Gardening is testing my patience

in todays episode there are some highs in the no dig allotment garden, however it also has some lows. it's also the last day of owning the Grapevine Garden Plot, so it's possible down to that too.
The slugs have destroyed some crops, the weather is abysmal and I've lost my gardening mojo. it'll come back... the progress is slow due to the weather this year.
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[@monro2159]

Yes, my allotment neighbour who is 86 and been doing it for 50 years (!!) said that this is a particularly bad year which wasn't helped the very wet winter and spring, plus the low light during spring and the consistent low temperatures, especially during the nights which have all stretched into June and July.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Yeah I've heard the same off out site. Never mind. I suppose there's nothing we can do but moan and hope for a long summer haha

[@simplifygardening]

We had a kicking in Wales we are all suffering matey, it will catch up but I think we are about 6 weeks behind this year. make the most of what we can grow. Great video. Ive been fishing out of mine for a couple years, duck weed a pain I'm gonna strip my pond and redo it this winter so will irradicate it then

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

It's an absolute headache mate. All the hard work for them to sulk for months. Never mind 😂

[@DavidGibb-vo3df]

Come on Danny your normally my inspiration you've gotta look at the positives your plot looks great

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks David. It was one of them days! Haha! Feeling more positive now. Thankfully. Onwards and upwards!

[@sabrinaquinn6122]

This year has just been challenging for every gardener.But your vlog's have kept me going love how you have some great ideas that you always accomplish ❤️.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You can say that again Sabrina! Haha aww why thank you very much 😊😊🌱

[@emmellj7133]

I like the progress on the (Bramble?) plot. Thanks for sharing so we all know we are not alone with the problems🥀 growing plants this year. 🌻🌻🌻🌻 After watching this I'm going to my plot and make some ✔✔ on my To-Do list , hunt for slugs and have a nice evening cupper!🌇

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh that's the spirit!!!! I love that thr bramble plot.. hopefully not forever though! Danny 🌱

[@dd7521]

The weather is being messed with. Btw, uour plot is lovely.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Weather is a complete wash out this year. Never mind.. we plod on regardless haha why thank you very much! Danny 🌱

[@andrewlee5237]

Hi Danny I completely empathise with you, my first sowing of Runner Beans have been decimated by pests and weather, fortunately I have time to sow a late season variety, let’s hope for better luck. My potatoes have been really good, peas are doing well but my tomatoes are still struggling. As someone already said you are an inspiration and as a community we are all stronger for it. I am having the same issues as your subscribers and I am able to draw strength from this and keep going 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍😄😄😄

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks Andrew. That means so much! Fingers crossed for your beans..sow some in modules and when you plant out. Pop a spare bean directly under the plant.. as a back up! Danny 🌱

[@GemInTheGarden]

Im totally feeling the same and everyone I speak to is too! Least we have your videos to cheer us up when we feel frustrated with the season we are having 😊

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Aww thanks Gemma 😊🌱🥰

[@annieskitchengarden818]

Hi Danny, I think we are all fed up with the disappointing weather, poor germination and growing rates.. We all know how unpredictable our British summers can be, but this has surely got to be one of the worst? I, too, have taken some annual leave to try and catch up. Hopefully, your well-deserved break will rejuvenate your enthusiasm! Until then, have a great week, my friend. Take care, Annie 🐞 🐝 🌱

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Annie. That means a lot. Yes it's been a shocking year so far. From start of January onwards. Let's hope for an Indian summer hey 🤞

[@angietaylor5311]

I know how you feel with the blur feeling in the garden. My gardens are overflowing with weeds at the moment. We’ve had our roof replaced and it’s been hard to get near the garden, and the rain is driving me nuts. Won’t be long and I’ll be starting to plant my new seeds inside so I better get moving and deal with the weeds before it gets busy. Don’t forget Danny, be kind to yourself ♥️

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks angie! Yes I know the feeling. I had the kitchen renovated and boy did that eat up my time and energy, so I feel your pain! We will get there.. I promise! Danny 🌱

[@angietaylor5311]

@@TheGrowUpChannel we absolutely will Danny ♥️

[@plotno.9]

Great Potatoe harvest! Garlic looks good! The dwarf sunflowers are looking so healthy! Hard work to move but it will be worth it in the end! So happy that the potatoes grew well, hope you will like them! 🤞Good looking deep metal beds to fill! The weather has been challenging, especially the wind, like for you, it is a challenge for us too, it dries out everything, despite the rain. You are doing so much, I am not surprised you are finding it challenging. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Renovations work in a house is always hard to live with. When you have a beautiful new kitchen, you will forget about all the hardship. Clever way to dry your onions and garlics! Leeks are looking good! I was so happy to see how healthy is your David Austin Rose! I cannot wait to see the roses it gives you! 😘🌸💕

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Nanou! You'll soon know if I like them or not! I'll be ringing you 😂😂 you're right. It'll be worth it in the end. I'm so pleased with how much the rose is growing. Thank you again ♥️

[@margaretalice6343]

Having two plots & polytunnel must be amazing. Plots are looking so good wish you the best harvest 🤩

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

It really is a blessing Margaret. I am very very lucky! Danny 🌱

[@jeanholdstock3695]

Hi Danny. I think overwhelm catches us all at times. But we seem to work through it and carry on regardless :) Your new plot is already very productive, well done you. Have a great week ahead, and thanks for sharing with us xxx

