It's all about changes to the garden, BIG and small

[@eliandkate]

So what do we think, run and gun videos - are they a yay! or a Noooooo? The video I recommended for bulbalicious colour in spring: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2OcaXakgM92qpI

[@Garden-of-weeden]

@@eliandkate these are 100% a yay

[@eliandkate]

🙌🙌🙌

[@maelingmak]

@@eliandkate I loved it. It's like how I go through my garden in my head & go over my checklist, to do list, and ideas... Except in somebody else's garden. 😆

[@loris3002]

Variety is the spice of life so mx it up. However your heart guides you, we are here to watch.

[@eliandkate]

that quote is an oldie but a goodie :D

[@christytattersall5859]

That is alot of bulbs!!! You should look into getting a small auger that you can attach to your drill. You can also get the auger with a long stem so you do not have to bend over much while digging. It sure makes planting much easier, by just dropping bulbs in each hole once you have all the holes created. And who does not need or want another tool to play with!🤩

[@eliandkate]

Oh that would speed things up but we’ve already got a lot of bulbs and plants in place so we have to be a bit careful 😍

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Eli & Kate, OMG 900 spring bulbs! I love change, it keeps it interesting and another learning curve along that journey too 😊 always lots to learn every season. Lovely video update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@eliandkate]

Planting them is going to be a marathon 🤣🤣🤣

[@GardenerScott]

900 bulbs! That's incredible. Great video that shows some of your thoughts as you modify your garden. The best advice was: "don't rush big changes".

[@eliandkate]

I know….. we couldn’t believe it when we counted up.🤣🤣🤣

[@JanRonandArthur]

Well you got me beat. I ordered 750 for myself, but then I ordered 1000 for the city.

[@JanRonandArthur]

I am trying to grow tulips in pots like Claus Darby so we have a huge display on the stairs of city hall. This is a new adventure for me. Our winter weather has huge fluctuations, so I am going to try and bury my pots in a raised bed, cover with a couple of inches of straw and then an old beat up tarp that will just let a little rain and melted snow in. If you have any suggestions or recommendations, I would love the input. Cheers guys!

[@eliandkate]

@JanRonandArthur that’s a really traditional way of growing bulbs in pots, it’s called a plunge 👏👏👏👏

[@JanRonandArthur]

@@eliandkate I really had never heard or seen it done. I just thought, how am I going to stop the freeze/ thaw process. We can have wild swings in temperature all winter. I now have a word to google. Thank you!

[@aboutthegarden]

I’ve really enjoyed this video. I really like the drone view of your garden. Whatever way you plan to do the videos , I enjoy them anyway 😊

[@eliandkate]

I'm really enjoying having the drone. It's amazing to see the changes and you also spot little things you usually miss. It's like having an extra set of eyes :D

[@aboutthegarden]

@@eliandkatedefinitely! I’d be scared to look at my garden in so much detail. I’m always in awe of how well organised your garden is. A place for everything 😊

[@tennesseenana4838]

I love all of the color in your garden! I'm still getting lots of tomatoes - both cherry and slicing. However, I did do a serious pruning of them last week by trimming their tops and dead looking branches off. Of course, we're still in the mid to high 80s (F) in the days and 60s (F) at night. My first frost will be in the last of October, so I have another month of growing season left. Yes, I like your 'chatting' videos. Actually, I like and have learned from all of them.

[@eliandkate]

We should be the same in terms of frost… should be end of October 🤞🤞🤞

[@linamoles509]

I love watching you, this is my only my second time finding the video… not sure where have I been😃 Thank you for your knowledge sharing and the fun side of the video. 🥂🙏

[@eliandkate]

Well we’re glad you found us 👏👏👏👏

[@barbaracarter6726]

I have been sitting here in British Columbia, binging on your videos. They are marvellous! And I thought that I would hand you a tip. On the subject of carrots and beets: Neither of them like to be transplanted. But you already know that. But we would like to start the seeds earlier than we can do in the garden. So just like catching the unique rabbit (you 'neek up on it), you have to fool the seeds into thinking they are not being transplanted. First, hie the to a building supply store and purchase however many pieces of eavestroughing will equal the number of rows of carrots and beets as you plan to plant. The nice people there will likely cut them to length for you. Also purchase end caps for the eavestrough. Take them home and put them in your greenhouse. Fill with soil and plant your seeds. When you want to plant out into the garden, prepare a trench for each row the same size as the eavestrough. (You might want to place the eavestrough outside to harden off the plants of course.) Take the end cap off the eavestrough and tip the entire contents into the row, sliding the eavestrough as you place the carrots into position. The carrots have no idea they are being transplanted - and you have started the seeds early in the greenhouse. I hope I have made it clear. Any question about lack of clarity?

