Just when you think its all going well... Ep 226 || Plot 37

You win some and you loose some, that's gardening isn't it?! Another week on the Allotment!
Other than what we lost, we did also makes some progress with the last wave of summer seed sowing. We put in Beetroot, Pak Choi, Komatsuma, Spring Onions, Kohl Rabi.
Plus the Beef and Onion tree! Toona Sinesis
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[@kiseki5]

Hi Jessie! The more cooking videos and segments, the better in my opinion😊 I love to see how you use your produce in the kitchen, great inspiration ❤

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thank you so much!

[@beachcomber78]

Your salad dish looked gorgeous. I love your cooking videos and I think the new 2-tone system of presenting them is a brilliant idea that I am looking forward to. Your Mum is a lucky lady to sit at the table of a talented cook.

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D thanks Brenda

[@gemgenie06]

Love your idea about how to handle the cookery videos. Thats how I found your channel - I was searching for a way to deal with a load of Chard and broad beans and stumbled across you :) Really looking forawards to seeing the cookery stuff come back and totally agree with how you are dealing with it by having a little sneak peak in the vlog then dive into deeper detail in a separate video for those who are interested. Ive also fallen into the omg ive got way too much of this produce trap in previous years so having more inspiration will be great......ive still got a ton of french beans blanched and frozen from last year to the point where i only grew 5 plants this year! My gardens been shockingly bad this year though and not very productive or things have gone from nope not doing anything to boom ive bolted in a matter of days - silly weather grrr or as you have slug armageddon double grrr . Lets hope next year is a bit easier!

[@laurachambers3562]

I don't know if someone has already mentioned this, but I had to stop using Blood, Fish & Bone on my allotment as the foxes and badgers could smell it, and so they were digging in the beds as it smelt to them like something tasty had died, being their nature. They couldn't find anything so there furious digging would be widespread wherever I'd used B,F&B. I just used compost with seaweed based fertiliser now, they're not keen on seaweed and I've not had the problem since.

[@joy-unhinged]

52:58 ok, this is the 3rd video in a row that I get a snippet of silence around the end speech. Anybody else? Love the cooking portion idea, can't wait💚

[@Sandramortimer]

Yes

[@joy-unhinged]

@@Sandramortimer thanks

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh pants... that kept happening in my editor but i can't see why and then nobody mentioned it so i figured it was just my end... thank you for letting me know!

[@rebeccawhite2402]

Other people are not alone when not knowing what to do with grown produce. I welcome some advice Jessie on that front.

[@CLFL14256]

already following Jesse's advice of freezing Greek Gigantes, works a treat. Have also used a fig in a salad, gorgeous! The problem is the glut of produce, does anybody ever grow the right amount of lettuce??? Or courgettes?

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahah, i think if i could spread my lettuce out it would be a good amount but sadly it comes in huge waves and then nothing :D

[@lobodo988]

Very interested in the kitchen videos! This salad looks soooooo elegant and special, and EXPENSIVE, I might add, if I ordered it in a fine restaurant. Just can’t get that kind of food in a Taco Bell or McDonalds. Meanwhile, I’ve bought giant noodle shells to be stuffed! Would never have bothered without your video, but you made it look fantastic, Jessie. tysm

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yay for the giant shells! they are so versatile, you can stuff them with all sorts of left overs and throw a bit of bechamel over, stick it in the oven and you have a new dish :D

[@susieblossom1337]

Really keen to see the foody blogs, loved it when you did a few.......must have been a couple years ago. Kitchen looks great.

[@PennyDouglas-yb7tg]

Keep up the good work young lady.all best from sherwood

[@larathomas625]

Destructive beggars those badgers! I really feel for you Jessie - at this rate you’re going to end up with everything covered up!

[@JessieatPlot37]

i know, i think i'm heading that way!

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Yes I agree with you Jessie, these mild wet winters are no good. We need lots of frost for our garlic for a start. Winters should be cold and frosty, not wet and mild. Fingers crossed!

