’ll all get there in the end I’m sure🥰
@mikeinportland30
@mikeinportland30 9 ай бұрын
You got kind of "chirpy" by the end! I get you though, here too we had a week of around 70 degrees and sun here so of course I threw common sense out the window and planted out all my tomato starts, but then the past three days (and as far into the future on iPhone weather) its cool 50's, maybe 60 degrees and drizzly rain every day so I'm indoors again watching JB and my other garden KZbin channels and a bit crabby! But, I am learning to accept and even kind of appreciate when nature reels back my irrational behavior (like planting out too early!) There is a genuine satisfaction in learning p/accepting when mother Earth or fate is training you to be more patient and Zen. Summer will come and in the meantime...Ooohhhhmmmm....ooohhhhmmmm. 😉😇
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Hahaha and breathe!! Thanks for sharing Mike, appreciate it
@DianneW15
@DianneW15 9 ай бұрын
Very similar germination situation for me too (Northern Ireland) Weather has been so up and down and It’s so frustrating. I’m just hoping against hope that it will all come good in the end 🤞🏻🤞🏻
@veronicashipley9123
@veronicashipley9123 9 ай бұрын
Hello ☺. Celeriac boiled with potatoes makes nice mash with a bit of black pepper. Also makes nice soup with anything really. Sending love, light and garden blessings 🌹🐞🌻🦋 xx
@mrich1416
@mrich1416 9 ай бұрын
It seems to have rained almost every day since August!
@maureenmcgrath4664
@maureenmcgrath4664 9 ай бұрын
Actually since July here in Scotland. Oh what could possibly be causing this very strange weather? 😤
@laviniasey
@laviniasey 9 ай бұрын
​@@maureenmcgrath4664Wouldn't have to be those flying things in the sky ,would it
@Tanmicmak
@Tanmicmak 9 ай бұрын
My peppers and aubergines are about 1/5 their usual size. My tomatoes are growing on the same windowsill i always grow them and never have I had such weak leggy ill looking plants. It isnt the compost as use the same i always use, there just isnt enough sunshine or warmth. Yet my beautiful looking lettuce seedlings outside all suddenly burnt to a crisp this week when the sun decided to peep its head out for a moment. Cried real tears as was the best thing I had growing. Its a tough year, just got do what we can!
@ThatBritishHomestead
@ThatBritishHomestead 8 ай бұрын
Yes..... I have to say the weeds are just getting to me on my plot lol 😅 also did the same lots and lots of things that need to be taken down the allotment
@lindsaycarroll8086
@lindsaycarroll8086 9 ай бұрын
I used just cheap seed compost and I’ve had no germination problems at all and everything has been in the greenhouse unheated for weeks with no leggy problems. Im right on the coast in north wales the overnight temps are just this week getting to around 9-10’c
@bewoodford2807
@bewoodford2807 9 ай бұрын
My paths get scattered by birds looking for grubs etc. I tidy it up every morning and then the next morning it looks exa ctly the same! My seedlings, germinated in Sylvagrow have been so slow growing. I have had to start feeding early. Very disappointing. Seeds sown in other compost have been growing fine. My sunflowers are a bit leggy too.They went out into the greenhouse as soon as they germinated. I planted out my asparagus at teh end of March and they area only just appearing. so Just give yours time. You can roast, mash and steam celeriac. It is lovely sliced thinly and layered in a dish with buttered leeks, garlic and a cheese sauce\ then baked. Happy gardening JB 🙂
@MrLaking123
@MrLaking123 9 ай бұрын
nice to see someone being honest not every day or week is a good time not like some KZbin channels it's like looking through rose-tinted glasses
@vickyjones3196
@vickyjones3196 9 ай бұрын
I can’t get hold of sylvagrow compost but I’m trying a lot of other peat frees and they’re really just not doing the job - pre the mad Covid outdoors gardening and I think looming simultaneous peat ban I don’t remember having much of a problem. I’m not proud of myself, but a lot of precious plants have gone into compost with peat in. This, in my head, is to understand what good growth really looks like so I can strive to do better - my plants have thrived 😞. That said, old seed that I’ve mistreated and left in the sun etc has not done nearly as well. My goal is to make my own compost that doesn’t have a million seeds in it so I’m seriously considering a wormery for the ‘black gold’ that can be added to. And my abomination of chuck it on pallet bay compost bins will be changed. How did people not so many years ago produce the crops, before bagged compost became a thing? We can do it without them 😂
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Very interesting!