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks Jean. Yes you're right. Let's battle on through these trying times. Danny 🌱

[@annlockey8552]

I've been staring at my beans for weeks many flowers till this morning I spotted my first bean yay. Peas are doing well first time that's ever happened. I have broccoli to put in as soon as the potatoes are out my first lot was slugged.😊 happy gardening x

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh that's some positives Ann! Beans are on the way then! Yay! Danny 🌱

[@valrackley4568]

Hi Danny Another great video I think you are reflecting how most of us feel, if it`s not slugs ants or rain and strong winds its to hot to work on the plot. It`s bad year for all of us Don`t give up the plants are trying their best to keep going so must we. Thank you for your time Danny.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're so right val! Thank you. Yes i know I know. We all love a moan though haha..I won't give up on the plants ♥️🌱

[@JanesGrowingGarden]

Well I'm glad to hear you're taking a break - although I'm looking forward to seeing what you're going to be doing on the Fig and Olive plot! Great video Danny.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks Jane. I think a little time just for me, is in order. So much planned.. but it can wait. Danny 🌱

[@wyyeti4004]

Don’t feel bad, Danny. Over in the USA, we’re all having similar problems…all over the country.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you so much. We are all in the same boat then haha

[@OldWaysNewTimes]

I'm absolutely amazed how much you've done with the new lot. You should be so pleased with your progress. Remember work and projects will always be there, so take time to smell the flowers.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you so much. You're right. The comments have put me back in the right mindset. Onwards and upwards!

[@donnabailey5325]

Im so glad that i caught this. Im sick of politics and weather. I can't help but feel it's all by design. I only started gardening and growing last year. Got my lovely greenhouse, and nothing is going to plan. Sick of this country !

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh Donna I do hope the harvests come in fast for you. Fingers crossed. It hasn't been the best of year but there's still time..I promise. Danny 🌱

[@Brenda-xc7sq]

I think it is quite normal for us all to feel a bit deflated after all the frenzied work and excitement of sowing and planting in the Spring months - like the calm after a storm. The marauders just make it harder. The sun will shine soon and all will be well. Your plot is lovely.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're so right Brenda. It's deflating but onwards and upwards 😊

[@JoesPatch]

Think we all go through those periods where we feel a bit like that. Keep at it and the end result will probably surprise you. We are going to need the sun to keep shining now though so lets hope for the best 🤞☀️🌱

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're right joe. Fingers crossed for some sun. Danny 🌱

[@dazzys4618]

Feeling your pain Danny, tomatoes and beans less than a foot high, peppers hardly grown, and so many snails! Plus weeds from the overgrown plot next door! But pleased to say happy so far with potatoes, onions and salad crops, so taking the positives and carrying on weeding with fingers crossed 😂

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

That's the best way to be. Let's focus on the wins.. I think the beans will catchup.. I hope!

[@amandar7719]

It’s been a tough year, Danny. The move to the new plot held you back with all that extra work but it’s growing food already! That looked like a leek moth caterpillar. If it was, best to check no more hatchings under your insect netting. The first hatchings of the moth is a bit later than usual this year but the second hatching happens in July (RHS has it wrong). There are definitely three hatchings of the leek moth, not two, in the UK. I’ve seen it. You’re right to advise your viewers to net from seedlings to harvest. The leek/allium moths and miners are with us for good now. It’s ok to take mesh off December/January/early Feb but I kept mine on leeks and garlic and the extra wind/cold protection proved to really help with stronger healthier plants. Fleece over March onion seedlings also helped get them off to a good start. Your garlic harvests are fantastic. 🧄🌱

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh thanks for saying about the caterpillar. I best have a rummage under the net! Blinking things haha. Yes I, like you keep everything netted. The only thing I haven't so far is my leeks but I will be netting them this week for sure! It appears we are netting more and more all the time. Danny 🌱

[@LorraineG123]

Sorry Danny, just starting to catch up. Currently making ,Jam,so you are company whilst I'm making. Your doing a great job. I lost my mojo,weather threw me off, mice eating my potatoes made me cross( over it now) buckets for sure next year. Off to watch another video.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Hello Lorraine. Hope the jam went well. I get frustrated on times too. I once walked off site and didn't return for a whole week over a failed crop haha it happens to the best of us..

[@alicecowan3499]

My blueberry is in a half of a whiskey barrel outside. When the berries started coming on, I wrapped the plant in tulle. No birds can get to them❤

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh amazing! Thanks Alice! 😊🌱

[@mygardenanddinosaurs]

Hi Danny. Sorry you have been a bit fed up. It is quite understandable. You put a lot of pressure on yourself. Allow yourself to ease off a bit and you will come back refreshed and invigorated. You have done wonders in the new plot. The weather hasn’t helped any of us this year. I just found blight on some of my potatoes so am gutted. We have had loads of muggy, moist weather and it has obviously tipped them over the edge. My main crop Picasso are the only ones affected so far but they are my fave potatoes to grow and usually a heavy cropper. 🥺. On the plus side my beans and peas are doing great, next week was meant to give us warm sunny weather but I have just checked again and now it is going to rain - scream! Great tip re the free water butts. I will check my water authority. Take care. Mags

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks mags! You are right, I know! I need to chill out a little. Oh no blight already!!! Nooo! Great news about the peas and beans though!. Yes give your water board a little search for freebies! Danny 🌱

[@karencorcoran4628]

We have had too much cold, but the heat is coming! Don't be too discouraged and disappointed, your garden looks great. Stupid slugs and weather! We have a saying here on the Canadian prairies, "it's next year country."