[@squeezyjohn1]

The winter before last had a week in December down to -12ºC almost constantly below freezing which killed all my citrus even in the greenhouse wrapped in fleece, did for my young apple trees and almost finished off my globe artichokes.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Cold and frosty, yes!! I could do without the -8 though :D

[@kata_kit]

Jessie, I drip few drops of the citronella oil - neat - to soak into the wooden boards of my raised beds and seem to be able to avoid any guests who may be tempted to dig up my vegetables 🥰

[@kata_kit]

Lily, however will not be impressed as cats do hate it too 😞

[@JessieatPlot37]

yeah, i do wonder about that because i know its recommended as a cat deterrent too... she doesn't seem to mind it. but maybe every time she come to visit shes like 'eugh god, these people stink!!' hahahaha

[@kata_kit]

Can I also share our crazy slug (not rested on snails) experience... So, we have poked sticks into our raised beds and used clips to attach netting a d fleece and material that protects against the tiniest flies 🤞​@@JessieatPlot37

[@teresaedwards3659]

You are so inspiring to me. Love the whole video. So sorry about your mean badger.

[@teresaedwards3659]

P.S. I've been making plantain tea for my dad, was wondering what to do with seed \flower part, now I know!

[@JessieatPlot37]

oooh, plantain tea. Any good?

[@ianparsons9824]

I know you don't believe me Jessie but your madly digging foxes/badgers situation in the pumpkin bed is definitely the blood , fish and bone attracting them . I've been there , seen the film and bought the tee shirt with knobs on !

[@mags9536]

Looking forward to recipe videos. Can't wait 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Mags!

[@lancpudn]

Slugs have been the worst this year than I can remember, They've decimated so many of my vegetables that I feel all the hard work I put into sowing these seeds back in January /February on heat mats & under grow lights has been a bit of a waste of my efforts sadly. I was up around dawn this morning because I couldn't sleep with these warm nights & went into the garden & greenhouses & collected literally dozens of the blighters off my plants.

[@JessieatPlot37]

its been a hard year in the garden, really has!

[@mahlapropyzm9180]

Beer traps - put them out preemptively about a week before you plant out. You will never send them extinct, but beer traps at least let your plants get big enough to out grow any later damage. It's a pretty gnarly business cleaning them out too, but worth it. Also a cold frame/greenhouse lets you grow your seedlings a lot bigger so they too can resist a minor onslaught. Even then, there will be casualties.

[@charyle1974]

I have just made and eaten your recipe of fresh double podded broad beans, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil on toast and it was amazing! My new fave thing to eat!! 🙌 thank you Jess!

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D great! Oh i do love a broadbean on toast :D

[@myrustygarden]

Such a shame about the squash and things 😢😢. 36:55 I wasn’t actually watching you sow I was trying to see what mom was doing 😂😂. I will be sowing some more things now too but not too much as I’m moving (go figure) things around the garden again. I’m trying a water spinach this year it’s apparently similar to gailan, very prolific and loves heat 👍. Have a fab week ladies, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ahh the constant garden shuffle :D Water spinach sounds exciting. in it like Kangkong?

[@myrustygarden]

@@JessieatPlot37 did you wish to try some it’s exactly kang Kong

[@lorragen5425]

Your plantain looks different, in Canada it's broadleaf and has about a 6 inch stalk doesn't have that cute little pinecone tuft, very interesting, enjoyed your video very much, thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas, take care to you and your mom

[@annaking9213]

So nice seeing you make fresh food from the garden items.

[@JessieatPlot37]

thats what its all about in the end isn't it? the eating :D

[@rosemarytaylor1154]

Lovely video Jessie, looking forward to your recipe blogs. Have a good gardening week.

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Rosemary!

[@ginaturner8176]

Oh, I feel your pain with the badger turfing out debacle, you are so stoical, well done. Then again, you have the good life indeed, delicious lunch with a lovely Mum and magnificent vase of dahlias in the background, gorgeous. Thanks again!

[@JessieatPlot37]

the good life indeed Gina. Can't complain too much!

