My Allotment Garden Plan | The Tiny Garden

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This video is a 1 hour special and while I spend time in the shed, seed sowing, pricking out, and potting on. I talk to you about varieties, allotment layouts, beds, boarders, vegetables and flowers!
I've got it all covered, so before you hit play, grab yourself your favourite beverage and settle in for the chats.
Don't forget to check out my girl Sandra 👉 ‪@TwoPotPosies‬
Happy gardening and I look forward to chatting to you in the comments!
All the best,
Laura 😁

[@kevinomalley1521]

You're a natural broadcaster, great speaker, well done and keep making content. x

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Kevin, that is quite the complement. Thank you! I do still get a bit tongue tied sometimes 😆🙈

[@sharonreah8610]

I love big leeks and I cannot lie!!!

[@thetinygarden_]

Me too Sharon!! They taste great as well 😌😌

[@TheHelican]

For Rue, you could leave a pallet on the ground outside and then get a dog bed/blanket to store in the shed and whip out when she's with you!

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Helican! Funny you mention it! I had a stack of pallets outside last week (I was using them a make shift ladder platform) I popped on one of her blankets but she wasn't too happy with her paws going between the pallet slats 🤣🤣 I was getting a judgemental side eye from her! High maintenance, so she is!

[@corrinemaynard8787]

Ooo lots of seeds I think you must be doing better than me well done hope everything is going well x

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Corrine! 👋 I have more seed to sow, there is plenty time! No rush!! All going well and I hope the same for you, all the best and see you soon! 🤗 x

[@KatySimpsonLive]

You’ve got a great shed and table set up there!

[@thetinygarden_]

I love to potting bench Katy! When the season kicks off I plant to be up at the allotment a few times a week. I could bring up my seed trays and get the use of my dining table back 🤭

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I love that you were just using a spoon. I have mini dibbers and things you prick out with, but always end up using a pen 😂 So exciting seeing you all excited over the various seeds and plans for your plot. I think I might plant some potatoes tomorrow, in honour! I have Ulster spectre, which seems appropriate Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Clare 👋 haha I've always used a spoon 🥄 perfect scooping device and the other end great for poking the roots into the cell!! Oh go for it, why not! You'll get a slightly earlier crop too!! Win win! 🏆 🥔 🍀 💚

[@rebeccazody1278]

You have such a great planting plan. You are really making progress.

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Rebecca, now I just need to tackle the nettles and stick the plan 🤣

[@joejames8797]

Hi Laura I plant leeks in late autumn, inter-planted with garlic and onions as they all tolerate frost/snow etc. they all grow until the temp drops, then go dormant until spring, when they really put on growth. This method gives you larger leeks and you can pick in May/June and use the bed for summer crops.

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Joe, that sounds awesome! I definitely need to learn more about bed rotations like what you have mentioned here. I do have 4 small leeks that were sown in around late April that are still in the ground, they are starting to put on growth but thought they might flower (they are planted to close as well I'd say), For the autumn planted leeks, when would you sow the seed? 🤔💭

[@joejames8797]

@@thetinygarden_ Hi Laura, it's inevitable some leeks or onions will "bolt" just depends on weather , I just pick those first and use /eat as "green onions/leeks" . You can set leek and onions seeds away in seed trays in approx August and plant out once you have an empty bed and they are about thick as a pencil. You were right about transplanting carrots/parsnips, I plant most direct in soil, but as precaution i grow seeds indoors using toilet roll tubes and plant entire thing before root reaches bottom of tube, the cardboard tube soon rots away x

[@Greenmanure62]

Well done! I'm envious of your shed. I swear mine was built for a hobbit. You are more organised than me. 😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Hahah 🤣🤣 thank you I love the shed too but what you don't see is the door way and how many times I've walked straight into the top of the frame and smacked head off it 🤣😅 the pain is something else!!

[@undertheumbels]

Your plans are coming along, I love garden plan, well done. I too have reactive dogs, so I feel your pain. I bought a really long leash (3-4 meters), and I anchor it to a sturdy pole and latch the dogs to it. It allows them to move about normally, but they can't chase other dogs/squirrels. I use this to keep them in the backyard when the gates are open, but it might work for you on the allotment.

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Bird 🐦 👋 she's a total dote when you get to know her, she got close to my plot neighbours and sniffed around the edge of his plot and was happy enough but he was very patient and very good with her! That's an idea thank you, I feel like she might just sulk and cry though 🤣

[@rosemarymurray8256]

Hello miss Laura! I just want to say i have watched all your past videos, i have really enjoyed them ! Im also excited to see how your new plot will trun out ,have a great st Patrick's day , take care !❤😂

[@thetinygarden_]

Hi Rosemary 🤗 that's so lovely to hear thank you!! I can't wait to see things develope, and the differences between expected plan vs the reality! Take care until next time 🥰🤗

[@maireadf89]

Woooh! A long video! 🥳 love these kind of videos always love seeing what other people are doing, and makes me motivated too

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Mairead 👋 I love seeing what people are up to as well, I almost always come away with another seed I want to sow or a job I forgot to do! So pleased you liked it, and it was nice to chill in the shed for this one! 🥰🤗

[@tabithadrew9875]

I can't wait to see how it all grows!! ❤

[@thetinygarden_]

I can't wait either 🙌 I ran into the garden centre in search of flower seeds today because it dawned on me 60 pansies won't be enough flowers for my allotment, and I probably need something bigger and bushier 🙈😅 there wasn't a single flower seed packet to be found!

