HELPING ALLOTMENT WILDLIFE / ALLOTMENT GARDENING UK

[@phirst55]

The problem with the wildlife hedge is all the weed roots will spread, as you can see with the area you are trying to clear. Might I suggest you buy a decent digging fork and dig all the roots out of that area, if you don't get them out then your greenhouse will be full of weeds/brambles/bind weed, its much better spending the time getting rid of them all before putting up the greenhouse, or you will forever trying to remove them from under the greenhouse.

[@countrygardensns9262]

Good morning Emma. Watching you from Canada, where it is snowing right now. Wishing I could get in my gardens. Maybe around April I’ll be able to start. In the meantime, I’m gardening vicariously through you. Hoping 2025 is a great gardening year for everyone. xox 🇨🇦

[@beverley1539]

👋🏻🇨🇦🐝Ditto

[@carolwhite6979]

Wildlife hedges are perfect organic division of space while providing for nesting birds, hedgehogs and sheltering other tiny beings. Thanks Emma!

[@twelvesmylimit]

Thanks, Emma. That teepee is great inspiration!

[@donnawilliams1350]

Love the teepee idea, can't wait to see he greenhouse up

[@nigeladderley1088]

Hi emma I personally would level of the ground where your greenhouse is going put a cover sheet over then get some slabs or gravel to use as a base for the greenhouse it would help keep that bind weed under control hope you have a successful new year growing

[@breakawayfromme]

I keep all my tulips in planters, means I can move them anywhere when there flower and in autumn/winter I just move the planters somewhere out of the elements and also I would never remember where they were if in the ground so would probably accidently dig them up or something. Hope you have success with yours this year.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

That's exactly what I do in my home garden. And I'm creating dedicated flower beds for them now so I don't forget where they are and dig them up like I have done in the past! xx

[@mags9536]

Your plot is looking really good. Fingers crossed for good weather this year

[@beverley1539]

Hiya Emma Thankyou for the visit. Take care southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝

[@Jammie21245]

Can't wait to see the greenhouse up. It will provide lots of growing space for those seedlings. I'm personally looking forward to my spring bulbs coming up this year. Anticipating a lovely display. ❤ to Emma 😊

[@rebabs]

Hi Emma, have you thought about buying/ borrowing a pick axe? It doesn't have to be a huge one, just something with a bit of weight. It would help to make short work of your greenhouse area. I love how youve positioned your wildlife area next to Einstein's feeding station. When he's eaten his mealworms, he can eat the insects under the tripod. 😂😂😂

[@TheGDJames]

I suppose that if the teepee wildlife refuge doesn't work, you can always set it alight and put your billycan on it. 😀

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Fantastic update Emma. Good use of materials! Happy growing 😊

[@sarah3136]

Keep the wildlife 'hedge', it's not being lazy, it's caring about providing for invertebrates and other wildlife ❤🐁🐦🐞🪲🐝🐜🐛🐌🕷

[@twelvesmylimit]

💯

[@sjarmhagen]

​@@twelvesmylimitabsolutely agree❤

[@barrymorgan7215]

Happy new year Emma to you and family

[@jayess8769]

That area is starting to look better 😊Emma, little by little. Don't injure yourself!

[@diannelee9336]

Happy New Year, Emma. I hope that 2025 is very productive and fruitful. hugs

[@sarieg6940]

Think it’s best to treat greenhouse area with killer and cover babe as you will be there all year. As you said your greenhouse needs to go up asap (and I’m sooo excited to see you use it) x

[@patstephenso7206]

Keep the hedge it's a home already 😊

[@robinroseberry]

Thank you !

