Sowing Peppers, Potting up Cucumbers and a failed Bird Watch (Thanks Lily!). Ep 251 || plot 37

This week we battled the weather a bit but got the Sweet Peppers sown. They are now on the heat mat waiting to germinate.
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We also failed at the bird watch because Lily came to play and i couldn't shoo her away! Too mean! So no birdies for us!
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[@sunshinedelight]

Started peppers today: sweet banana, bell, shishito, jalapeño, ancho grande. So excited to get started

[@hollyharbz5092]

So exciting to see your seedlings coming along 😁 I'm really hoping for a good season, we are long overdue a decent year! I was away alot last year so didn't do too much veg and I've really missed picking kale or pulling green beans and tomatoes out of the freezer over winter so I am conscious of making more of an effort this year. I am trying to stick to just the things I know we're going to use and make the most out of. I'm going for just 3 varieties of hot chilli's. Thai, scotch & sugar rush. I enjoy making sweet chilli and siracha sauces, jerk marinades & I love a vindaloo strength curry and find the sugar rush are perfect for that. My sweet peppers seem to get eaten by mice on the allotment so I'm going to try some lunch box/patio peppers in pots at home as I like them stuffed with feta or cream cheese. I haven't got broad beans in yet as I filled everywhere with flowers last year so I need to move some things around. My garlic is sitting looking at me threatening to shoot so I need to pop that in first, and I'm due to move house 3rd March! I'm not panicking just yet but do need to start making some kind of plan soon 😅

[@kellymueller9818]

I am so happy I just remembered your videos! I’m in the US and it’s been a really messed up year lol. My watching has been basically all political and I really need a break. So I have an entire year of your videos to watch. Seriously you have no idea how happy I am. It’s pretty doom and gloom over here.

[@hazelbell9855]

Hi Jessie, I missed you on potty mouth. It's good to watch you and your mum ❤

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Hazel! Hopefully i'll be back next week :D

[@myrustygarden]

Sadly here though regular peppers 🫑 cost a fortune. So every year I try to grow my own (key word being try). 15:35 the hard part is keeping the pepper lit 🚬 😂😂. I haven’t even thought of cucumbers yet but soon. Have a fab week ladies, Ali 🥶🥶🇨🇦

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thats strange! they are one of the cheaper veg here. Have a great week too Ali!

[@stewartw7302]

Hi Jessie, missed you on Potty Mouth. Hoping you are back soon. You mention poor germination of chillies and peppers in the past. Chilli Chump recommends soaking the seeds in weak tea overnight. I tried it, it works great. I now get near 100% germination! Recommended. 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ah, thanks Stewart! Hopefully i'll be back next week. Thats interesting about the tea, i had heard that somewhere. I might give it a try if any of these refuse to happen!

[@annaking9213]

The girls looked beautiful. It’s fun how they are different colors. Hate someone broke your lock.

[@JessieatPlot37]

They are looking particularly gorgeous right now Anna. I was looking at them pottering around in the sunshine today thinking exactly that :)

[@dustyflats3832]

So many hot peppers. We do a cayenne and jalapeño and giving up super hot. Gave up Tabasco as they don’t finish up in time. We like some of the mild spicey and tend to make chili powder/paprika or sauces. My fav is sweet thick walled bell peppers-not a fan of thin walled. Ooo, exciting you got a shipment and kitty was excited also-probably want to play inside the box. We use to have a cat that went Bonkers over a paper bag 😅. I agree about older keyboards-the new ones I can’t tell where the keys are. Ha Ha, a cat bird feeder 😅. Our birds love black sunflower seeds. The wind is whipping here this week with the January thaw and still no moisture in upper Midwest.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahah, we are on opposite sides of the pepper-preference divide :D

[@blumblam4813]

Thanks Jessie for always keeping it real. I’ve been off gardening for a few month since moving house but watching you has inspired me to get back out there (and get cold probably!) As always you are so knowledgable - thanks for sharing!!! Xxx

[@ByGum-k3b]

Good to see Mum working with her healing modality on the pot.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahah!

[@GettingGoshen]

Wow roasted red and yellow bell peppers are delicious on many things also good in stir fry.

[@JessieatPlot37]

They are, but i don't find my home grown ones are that different in flavour to the good ones you can buy at the market!