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks, Karen! You're right. Thank you for commenting. I don't recognise your name.. so you are very much welcome! 😊 oh that's a saying I've not heard before! Danny 🌱

[@delphine88313]

This is why you preserve in the good harvest because the next isn't promised to you .❤

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Absolutely! I preserve myself :) but you can't beat fresh aha!

[@delphine88313]

@@TheGrowUpChannel 😊

[@GemInTheGarden]

Such a good way to make sure you always have something you've grown to eat ❤

[@Lisa.j365]

I think we're all feeling the same this year, I'm hoping for a late summer so I can catch up lol your new plot has come so far in just a very short short time it's an amazing transformation don't be so hard on yaself x

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I'm hoping for a long summer too. Fingers crossed hey! Thank you, yes I need to remind myself it all can't be done in a day :)

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

What Mojo? Went to garden for 5 min to see that all was eaten by snails and lucky no storm damage. Then run home because more rain... Just making plans for next year. to stay motivated 🐝thanks for the great video🌻

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

That's very true. Yes I've been doing the same. Plans for next year is all I can do now haha

[@pennythompson4790]

Hi Danny i know how you feel so iwrote down every job that needed doing & prioritised the most important & got those out of the way first then started tackling the other jobs but your plots are looking great youshould be proud of what you've achieved with the second one as you've not had it long xx

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Penny! I think I need to make another list! That's a great idea and prioritise certain jobs! Thank you again Penny 😊🌱

[@pennythompson4790]

@@TheGrowUpChannel Your welome Danny i wish i was there to help you out xx

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

@pennythompson4790 aww you're very kind !!!

[@susanmatthews-bp1mv]

Hi Danny X just catching up X don't worry it all comes good in the end xx I'm sure of that take care xxx🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🐹🐹🐹🐹

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're right Susan. Thank-you! Danny 🌱

[@GrowingWithPlot21]

Oh Danny. This season has been so 😢 I think we’re all in the same boat. But what a terrible year. My harvests are been awful and not as good as the last 2 years - I suppose one good thing is, everyone is having the same issues, so it’s not us it’s just the season. Keep positive 👍

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Horrible isn't it! Such a disappointing season tbh. After all the work I put in, to get the veg seedlings all prepared . Never mind. Maybe next year for us both! Danny 🌱

[@cherylprice1790]

Looking very colourful on the plot. Hopefully we will get some nice weather soon.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Fingers crossed Cheryl! Not too hot though haha

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

I need to get some beds for my new plot. I may have to settle for bales until I can find some though. Yep, a nightmare year so far with the weather! Some of the best sprouts I ever had were from a few plants that got blown over. Maybe the plants put in an extra effort to create offspring? A bit unsightly though LOL Swede in the trug better as they have new compost perhaps? Severn Trent do a similar scheme. I get the water gel packs now and then - great in hanging baskets!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha maybe I need to abuse the sprouts more Steve haha. Oh for sure the vegtrug was full of goodness, however there's no predators either. None at all. So they've had no setbacks. Cheers Steve. Danny 🌱

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Danny, yes, it is hard this season, i feel exactly the same, fed up of plants.struggling, being munched, resowing in the hope they will flourish. Our,site secretary bullied me into taking part in the wirral allotment competition. I have tried so hard to keep it under control with great difficulty but, it is what it is 🙄 judging is from monday 15th July. Your plot is looking really good. Dont be doing too much, changing plots is a lot to do so, take heed, only do what you can, at least you are still getting jobs done. Will look on our water suppliers website to see if we can get a water butt. Thanks for the info. Great video update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thanks Christine! And good luck with the judging! Yes you're so right. Good luck with it all. Danny 🌱

[@michelleskitchengardendiar6934]

Hi Danny, your beans look better than mine and I put mine out a couple of weeks before you huff... I think we are all feeling the same Danny.. We put all this effort in to ensure we are all ready for the spring and summer and so far there has not been much return for our efforts... Still rooting for everyone's crops to burst into life with fingers crossed for better weather too. Praying to mother nature to give us all a bloody break. Take care for now

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I'm sure they'll catchup but it's very frustrating isn't it. So much effort for very little reward. Never mind hey!

[@franceswatts4001]

I decided to grow vegetables for the first time in 15 years. What a year to make that decision, and in Scotland too! I do take solace from watching you and other KZbinrs, all of whom are struggling like me. That said, my lettuces and Spring onions are fantastic! Everything else not so much. None of my 5 different varieties of flower seeds germinated.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh you have picked a year to start for sure 😂😂 But most years are plain sailing.. not this one! Goodluck 🌱

[@latebloomerdiaries4219]

This year definitely doesn’t feel like a normal year for gardening (Last year wasn’t normal either for us in the US, but that was because the wildfires in Canada were impacting the growing season). However, your plot, though struggling, is beautiful and has all sorts of green growth! It all looked very lush, I promise. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞 Also… steak and ale… CASSEROLE? That sounds amazing.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh wildfires frighten the hell out of me. We get mountain fires here and once they go.. they go!! Yes make a lovely casserole and add one can or bottle of ale in at the start. Delicious!!