[@alisonaustin7299]

Oh what wonderful news - that you’re going to be doing a bit of a cooking/recipe vlog. Whenever you take that trug home, full of your fab produce - I always wonder what you’re going to make with it!

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D looking forward to being able to film in the kitchen again :D

[@steveprosser7154]

Really enjoyed the blog Corgette recipes please.

[@Y2B68]

Yes please recipes. I enjoy seeing how you use your harvest. Been watching you since you started. Love your channel and excited for more videos. ❤

[@JessieatPlot37]

ah thank you!

[@Whistlewalk]

Dinner looked lovely. Happy for you that you finely have a real working kitchen again!

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D the working kitchen is a joyous thing :D

[@joolsmartin1996]

Wonderful watch this week. Joyful even tho you had trials with the diggers. Loving wait for the plane dance and the cooking recipe idea / …plan…..spot on ! Awesome.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha:D thanks Jools

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Really looking forward to seeing your cooking videos.

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Jean

[@JoanneMiller-r1g]

Great idea look forward to the recipe, hope the pumpins come good ⚘️🐝🍄🧄🧅🥦🥬🥒

[@JessieatPlot37]

thank you!

[@markhildred2456]

Badgers: "Let's go the place that does free refills" 😶‍🌫

[@JessieatPlot37]

....indeed

[@janenewley1014]

Oh…the joy of august…picking…cucumbers, courgettes, peas, beans, plums, apples, tomatoes…and glorious sweet peas😄

[@hikerlindacanadianrockies8478]

I sympathize with the damage you've suffered. We just got hit with a major hailstorm (golf ball sized hail) hit our garden plots. I won't be able to go up there until the weekend, as it's still raining away for a few days. I'll have to see what can be saved or what can recover.

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh thats so frustrating too.. we've only had one serious hail storm here, that i recall and it smashed everything!! Hope you find your damage isn't as bad as expected!

[@debbiespitznagel1472]

Jessie, I'm feeling so badly for you about your plants and the badger. Have you tried heavily sprinkling cayenne pepper all around the bed? It sometimes helps with critters here. Ohhh I just looked up your beef and onion tree and it looks like it gets VERY BIG. It spreads by suckers and seeds. Will it be invasive, do you think? Your harvest looked so lovely in the basket. I'm so EXCITED to hear about your recipe videos!!!

[@nickiramsay2421]

You have taught me something new about plantains. I usually feed them to my tortoise but I’m going to have to have a nibble now 😄 Shame about all your squashed veg, it has been a trying year for sure.

[@lorainemcguire5795]

Hi jessie great video can be disheartening when things get dug up we hsve had the same thing every few nights now found pink maggots in our plums i never knew they existed until eating it, you always put on a smile and like you say gotta stsy positive ❤

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh maggoty plums!! When we had a plum (years ago) i don't think i ever found a fruit without a wiggly inside!

[@janetpurdie9464]

So sorry about the badgers! Wonderful animals, but they really are like rotavators. Two years ago, they totally murdered my sweetcorn, and we have had to put in massive defensive measures. Another lovely episode; thank you.

[@JessieatPlot37]

yeah, wouldn't wish them harm! But just would like them to go enjoy themselves not on my beds hahaha!

[@corrinemaynard8787]

Hi jessie i think your cooking videos are a great idea i spend hours trawling cook books to find recipes for what i grow its great to be able to see how to use up everything up brilliant looking forward to see what comes😊😊

[@hazelwhitaker1910]

Love that You are doing the recipes again having just acquired an allotment this year. Thank you

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh lovely! how exciting to have a new plot!

[@lamperdsfield]

Love your idea for netting the figs and pears! Genius 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D thanks!