@K8TYK8
@K8TYK8 9 ай бұрын
With those pot dividers, are you saying that you grow each chili pepper to full size in a 3L pot? That’s less than a gallon. Most people say to grow them in 3-5 gallon (12-20L) pots, which I personally think is overkill, but 1 gallon is pretty small.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
No not to full size in those! Just as an intermediate potting stage. Are you in the US? In the UK it is very challenging to grow them in anything more than a 10L pot because of our weather. I recommend 7.5 to 12L as a rule :)
@K8TYK8
@K8TYK8 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat I’m in the US, but I’ll be growing them in 2 gallon/7.5L containers to save on soil. Good to know that you grow in smaller size pots with success because I’m in northern Vermont which has a short growing season. You seem to be having the spring/summer that we had last year with tons of rain/flooding and no sun. This year seems to be better for us…so far.
@DavidGibb-vo3df
@DavidGibb-vo3df 9 ай бұрын
It's totally down to night time temperatures it's going to warm up this week I'm not that much further south of you lows of 9 to 10 at night and I planted out five tomatoes two days ago and seem fine so far .
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Yes the forecast has just come through for us so I put the peppers out today 🤞
@HeathMaintenanceService
@HeathMaintenanceService 9 ай бұрын
Chin up JB. I’ve been on a downer of late, mainly because I’ve got so much I want to do at the plot but zero time to get up there. Family time has to come first in my case. The weather has been a massive frustration! I’d definitely say that light levels have been very poor the last few months. Is gardeners have been given a real challenge this year that’s for sure.
@dialecticcoma
@dialecticcoma 9 ай бұрын
been a slow spring for everyone it seems mate, i've avoided the allotment let alone filming it all lol
@rubiccube8953
@rubiccube8953 9 ай бұрын
Below 10c every thing slows up. I’m waiting until my night temperatures are above 12 C for a week and no cold forecast before I put chillies in the polytunnel. Tomatoes a are already growing ok in the polytunnel. I think it’s your compost I used very old peat compost no problem. The coir compost is dry within 24 hr from being soaked.
@anonet78
@anonet78 9 ай бұрын
JB Its the clouds and c--p weather, We had sun yesterday i think that was all we getting this year.
@glassbackdiy3949
@glassbackdiy3949 9 ай бұрын
It's just the cold temps JB, the purple tinge on a lot of stuff is a K deficiency, transport of K is temp dependant, it also makes plants produce Anthrocyanins as a protective which are also purple, it's part of the plant immune system, which will be exacerbated by chemical ferts (fortified composts) which reduce soil biota diversity that is needed for full protien sysnthesis (see john Kempfs plant health pyramid). Temps are really normal for this time of year, it's just that we've got used to a few years of warmer springs.
@helenagreenwood2305
@helenagreenwood2305 9 ай бұрын
Can we have a garden tour with Jess too - to see how her flowers are coming along 🌻🌷🌸☀️
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Did you see the recent one? Not much has changed but maybe we'll do one in a few weeks :)
@helenagreenwood2305
@helenagreenwood2305 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat yes I did 🧑‍🌾
@susangarner9290
@susangarner9290 9 ай бұрын
I'm in Las Vegas and am having an awful year trying to germinate tomato seeds,canteloupe, cucumber and corn. Normally no issues but this year very slow and spotty. I use miracle grow compost every year so thinking it's the seed.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
I imagine it's a struggle in that climate!
@K8TYK8
@K8TYK8 9 ай бұрын
People have been having lots of issues with Miracle Gro potting mix this year. I used some and had weird tomato seedling issues, but they’re soldiering through thank God! I’ll never use it again. I don’t trust bagged soil anymore because so many people are having issues across the board. Homestead Heart just lost many of their pepper and eggplant seedlings thanks to garbage bagged compost, a brand they’ve used for years.
@CardsbyMaaike
@CardsbyMaaike 9 ай бұрын
it's still very cold. At the house things are fine at the allotment, which is more exposed and flat (no houses to shield things) there was frost damage just yesterday! all the figs, grapes and what not have been affected, blossom setting fruit etc, it's too cold, that's why tomatoes are purpling, they can't metabolize the phospour just yet, but they will be fine once it warms up.I think it's the false Spring we had in March and people get excited. glass greenhouse also gets cold at night, it gives some protection but only a few degrees. it all comes with the job and yes those were carrots germinating, so well done
@R0b1et
@R0b1et 9 ай бұрын
JB - A bit like you, bit of a mixed bag, and I'm starting to wonder if the Silvagrow is the issue. 18 squash sowed 23 days ago - only 5 germinated so far, and 3 of those popped up and just stalled. I'm hoping it's the cold... even in the house... and I'm not far from you (in Reading) - but that's fixing today really.