[@eliandkate]

Hey Barbara Lovely to have you with us I do have lots of earlier videos where I give this sort of advice, so maybe you have been watching them 😉

[@barbaracarter6726]

@@eliandkate I posted it because the video of your's that I just watched covered your views that carrots cannot be transplanted.

[@eliandkate]

@barbaracarter6726 ah so it was one of the ones where I spoke about how I do it with the root trainers? Those are old now 😁 Been years since I grew carrots or beetroots.

[@trulyblessed3732]

I just found this channel and I LOVE it! 👋 From West Virginia, USA! ❤

[@eliandkate]

Love all the way from West Virginia? That's a mountain of support! 😂 Thanks for joining the adventure!

[@trulyblessed3732]

@@eliandkate 😆🥰❤️

[@trold1969]

I don't have a preference, it's fun to watch the different styles, I saw a fancy clip on Instagram as well. Even if you made a nine hour long unedited, one angle video unpacking your 900 bulbs, I would watch it and give a thumbs up. 😊

[@eliandkate]

HA HA HA appreciated but be careful what you wish for :D

[@Saladgirl123]

Aww, no fair, it's much funnier when the gimbal misbehaves, but you must've threatened it into stability today! 🤣 Great video, I really appreciate how you so often offer something different to all of the other You Tube gardening videos that are out the same week/month, there's always your own spin on it. And I'm definitely going to check out the bulb lasagna video this afternoon, because spring bulbs are something I want to have a go at for the first time this year!

[@eliandkate]

Well Kez, I'll make sure to do a wee patreon things too to keep us all going on bulbs.

[@margakat]

I enjoyed this style very much. I have mentioned that I don't have a garden at all. I have house plants and some of them are herbs. So, seeing what you are Kate are doing and watching your joy as you change things and reap your rewards warms my gardenless heart.

[@eliandkate]

Awwww I’m glad you’re getting to garden vicariously through us 😍

[@thedivabetic]

I'm a new gardener and a new subscriber! I am wrapping up my 2nd garden season in the PNW (North Western USA). I think your garden is absolutely stunning and beautiful, and the drone footage is so cool! I just heavily pruned my tomatoes and peppers in the hopes that they ripen a little bit more before I have to cut them down. We'll see! We also had a crap year over here for tomatoes and peppers.

[@eliandkate]

We’re cheering your tomatoes on from this side of the pond! 🙌🙌🙌

[@lorainemcguire5795]

Hi eli and kate great video where you've taken the hedge out I ❤ it, I think you'll need a change with 900 spring bulbs but I'm looking forward to seeing them flower 🎉

[@eliandkate]

It’s the planting them that I’m not looking forward to 🤣🤣

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Enjoyed this, but I have always liked “fly on the wall” Eli. More please! I’m still praying some more tomatoes ripen this week but we won’t be far behind you now. The full summer season seems so short doesn’t it?

[@eliandkate]

It’s defo been short this year, that’s for sure!!

[@susanelwood5794]

Very interesting 😊

[@tegs_x]

Awesome

[@gudi361]

OMG, 900 bulbs... Have fun planting!

[@eliandkate]

Thanks! I might need to hire a small army for this one-900 bulbs is no joke!

[@NnekaOchonogor]

I love when you mix it up. It makes it more interesting when we don’t know what to expect!

[@eliandkate]

Keeping you on your toes 😉

[@GardenofEmma]

Brilliant update. Can’t wait to see all the bulbs in bloom. It’s so cold down your way and it’s starting to chill here too. The greenhouse looks so empty now but soon will be full again.

[@eliandkate]

Oh it will. Its nice to have some green in there though, it’s weird when it’s proper empty

[@cpoco]

My daffodils have come and gone... currently really enjoying my tulips (first time I've ever grown them... a lovely deep red). My Hebe is also flowering for the first time (well the one in the front) :D

[@eliandkate]

Looks like your garden is having a fabulous makeover! Daffodils are so last season - tulips and Hebe are the new chic crowd!

[@radiotowers1159]

Nice again thanks, I can now smugly say I left was planning to chop my tomato plants until this week……however all this wall to wall sunshine in central Scotland is ripening them up 🤓 On a more serious note with my Utility workers hat on be mindful of the electric and gas services where the hedge was . Thanks again

[@eliandkate]

hurrah for sunshine!!! Don't worry, we have no intension of doing anything that would require the amount of effort needed to even find the trunking (the depressed sound of a householder who's been through the joy of trying to find the trunking to run cables :( )

[@cliffwilliams3919]

Love this style of video. Keep them coming.