[@serensgarden]

Ahh how exciting!🌱Loved this style of video and listening to you chat🤩 I've also just taken on a new allotment plot and I'm so excited to have more space to try grow some new varieties - thank you for the inspo! 💖

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Seren 👋 a new plot so exciting!! You've got this bit by bit you'll get there with it!! Thank you for watching and wish you all the success with your new plot!! 🥰💖

[@Outdoorsimplicity]

Hi Laura great plans! You’ve done so much hard work!

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@tst1200]

Take it from a person living in U.S. midwest corn growing country. Grid is not necessary. Grid is mainly for acres growing to allow for tractor use. Many tiny and home gardeners grow just a single pot or spot with 3 to 5 plants in it. The home gardener or acreage gardener may do a small square. Square is just more ordered I guess. I don't know about your plot but the wind here on the plains is very helpful for corn. A single straight row can be done but it's far more difficult then clumps or grid. Two things are important. Corn mold can grow which in some Hispanic cultures is a treat but it's not good for getting actual corn. The wind helps keep the foliage dry. Also pollinating. it pollinates by wind which is why a single row is difficult. However you can help ensure good pollination very easily by just swishing your hand or shaking the stalks or Too running thru chuckle. I encourage you to give it a try. Just be sure the variety and your intent match. Some are unaware that you need different varieties for different purposes. Sweet corn on the cob, canning corn, grind corn (corn meal) popping corn and decorative corn. Nothing more disappointing then thinking you are growing a plump juicy corn and biting into a grinding corn or being frustrated cause every kernal is a hard popping corn. I noticed you haven't got as much intercropping or companion planting in your allotment. Those skills learned in your tiny garden can still be used in your allotment to get the most out of it. So here we grow 3 sisters gardens. They are often circular. They have corn pumpkin and beans all growing mixed in and close together. So I'd say just plant some clumps of corn in amongst your pumpkins/squash just to see how it goes as a start.

[@thetinygarden_]

Oh wow that is such a surprise, I thought it would need to be in a grid! But I totally understand, i am only a small grower here so I might not need all the pro cultivation methods! I'll see what space I have and see how to work the space when it comes to it! I imagine the rain might be our biggest problem if the foliage needs to stay dry but the again we do have quite a wind belt through the plot 🤔 I just took a double take on the corn variety (Puget gold) the packet says it suited for humid climates and short growing seasons, it produces small ears of sweet corn 🌽 which is the type I was hoping for 🙈 I wanted to get some fun coloured corn but realised that they aren't for eating which is a bummer, it's only now you mention all the corn types, I realised how easy it could be to go wrong!! You are so right about the companion planting and thr new soace will be a work in progress a d whereni can mix things along the way! A few people mentioned pumpkin and corn together! I didn't k know that was a thingand I didn't quiet understand how it worked, but with your explanation...I imagine the pumpkin trails the floor and the corn shoots up and uses the vertical space? That would save me an entire bed for something else! 🙌🙌 I do need to consider the pumpkins on the floor and the wet climate. I wouldn't want them rotting 🤔💭 Thank you so much for all your help 🥰💚

[@laitae]

What a fab video, loved seeing you chat away about the plans. You have a very pleasant voice and warmth radiates from you (that must have sounded weird lol).

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Laitae! Hahaha 🤣 not weird at all, a few people have said the same thing! I'm glad you enjoyed the video 🤗🤗

[@LimitlessHomestead]

Nice to see you working in your allotment shed and all the varieties you’re starting.

[@thetinygarden_]

So many seeds and so many more sowings to do 🤗 it was so lovely to be in the shed having a chilled day at the plot!

[@Nicktgrief]

Igloo or Snowball are good Cauli's that you can plant closer and get smaller heads - Ideal if your on your own or there's two of you.

[@thetinygarden_]

I saw load of people growing snowball its looks so reliable particularly in small spaces!! I completely forgot about that variety until you just mentioned it! Thank you Nick 🙌

[@KerrieTaylor-z8l]

Hi Laura and roo 😊 really enjoyed your video as always, such an exciting season ahead, really looking forward to seeing your progress on your allotment journey, lots of tips and great ideas, thank you 😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Thanks so much Kerrie 🤗 I am so pleased you enjoyed it!! So much todo and hopefully all the plants I am sowing will suppress the weeds 🤣 thank you for always being here and cheering me and Roo along! 💖

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Try chitting your parsnips on damp kitchen roll in a plastic container. You would be surprised how they come up

[@thetinygarden_]

I saw people chitting parsnips! I didn't see the results😢, I feel an experiment coming on 🤣 have you tried it yourself?