@Chattyman2
@Chattyman2 9 ай бұрын
The El Nino has really messed up the gardening calendar this year
@larsenrivers1299
@larsenrivers1299 9 ай бұрын
Not a compost problem with the basil. I am still using peat based compost as last year and my basil seedlings just like yours. Fantastic germination, then a stand still, in full light as well. Lots of nights below 5 degrees not ideal. Fingers crossed things catch up
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Oooh that's really interesting to hear, thank you so much!
@larsenrivers1299
@larsenrivers1299 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat pleasure
@Crumbleofborg
@Crumbleofborg 9 ай бұрын
Did you see the latest Charles Dowding garden tour? He's had problems with Sylvagrow, so it might not just be the cold and lack of light (although that will at least be part of it).
@Crumbleofborg
@Crumbleofborg 9 ай бұрын
Ah, you know. Serves me right for commenting while watching!
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Ha! I've not actually watched it but I had been told about it!
@i.a.4694
@i.a.4694 9 ай бұрын
Hey jb, don't worry. I think it got too warm in your poly and greenhouse. A steady temperature might be better for the cold tolerant plants. And also for the tomatoes. I dont believe its the compost. It wasnt very warm here, but still some volunteer tomato seedlings germinated outside... good luck
@quietspacearts
@quietspacearts 9 ай бұрын
silvergrow has been bad for me too
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Very interesting, I've been thinking about it a bit more and all of Jess' flowers were in sylvagrow and they've all done fine! So maybe it is the night temperatures
@quietspacearts
@quietspacearts 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat hmmm well we about 4 weeks behind here in scottish isles
@bluumz-n-veg
@bluumz-n-veg 9 ай бұрын
LOL, your new dibber looks like a dreidel!
@rubiccube8953
@rubiccube8953 9 ай бұрын
I put chicken wire around my beds I’m worried about fox disturbance it works.
@christinebrooks6364
@christinebrooks6364 9 ай бұрын
Hi JB, sorry to hear you have been stressed, and yes, we all have the same feelings about our plots, too. Im with you totally, it's hard but, like you say, you get there and feel good ❤ maybe reduce the number of videos you do, Mark was the same, he reduced his videoing & it really did help him. If you need tome out, you take time out to rethink, plan & most of all, rest & recharge your batteries. Take some vitamin d3 too, its really good. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
@thatchicksavage3165
@thatchicksavage3165 9 ай бұрын
Hope you feel better JB!!! We love your videos, definitely love seeing your sweet face.🥰 Thank you for still filming even when your feeling a little down. Xoxo🌺💜
@PreatorRaszagal
@PreatorRaszagal 9 ай бұрын
"There's also something very exciting in the front seat". Being from a country that drives on the right side of the road was wondering why you filled the driver seat with something 🤪Will be interesting to see how the divider works out considering they say that you should plant more mature plants in the normal pots 🤔Interestingly shaped radishes 🤔Are they supposed to look like that? All the ones we can buy in Sweden (store bought grown radishes) are round and up to about ping pong ball sized. I think I might have had a bit of what you're having. I have been procrastinating potting up my "extras" for almost 2 weeks soon 🤪 Really need to do it this weekend though as some Chinense has started producing bud seats 😱
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Yes I think French radishes are that shape! They are really lovely and mild. I wasn't very clear about the dividers, I'll put them in 3L dividers and then pot up to full size later on :)
@PreatorRaszagal
@PreatorRaszagal 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat Ah, I didn't know there were more versions of "normal" radishes (as in not Asian)! And I mostly meant that the AutoPot will still be as deep with or without the dividers, so how come it is "OK" to plant seedlings with the divider but planting just one bigger plant in a pot requires a more mature plant 😃
@amandar7719
@amandar7719 9 ай бұрын
I used Levingtons left over from last year for my peppers, onions and flowers. Poorish germination on onions but they’ve been in the ground for around 5 weeks now under fleece and doing very well. Then I used Erin’s compost (on offer) and had good germination. I do use ambient temperature watering. Started feeding all seedlings with extremely diluted seaweed fertilizer as soon as the first ones got a true leaf. Greenhouse seedlings not leggy which is surprising because the Perspex has dimmed. Charles D did say that the organic compost from Melcourt seemed ok. But not the basic one. Maybe they got the chemical fertilizer wrong in the basic SG…? Apart from the onions and early transplanted broccoli which are powering away, all my other transplants in main beds transplanted two weeks have been slow at best. Put it down to weather being pretty cold, damp, windy and dull. Love your pea structures. I feel you re peppers in the house. I’ve only just potted on mine. Kept them stunted because needed room for tomatoes etc. Sowed first beetroot, carrot and spring onions in ground. All germinated but not really doing well in this weather. Hope this helps for comparison. You could try diverting the badgers away from your beds and paths by burying sweetcorn in your hot compost bin. Leave the top off and let the badgers turn the contents over for you. 😃. Thank you for providing content despite feeling a bit low. Hope you had a better day today relaxing at home with sweet Jess.