[@sheliaheverin8822]

900 new bulbs??? Oh my goodness, I can't even imagine. Can't wait to see you plant them.

[@eliandkate]

What have we done???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Vgardener]

I like your greenhouse. I should build one like yours. your garden are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Please stay connected

[@annmcdonald3275]

Fantastic video. It's so good to see that gardeners can change their plans. I'm new to the channel and binge watching you both. Learning lots, brilliant teachers. Thank you😊

[@eliandkate]

Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying our videos and learning from them. Happy gardening!

[@doreeneagle3448]

Love your change up and off the cuff videos along with the drone views. I’m so glad I found your channel and IG this past year after my lumbar surgery so I binged watched your videos 😊

[@eliandkate]

ha ha ha Normally I give people in trouble for too much screen time Doreen, but you get a pass

[@Zoeybeau_1]

Loved this video, the drone was cool.. Thanks!!

[@eliandkate]

Thanks! The drone didn’t steal the show extactly… but it definitely tried to take the spotlight! Seems lots of folk liked the drone shot :D

[@marie-theresehayes6875]

Ordered some bulbs. Thanks for the link. Not quite 900! Thats a crazy amount.

[@eliandkate]

I know I know (hiding behind the chair) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marie-theresehayes6875]

@@eliandkate where will you put them all? Ive only bought a few as I am not quite sure where they will go. Love the drone shot of your garden its so beautiful. We are redesigning our back garden at the moment so its a mess.

[@sharonoboyle3676]

It’s a yay from me 👍

[@eliandkate]

A yay from you? I’ll take that as a professional endorsement! Should I put it on my CV? 😍

[@sharonoboyle3676]

@@eliandkate absolutely 😂👍❤️🥰

[@stringandbeansgarden]

900!!!???? I didn't believe it and had to rewind that section and turned on closed captioning to verify....900...

[@eliandkate]

I know 🤯

[@jpennturner]

Enjoyed this video, thank you

[@eliandkate]

Awesome! Happy to hear you liked it! A bit more high energy than normal but I wanted to make sure you guys got your hit of garden fun :D

[@Collette665]

I love this video! I'm oldish and have started again this year after many failures. Now the kids are gown I'm trying again in my garden. Managed to grow quite a bit (considering the shite weather!) Just planted winter salad in new beds ive built, but not sure what I'm doing 😅 I love the fast info and super quick vlogs (but will definitely commit to the longer ones 😊). Thanks 👍 😊

[@eliandkate]

Glad you got something from it Collette 👏👏👏👏

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

Well hello back at you! I am transitioning my garden from summer to fall so a lot going on. Cool weather things coming on in the garden,started a second compost pile that will go cold over the winter and then take off in the spring. Cut down all my tomatoes except the Pink Brandywine,they are still producing some. Yesterday I started buying seed for starting this winter.

[@eliandkate]

Wow You’ve started buying seeds already!? You’ve got yourself organised fast John!!!

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

@@eliandkate the early bird gets the worm and the best varieties of seeds!

[@debyorkshirelass9674]

Eli, I'm getting a more confident gardener I'm 6 years in now. I'm learning each year, better tomatoes, peppers one or two still learning, chillies great crop this year. Grown loads of annuals in my front garden which looked amazing. 😊 My question is what perennials can I sow in a cold green house (its a small poly carbonate wooden beauty my partner built for me) in Oct for next year this is all new to me as I normally cut back and dig out old annuals around this time if they wilt back and put my garden into winter mode. Even though this year has been a strange one with weather. 😅 Plants reflowering etc. Now I've blagged your head off. I could talk gardening all day long 😂♥️🌿🍀I'll be grateful for any tips from mother earth Eli l! ❤😂

[@eliandkate]

Hmmmmm oh that’s a thinker Debs 😁 Normally I’m being asked what flowers and plants are good for giving the garden a bit of colour at this time of year, rarely I get asked about sowing seeds 😁 Hmmmmmm Ok the truth is, once it gets cold Oct through to March there’s not really a whole lot of growing can happen unless you are adding heat in some way and lights. Plants tend to stall until spring. You could try the “winter sowing” idea that’s popular in the states where they sow their hardy plants in winter not expecting them to kick if until spring but with the hope of giving the an early start or a bit of a boost. You can sow things like Helebore (but they take a very very VERY long time, can take over a year to germinate), at least though, they still have foliage over winter and will flower very early in the year. You could try Aqueligia, those are a big favourite of Kate’s, you’ll still get foliage from them until it gets proper cold and they die back. Globe Thistle Echinops ritro, Sea Holly Eryngium alpinum, Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria, Perennial Sweet Peas Lathyrus latifolius. The two main things to remember are that although you can sow the seeds in the colder months you probably won’t see anything actual happen until it starts to get warmer and even with perennials, most still die back over winter so although you’ll have greenery until the proper winter weather starts, you’ll still find yourself with gaps until spring. Hope that at least gives you ideas of what to go google ?

