I Was Away From The Allotment For A Week And THIS Happened...AGAIN

[@amandar7719]

Have the regulations changed? According to the government website you used to have to register with your local authority if you sell direct or donate vegetables whether or not using an on line platform.

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I'm not too sure how it works to be honest. I don't sell my extra produce, as we eat it all! But the sponsor is primarily aimed at the vegetable gardening audience as a whole / backyard growers. Not specifically allotment growers

[@VivSimmons]

Thank you for sprout connections info. You just weed not de weed!

[@annmolineux942]

Thats just what I was thinking! 😂

[@downtoearthwithjim]

When you remove or undo something, to me it's 'de'. I suppose it's down to preference or perhaps even depends where you are from. Americans might say 'weed' whilst I think a lot of British people like myself call it 'de-weeding'

[@VeraRadoch-su2wv]

Amazing harvest and a great job with deweeeding! I had to laugh a bit to your distress. But you fixed everything pretty good.

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I try and embrace it as much as I can haha

[@helenstewart2085]

Great to see you can sell excess produce. My garden for the first time in years is going into spring tidy, did my first pull of stinging nettle seedlings yesterday, it wasn't a bucket full, usually one plant will fill a bucket. Happy Gardening from New Zealand.

[@honoregale856]

If only we could weed that fast in real time! In spite of the weeds some great harvest hidden amongst the weeds. Well done!

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thank you!

[@janebolton8971]

Great video x

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Cheers!

[@amandar7719]

Think I missed the carrot variety. They look fantastic.

[@downtoearthwithjim]

They have done so well this year! My best year in 5 years at the plot. I think it's down to the beds being raised and being netted to stop the carrot root fly. And the soil being loose and sandy. The soil should not be rich in nutrients either so I'll be growing carrots in these beds again next year. The varieties I grew are early Nantes and autumn king.

[@sandrawoodall6545]

Plots grow very quickly when your not around Jim.😊this may be a silly question Jim but you may remember I have cabbages growing in big buckets,the trouble is I don’t know what sort they are and when I can harvest them there quite big now,so I wonder can I eat all the leaves or do I wait till it harts up. Andy advice will help. Thanks for the video it’s nice to see you back.😊

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Sorry for the late reply Sandra. I've been so busy and comments have been crazy! You can eat the leaves before they heart up. Just remove them and chop them up and eat them as you normally would 😊

[@Tamsins_Potager]

If only we could fast forward ourselves when doing the yucky tasks in the garden 😂😂😂 Great harvest!

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I too wish the same! 😂

[@leewozzashomeveggiegarden]

Nice harvest

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Cheers!

[@simplifygardening]

great stuff James, gardens arnt meabt to be tidy

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks Tony. Nope, a neat and tidy garden is boring!

[@myrustygarden]

😂😂 that will teach you to enjoy yourself. But Scotland looked lovely my daughter went there a few months ago to trace her roots and would go again anytime she said. Great clear up have a super week, Ali 🌤️🌧️💨🇨🇦

[@downtoearthwithjim]

It's a beautiful country! I'd love to visit Canada!

[@don5125]

Well done mate😇👍

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thank you!!

[@ibrstellar1080]

It's easy to fall behinfd on thecweeding and general upkeep and pests seem to run a tag team system in destroying everything. I use the black plastic for growing my Onions, Pumpkins, Leeks and it just saves that time we never have to spare.

[@JoanneMiller-r1g]

Can't wait to see how you and you mum get on with the new plot 👍

[@M9jimjam]

Most local authorities don't allow produce grown on the allotment to be sold

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Very true, this sponsorship is aimed at the vegetable gardening audience as a whole not specifically allotment gardeners 😊

[@Fatima-qu3ml]

I’m interested in gardening but worry about how to distinguish between weeds and invasive plants and my actual plants that I sow 😂 what if I pick the wrong thing out?

[@jimdicks2852]

Then you would have learnt not to do it again. It’s all a learning curve.

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I always say, if it comes out easily when you pull it, then it wasn't a weed! 😂

[@lobodo988]

Save seeds from ripe items & plant them next year. Red pepper: SAVE. Tomatoes: SAVE (seeds must stand on countertop in water for 3 days to remove gel). Marigolds: SAVE. Green beans: SAVE each type, must be MATURE POD, really swollen & dry. Very nice harvest, but for the life of me I don’t know why Brits don’t vacation in October!!

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Saving loads of seeds this year from open pollinated types. Tomatoes, beans, marigolds, etc

[@krafterpc]

Feeling it.😢 Concerned over your cob coverings!!! Whatever you are using is leaching chemicals into your veggies.😱😱😱 Just something to think about....🤔

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Chemicals from what? I use socks to cover the cobs while they mature but that's only relatively short term

[@krafterpc]

Everything has chemicals in it, even organic. Washing soda leaves chemical residue, chem trails, 😊etc.

[@amandar7719]

@@krafterpcSo does rain. We’ve lived in a contaminated environment for decades. It’s a fact of life, unfortunately. Gardeners and farmers have to simply do their best.

[@konradrogowski360]

Jim you really don't think that them weeds have grown in a week I have a allotment bigger than yours and trust me yours is a mess pal sorry

[@Jazzidoodle]

I've had weeds grow like that however this year weeds are slower

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Well they are much worse than before I went away, so I do think so yes 😂 but it's looking much better now after a full day session 😊