[@isabeldemare]

I think you switched the labels on the 2 cucumbers you potter on,

[@Andyiow]

Agreed, definitely switched the labels

[@mandaAU09]

100% she did 😂

[@evepilcher2366]

Definitely swapped

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahhahahah, okay!! I will go and sort that out :D

[@Suzy-u5v]

I love to watch you and your mum. I really enjoy your videos

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks suzy!

[@ninemoonplanet]

For a good bird count put seeds out a week before, every day for the week. Birds will know if you have and come. Once a year, especially if everyone is doing the count, the birds will be at the places they know have food. We have resident hummingbirds, so for me it's relay time, take in the semi-frozen feeder, put warm one out, repeat until it's warm enough to keep the nectar liquid. Anna's Hummingbird. They fly straight up, backwards, hover, and zoom at 60kms/hour when trying to get any others away. Bonus is the ruby flashing colours on the male throat.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, i have seed in the tree in the front garden and we have a good lot of birds come regularly. It was just one of those days because we normally have loads of birds come down the moment we throw seed out! Hummingbirds are absolutely incredible.

[@karenbrowning3397]

I suspect Lily thought she was exactly where she was supposed to be 😻

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahah, 100%

[@SylviaCostello-lu1bu]

Hi Jesse we havent seen the sun since the storm😢that keyboard I found one in a charity shop tfs🎉🎉🎉

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yay for charity shop finds! Hope you've got sun headed you way Sylvia!

[@Valw517]

“Standing straight like a broad bean!”😂🤣

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@stevendowden2579]

nice to be sowing seed again jessie

[@JessieatPlot37]

It really is Steven!

[@bowtielife]

I've seen those brussel tops in my garden!! I did not realize they did that. I thought it was some kind of mutation, but I enjoyed it anyway! 😅 "It's from the garden, it must be good." 🤣😂🤣

[@JessieatPlot37]

ahhahaha, hopefully not a phrase you use with slugs :D

[@SarahDeeDee]

I did the same with the potatoes. I ordered a 2kg bag not realising the amount I would get. I only needed 8-10 seed potatoes, but im chitting 24 😂 i grow mine in containers so just ordered more containers 🙈

[@johnwood9830]

I like how your mum was holding down that terracotta pot down to stop it from floating away 😂😂😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahahha, feisty those pots!

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jessie and your Mum, nice sprout tops. i have repotted my cucumbers too yesterday. They are around the same size as yours 😊 at least you saw some birds hopefully see more next time. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yay for your cucumbers! And yeah, was up there today NOT counting birds and there were masses of them hahaah!

[@SowsmallGrowtall]

I did the birdwatching through my bedroom window looking into the back garden 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

Very Sensible!

[@jonquilhawthorne3257]

I think the birds Know the plot is lil,s territory 😅

[@JessieatPlot37]

I think you're right!

[@juliehartley3652]

Thank you for another lovely video.

[@JessieatPlot37]

thank you :)

[@veronicashipley9123]

Hello ☺. You have to feed the birds regularly or have a permanent feeding station. It won't work feeding them for one day only, generally. But you will gets rats! Take care xx

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

🐝Thanks for the great video🌻

[@JessieatPlot37]

:) thanks!

[@lucrom1097]

Fantastisch Good work Jessie you the best te moostiun te zaailing pepers thans te video Top week the weekend 👍✔️🤗💖🌶️🌱

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you!

[@ErraticPerfectionist]

I think the clunkedy-clunk keyboard you like is also called a mechanical keyboard. I've got a friend who loves mechanical keyboards because of the clicky clunky sound they make 😆 I enjoyed the seed sowing, potting up and potato discussions 😁 well done with the 40mins of bird watching in the cold!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Its so satifying! Mechanical keyboard appreciation society!

[@kevinstonebanks8552]

Thanks!

[@JessieatPlot37]

thank you so much Kevin :D

[@Lisa.Lundin]

Padron, russian roulette! Grow them last year and most of them: superhot!!! Great, if you expect them to be, not so great when you think you can eat them as Bell peppers🤣

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahhahaha, i know you get the occasional hotty but you must have been very 'lucky' getting so many :D

[@lindsaycarroll8086]

Jessie you swapped your labels around when potting up the cucumbers x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! I'll swap them back when i work out which ones i repotted hahaah!