@peterdonaldson1
@peterdonaldson1 9 ай бұрын
Celeriac goes into soups really well😉👍
@heidimorgan6180
@heidimorgan6180 9 ай бұрын
My seedlings are the same! Probably about 5 weeks behind where I was last year. 1st sowing of peas all gone? Mice? But 2nd sowing doing well, but still only 1” tall! My sunflowers are so leggy, should I re-sow? Brassicas like yours, just not growing -yet! And no carrots despite sowing them in different ways, hoping for something, anything!Actually I’m quite pleased to see that it’s just not my inability, can only put it down to the continual cold and rain😢
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad it's not just me!!
@christinerees50
@christinerees50 9 ай бұрын
The only time that my tomato plants went purple (last year ) was when they were lacking in nutrients ..a few days after potting them on in fresh compost the turned green and healthy again .I'm bursting to tell someone ! ..my boy has a serious mental health condition and this year I've got him into gardening ...he's 44 .well he's sowed beetroot cabbage peas French beans and sweetcorn he's also planted a tree and a strawberry basket and guess what ? Today he had his first taste of his own home grown strawberry ..he couldn't get over the taste and oh he was oh so proud ...mental health and gardening eh ..try giving your seedlings a feed
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Nothing like growing your own is there! Love that
@ritahobbs5256
@ritahobbs5256 9 ай бұрын
Yep know the one… haven’t been to lottie all week… but hey! In this cool weather ain’t much happening 👍🏻👍🏻
@SionClarke
@SionClarke 9 ай бұрын
How do i get a Dibber ? or dibber file?
@aabatteryaa3418
@aabatteryaa3418 9 ай бұрын
My fav channel. 🎉
@marilynstanbury5098
@marilynstanbury5098 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video, we all have good and bad times in the garden, glad you’ve shown it…..I don’t feel so bad now! It feels like we are all a month behind. The weather is up and down, light levels very low, we can’t do a thing about it I’m afraid! I still doubt the compost, I’ve eventually bought some, but I’m not impressed as it’s got mould in it…..not good for our lungs…..also smells chemically! Could someone please convince me that the ordinary Sylvagrow is good! Have some time to rest. Thanks
@wendycullingworth3879
@wendycullingworth3879 9 ай бұрын
JB you have carrots!! YAY!
@TheFarmyardGarden
@TheFarmyardGarden 9 ай бұрын
We are getting huge fluctuations between the day and night time at the moment. I know greenhouses get warm but 35° for brief periods during the day, when the sun is out, followed by 2° at night is a huge stress factor I’m sure. My sunflowers look similar and have been bending towards the light . But what light I’m also unsure of on the top shelf in a greenhouse, I’ve had a lot of stuff germinate fine but then stall. I know we’ve conversed about it previously. I can’t say for certain if it’s the weather or that compost but my plants certainly took off once potted in to another brand. Could have been coincidence. Feel a bit sad for them if we’re all blaming the compost when it could be in combination with the weather.
@JBNat
@JBNat 9 ай бұрын
Yes the comments on this one have been so reassuring!
@TheFarmyardGarden
@TheFarmyardGarden 9 ай бұрын
@@JBNat yes, I agree. I have had excellent root structure with all of my plants in it, just slow foliage. They’ve been pretty healthy looking on the whole. Just stunted, a bit like me 😂 Hope you feel a bit less stressed now
@stevieb6173
@stevieb6173 9 ай бұрын
jb its just how gardening is , it is far more likely to be the weather , I grow flowers and they just arent germinating at all ,,, too cold ,,, just go with your feelings mate your fine ,, rest , rest , rest 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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