[@myrustygarden]

It’s over here in SW Canada 😂 I’m moaning about how hot it is 🥵🥵 35c today max 36 and getting hotter before it gets cooler. No rain and I’m watering constantly, as gardeners we are never happy. Pick up your socks Benny and it will all come right 👍. Have a fab week, gets some wine barrels and call the new plot the Barrel House Allotment, Jackie 🥰🥵🌞🫠🇨🇦

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I feel sorry for you ali haha! Send some over to us please ! Haha

[@flyoverurbangarden4315]

Always so good to see you.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Why thank you so much..Danny 😊🌱

[@vanessawilkinson7089]

Know how you’re feeling Danny, I’m in Norfolk & been so wet. Toms are terrible which is sad as I’ve got my new tunnel up!! My Teddy Bear sunflowers have been eaten, others are ok? Can’t seem to grow any beetroot & the squash/courgettes etc are stunted….gotta be thankful for what we have

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

That's true Vanessa! Glad to hear your tunnel is up. Maybe sow some winter cabbages soon for the tunnel over winter. Make use of it, all year round. Plus will give you something to tend to over the winter :) fingers crossed for your tomatoes.. and mine! Danny 🌱

[@vanessawilkinson7089]

@@TheGrowUpChannel that’s what I’m hoping to do, make use of the large space all year round. I need to look for some more compact varieties

[@gardentothekitchenwithtracy]

Danny I understand how you feel but your doing so well, for me it’s not so much how slow things are it’s the amount of weeds I’m pulling marestail and bindweed especially . But bit by bit we will all get there 😊

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're right Tracy. Oh thr bindweed and marestail is a headache! I do not miss that at all! We shall plod on regardless

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I think the weather is getting to us all. We want to be moaning about it being too hot 😂😂 Your beans, swedes and cabbages are weeks ahead of mine. Impressive in comparison. Love the water butt idea. I’ll have to look in to that! Lovely update.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're right clare haha! Won't be long until I'm saying it's too hot 😂😂 really happy with the beans swede and cabbages this year. They are doing well... so far! Yes check if you are eligible for a free waterbutt :) Danny 🌱

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@TheGrowUpChannel hopefully we will all be moaning soon! 🙌🏼🙏🏻😂

[@lindajones3015]

You're bothering Danny because you're fab at growing, videos, and advice. I have faith in you 😊

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Aww thanks Linda 😃☀️

[@adysveggarden]

Hi Danny, I think you are doing well. I feed my slugs with Chinese cabbages which seems like a catnip for slugs and they have left everything else. Just to improve your mojo I topped my tomatoes off last week.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha oh ady! You menace!!! Topped your tomatoes 😂😂 mine are knee high! Lol Danny 😆

[@adysveggarden]

@@TheGrowUpChannel If you want to improve your mojo just look at your goodbye video and see how far the plot has progressed. I will not mention that I have roughly have 12 - 16 truss on each plant (let 3 -4 side shoots grow) and have now started to plant up side shoots to replace these tomato plants at the end of August.

[@mags9536]

That's brilliant you get free water butt. Mine cost me a fortune. Our council has cut back so much they're doing away with some recycle bins. No freebies here unfortunately 😢

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Mags ours stopped the waterbutts for a long time, even now you have to send a video and they decide who gets one. So it's down to them who gets one, so I'd check yours now and then. Danny 🌱

[@joycehennequin8469]

Hey Danny the blue's will pass,we are all or most of us are in the same boat.Yes its been a real trying year so far,probably my worst with this weather.Also wear are the bees,Hoverflys,pollinators in general.Just think of what you learned on the old plot and now move forward thats the way to go FORWARD 😊 👍your a bit like me though l would like things done yesterday lol.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha thanks Joyce. I do like things to go my way in the garden, but nature is my mistress!!!! I am also concerned of the lack of pollinators this year! Danny 🌱

[@AnyKeyLady]

Slow down Danny! You are doing enough and plus the plots look great despite the crappy weather we are having! At least now, you can just focus on two plots instead of 3. The new plot needed a lot of work doing but Rome wasn't built in a day so take it easy on yourself. My leeks and onions from January still look like chives, had a hard time with squash and trying again to chit some seeds like marigolds, sunflowers, etc to see if it a problem with the soil. A lot of them have chitted so am in the process of transplanting them to soil trays to see what happens. I was saying to hubby today how it feels like a long spring, after a long winter. Very windy too. It knocked over one of the honeycomb tomatoes I have in a pot and some of the small first tomatoes came off! Well gutted. S & S are swear words in our house now! Really wish we had our toad here again this year. Btw, how are the hedgehogs doing? I am taking "you win some and you lose some" this year though and trying to focus on the wins, trying not to overwhelm myself with jobs and breaking my task list into mini jobs for urgent things as I am behind on some stuff. July is a busy month, not just with gardening but for end of school year events. Our childs teacher is leaving this year (1 of 3) and they are all going into private homeschooling (even their godmother is quitting the NHS after 20 years to work for a private co.), so it will be interesting to see who is still left teaching next year. Not sure if it is still a thing but I have seen someone sweep the milk weed with a piece of fabric and the bits stick to it. B&Q sell those kids fishing nets for about £2 and it has an extendable rod. If you put the weed on the bank, the tadpoles can get back in. Maybe lay down a empty compost bag sheet to put them on, to make it easier to pick up the milk weed afterwards? Glad to hear you are able to take some time off work and hopefully you can balance a break and catching up on the plots. The only things I have seen Thames Water offering us is high bills, hard water and E.coli! Anyway Danny, how was your mum's casserole? Did you get to take any leftover home with you? Take care and have a great week! P.s. I think removing the word Channel is a great idea!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Hello! Thanks for the advice! Yes the hedgehogs are doing well! I must show some footage soon! Some have girlfriends now. Which is wonderful! Possible babies next spring!!! I have a net, but need a smaller one I think.. the casserole was stunning! You can't beat homemade food from your mam. Danny 🌱