[@losik01]

❤&Mum❤

[@helenhawkins4054]

Jessie I also managed to do exactly the same. POTATOES galore, I’ll have to give them away to anyone in need. They are by far the best from grown local .🤭👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahaha, we are potato rich Helen! And yeah, i'm really impressed with how good they are.

[@SteveC-074]

I did the big garden bird watch on Sunday Jessie on my plot seen a few but had had more birds over the previous years 😥a flask of coffee is a must on cold Sunday bird watch, I've just started my peppers off and still waiting for seed potatoes to arrive. I'll not sowing cucumbers till March/April into a cold greenhouse, warmer days/longer days works for me, great video Jessie,....Take care Steve

[@JessieatPlot37]

A flask of coffee would have gone down a treat! Shame that there was noticeably less birds around. Totally agree about the cucumbers if you don't want to faff about :)

[@tinaallison1560]

Hi ya Jessie… picking up my seed potatoes soon.. excited for this years crop! …my Mum who is nearly 80 grew up on a farm in Ireland and said Kerrs Pinks are a delicious potato! (& what she doesn’t know about potatoes is not worth knowing!) so going with them too! Are you going to give the sweet potatoes another go this year? May give them a go myself… let’s hope we have a better summer this year 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻xx

[@JessieatPlot37]

If Kers pink has your mums vote then its just got an extra tick next to it! And yes, fingers crossed... plleeeaaaasssssseee can we have a good summer?!

[@liannebesseling4773]

Hi Jessie, love your videos! You inspire me to get out in the garden in the colder months 😅. I saw you picking the Brussel tops and wondered how you prepare these in the kitchen. I've never heard someone eating this in the Netherlands 🧐. Looking forward to your answer! And by the way, you switched the cucumber labels while potting them on 😬. Bye!

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D Well, you use them like a open-leaved cabbage. fine shread them and sautee or throw them in soup. ours went into a mushroom risotto right at the end!

[@lorrainegrey8240]

Hi Jessie missed you on Potty Mouth 😔 glad to see you and mum beavering away together as usual love you both ❤️X X

[@jmrandall1958]

I missed you too!!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ahhh, thank you! Hopefully will be back next week!

[@katiemartin2428]

You could get your mum some usb hand warmers. I’ve got some I put them in my pockets and sometimes in my gloves. Thanks for the videos

[@JessieatPlot37]

thats a good idea! i got my dad a usb heated vest for christmas, i never thought about hand warmers!

[@MaxMoloko]

I get quite a few Marconi Rosso peppers in my greenhouse in Sweden. They seem to like the long days we get, but of course they get the best places in the greenhouse with the most sun. I don't have a heatmat, I put the seeds in peat pucks in a lunchbox on the radiator, whatever germinates and produces the first leaves gets a proper pot and soil. I also have last years plants in the south facing window, but the are looking a bit dead. I'm still hoping for a miracle.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thats a great little method! And yeah, i'm hoping for a miracle with one of my aubergines hahah!

[@TheSnuffy1994]

The type of keyboard you're talking about is called a mechanic keyboard! They're very cool and customisable!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you! Yeah, definitely better than these silly skinny ones!

[@TheGDJames]

Oh, we always have a Summer, it is just a question of whether it is one day or three days long.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahah!

[@ginavalcke8162]

Poor you, cold ladies…. Sheds can get so cold 🥶- Interesting to see your Padron peppers: my greenhouse in London is making them so hot 🥵🥵. They have been shop from nursery or grown from seed (Franchi). I will grow them outside this year

[@JessieatPlot37]

I have heard from someone else that theirs were really hot the last few years! I don't think its the greenhouse! You normally get the odd one thats hot (makes it exciting hahaha) but rarely all/most of them Something strange is going on i think...

[@cew9837]

Ours is next to woods and golf club so we are lucky tosee kesrels, buzzards, canada geese, woodpeckers .. and so.etimes a knackered racing pigeon stopping for a rest😂 not sowing quite yet but starting to sort seeds out.. you're so ahead!