[@berylhunter7509]

Battery operated electric fence around beds to stop badgers? I have seen them used to stop bears getting into gardens/chicken coops on videos. Gives them a little shock and they respect the wire after that. We use electric fencing on the farm, even when the power is off they respect the fences. I laughed so hard when I saw our huge Hereford bull do an enormous jump over a electric wire lying on the ground not connected!😅

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahha, i'm thinking about it. But my neighbour has installed one around her corn and beetroot and they still manage to get in :/

[@kaia41]

Well...Toona sinensis. It is a deciduous tree growing to 25 metres (82 ft) tall with a trunk up to 70 cm diameter. The bark is brown, smooth on young trees, becoming scaly to shaggy on old trees. The young leaves of T. sinensis are extensively used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine; they have a floral, yet onion-like flavor, attributed to volatile organosulfur compounds.[12] Plants with red young leaves are considered of better flavour than those where the young leaves are green.[4][13][14] In China and Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, the young leaves of Toona sinensis or commonly known as Chinese Mahogany is used to make Toona paste, which is used as a condiment to serve with plain rice porridge as breakfast and simple meals, or to enhance the flavour of a dish or soup. Common dishes made with Toona paste are Chinese Mahogany fried rice, Chinese Mahogany beancurd, and Chinese Mahogany mushroom soup. The leaves contain Vitamin E, and high amounts of iron, calcium and chlorophyll. Sounds like a tree I would like to have in my fairly big garden. ;)

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahha, all the info! Yeah, i have discovered its going to be huge so i might try it in a pot hahaha!

[@peacefulgarden]

Yes please! More Cooking with Jess ❤❤❤ I love your flavour combos and esthetic m'dear. Looking forward to it 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks :D

[@Auntie7024]

Dang, badgers! They are annoying. Very frustrating, but press on. The garden is still worth all the work and battle with the badgers. Take care. ❤

[@ninemoonplanet]

Toon tree sounds like that one you are going to try. Images of those are quite large trees. I have the seeds, but couldn't get them to germinate. I would appreciate the instructions for getting them to sprout. 🇨🇦 Thank you.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yes, i've heard now that they can get very big! If i can get mine to germinate i will tell you how i did it.

[@chriseverest4380]

Remember the Delia Smith effect : weird ingredient used in recipe suddenly becomes trendy and famous! Now Jessie's Beef & Onion tree - bought tonight from Suttons😂😂❤ Slugs, foxes, badgers, parakeet pooing flypasts - it's like an adventure film! Man vs Nature😢😂😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahha!

[@Sandramortimer]

We have an honesty table on our allotment where people put excess plants and veg for others to take.

[@zoem8820]

Our allotment has just started a weekly donation to the local food bank, which is really nice.

[@JessieatPlot37]

We have a spot where people leave things for other to take! But we are all inundated with the same things at the same time hahaha!

[@Auntie7024]

I stumbled upon your channel today. Amazing veg garden! I am so impressed. Love your channel. Thank you so much for sharing. How nice for you to have your mum with you. ❤

[@kathysumner1443]

You have to go out in the night and get the slugs off plants .I got about one hundred slug in two nighs.

[@anthonystevens749]

Last night I plucked 26 slippery slobs off a single large cabbage... They're just unbe-effing-lievable this year! 😖 Got to get me some chicken for all the free protein 👹

[@JessieatPlot37]

its not that easy to get up there at night!

[@jenniparker8389]

Love the idea of separate videos for both an easy way to find a recipe PLUS an extra hit of “our Jessie” ❤

[@JellieGHope]

Squirrels keep digging out flowers in my pots. I love them and they are so cute but I really wanted those flowers

[@lorragen5425]

Have you tried ground cayenne pepper, I sprinkle it on the soil with cinnamon, squirrels hate certain smells, we had one ripping up the felt covering on the roof of the car hood, the garage advised scented drier sheets in certain places under the hood or watered down lemon juice, we only had to do the drier sheets the spice idea came from a garden book

[@JessieatPlot37]

frustrating isn't it :/

[@laurathomson5053]

I would love to watch your cooking videos too,I can't wait to watch them,love all your videos,and them bloody badger's lol 😱🫣😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

bloody badgers indded!! hahah, thanks Laura!