[@AnyKeyLady]

@@TheGrowUpChannel Aww cute! Looking forward to that!

[@Nocare89]

You know, its july and I just ate the broccoli I planted in march. My beets a week before. They just didn't grow at all all this time. Half the stuff I planted didn't even come up. Half my radish were bad, though the year before it was 90% so no complaints. Nature does everything in cycles and it WILL balance good and bad. I re-planted some things in may/june, that's doing quite well now. The freezing cold is gone. Should be a good finish to the season. The biggest thing is to always push yourself forward through those ups and downs. Because nature will give you more back than you put in. Maybe not in the micro, but in the macro timeframe it totally will.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Wise words! I agree sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Nature is always a gamble.

[@RhysK19]

I'm feeling the same, fed up with this weather and everything being behind other years. I really hope things pick up and improve 🙏

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I hope so too! It's getting beyond now 😂😂😂

[@Plotonthehill]

The weathers getting to us all😕 but you have done some great things and a new plot too.. You need to give yourself a big pat on the back 😘.... It takes me ages to watch your videos because I love the music you have 😂😂 I keep having to stop and search for the songs then add to my garden playlist. 😍

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you so much! Oh haha! Sorry! Lol ill try adding them to the description more :) Danny 🌱

[@GardenofEmma]

This year is just awful and it’s been a real struggle when I get to the plot as everything is either not growing or has been eaten. Next year I’m going g to try the nematodes as I have heard good things. I think you made the right decision with the grapevine plot but always sad when you give up a plot. Those potatoes look fab though

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Abysmal emma! But we have to keep going I suppose haha

[@Sylvie_M]

Danny, give yourself a break! You seem to have a lot on your plate, as you recounted! Maybe you are trying to do too much. There are pests and bad weather tormenting gardeners around the world. It seems unusual everywhere. Take what you get out of the garden and we can hope that next year will be better. Anything you get out of it is a bonus! My tomatoes are not much bigger than they were when I transplanted them in May! There has been very little sun in my Zone 3 garden also with drought. Now it will be 35C this week with no rain in the forecast for weeks and the wildfire smoke is starting. We are all in the same boat.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Sylvie! You are right I know. I will take a few days off and I'm sure ill feel much better. Stay safe with those wildfires please.

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Same here Danny, I've lost interest in the plot and have to force myself to go at the moment. Nothing is growing, everything was slow to germinate this year, I've NEVER had problems like this before with germination. Things always grow for me as a rule. Nothing has gone right this year, but, you just have to carry on trying. I'm sure you will get your mojo back soon. Looking forward to seeing what you're doing next You mentioned not being able to find your leek dibber, funny that. I havnt got my dibber either 😁😅🤣😂

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Jean I am sorry. I shall resend it soon. Honestly it's been on my mind. I've just been so so so busy. How I managed to put a video out this week is a miracle lol I shall do it soon, promise. I haven't forgotten 🥰

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

@@TheGrowUpChannel 🤣it's not a problem Danny, really, I know how busy you've been. Don't worry about it. I'll use my finger or the plastic one I've got. Just thought a posh grow up one was nice. 😁😅😂🤣

[@julieballantyne5156]

Oh Danny bloody slugs just been outside into my small garden and picked off about 30 slugs in a few minutes swinging off my dahlias and lupine grrr xx

[@zinnia3190]

Gardening has been challenging in the US, too. Too much rain and cold, then sudden heat wave. Some gardening woes were weather related, but some were self inflected. I had a great onion harvest, except for one oopsie bed. I pulled half a row from that bed thinking that something happened to the onions, because they weren't bulbing. Then I realized I was pulling my leeks! EEK! My potato bags stayed too wet this Spring, so they were a bust. We're eating fresh sweet corn for dinner tonight, though! 🌽🌽 Hang in there, Danny.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha! Oh that made me chuckle lea! I've done that in the past with leeks 😂😂😂

[@vesnasuselrozman7659]

We are in the high season in restaurant now, I am working 12 hours per day till 1st 0f September so my garden has to wait. You have a job, dont waist time to read comments and like them. Go to bed and have some rest. People who like your videos will still look at them. Some plot videos I am watching from 2017 and lots of the people gave up. Jobs and hobbies doesnt work sometimes and you end up with a big plot you dont have time and energy for it. In plus in our TNP our plots or gardens must be tidy, no plastic, no fences and no burning, so sometimes I am really sock with some plots in England, sorry, and amount of garbage around them. Love from Slovenia and we give you 12 points!!!!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you so much for your understanding. Oh wow sounds like you will be busy, the garden will wait for you, I promise. Yes i agree, some are so messy. Happy Growing! Danny 🌱

[@VivSimmons]

Look for the positives Danny. It's more or less the same for everybody this year. Coat on in July - what's new there. Come on!!!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha thanks Viv. You are so right! These comments have given me the kick up the butt I needed. Thank you!