[@bewoodford2807]

love this style of video. It is always interesting to see what others are growing at a particular time and letn about varities. thank you 😃x

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Bewoodford, so pleased you enjoyed it 🤗

[@bewoodford2807]

@@thetinygarden_ you're welcome 😃 x

[@plotno.9]

I am always in awe of your knowledge on everything you grow! As you know, we are very new gardeners so I don’t know anything! Your videos are such a great help for someone like me who is learning. Love that you describe the taste and how it can be cooked and as I told you before, you have such a gentle soothing voice. I never grew from seeds before until we got the plot, so again I am on a big learning curve so your video showing how you plant your seeds is brilliant! Thank you Laura! 😘💕🌸

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Nanou 👋 haha I am no expert but I do love researching varieties and learning about each one and how to they taste is an add bonus! 😆😆 seed sowing is such a learning curve and I'm still getting there with it myself but it certainly makes the whole process that little bit more cost effective 😆 you got this Nanou and I have learned so much from you and Grinch too particularly your new plot prep with the cardboard and manure stage because that was really new to me! 🥰🤗💖

[@heidimorgan6180]

Hi Laura, loved your video, I love spending time in my potting shed and today whoopee my parsnips in toilet roll middles have all germinated, so easy just to plant the whole thing in. Also we have been growing corn on the cob every year since we started 5 years ago and had great success each year, so sweet and am still cooking them from frozen as we had so many, intercropped with Butternut squash. Give it a go, planted in blocks dedicating one whole bed about 15 plants, just give the ‘tassels’ a shake every now and then! Voila!

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Heidi, thank your for the parsnip tip! I have been saving my toilet tubes for my corn but I am learning you can use them for so many other things!! I have swede and parsnips now that I could use them for! When I had planned the dedicated bed for pumpkins I did have an early butternut that I didn't think I'd have space to plant but with your advice....I could have the butternut trail along the floor and the corn shooting up above, right? Thank you for your lovely comment so helpful!! 🤗🤗

[@susiespearing6165]

Great vlog Laura .Celery is incredibly slow and needs starting much earlier but you can grab a ready sown punnet from the garden centre 🙂

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Susie!! I should have mentioned I have celery on the go already too it has just germinated only a few mil tall! I can't remember when I sowed it last year 😅😅 but if it doesn't work out I will add it to the for the garden centre 😅

[@Veggiegarden89]

Loved this style of video. I love seeing what other people are growing and doing in the allotment/gardens. Have you thought about converting the chicken coop into a mini greenhouse with poly carbon sheets. Love seeing Roo on the plot😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Tina!! I really enjoyed filming it too, it was nice to take a step back from all the allotment action and do something relaxing!! I did think about the space and turning the whole side of the shed into a grow house, never say never!! 🙈😅

[@cindytennessee]

Hello Laura! 🙋🏻‍♀️ It looks like you have an exciting mixture of crops and flowers planned. I’m thrilled to watch from afar as your gardens grow! Take care my dear friend! Cindy

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you so much Cindy!! That's the plan 🙌 plant it all, drown out the nettles and weeds and harvest harvest harvest! 🤗❤️

[@sarahdawson9843]

first time listening / watching. Added to my subscribed list instantly, you are brilliant, well done you :)

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Sarah 👋 thank you for subscribing! So pleased you enjoyed the video 🥰

[@MsArtistwannabe]

You’re making such great progress.

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Michelle 🥰🤗

[@mississippi7224]

what a wonderful garden plan! Just some note about the corn. I tried it for several years but never really successful. the root structure was never strong enough to get on with strong winds or long wet or dry seasons

[@thetinygarden_]

Ohhhh I didn't know corn could be so challenging but the root system thing makes sense the corns are so tall!! Fingers crossed 🤞 🌽

[@amiparkins662]

Look at the 3 sister method. Grow courgettes under the corn.

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Ami 👋 thank you so much! I had no idea this planting method was a thing! I think I am definitely going to recoup some space using this method!! 🙌🙌

[@KimmieWilday]

I love how your videos are so enjoyable yet I am learning loads at the same time. X

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Kimmie! 👋 thank you I am so glad you enjoy the videos, each season is teaching me something new 🙈🤣xx

[@caberet]

Hi are your videos mostly going to be allotment ones now? I thought Id check it out due to the 'Tiny Garden' title 😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Caberet, the videos will be a mix of both growing spaces! I will always have the tiny garden 🤗 The garden is a little quieter at the minute until I am ready to start the spring plantings and the season sets off in full swing, we are in winter here for another week or so! 🤭

[@connydijkstra7781]

I Watch in two times with a cup of coffee om the chair. The corn is going to be verry high you have to look if it is not taling to much sun from the aubergine. You have got Nice plans and the picture of your garden lovely How you did that with you and the dog also on the picture. Corn is difficullt because mouses and rats like them mostly when they are ready in my allotment the have been eaten🙈 Nice video to Watch🤩.

[@thetinygarden_]

Two times speed 😅 I must have been so fast talking away! Oh no 🤦🏻‍♀️ I don't want a rodent problem, I guess I will see how the season goes and what happens! I was also thinking about how the height of the corn ym shade things out 🤔Haha I had to include Roo on the plans she loves the allotment so much! Thank you for your support Conny 🤗

[@tst1200]

In America you just file papers saying the trailer is abandoned and after a certain number of days it becomes yours and you can license it

[@thetinygarden_]

Oh that's interesting 🤔 I don't know how it works here in Ireland! I'll have to look into it!