[@JessieatPlot37]

It was a funny day because we are normally visited by loads of different birds. they flit around the girls looking for seed and things that they have missed. but obviously the day i'm 'watching' them, they are all a no-show :D Love the idea of the racing pigeon having a quick break :D

[@__Shellspace__]

get some binoculas for the bird watch maybe someone at the alotement will have some you could borrow x

[@lobodo988]

I too have quit screwin around & now only plant things I really WANT. 1 kind of pole bean, tomato, zucchini, squash, onion, pumpkin, & pepper. A couple lettuces, melons. ZERO greens, cukes, potatoes, carrots, or bell pepper. As you say, top quality can be had cheaply from the store. My fun will be trying diff brassicas. Zone 5, already germ’d indoors!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, we all have to come to our own understanding of what its worth growing and what is not :)

[@junewrogg6137]

Did I imagine seeing you repotting the cucs, and switching the labels?

[@AmandaSpeller]

I saw this too 😅

[@JessieatPlot37]

Nope, i have messed them up already! Now i just have to work oput which two it was....

[@junewrogg6137]

@JessieatPlot37 lol. I'm sorry. Talking and filming has that effect on alot of You Tubers.

[@Sylvie_M]

I have grown Marconi peppers successfully in Zone 3. They are tasty but thin walled. Word of caution....don't stand under a flock of seagulls with your mouth open! LOL

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahahaha, very wise advise.

[@joy-unhinged]

1:34 Had a double take then re-watched over and over to be sure I wasn't crazy😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

what happened?!

[@joy-unhinged]

@JessieatPlot37 the Girlies outside with their coop🤣 I forgot they have a new one inside

[@kazjohns]

Big fat zero on the bird watch.😕. Could only do Sunday and was very stormy here under a mile from the Hastings coast. Didn’t even see an ice cream stealing Seagull😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

I'm glad you didn't catch the ice cream stealer!! he is a menace!!

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch Good work jessie you the best te moostuin te zaailing papers thans te video Top weekend grootjes 🍹🌶🌱🌺🌤🌿

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks :)

[@__Shellspace__]

my bell peppers grew better in the garden !then in the green house or tunnel last year i was shocked at that ! so il be doing that again this year save the green house for aubergines and tomatoes then , but honestly in my head i had space for all ive grown but in reality i dont hahaha so il be giving some plants away too for sure! i wish i knew local gardeners or maybe a local plant fayre might happen late spring leeds area that i can give them too

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thats is strange! interesting though. Definitely have a look for 'local plant sale' because i found quite a few that way that are very happy for donations! I'm going to be giving a fair few away too :D

[@tangocat4370]

I also like the clunky keyboard

[@JessieatPlot37]

Far better than these silly flat ones!

[@joem2745]

I really should pay more attention to all your gardening tips, but I always get so sidetracked by the shenanigans! 😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahaah!

[@thesmirkinggrape]

Hi Jessie, would you mind talking about your light set up one day. Thanks

[@JessieatPlot37]

I shall, if you think it wuld be interesting. Its a very rudimentary set up.

[@thesmirkinggrape]

@@JessieatPlot37 thanks a bunch

[@patriciahawkes386]

Once the birds r brave enough to come down to eat the seeds they will come every day so make sure u put the seed out every day.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, they come normally for the left overs of the girlies seed, so they know its coming when they are out. Was just not a great day for it.

[@tony1kenobi468]

Mechanical keyboard is what you are looking for. People who play pc games use them so there’s plenty of options.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yes, its exactly that. but i don't want one that glows purple and green (my boyfriends one is like a bloody light show :D )

[@Sol_vida7]

Same story here, decided not to grow bell peppers this year, purchased Shishito and Padron pepper seeds. I enjoy them quite a lot more during the summer, the harvest comes earlier. Just makes more sense overall. 🫑 Wishing a lovely day! 🙏

[@JessieatPlot37]

exactly that. i guess we all slowly narrow down whats right :)

[@BillFerguson-c6c]

Jessie how long do you leave the peppers on the heat mat and under the grow lights after they have germinated please? Great video as usual, many thanks.

[@suzilouden5964]

Bird watching.....epic success. One crow, one parakeet, four robins, half a dozen chooks & a dozen seagulls, and none in a pear tree....🦜🐦‍⬛🐔🐦 - 😂😂 😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahaha, do you think the RSPB will be over-excited when they get my results :D

[@suzilouden5964]

@JessieatPlot37 Overwhelmed I'd say 😁......have a great weekend folks ❤️

[@betbaker3479]

Hello Jesse, I don't know if it matters much but I just wanted to know.., the two cucumbers you just planted the popsicle sticks are in the wrong spots. You swap them. Great video today, good information 😁

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha, so i have been told! I just now need to work out which two i swapped around!