[@kathyv3909]

Moan away friend, I feel you. I wish your weather would happily warm up for you and give your plants some needed sunshine. And I wish my weather would cool down. We've been triple digits for over 10 days now and per the forecast we have at least 8 more days ahead of the same. Hopefully we topped out at 119 farenheit and we just stick closer to a cool and breezy 100. LOL. Although the UV index is right under the extreme mark, the watermelon, squash, and cucumbers seem to be thriving. So that is a great thing. Too bad I didn't plant any eggplant or okra. I would love to take a break from this weather and go help you, but then all my plants would die, and that is unacceptable. I have a few late starts, like luffa, winter squash, and flowers, but I'm scared to put them out and hoping mother nature will exhale soon with a cool down a bit of rain would be fabulous. Your vertical drying rack...what a great idea, I love it! And I'm glad you are taking an exhale too. Best wishes for your time off.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you haha! I was a right moaner this week 😂😂 but onwards and upwards! Wow your weather has been intense! We are different worlds apart! Let's hope it settles for us both! Danny 🌱

[@marywaddell8927]

Your site looks great, it's the first year. Everyone is allowed to moan, you're bothering because you get potatoes that you've just harvested.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Mary! It's a lovely site. We are very lucky! The potatoes were delicious too!

[@user-ss9xc1uk6y]

Hi your garden is still in good shape so just do a little bit at a time Danny, my beans are not flowering as yet can’t wait for the reaping (hopefully) I’m saving a lot of rain water from these tropical storms and hurricane waters that we’re getting have a wonderful week hope we do get two videos next week 👍💕

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you so much. You are right. Fingers crossed for your beans 🤞 Danny 🌱

[@lynnpurfield9430]

I always fill a couple of freezer drawers with different beans. This year I have sown 5 times and put them out quite strong and mature only to find them eaten next day. I will resort to buying organic dried beans, cooking in big batches and then freezing in portions.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

That's annoying isn't it! I've sown double the amount I usually grow. Hoping for extra to save for winter 🤞

[@RobinGardens]

OMG your new plot looks like you've been there for ages. My pole beans (Borlotto, Greek Gigantes) are fine, but my bush beans (Top Notch, Dragon Tongue, Mascotte and 2 more just planted this past week) are going slower it seems. Typically they don't mind heat, but I'm thinking that's the issue.....or it's just my impatience LOL. Nasties are pretty, but can be thugs. I've also pulled a couple out too.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Robin. It's been a fee hectic weeks but things can slowly fall into place now. I think a lot of people's beans are stunted this year from cold or heat. Never ever have I not had beans to eat at the start of July. I've a few more weeks to wait yet.. Danny 🌱

[@killjoyredux8361]

Nature always has the final say mate, all we can do is adapt. Chin up!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Absolutely ! We can try and bend and manipulate it a little with greenhouses and polytunnels, however... nature is always in charge.

[@RichardTaylorgardening]

Nothing really bothers me after 50 odd years growing my own every year is different as for slugs and snails well I have a couple of videos on my page very little damage as always happy gardening Richardx

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Yeah you're right Richard. We have to take the rough with the smooth. Danny 🌱

[@dustyflats3832]

Well…let’s all Cry together! It started out a Great spring after a year of severe drought and then…it rained…and rained and still more chances of rain. Then the mosquitoes hatching in mid air and humidity, no wind except during storms and little sun. I’m stuck inside because it’s too hot and humid to dress up with head net, long sleeves, headband and sweat dripping in your eyes. It’s impossible! The rust hit the hollyhocks and mildew started on bee balm. Worse yet is the tomatoes are skinny and short!!😮. What’s up? This has never happened to me in all my years of gardening. The potatoes are collapsing earlier than expected and they were really healthy and they look like the tubers could be small. Some flowering shrubs bloomed 2 weeks early. Debating on whether I should throw plastic over onions and garlic. I can’t do everything as it’s too much. A few things are wins, but the main crops we preserve are not looking promising. Then I thought maybe things will change soon and the sun/heat will return. We hope to get a harvest also. We are also depressed not only with the weather, but the politics here in US. I just said last year we were stuck inside a few days from heat dome and CN smoke. I would take the drought over this jungle atmosphere with all those clouds of mosquitoes-😭😭😭. I shouldn’t cry so much as I’ve seen the size of your slugs-Ugh! There is No Way I could stand in the garden like you are-I’d need a blood transfusion 😵‍💫. I’ve got deer, rabbits, skunk, coon and now a possum got wise and dug under the garden fence. I could understand last year in drought, but come on! You had a great garlic harvest! And the sweet peas 🤩 I just tried for the first time and they aren’t blooming like yours and it wasn’t from lack of water. I’m hoping my garlic aren’t rotting, I better check. Does aerating ponds help reduce algae? We’ve had 33 inches of rain since March not including winter rain and annual avg is 37” in WI, US. We wait all winter and now still stuck inside and hoping the garden takes care of itself until the mosquitoes let up. Red Green always said we’re all in this together and keep your stick on the ice😂😂

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha yes let's cry together.. oh dear sounds like you have your own issues in the garden too! I think aerating increases it I think. I'll look into it more this week. Danny 🌱

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

My brassicas are loving it, but the heat loving stuff is still sulking

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Whatever succeeds, something fails haha! Always the same.