[@traceysallotment2506]

Hi Laura My dad sets his swede off in those cardboard pot things and the puts them into the allotment in the pots as they just rot away. That way he's not disturbing the plant when planting out. Works every time for him. Might be worth a go. I think Jimmy's growing those cauliflowers. My dad's had allotment for 50 years 😮 madness right !!! I love my brassica cage keeps the bugs at bay. Iv tried corn twice and my issue is I only go to the plot once or twice a week ans feel like they needed more watering. If i was to do it again I'd have a drip feed system but if you have the time to go I think you'd do great. 2022 we had a Brill harvest with leeks but last year they went to seed and I'm sure it was the sporadic weather. My tuscan kale stood all over winter 😊 I'm useless at sucessional planting. I used to use the bed I put first early in for my squash and marrow / courgette because they were ready to go in when my potato's came out

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Tracey! I actually just had swede seeds arrive I forgot I had ordered them and I actually have saved loads of toilet roll tubes I was going to use them for my corn but I did hear that swede hates root disturbance so I might keep them for thr swede instead! Jimmy has an amazing selection of brassicas on the go and his onions look so good too! That's a good idea on the spuds bed I have second earlies going in this weekend I wounder could i make it work 🤔I don't have any first earlies 😔 varieties locally seemed very hard to come by this year! I hope we get a good season this year 🤞🤞xx

[@Ragt0p]

Corn is awesome for a beginner. I loved growing it my first year, they’re so satisfying because they grow so fast. I swear I heard them grow when the temperatures were high 😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Oh awesome!! I am so excited and I love corn on the cob with a big knob of butter 🧈🌽 I must do some more research into the variety that I picked I hope the temperatures I have are warm enough 🙈 🤞

[@bhalliwell2191]

Betting you already know this, @Ragt0p, but you actually can hear corn grow precisely because it does grow so fast. Old time farmers (and some newer-time ones, too! 🙂 It used to be considered relaxing and entertaining to "set" on the front porch swing with your nearest and dearest after nightfall, and listen to the rustle of the leaves of the corn stalks as the plants put on another day's worth of growth.

[@wolfdogos5274]

You are amazing. I love your plan for the plot and I can't wait to see how it will look in summer. I was wonder about the gate for Ruu, how high it will be that she won't jump over Keep up the hard work and I am looking forward to your next episode

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you so much 🤗 considering how mischievous she can be, she's pretty good with boundaries, I don't think she would jump 😬😆

[@spudsandroses]

Your shed looks so cosy, Laura, perfect for these videos 😍 Very informative about what you're sowing and actually getting them all done 😀 Lovely to see your plans and those little Roo paw prints on the garden layout 🥰 Def going to sub to Sandra. Thank you for the heads-up 😊 Have a great St.Patrick's weekend 🤗🍀🎊

[@thetinygarden_]

It's so lovely to find people in a similar area isn't it, I know you probably have the more varying side of the weather being closest to the Atlantic, but it's still interesting to see what thrives in Ireland and learn along the way! I couldn't not include her could I! Have a lovely long weekend it's lashing with rain today but hope to be at the plot tomorrow and Monday to sort out the spuds 😅 💚 🇮🇪

[@bhalliwell2191]

All the varieties you're sowing and growing! So exciting! 😊 Ages ago, I tried growing that ruffled purple basil and it was *such* a wretched failure in my garden that I've never even considered attempting that one, again. (This season, I do have the "Dark Purple Opal" basil for the garden, and of course Italian sweet basil---but we'll see how the garden fares in whatever weather comes this season.) That pak choi or bok choi---it might just be poor luck, but there do seem to be quite a few variants or varieties (I'm not sure which is the case) of that cabbage so you might look for a different one. Annually, we make a gift of seeds for a tall, white-stemmed pak choi variety (?) to an elderly gardening neighbor who's very keen on it. This year, we'll also give him plenty of "starts" of various food crops, whatever he chooses from what we've started, including some pak choi, and flowers, too; he's partial to lemon yellow dwarf marigolds. The real horticulturalists or professional gardeners and chefs out there might throw their hands up in horror, but I *believe* that komatsuma/komatsuna is actually a type of Asian mustard; it's in the brassica family, of course. It is supposed to grow tall and tidy, forming a kind of vase-shape except for the leaves; in Japan it's considered one of the super-vegetables and its production there is a Very. Big. Deal. Looked on Google for "Black Shadow," and found that a number of vendors note that this is an experimental variety (here in the U.S.A., I suppose), which means no guarantees and often also means you'll pay more for fewer seeds, which as a result makes those two seeds you have ultra rare and precious (in the sense of precious metals or precious stones/gems.) In my view, that's quite a lovely, *wonderful* gift! I do agree that it's lovely to do things traditionally. Personally, I love the sense of continuity and of connectedness to family and to family history, or to community. It's my hope that the pansy seeds I have left over from last season ("Lake of Thun" and "Berna Velvet Blue" and a third variety whose name I forget at the moment) will germinate for me this year. (Time to do a germination test! Maybe past time?) Love pansies' little faces! I love cabbages, even though they do gobble up plenty of real estate! If I were truly sensible, I'd grow "baby" varieties such as these two, something like which must be available where you are: www.reneesgarden.com/products/cabbage-baby-pixie (I have a few seeds by Renee's Garden, but acquired them in brick-and-mortar shops.) www.kitchengardenseeds.com/katarina-baby-cabbage.html (Another tiny variety of cabbage. Might something like either of these two be do-able for you?) 👍Kudos for getting the voiced "S" on "cos," but, if you're interested, the word actually does come from the Greek tongue and it is rhymed with "toes" or "goes" or "pose" or "rose." And as for whether it's a good idea to grow one thing or another, may I offer you two quotations? The first one, I happened across today; the other (second) one, I've borne in mind for decades: "My green thumb came as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view." ---H. Fred Ale "Make voyages. Attempt them. That's all there is." ----[playwright] Tennessee Williams ("Camino Real") Much gardening love from Northeast Ohio, U.S.A. 😊💚💚💚💚💚😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey B Halliwell 👋 what a fab comment i very must enjoyed reading this! I had terrible germination with basil last year, this new one had germinated so fast 🤞 I think I am going to look at a new variety of pak choi if these sowings don't work out! Your seed gift sounds incredible 😲 what a beautiful way to pay it forward, I have got another Chinese cabbage variety it's tall but compact, it's called Michihili. Oh wow that's interesting about the komatsuna! I like peppery flavours didn't realise it was from the brassica family though!! I feel so grateful for my gardening friend, they have gifted me so many wonderful seeds, I really hope I do them justice and they flourish! Pansy's are wonderful aren't they, those varieties look beautiful 🤩 I have my fingers crossed for your germination test! Thank you so muchnfor sharing those miniature cabbages they look awesome, I always end up with half a cabbage left because I can't eat it all in one go, they look perfect! Thank you again for such a wonderful comment, the knowledge you've shared on plants and origins of them is so helpful and very valuable and thank you for those quotes 🥰🍀🤗💚🇮🇪🇺🇲