[@betbaker3479]

​@@JessieatPlot37 I don't know if you've gotten a reply or not but one of them was the pineapple you said it was very delicate. They were the two on the second shelf closest to the left hand side and the one in front of it. Hope that helps 👍 at the 25-minute Mark

[@tamararoberts9307]

❤❤ 🍻 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@debbiebrooks6487]

Yes I also think you put the wrong labels on the cucumbers Jessie. Too much chatting 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

Always too much chatting!

[@jeanlauridsen8596]

Hello My Jessie Babe, Beautiful as always.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahaha, thanks

[@suebradford890]

I managed to spot 15 in my tiny front garden including a coal tit - but do you find the slightly more unusual birds who regularly come, stay away for that hour? Annoying! Cheers Jessie!

[@JessieatPlot37]

15 is a great count! Yeah, always the way. we normally have masses of great tits in our front garden (right outside my window) but when i went to see if i could add them to my back garden tally... nothing to be seen! :D They know :D

[@jessievanswaaij2971]

You need a mechanical keyboard ( gardener and gamer myself) lots of love from Belgium

[@JessieatPlot37]

exactly that. I think thats what it reminded me of. Hours/months/years spent in WoW. hahaahah!

[@jessievanswaaij2971]

@@JessieatPlot37 eehm still playing wow... since vanilla /high five

[@Tamsins_Potager]

Mechanical keyboard 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

exactly that!

[@LadyMul]

Jessie, do the girlies always stick together when they are out? I noticed them stay close together x

[@SebastianMcCabe]

What is the terracotta pot your Mums putting her hands on?

[@JessieatPlot37]

Its our little shed heater. Theres a candle under in and so its toasty warm.

[@leahayes4644]

Who’s the fourth person😂

[@juliewhite2688]

Jessie do you keep your lights on all the time for your sowings

[@JessieatPlot37]

I turn them off at night Julie. I really should have them on a timer or manage the exact hours they are getting but i'm a bit lax with that.

[@lawrencebeeles6338]

the peppers would germinate better if sat directly on the heatmat

[@JessieatPlot37]

They are directly on the heat mat.

[@paulinemorris5186]

i think the birds have to be on the ground to be counted.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, they have to land. I wasn't really counting the seaguls and things. Just interesting to stand there and see whats flying about!

[@labcat647]

I still can’t get over that Jessie the veggie gal ended up with someone who doesn’t like veggies… oh the irony.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahaah, nor can i!!!

[@rachelstark2391]

What is the grey cloth(?) on your office door?

[@JessieatPlot37]

That is the old sound proofing from when i used to record voice over in the office. i had a little booth! But now its just still there :D

[@FoodThymeAndGarden]

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@traceypotts9425]

Too early for cucumbers sow in April 😊

[@AmyJames-kk3es]

I always do mine Jan,and always turns out great. 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

Nope! Definitely aJan thing for me Tracey. Each to their own.

[@jaynekennedy8469]

JESSIE I THINK YOU MISLABELLED YOUR CUCUMBER PLANTS minutes 25-28. I also don’t think you watered them.

[@JessieatPlot37]

I did water them. And yes, i've had many people let me know i've already messed up my labels hahaah!

[@bobwilliams5506]

Your robins are so much prettier than ours here in the U.S. No seed starting here for at least 6 weeks here in mid-MO.

[@JessieatPlot37]

I have just looked up american robins, Bob! i didn't even know they were different. I just thought a robin was a robin! Yours look much more dark and mysterious than ours.

[@bobwilliams5506]

@@JessieatPlot37 You're being kind, Jess. Ours are a bit larger than yours, but they are scraggly looking. Love your vids. Keem em comin'.

[@helenlazoga1487]

How do you expect the poor birds to come down when you've a cat roaming around???

[@ninemoonplanet]

It depends on what bird, some don't care, others will fly away. Crows, ravens, blackbirds, they're not afraid.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Well yes, obviously, that was my point Helen!

[@helenhawkins4054]

Jessie I also managed to do exactly the same. POTATOES galore, I’ll have to give them away to anyone in need. They are by far the best from grown local .🤭👍