[@don5125]

Well done 😇👍

[@joycehennequin8469]

Emma leave the wild life hedge the Hedgehogs will love it and the frogs ❤

[@jasonwoods4811]

Happy new year, I hope you had a great one, Can't wait to see what you will doing on the ALLOTMENT plots :D

[@don5125]

May I suggest you invest in a spade! Sharp shovels work ok but a spade has a point that penetrates hard ground 😇👍

[@annayounie537]

Oh Emma I feel your pain, clearing that patch. I have just taken on the plot next to my allotment and it's exactly the same. Just a solid mat of couch grass and bramble roots. Nightmare. But like you, I'm just doing a bit every visit. It's slow going but hopefully by spring, I'll have made an improvement. It'll all be worth it when your lovely new greenhouse is up and running, and my new plot is cleared and ready to go. We can do it.. Girl power ha ha

[@christinamichael2043]

Happy New Year Emma. Wishing you and your family a peaceful and joyful year. May everything you grow be blessed. ❤Xx

[@craigorchard3866]

Hiya Emma you really don't need a greenhouse till March and weather should start getting better from march onwards so if you maybe planned to get greenhouse in for End of February I really wouldn't do any sooner would really be to much of a risk so that would give you a good 7 to 8 weeks all the best for 2025 keep up the great work and videos Craig oh and sorry to say but I say later than sooner better for greenhouse I know you will be wanting in up but honestly hold off long as you can and your going to need the time to weed that corner as much as possible every bit you get out is 1 less weed to come back also a good spade and fork really does help when digging cheap tools go blunt fast bend and are just not up for the job get a good Spade and fork see if any sales are on and treat yourself you will see the difference

[@petro3441]

Happy 2025 for you and your family. I look forward to spending time with you and einstein every week.

[@suesmith9202]

Looks like a big job digging that corner out Emma. Why don't you ask your hubby if he could lend a hand. ❤

[@potagermalo]

Coucou 👋🏻 Excellente vidéo À bientôt

[@kelly2791]

We've had a lovely 🤔24 hour's of sunshine. Hopefully you got it too.

[@sarah3136]

Suet pellets for Einstein? Mealworms are basically air 😂 I love the teepee, needs more stuff in it though to compact it as it's just going to blow away, wrapping with twine like you suggested is a great idea 💡

[@jaynekennedy8469]

I think there’s no harm in having a wild barrier, it’s only like a farmers hedge boundary. I’m sure it’s a wildlife haven in its own right.

[@iantaylor5618]

happy new year emma

[@joycehennequin8469]

The Tulips look nice and healthy to me ❤

[@adelaidestitcher]

Hi, try sharpening the edge of the shovel. It should help cut through those weeds easier (although perhaps not through the blackberry canes)

[@KevinField-w6p]

thank you so much for todays film

[@neilcrabtree6713]

Happy New Year! Emma, I think you'll need a better spared. You need one of those grafters so much easier for digging things out with

[@susanelwood5794]

Have you thought of hiring a mini digger to take all the hard graft out of it and it will be much quicker. Happy new year 🥳

[@Gardenofglory-l6v]

Happy New Year Emma ❤❤best wishes to you and happy gardening 👩‍🌾

[@fluffy-Muffin]

Happy new year Emma Your plots are looking super lovely!

[@angelikalove3825]

Happy New Year Emma and good luck with the tulips, I'm sure they'll be fine. I've left tulips in the ground for nearly 10 years now and they come up great every year. I don't dig them up as I can't really remember were exactly I've planted them once the green has died back. As for digging up big roots etc I like using the fork. There's less resistance and roots etc come up easier somehow, for me at least. Can't remember the last time I've used my spade. 😊😊🌷🌷

[@nickslife7670]

Happy new year Emma and your family 🎉🎉

[@neyza9822]

Ciao Emma 😊 sembra un hotel per insetti 😍 comunque bellissimo

[@evelynboon3207]

Happy new year from New Zealand 😊

[@lisaberry7535]

Happy New Year Emma and family! Would a thick ground sheet over that dense area help then lay slabs for a base for your greenhouse? We did same and it worked fine?

[@Shellyplotter34]

Emma try using your fork to loosen the ground at a deeper level to get those weed root out.