[@bhalliwell2191]

@@thetinygarden_I thank *you* for this kindly and very generous reply! Some gardeners go all aloof and disapproving when we talk about sharing out seedlings or passing along any seeds we *know* we won't use before their reasonable viability has diminished to a level that makes them more of a challenge or of an experiment than easily useful---parsley seeds, for instance, have a short shelf life and are approximately 500-700 seeds per gram so even half a gram is more parsley seed than we can use in a season--- and they can be downright snooty about us making a gift of a new seed packet to someone (other than themselves?), so thank you for your support, which is most gracious and kind! 🥰 Thanks, too, for the crossed fingers on the pansy seed germination. Ooh! I have some seeds for Michihili cabbage and I'm very keen to try that one this year. Also...let me see...Aichi; Kyoto No. 3; Matsushima No. 2; "Hilton;" "Golden Beauty" which I *believe* but do not know for certain is also called "Kogane" which I read means "Gold" or "Golden" in Japanese. Golden Beauty makes a tidy growth, but is more open at the top than some other Chinese cabbage varieties, showing off buttery yellow inner leaves which KZbinr James Prigioni says are super-good in flavor. Very keen to try that one. Do I actually need so many varieties of Chinese cabbage? No, probably not. Seed buying and trying is a kind of addiction with me, and it isn't helped by a social worker relative having told me---just once---that if one must have an addiction mine isn't the worst. (Can we say, "Enabling?" That "....yours isn't the worst, B" although said to me only the one time is always in the back of my mind when I want to succumb to the siren song of vegetable garden seeds. But compared to the sorts of things they've seen through their work...too many garden seeds or crops to fit into a garden in any given season is pretty tame.) Anyway, very excited to try these this coming season. If you're not acquainted with them, Kitazawa seeds handles a boat-load of Asian vegetable seed varieties, including pak choi/bok choy, Chinese cabbages, and komatsuna, among the many. Today they're under the "roof" of True Leaf Market, but if you Google "Kitazawa Seeds" you'll get to where you need to be to browse their online catalogue. They seem to be willing to ship overseas, but won't ship where importations of a product is restricted, i.e., forbidden, and of course that costs more for shipping, *and* any further costs such as duty incurred, or additional land shipping expenses, are the customer's obligation to meet. Oh---meant to tell you there's a cold-tolerant variety of tomato called "Stupice" (Czech; pronounced "stoo-pets-eh") which makes 2"-3" fruits maturing in about 60 days, said to be very sweet and tangy. Cold-*tolerant,* but not frost-resistant, of course. My other favorite quote (and this one *is* my very favorite), about gardening: "Though I be an old man, I am yet a young gardener." ---Thomas Jefferson (3rd President of the United States of America.) I love this one for its humility: no matter how old you are or get to be, there is always more to learn about your garden or about gardening. Mr. Jefferson gardened from the days of his youth; I'm reasoning that if by his age at the time of that statement he was still learning, I can't be surprised if there is always more for me to learn, too, so patience on my part is in order. Much gardening love from Northeast Ohio, U.S.A.! 😊💚💚💚💚💚😊

[@ErraticPerfectionist]

I've been watching all my favourite Northern Hemisphere KZbinrs planting seeds for their spring crops, and it's almost made me wish for autumn and winter to hurry up so that I can get to that stage too 😂 I can't wait to see how all your garden plans go this year 😁

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey ErraticPerfectionist 👋 it's a mixed feeling isn't it as you head towards winter! Much needed slow down in terms of pace but you soon miss all the harvesting and long evenings to potter around! I wonder will I stick to the plan 🤣🤣 I am certainly going to try!!

[@ErraticPerfectionist]

@@thetinygarden_ I definitely miss the extra daylight hours, particularly after work. We've still got daylight savings time where I am for another couple of weeks, but it's dark by 8pm, which means really there's only until 7:30pm to be out in the garden. Once we lose that hour, it'll be so much less. I know in the deep of winter, it gets dark by 5pm, which means even when working from home, I'll have to put the outdoor lights on and use a head-torch to get anything done 😅 So I'm in a mad rush to tidy up the garden as much as possible before that happens. Otherwise I'm at the mercy of the weather on weekends to get anything done. Hahaha, I think you're going to find that your plans will evolve as you go. Partly because you will have just so many plants that you want to grow, but also because you're going to find that you can inter-plant certain types of crops with each other. Like companion planting with flowers but with other productive plants instead. As has already been mentioned by others, there's the 'three sisters' method of growing corn, (climbing) beans and squash (often pumpkin) together. Corn grows tall, which provides the climbing beans with vertical support, and pumpkin acts like a living mulch, keeping the soil moist and cool. It can totally be done with just corn and pumpkins. Another resource I'd recommend is gardenate.com/. You can input your zone (apologies that Ireland doesn't get its own category, but I'm assuming it'd match one of the two UK climate zones listed) and it gives you a calendar of what to plant each month, but also gives you an idea of what are good companion plants and what are some of the known 'bad' companions.