[@traceyclark6650]

Hi Jessie and mum thanks for sharing, and I love the idea of what to do with a certain crop great ❤

[@sownreap2467]

Your a star , thanks for another great video, much appreciated Jessie. The recipe idea sounds great. Xxxx

[@FloraMaccy]

I have a beef and onion (Toona sinensis) tree ..plant growing its a few months old and it was the only one out of two sowing.Its inside on my landing in a sunny position. Fingers crossed.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh yes to fingers crossed!!

[@MaryBornforHealth]

Really looking forward to the recipe video! Yeah! and extra video!!

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D thanks Mary

[@Tamsins_Potager]

Loose??? 😅😅😅 um...lose 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yes, just realised as it went up and i haven't been able to get home and change it!!!

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jessie and your Mum, those badgers are so annoying digging up your plants 🙄 let's hope we have a better Winter than last year. Us growers have suffered a lot this season. Great idea wrapping fruit in netting. Fingers crossed for your poor plants recovering 🤞will be interesting to see if your beef & onion crisp flavoured leaves will taste just like them. Lunch looked delicious. Lovely video update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

its been a hard gardening year Christine, hasn't it!

[@margerycummings8158]

Love the idea of the cooking and recipes, really interested 👍❤️ absolutely love your channel 😍

[@JessieatPlot37]

:) thanks margery!

[@chriseverest4380]

Bought a Toona Sinensis - ate a young leaf - can't taste the beef & Onion crisps but will persevere😂❤

[@nehakudchadkar-h3h]

I should watch more of your videos Jessie! It's so nice to hear your voice and see what you have been up to!!

[@jasminemarshall7495]

So sorry to see the badgers are at work again. Love the idea of the recipe segment I am always open to new ideas. How about just you and JB having a separate channel where you toss your ideas around? I can see that being excellent. Best wishes to your mum. Jasmine

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahaha, that would be great Jasmine!

[@carolg5800]

I would love to watch your cooking videos. Thank you for another gardening video.

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Carol

[@elisabov]

Looking forward to the new format of a recipe in the end of the week 😁❤

[@teresaedwards3659]

Same here!

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@barbarahudson1042]

Looking forward to seeing cooking

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Barbara :)

[@alison3276]

What a glorious sink and gorgeous lunch! Yum! So here for your foodie vlogs Cheers!

[@JessieatPlot37]

yay for the eating!! thats what its all about in the end isn't it?! :D

[@bewoodford2807]

Hi Jess. Love the new format. I will fzind it so useful as I am one of those people who isn't sure what to do withy harvests. Thank you. I get problems with badgers digging my beds that i've mulched with rotted manure. Could you please tell me what the citronella is that you use? Is it a diluted citronella essential oil or the oil you burn to keep insects away from an outside dining space? Thank you so much. Happy gardening 🙂

[@ninemoonplanet]

The plant called lemon balm is good for keeping mosquitoes, small animals out of beds. It also makes a good flavouring in an herbal tisane (tea).

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hello! They are same thing, the essential oil and the one you burn. I just buy a large bottle of the essential oil and dilute it with soapy water.

[@bewoodford2807]

@@JessieatPlot37 thank you ❤

[@Veggiesrule1908]

The separate use of/cooking videos sound a great idea then we will be able to find them easily 🎉😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Jane!

[@tommeltje1]

Yes! Love recipes...😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@andrewstirrat1628]

Great eyes and thanks for the tips to a much needed 2nd year gardner

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha, thanks andrew!

[@jaynekennedy8469]

I’ve just bought some Japanese onions which I’ve never tried before. They should overwinter. Perhaps you could try some as yours were very poor. I feel very sorry for you, hope most of it survives!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, i've got some japanese onion seed i'm thinking about trying!