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch Good work Emmas hard onkruid wieden wortels te moostuin thans te video Top weekend grootjes 🧤🌾🌿🦺🧢😅🌤🙏🌡☕️🧣🌹

[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

If you can get yourself a trenching shovel that will really help dug those vine weeds and whatever vine you have there between your neighbour.its a really good shovel.its long and slender but sharp.

[@Cara_1982]

Could you not just put down a thick sheet of weed suppressant and leave the weeds etc to die away and just put the greenhouse on top? And then for the flooring of the greenhouse once it’s in you could use gravel or something?

[@Cara_1982]

Just thinking it’ll save you some backache 😂

[@Little_Sparrow_House]

We leave our tulip bulbs in the ground year round here in the Midwest USA without issues. I’m assuming the difference in climate.

[@kmorley40]

Would you not be better off using a fork to loosen the soil rather than a spade???

[@christinamichael2043]

Are those roots couch grass,so difficult to control 🙂

[@faith555buffy]

Wasn't it the year before last you got tulip fire and these are new bulbs you've planted this year???? I'm sure you took all the infected ones out in Summer 2023.

[@user-xb7sj2uk4u]

Maybe hire a rotavator or a mini digger? Also, and not having a dig (excuse the pun) if this was my plot I would badger my husband to help He doesn't like gardening that much, but he does try to help with heavy digging work.

[@lucrom1097]

Fantastisch Good work Emmas you the best te moostiun te hard onkruid wieden te wortels en the dieren vogels en egels good weekend 🌾🌿☕🌤️🌡️🍁🧤👍😅💖

[@stephmoseley9014]

Hi Emma I would suggest trying to get a digging hoe or mattock they are brilliant for digging really difficult weeds up.

[@lindawitted1801]

Cover what you dont want with cardboard, re apply this & it will slow die under the cardboard

[@bryanyeo1745]

Remember you need to dig out all plant roots .

[@lindawitted1801]

Re wild life area , cut your brambles down , let the rest grow but keep it under control but keep it for the wild life

[@dawnbaker2939]

Please take the nails out of where your robin feeds be nice for you to get a proper bird table and you could fill you balloon in sure robin will use it xx

[@Mygardencraftcabin]

❤❤❤❤

[@HopeFCharity]

Work smarter not harder Emma.

[@julieh4662]

Please don’t wrap any twine or netting around think of animals such as hedgehogs n the likes they may get tangled up in it and I know that’s the last thing you want to do. If you want to keep the leaves and smaller things in place peg them in with bent over twigs lm sure you could find something that would suffice you are ingenious. sorry to be a bit preachy but just saying not getting on at you.

[@fluffy-Muffin]

I thought she decided not to wrap twine round. I must have missed it.

[@julieh4662]

@@fluffy-Muffinperhaps I misunderstood or failed to listen properly but I do hope she had a change of mind

[@jayneforeman1187]

I am sure they are not tulips, they look more like daffodils or narcsissus bulbs.

[@georgemartin9618]

Congratulations Emma, 38,000 suckers , sorry I mean subscribers . Your channel is so entertaining, I loved the reference to Einstein and the Christmas cards . Maybe Einstein cards next Christmas?

[@haydngreenow8407]

They didnt look like tulip bulbs, far too small

[@petro3441]

What about just covering the greenhouse space with plastic or cardboard and let all the stuff just die off🤷🤷

[@Μαζίστοβελονάκι-μ2λ]

ΕΜΜΑ ΓΙΑΤΙ ΤΑ ΒΓΑΖΕΙΣ;;;

[@annelieswelmer3886]

I think you should remove all the brambles. Otherwise, they will grow over your greenhouse. So better do the hard work now.

[@lindawitted1801]

They don't look like tulips to me , there to small

[@Μαζίστοβελονάκι-μ2λ]

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[@jaynekennedy8469]

Hi Emma, here is a link to Charles Dowding vlog about compost making, obviously mostly on a bigger scale but the general idea is there kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5jSaXWFbJyLeassi=avnFmqFEqbPntl9P

[@don5125]

May I suggest you invest in a spade! Sharp shovels work ok but a spade has a point that penetrates hard ground 😇👍