[@kemipue]

Yay, clicked as soon as the notification came up 😊Edit: just got a call to pick up my car from the garage so will have to watch when I get back!

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you 🤗 that reminds me I must get mine booked in!! 🚗🔨

[@SunshineGarden-9B]

I am looking forward to seeing your garden grow and produce great harvest!! Thanks for sharing your plan my friend 👍

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@Crocs4cats]

Ooh! Livestreams would be really fun! 🤓 Love the idea of having a little camp fire going. I got a Kelly kettle but have only made one cuppa because I couldn’t find any dry kindling anywhere 😫

[@thetinygarden_]

Haha live streams 🙈 I don't have a set up for it yet I'll need tonfigure a few things out and I don't have WiFi at the plot so I might have to do it at home but I will keep you posted on any progression on the livestream front 😅 I have heard about these Kelly kettles people swear by them, kindling and logs are fairly common around here so that wouldn't be a problem, such a shame I you dont have it handy enough to buy near you! How do you mean tea now? Or do you go with out? 🫖☕️ 😢

[@Crocs4cats]

@@thetinygarden_ That’s a good point🤔 I got the kettle on eBay coz they’re a bit pricey new but I kinda wish I’d got a larger one! May have to go in the woods on way to plot tmr and see if there’s anything dry ( not likely 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️ ) maybe they will dry out in the greenhouse. I’ve been making do without though coz the one time I made a cup it took me 1hour😅 I miss making fires ( NOT a pyromaniac, I promise! ) just the smell of wood smoke is kind of cozy and nostalgic!🥹🤗🤓

[@thetinygarden_]

An hour for a cup of tea, I admire the dedication but I know you mean, you have to keep and eye on it and Stoking it up to get it going! Maybe a jet boil is the way to go 😆

[@RobinGardens]

Ohhh the Asian greens sound so delicious.....need to try that in the fall. Yes, Corono di Toro is Horn of the Bull or Bull's Horn. Different shade of brown soil to show off 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Cool digital pic of the plot! I'm so low tech with my planning. A live would be fun. I bet Audrey would help you with questions on how to do it.

[@thetinygarden_]

I can't wait to pick the Asian greens already, they are such lovely crops 🤩 hehe its true a few months an everyone's gardens will be plush!! Glad you liked my digital drawing thank you!!! 🤗 I thought it would help people understand the space a little! Hehe a live 🙈 🙈🥰🥰

[@TheIncomingVirus1]

Really loved this style video. Miserable in bed due to a chronic illness, wishing i could be gardening instead. This passed away some time and really looking forward to sowing the rest of my seeds now. Youre the first Irish channel ive found. IS there any more you can recommend? Its nice to have more relatable content with the weather ect.

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it and it helped pass the time! There are a few Irish channels you could check out, Sandra at Twopotposies, Maiju at SpudsandRoses, NiallGardens and there's also Catherine at Dainty Diares and Karen at LovelyGirlieBits that do a mix of gardening and lifestyle/crafty videos! Hope you feel a bit better soon 🤗

[@joycehennequin8469]

Enjoyed the video very much thankyou for sharing. Aubergines are very easy to grow,l start mine from seed weather they are long ones,round ones dwarf ones l just plant the young seedling when they are about 5/6in tall keep the soil moist and that's it,works fantastic every time so go for it 😊 lf you love Cucumbers like l do l grow Passandra F1 and have done for six or so years.They are the fantastic.VERY smooth skin as thick as a nomal cucumber BUT only grow 8/9in long, one plant will give you at least nine to twelve Cucumbers.One good tip is they HATE sitting in to much water so good drainage is a MUST lm really liking what your planning to grow so I'll watch with great interest...Well done and happy gardening ❤

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Joyce 👋 that is music to my ears about the aubergines, the variety I have is called snowy so all I know is it's white 🙈 I'll have a look at the passandra, I love cukes they still remain one of my favourite veggies to grow, so satisfying to harvest and watch grow bug juicy fruits! Have a lovely Saturday and take care till next time! 🥰💖

[@hazelwhitaker1910]

I am getting my first allotment on Wednesday, just in time to panic buy seeds and start sowing, but am resisting buying the big stuff till I have had a chance to assess the situation. So excited, and will be following your journey as a new allotmenteer hoping to pick up lots of info and ideas. 😁😁🎉🎉

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Hazel! That is sooo exciting!!! Have you had a sneak peak at the plot yet? I went crazy with seeds and bought all the big ones 🤣🤣 wishing you the best of luck with your new growing space 🤗 thank so much for taking the time to say hello!! 💖

[@carolphillips9441]