[@petersavage5885]

The little dance at the end 🔥

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha

[@janenewley1014]

How are your Jinxy beans? Mine are now picking…a few as “French “ beans, a few as green podded beans…and leaving most for drying for the winter…🤓 Jinxy

[@lindacapen500]

Jessie , I don't know if you already know how medicinal plantain is. The little flower head is where physillium husks come from to help go #2 . Also the leaves can be used dried in tea for acid reflux, Gerd and upper respiratory problems. If you get stung or bite you can pick a leaf, chew it and put it directly on the spot and it will take away the itching and some pain. I use all of it when I wild harvest it.

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh thats really interesting, i didn't know that!

[@asyed1995]

Greatness freshness kindness goodness

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha thanks!

[@ameliagfawkes512]

Watching with interest to see how home-made crisps seasoned with your novelty plant (dehydrated and ground into a powder, I suspect) turn out!

[@annemariesharp7414]

Working my way through ur videovand really hoping you continue the food part this exactly me dont know what to do with it xx

[@themightykhan2]

I have badgers on my plot, but ive neverknown them do this. They have however 'honoured' me with a toilet on path outside my plot 🤣

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahah, yeah, thats always a delight. especially this time of year when they are eating so many blackberries hahaha!

[@Plotonthehill]

Look forward to learning what to do with the stuff the slugs don't want😂... X

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha, yeah... slug reject cuisine.

[@Plotonthehill]

@@JessieatPlot37 😂😂 great title

[@kitcatforever]

I love this idea for a video for how to use what I grow.

[@JessieatPlot37]

:) thank you

[@samanthahoos9827]

❤ #1 Motion activated solar lights - they deter wildlife in my gardens. #2 Thank you for showing us how to eat what we grow! I grew okra this year and haven’t eaten any. #3 Where’s that night camera? I’m curious if you can get the badger on camera. #4 Drone? Even if it’s winter I’d love to see what your area looks like from above to get a better area of what plots look like since I don’t have anything like that by me. #5 THANK YOU for every video! Even my husband says “It’s Tuesday. Put Jessie on!” 😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

The motion lights are a bit of an issue because we have some flats near by and it they see lights on in the allotment at night they call the council/police... very annoying if you've forgotten something and need to pop back up with a torch!! I am trying to catch the badger on the camera but they re proving elusive! until i don't set it up of course and they they show up hahah! I do have a drone! I'm not very good at flying it, and i can only do so when the school kids aren't around! :D I am hoping to get some higher up footage soon though, now they are on summer holidays!

[@--Singularity--]

It´s property of the simulation, Jessie. You have to do the work immediately you check they´re ready to harvest. Otherwise simulation will ruin it. I´m now taking my Stevia leafs for drying for winter. I had two plants, and on other one is 50% leaves gone. But i´ll manage.

[@susiespearing6165]

Oh Jessie and Mum what a start to a visit 😢 Do you have any brambles or rose branches you can lay down ? I've even resorted to plastic forks before now ,they did work but so frustrating 😏

[@JessieatPlot37]

its so frustrating isn't it! i think i'm going to have to resort to covering every single bed!!

[@mikeunderwood1102]

some of us here in erddig rd, wrexham allotments, dont bother growing sweetcorn as the badgers eat it every year, spot on time when its ready for us humans to eat !! do you teach as a job? as you present your podcasts well 😊😊. keep at it jessie

[@JessieatPlot37]

Its very tempting to give up on it!! They are keen devourers of the beetroot and sweet corn here too... Hahha, no, i don't teach! I used to teach people how to make moulds for glass casting/bronze casting and slip casting. But thats all behind me now hahaha!

[@denniskiewiet422]

2/3s of my life seems to be bean picking? Same here. For one of my neighbours at the alotment, it is about 10/3s of their life. We're filling the fridges of pretty anyone we know. Handing them out at the pub is a good idea.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahaha, its a very beany year this one isn't it?!?!

[@Dr.StacyLongo]

I loved it!!!! That is an amazing idea.

[@JessieatPlot37]

:) thanks!

[@BillBoulton-js8ns]

Have you thought it could be the compost that they are attracted to ?? When we have compost that contains a lot of municipal green waste my dog Bruce will actually eat it out of the bed......... Just something to ponder while pottering..