[@debyorkshirelass9674]

@@eliandkate You're a star Eli, thanks for your quick reply, you've given me a few things to ponder on. 🙂 Gardening is my happy place.

[@kirstypollock6811]

I bought a wee drone to do the same with my garden. It needs a non windy day to calibrate it. This pretty much NEVER happens here except maybe overnight. Sigh. Maybe next year

[@eliandkate]

🤣🤣🤣 oh yeah Ours can’t fly if there’s a wind or rain. Let’s say that the video will make it look like summer all year

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Great video, enjoyed the drone view. You get a better idea of the layout.

[@eliandkate]

I'm glad you enjoyed the drone view Jean! It's amazing how it changes the perspective of everything, isn't it? Got a great thing coming up with it in the garden tour vid - Keep an eye out and see what you think.

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

@@eliandkate great. Can't wait. X

[@carolinebown8686]

W❤W ... 900 new bulbs 😂 ... they'll look absolutely fantastic .... Your September garden is still looking stunning ....so tidy & colourful ❤❤

[@eliandkate]

I can't believe we bought 3 times as many as last yea!

[@quietspacearts]

love it great style

[@eliandkate]

Great style? Thanks! I guess my fashion sense finally decided to show up!🤣

[@quietspacearts]

@@eliandkate haha that too!

[@eliandkate]

🤣

[@RobertKillington]

Mix it up. Some like this and some more formal. Bet you can't do one using only the drone to film it 😮 Keep going you award winning duo. 😊

[@eliandkate]

Oh wow… just the drone….. oh that’s a challenge 🤯

[@leeposthumus7265]

900! Wow!

[@eliandkate]

I know 🤯

[@Garden-of-weeden]

900😂😂😂😂 you could of made it a 1000 🤣😂🤣 looking forward to seeing the beauties you’ve picked and what changes you’re making! Xx

[@eliandkate]

I think Kate was getting a bit jittery by that point. But we still have pennies in our Farmer Gracy fun so who knows what perennials might be "rehomed".

[@Garden-of-weeden]

@@eliandkate got to admit Farmer Gracey has so many ‘I wants’ lol

[@carolinecooley4620]

Where did you get the wooden staging please ? Your greenhouse looks great , so tidy

[@eliandkate]

it's from www.Greenhousestaging.co.uk Great heavy duty stuff and not expensive.

[@hikerlindacanadianrockies8478]

900 bulbs!! 🤣🤣🤣 I can't wait to find out where you put them all!

[@eliandkate]

I know!!!🤣 But I promise, it sounds excessive but it's not. 3 spaces that don't have any bulbs are needing to be filled... plus just the pretty stuff I couldn't resist

[@ghost70]

Morning Eli, what is the opaque material on the green house windows please? think my tomato plants may have gotten a bit scorched as up against the windows as only a narrow shed.

[@eliandkate]

it's just window film for that very reason, to provide a bit of shade.

[@kirstypollock6811]

Still got about 10 days of nice weather (18-22C, low teens overnight) to go here ... Then either BANG! Autumn, or maybe another week or 2 the same... I need to finally build my greenhouse doors 😂😂

[@eliandkate]

I’m hiding in mine now 🤣🤣🤣

[@gardenaddict]

Yay 😊💚

[@eliandkate]

Yay indeed! It’s always great to celebrate the little moments. What are you excited about today?

[@gardenaddict]

Oooo dinner I don't have to cook and an interesting lecture on compost this weekend 😊 The 'yay' was for the bed head style video 💚🤗

[@eliandkate]

@gardenaddict oh wish I didn’t have to cook So the video worked then?

[@GardenDiscovery]

900! Are ya moving to the country 😂I like from the hip videos.

[@eliandkate]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tamsins_Potager]

900! 😮

[@eliandkate]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chicosgarden]

I enjoyed this video, as long as the camera doesn't get too shoogly lol

[@eliandkate]

you mean like when the gimbal completely disobeys me :D

[@chicosgarden]

@@eliandkate exactly! :p