Hi Laura 😊 oh I really enjoyed this, when I saw it I thought I'll settle down & watch later, here I am lol. Your plot is going to be fab, I'll be looking forward to seeing the changes & what you grow. I've done some sowing but been delayed two weeks due to being ill, I've had some sort of viral infection. I've got a fair few seeds to sow both vegetables & flowers, I mentioned before one side of my garden is vedge, & the other side is flowers, plus flower pots on the patio, I still like to see my colour. My back bedroom has come in handy for seed sowing lol. Isn't it therapeutic pricking out, I love it. You'll get there love it takes time. I've ordered two metal raised beds for some of my vegetables & my hubby is going to add a hooped frame on them for me, he was going to make the beds out of wood but he's got a lot on at the moment. The rest of my brassicas are in tubs. I got a lovely suprise yesterday, I had a close look at my few cauliflowers & noticed tiny white heads forming, oh boy I was so chuffed lol, I still find it so fascinating that you sow seeds & at the end you have things you have grown, love it. I'm doing my potatoes in big tubs again, last year a had a good harvest. Anyway Laura thanks for the lovely long video, take care & happy gardening xx

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Carol, sorry to hear you have been under the weather, its still early in the season and you will catch up in no time! It's relaxing setting away seeds, pricking out, bringing them along and seeing how they developed, I just love it! I have no idea how the season will pan out I am battling a plot of weeds which will be challenging 😅 but I'll get there like you said! It's s exciting that you have new raised beds, I also heard that metal ones don't attract as many slugs! There is nothing quite as satisfying as seeing past the folliage and a beautiful head forming (I didn't do cauliflower before but I have done romanesco and it was so exciting!!) Hope you have a lovely Saturday Carol 😊 🤗xx

[@carolphillips9441]

@@thetinygarden_ Thank you & you, just been doing two hanging baskets, got a load of pansies to use up so why not. The weather is still cool here (Doncaster) looking forward to warmer weather. xx

[@tst1200]

You can get creative with the chicken wire to make trellis.

[@thetinygarden_]

Absolutely! I am still avoiding the chicken wire pile at the moment, only because of how much I had to dig up 😅😅

[@JoesPatch]

Great video 👍🌱🌱

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Joe 🤗

[@johnwilson230]

Love your vids brillant to watch. You mentioned sweet corn a good variety swift. Now.. what ever bed you grow them in a grid so say 3 by 3 so nine plants important ly you need to enclose the growing space with some strong chicken wire ect and about four foot high all the way round. Reason being foxs badgers rats even monjack deer pigeons will muller the cobs over night and they no when there yellow and ripe. Years ago i didnt enclose with chicken wire came to the plot the next to harvest my corn everyone had been eaten. One final thing when you harvest corn you need yo either within a hour or prep the corn and get it in the freezer if left anylonger the sugars in the corn start to turn into starchs and you loose so much flavour but the flavour with home grown sweetcorn is just devine i cook mine with water and milk with butter.take care.

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey John 👋 thank you so much! Oh that is a quite the selection of pests for the corn 😅 who'd of thought! Thank you for the harvesting tip, I better find out how to boil a pan of water to cook the corn at the plot!! I have never cooked it in milk before but always serve it with a pat of butter 🧈 sounds delish!

[@TheCornishCottageGarden-bs5lf]

Id love having a potting shed like yours 😊

[@thetinygarden_]

It's my favourite thing on the pot! It needs some work it's a little wobbly and might be one slate too wide!

[@kazjohns]

Love your dedication and enthusiasm. Nothing like homegrown sweetcorn. Lark or Swift I believe are supersweet varieties and for me have been really good to grow. Wishing you every success.

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Kaz 🤗 I just checked the variety it's called Puget gold. I wanted a different variety that made small cobs and was fast maturing but it was sold out 😢 thank you for such a lovely comment 🤗

[@kazjohns]

Like tomato, you will be amazed at how much better tasting they are than shop bought. Defo worth a go when you’re ready. X

[@myrustygarden]

Morning Laura 😅 and I thought I had a lot sown. You will have such beautiful vegetables and flowers this year ❤. I subbed to Sandra of course. Have a simply amazing weekend and hope you get some nice weather, Ali 🥶🌞🇨🇦

[@thetinygarden_]

Morning Ali, I guess its chilly this morning for you still in Canada 🥶 thank you so much for supporting her 🥰 I am hoping that with all the plants I will be able to shade out these weeds, since the weather is warming up here...things are looking delightful in the nettle and Dock department 🤣 plenty digging this weekend so I hope the rain holds off! Have yourself s fab friday!! 🤩🤗xx

[@dellyboot2703]

Loved the video, soooo informative. Thanks x

[@thetinygarden_]

thank you delly boots 🤗 it was nice to take it slow this week! thank you for watching!! x

[@janetsandham7058]

Hey .Laura, Hope ur well lovely Ur certainly looking wel. Just let u know know all my tomatoes I planted Came through I transplanted them and they died 😢😢😢 So back to it Good news is , I planted lots of orange and red pepper seeds from peppers I used and there all coming through ,fingers crossed Take care and have a great weekend

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Janet 👋 I am good so lovely to relax this week and no heavy lifting! Oh no way, it's always a balancing act trying to mind all the baby plants 😅 so sad to hear yours died, but there is still plenty time to sow more!! So lovely to hear your peppers are doing well, it's so nice to watch them pop put of the soil!! Have a lovely weekend 🥰❤️xx

[@janetsandham7058]