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yes, i think its a combination. But i have to weigh it up because that mulch improves our soil and harvest/plant growth so much!

[@thomasthibedeau]

Your garden plot is sure taking a beating by that badger. Otherwise it all looks great!

[@JessieatPlot37]

every time someting starts to look good, it gets turfed out hahah!

[@Lynne-plot35b-36b]

Poor little veggies. 😢 sounds like there’s been a massacre at plot 37. Pesky wild life!! I’m so luck we don’t have foxes, badgers or even rabbits on our site. Just plain out pigeons and slimey critters is enough for me to cope with. Hope you get the trail footage though. Will be interesting if nothing else. Look forward to the cooking episodes I’m one of those who never knows what to do with stuff so just leave in freezer. Hope they survive the night x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, hoping to finally catch a badger on the camera this week!!

[@stephk-s1619]

I would love more snippets of what you cook with your veg

[@JessieatPlot37]

:) great, thank you

[@janenewley1014]

Oh yes…squirrels love figs…frustratingly they often leave the fruit on the tree with their tooth marks!🤯🤯🤯

[@Hhaahland4]

I am so grateful that I don’t have to contend with badgers, squirrels, voles, moles and the like. Feeling frustrated for you. I’ve never heard of beef & onion crisps let alone a beef and onion tree! Maybe the people taste testing plants that supposedly taste like mushrooms had a certain variety of mushroom beforehand 😆

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahahaha, maybe helen!!

[@billmarshall3505]

Hi Jessie, Well, I don't know where I am going wrong but I haven't been able to find your separate recipe edition which you thought would possibly be on Saturday. HELP. Cheers Jasmine

[@ioanaconstantin7151]

I believe you actually attract even more those badgers into those freshly mulched beds because of the fertiliser (bone fish and blood), try to switch to something else for an experiment (like chicken or horse manure pellets, seeweed,… ). Those little hungry fluffy cute plant diggers will dig somewhere else.

[@JessieatPlot37]

yes, the mulch does attract them but i've not noticed a difference in years when i have/have not used blood fish and bone. They do go crazy for chicken manure pellets though so i definitely know i can't use those!!

[@squeezyjohn1]

Shower scrunchies as fruit bird protectors = absolute genius! What do they cost? £1.99? for tons of metres of netting tube. Absolute genius!

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahaha!

[@StonedSidney]

Bummer about the badgers :-( Set up your trail cam and get some nice video content? Hope the beef & onion tree works 'cos I so want that in my garden!

[@annlockey8552]

We used to scatter orange and lemon peels around our beds to keep cats off it worked for us, possibly other animals to😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

willing to try anything :D

[@derekjackson5548]

Great idea to do the reciepe videos, I have no idea what to do with half the vwg I grow x

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D thanks Derek!

[@phillangstrom8693]

my problem in my garden is skunks they like to dig up and around my tomatoes and cucumbers they even bit off the top of one of my cucumber plants as well as a couple of the baby cucumber starts on it

[@JessieatPlot37]

oh, thats frustrating! Not something we have but same colour as the badgers!

[@suebradford890]

Brill idea Jessie, about the recipe videos I mean. You and your family eat so healthily, from fork to plate as they say. Did you grow the mozarella you put on the fig salad? Lol😀 And best of luck with the badger destruction.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahaha, sadly not! :D

[@janetleach2421]

Thanks for a great video as always 😍looking forward to the allotment related cooking videos as I really don’t know how to use a lot of veggies so don’t grow them but this will encourage me. I do cut flowers and soft fruit on my allotment and the only veg are potatoes tomatoes and chillies. It will be interesting to experiment with other veggies but need your guidance 😍I garden in N W England so a bit wetter and colder then you in London.☔️💦

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Janet. Its been such a good year for soft fruit, i bet you've had some wonderful; harvests!!

[@janetleach2421]

@@JessieatPlot37 yes I had. Number crop of strawberries and made some very tasty jam much better than shop jam😁I have frozen a lot and look forward to using it over winter.