[@Feelgoodgardens]

Another fab video Danny ❤ Your 2 plots still look amazing despite the horrible weather. Chin up my friend, you should be soooo proud of all you've achieved this year and I know you are. ❤ Your clematis is a happy bunny, wow look how it's grown! The rose from Nanou and Grinch has come on lovely 🌹 😍 You seem a bit jaded in some of this video, you're obviously missing the Feel Good Garden Café 🤭 and all the laughter we share. Sending you a virtual hug 🤗 hope to see you soon ❤ x

[@emmellj7133]

I was going to write : You need a cupper ☕🥂🍰🍪🧁 with Linda🤭

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

@emmellj7133 she's shut shop! We've all been gasping for 2 weeks now. No wonder my mojo has gone 😂😂😂

[@RawLondonGardener]

Nice video, ☁️ is pants. Odd year isn't it.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you. Yes very very pants..such a weird year.. each week I have to remind myself we are meant to be in the peak of summer. Danny 🌱

[@auntyree5131]

Danny put some gold fish in they eat it 🐟🐟 your nephew would love them cheaper than putting chemicals in that are not good for the environment call them fig and olive 😁

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha that's great names for fish! I'd love fish in the pond, but sadly the ponds not deep enough for them to survive winter here :( and also.. they'd eat all the tadpoles. I am tempted to add a second pond though... to be continued....

[@therightpearplot]

Fed up? Never 😂

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Haha! Sometimes 😂😂😂

[@Stephen474]

Hopefully the veg will pick up, mine are just starting to get going Danny, I have never known the beans and squashes to be so slow, I used fresh parsnip seed and carrot seed, not one germinated, its been a strange start to the season, Steve

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Steve i had the same issues with parsnips. 3 new packets .. and I got 2 parsnips! I gave up in the end. Never mind. May have to wipe this year off.

[@helenstewart2085]

Garden in New Zealand, winter at moment, have had a explosion of slugs, could be because we are now netting our crops, have let the chooks loose each afternoon, they come though at the end of the day and have a hunt for various food, but back in May when I started letting them out they would spend the whole afternoon eating whatever!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Chickens are wonderful things for digging up bugs and grubs for sure!!!

[@helenstewart2085]

Will add since the chickens have discovered the hay barns, they spend a lot of time finding seeds etc in them, especially on the vehicles used to feed out to the sheep.

[@dogontheplot]

Duck weed isn't so bad - provides shade and landing places for insects. Skim off and add to compost - it's a great activator. Hmm could even put direct in planting holes for nitrogen loving plants - I might try that ... Oca flowering here too. There was something else I was going to say ... Oh yeah - the size of those leeks man!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

The pond is already in 90% shade haha! The leeks were sown directly in the polytunnel in march. I did it last year too. They work a charm!!! Maybe direct sow some in a bucket in your greenhouse next year and then plant out.

[@ibrstellar1080]

I can sèe those Birdies beds breeding and multiplying in numbers as there's room for a lot more😉.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Absolutely not 😂😂 I'm broke! LOL!

[@user-xh4mj6eu3k]

I am the same despondent, foxes are the Bain of my garden. plus the weather, slugs and snails. That I am considering not carrying on. It’s so bad this year

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thankfully, we don't have any fox issues here. We do have foxes... but you never see them. Sorry to hear you're having issues. Onwards and upwards I hope 🙏

[@lg2352]

I think the vast majority of us are feeling this way Danny 😢 Also, the lack of bumble bees is really concerning. We've been saying how many weeks behind we are for so long, and now I think the prospect of being able to catch up is rapidly declining. Worrying stuff x

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I agree! I've not seen a bumble bee for a few weeks sadly 😔 yes I fear this too.. I fear, as soon as it catches up, it'll be cold and dark again.

[@karenthomas4493]

First year gardening, overwhelmed, weather is ridiculous!!!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh I feel for you, if this is your first year! I promise you, it's usually a lot better than this nonsense haha

[@veronicashipley9123]

Hello again 😊. Slowly slowly catch a monkey 🐒. I lost my husband Terry last December after 54 year together, and every day I go into the garden that we created together and wonder if I will ever get my mo jo back! So don't stress Danny just enjoy every moment whatever the weather, its just weather! I'd like to see a vlog where you're sat having a nice cuppa 🍵and just chillin and chatting. Duck weed comes up from the bottom of the pond and takes 24 hours to grow, if Im correct! There's not s lot you can do other than skim it off, making sure you leave it at the side of the pond for creatures to escape. Also in the Summer the pond needs shade. Blanket weed and sometimes duck weed can be removed by using a thick piece of splintered jagged bamboo cane (at one end) and twirling it in the water, comes out like a stick of candy floss. Sending love, light and Summer (?) blessings 🥕🌽🍎🌶xx ,

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Aww I am sorry to hear that. I'm sure the garden is a beautiful memory of your husband too. Keep that alive ♥️ thanks for the tips! Duckweed is a menace. I didn't know it came from the bottom. I'll look into it more. Danny 🌱

[@veronicashipley9123]

@@TheGrowUpChannel Thanks for your kind words Danny. Take care and have a great time off ... xx