@@thetinygarden_ yes I think I should of .left them longer Lesson learned I'm happy with the peppers tho Hopefully we wil. Get somthing off them I'm not doing much tho as my illnesses have got worse and in having constant pain now From my hips down my legs to my feet But allso in my back I literally can hardly move So will find it hard to manage a garden Plus hubby I'd having scans on his liver as it very bad ,don't know how bad things are yet but hopefully find out next week He had the scan last Sunday, and I rang today But no news yet Any way if nothing else I will have tomatoes 🍅 hopefully and maybe some peppers 🌶 few other bits ,fingers crossed Well u take care ,and keep up ur hard work ,see u soon x

[@thetinygarden_]

Managing pain is so difficult a few little plants to have indoors just to keep you ticking over will be perfect and theybwill probably grow better than outside! Best of luck with the scans fingers cross for you both 🤞🤞 take good care till next time xx

[@janetsandham7058]

@@thetinygarden_ thank u so much We said so long as we have some tomatoes 🍅, Some strawberries 🍓 And peppers, we be happy And I have a good area ,we decided we would grow fruit bushes as we eat a lot of fruit There easy to grow and look after so will be ideal along with our plum and apple tree 🌳 x I will still be following your chanel tho It I can't do it myself I can enjoy watching u and your vidios x

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Try baker creek seeds in USA. You will get plenty great seeds there, they ship to uk

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Jean I will check them out I've never heard of that seed company! They are soo much stuff garsen related thing I want from America 🤩 I've had my eye on seed trays pots all sorts and those green stalks wow they look awesome! I wish they were readily available here in Ireland!

[@msavp4481]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍

[@thetinygarden_]

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[@StellasVegetablegardens]

Hey Laura i’m like you in that I have no space for all the tomatoes I have sown ❤

[@thetinygarden_]

One day we will learn to kerb our enthusiasm 🤣

[@StellasVegetablegardens]

@@thetinygarden_ I will comply when all other gardeners do the same 😁

[@thetinygarden_]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TwoPotPosies]

Hey my dear! Just wondering, have you ever considered vertical growing to increase your growing space? There are stackable planters you can get almost everywhere, or you could use a palet and turn it into a vertical planter. I have a tower for strawberries as I want to have as many as possible and it's been working very well!

[@TwoPotPosies]

There are also trailing tomatoes you could plant into hanging baskets

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey lovely! I would love a green stalk, have you seen them? They are everywhere in america ita a selt watering vertical planter that you can plant 30 crops into it! I need to up my game for vertical solutions for sure!

[@RawLondonGardener]

Very nice video, keep up the good work

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you!! 🤗 😊

[@juliestewart8460]

Really enjoyed this 😊 What is the programme you used to make your lovely allotment plan?

[@thetinygarden_]

Thank you Julie!! I made it in Adobe Illustrator, started with a blank art board and added in all the shapes and things 🤗

[@sharontaylor4615]

Just a suggestion why don't you plant the pumpkins with the sweetcorn you will then have extra space.

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Sharon, I can move the crops around for sure! Would I have space in the bed for three pumpkin varieties plus corn? The beds are about 8ft x4ft (if I remember correctly 😅😅)

[@TheBeginnerGardener]

TEN VARIETIES OF TOMS!!! I took a trip to the garden centre last week and was BAMBOOZLED by the array of varieties. We settled on a variety called Alicante. I've just started my own KZbin channel - I'd love it if you'd check it out 🙏. Happy growing. I look forward to learning lots!

[@sheilafarren5359]

What was the name of the tomato that crops in fifty day just couldn’t catch the name really enjoying watching your videos

[@tangerinebabe1]

Isn't it an American variety? Haven't heard of one for the UK. My last frost isn't until May so I've got no chance of harvesting any tomatoes until July and August 😊

[@thetinygarden_]

Hi Sheila, its call 'Latah' it's from Idaho in America originally but I got the seeds handy enough here in Ireland so hopefully it's an easy one to get hold of! 🤞🍅

[@sheilafarren5359]

Thanks

[@sheilafarren5359]

Thanks I’ve ordered some on eBay I’m the opposite of you just given up my allotment and now growing in my back garden

[@thetinygarden_]

Oh so exciting!! I absolutely love my home garden everything to cook is right there on the door step!

[@robertsomerville713]

Another you tuber has a plug that tells you how much electricity you use per month using a heated propagator he says its around 14p per month

[@thetinygarden_]

14p a month wow! That's so cool to know really minimal running cost and, if the propergator lasts several years it will totally be worth the investment!! 🤞

[@wendylawson6588]

Wots the tomatoes that taste like beer

[@thetinygarden_]

Hey Wendy! I have no idea if it is true but when I did my research it said the brads atomic grape tasted like hopps so notes of beer flavour! I will do a taste test later in the season and we will figure it out!!

[@tangerinebabe1]

I have seedlings everywhere 😂 I just know my head will fall off when it comes to planting out 🤯 Allotments take such a lot of time in your first year, you're doing great, next year will be easier when it's all set out, also my brassicas grow bigger at home in my back garden than the allotment as my plot is open to the elements and they dont like strong winds, but limited space at home and they are a big plant 😊 love your videos ❤

[@thetinygarden_]

You and me both 🤣 I can no longer access my dining table for the original intended purpose 🤣 I am wish I could spend more time on the plot!! That is a very interesting point to make on the brassicas I need to remember that when I plant them out at the allotment...strong anchor!! ⚓️ 🔨