[@ibrstellar1080]

My Mojo is quite low and it's such a poor growing year and most crops are a month behind apart from onions and most people are saying the same thing.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Yeah it's not been the best so far! Which is such a shame! Never mind hey! Nothing we can do more now. I'm just plodding on through ha

[@doras.allotment]

The weather has been a dreary drag indeed. Cut yourself some slack, I'm sure the mojo will return 🌞🌞

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank Dora. The sun is finally out and I'm smiling again! Happy days. Danny 🌱

[@stephenmckelvie2032]

Aye, the planet's burning up.😅😅😅😅😅

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

☀️😊🌱😂

[@elizabethjames1053]

We're all feeling the same Danny but give it time and it will all catch up 🤔 hopefully, well except for my bloody cauli 16 yrs of allotments and never failed on cauli they look PATHETIC but it is what it is 😂😂 don't be so hard on yourself it's all looking fantastic 👍do you stake your sprouts ? Like you the wind plays havoc with them i stake them all it helps a lot

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I usually do okay with the caulis too. Mine are on their way.. I hope! Oh yes I stake my sprouts too :)

[@disabilitytoabilitygardening]

my potatoes never flower they just die off after about 13 weeks or so then i think it means they ready to pick out, but can i keep them in soil if i just takes the stalks and leaves off? oh by the way that first big diy project decking with polytunnel on top is almost there that i made all by my lonesome! wahooo

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Hello! Oh fantastic! Well you can... but if in the ground, you risk slugs etc munching them.. if in buckets I'd move them out of the rain now & yes remove the stalks..oh welldone on the polytunnel and decking. I'm sure that will benefit you in the future. Danny 🌱

[@disabilitytoabilitygardening]

@@TheGrowUpChannel am planning to do a diary vlog style lol so will see what happens, its tons of work especially first woodwork project lol. Yes potatoes are in tubs, but will change over the coldframe tubs ones and keep them in there away from rain, cheers Danny, keep smiling through we will get there and hopefully some sunny days/months be nice lol

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

@disabilitytoabilitygardening thank you so much & good luck with your gardening projects 😊🌱

[@disabilitytoabilitygardening]

@@TheGrowUpChannel cheers Danny means a lot

[@vickybrown4707]

Hi where did you get your wooden arch from? I have cheap metal ones from Amazon but they are rubbish when it’s windy so am thinking the wooden ones would be better yours look very sturdy

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I've searched and searched for it, for other viewers who have asked, sadly I can't find it. I know it was called a round top wooden arch. Sorry I can't be much more help. Danny 🌱

[@VivSimmons]

You are putting far too much pressure on yourself. Take time to enjoy the small triumphs.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Absolutely! Thanks viv! Means a lot. Really does. Danny 🌱

[@aureliepetitjean6062]

🎉

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you for watching. Danny 🌱

[@stevewatkins4944]

Hi Danny, great vid. Bit off track but did you say you had a plot neighbour called Nano? Reason I ask is it is my mother’s name and I have never heard of there being another!

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Hey Steve! Not a plot neighbour but a friend who has a channel too " Plot no.9 " Nanou & Grinch. Danny 🌱

[@stevewatkins4944]

@@TheGrowUpChannel Ah right. My search continues then! 😀

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

@stevewatkins4944 haha sorry Steve 😂😂

[@WendyL63]

👍❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Thank you Wendy 😊🌱😃

[@cms9902]

2012 in the SE was just as bad.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Oh really! Let's hope we don't have another like this for 12 more years then haha

[@PlasBachGarden]

Those sweet peas are looking gorgeous! First time visiting your channel, just subscribed. Whereabouts in Wales are you?

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

Aren't they just! I'm so lucky with sweetpeas every year on the Fig & Olive plot. I think it's the semi shade! Welcome to my channel. I'm from south wales! Danny 🌱

[@PlasBachGarden]

@@TheGrowUpChannel I'm a bit envious too as mine are still dinky! I'm near Aberystwyth.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

They'll get there! Aberystwyth is beautiful !

[@PlasBachGarden]

@@TheGrowUpChannel Thanks! I do have to agree. 😉

[@ChrisGardenAllotmentJour-pr3en]

Do they do water butts in the newcastle upon tyne area. I have no water at my plot and would appreciate them. As I'm unemployed and struggling to pay for things like this for my allotment.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I'm not entirely sure. Maybe check your water company website :)

[@ChrisGardenAllotmentJour-pr3en]

@@TheGrowUpChannel OK Thanks I will do that

[@ibrstellar1080]

My tatties have been poor in terms of volume but no blight as yet.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I've had better harvests but tbh the weather we've had, I expected worse haha

[@user-ns8gv7nf8l]

Why don't you call the new plot, The New Grapevine plot

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I have considered that .. we shall see ha

[@maureen3621]

I do love watching your videos but why do you post negative headlines when you are a positive can-do person? Why fight when things don’t go to plan. Success’s and failures go hand-in-hand. All the best. 🤷‍♀️

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

You're right Maureen. I shall take your wise words on board for next week. Danny 🌱

[@magsadams20]

I’ve lost my growjo too! It’s been miserable. I’ve got a new shed coming next week so I’m hoping it’ll give me a boost. 🫛

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I love that! Growjo haha! Ooh good luck on the new shed. That will 100% boost your mood, I'm sure !