MY TINY LONDON VEGETABLE GARDEN / AUGUST 2022 / EMMA'S ALLOTMENT DIARIES

Welcome to my allotment gardening channel. My name is Emma and these vlogs are my allotment diaries. This is my second year on my plot. I'm learning as I go and would love for you to follow my journey by SUBSCRIBING to my channel!
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[@དVཌ]

You have no idea how much we look forward to your videos and how your uploads help our mental health! 💕

[@patdelaney191]

The spider you encountered are large and love undisturbed dark holes to live. So basically you gave it the perfect home. 😁♥️

[@Bexyboo88]

Yes, definitely blossom end rot. My larger tomatoes that are in pots have had it because of the heat and watering fluctuations. But it doesn't always affect every fruit on the plant if you can get the soil condition right again. It's a more common issue with large varieties, cherry tomatoes are less prone to it. Just take the ones that have the rot off the plant and either compost or just only use the top part. I find adding a bit of blood fish and bone can sometimes help.

[@tangocat4370]

I garden lots in containers and they really need weekly feedings, at least, for the plants to thrive. Love your videos!

[@davidthescottishvegan]

Blossom end rot is caused by a deficiency in calcium which hasn't been helped with the heatwave and a lack of rain. Don't give up trying to grow tomatoes and other crops that fail Emma. Another excellent episode of Emma's allotment diary in your home garden. Keep safe & well and happy gardening.

[@theSharondun]

It’s my house that’s gets neglected as I spend so much time in my veg garden but ur right small jobs at a time and it will get done. Thanks Emma another lovely vid , love watching you do you. Sharon

[@SuperMillybean]

Hello Emma, golden rule to remember with taps or opening container tops…righty tightly, lefty Lucy x

[@meagera333]

Try adding some garden lime to increase the calcium levels in your tomato plants this will hopefully stop your blossom end rot and remove the affected tomato as it won't get better sorry😞. Happy gardening 😉🍅

[@graciehart1001]

Haha I had to laugh when you saw the spider I just moved to uk from australia 🕷️🕸️🐍🦂 you can hear our spiders coming. Looking forward to learning about gardening over here.

[@herbanexplorer]

LOL! She was like, "NOPE! Not doing it!" When she saw the spider! I TOTALLY understand. Gurl, come back tomorrow.... Hopefully he would've left by then.

[@patstephenso7206]

Thank you Emma a great vlog and the little garden is looking amazing have fun xx

[@richardhart7652]

I'm going to plant a tree for her majesty's memory,I was privileged to be presented to her some years ago at exhibition of new enterprise here in Wales

[@sylviavivash2933]

Morning Emma, just subscribed ,I have to admit your a battler not only with your allotment but trying to get a Good harvest as well ,I have failures and could cry , I live in south Australia and our summers get as high as 45c to 48c so all my veggies are under shade cloth which comes off in winter, I love your attitude with failures and you kèep trying ,I try to keep the cost down with fertiliser food , so got a big bin and put in a small bag of chook poo and filled it with water kept stirring it for a few days smells abit so a lid is needed and have to admit when I feed my plants and veg they can handle the heat abit better and I can get a harvest, but with me it's all hit and miss ,I can see you love gardening and your allotment so keep going I also think a wine helps as well LOL, happy gardening Emma x

[@storytimewithnannyuk8185]

like the bin bag and brush trick 😃👍

[@martinseward3798]

I love your videos, real life for the,,,,, working folk perhaps? Keep up the good work :)

[@katysteele6069]

hi emma, i grew pansys and violas this year, mine died in the heat too, but what i didnt know was that pansys self seed! i had a tub of carrots under my pansys and i after the carrots were out, pansys grew in the pot ! i call them my little volunteers!

[@beachduckcrafts3768]

Pippin will love your herbs too. Mine go mental for coriander and will also have a chomp on basil and mint. Coriander is definitely a big hit though

[@tinamcloughlin2710]

You are a total joy to watch Emma. I'm desperate to have a garden tidy but I have broken my shoulder and garden on a slope so virtually impossible I'm so frustrated I can tell you. I'm gardening with one hand which takes bloody ages and there's only so much you can do plus it's dangerous. I have just seen you in a gardening magazine I felt like you were my friend appearing in there then I remembered you don't even know me? hee hee. What a star, have they given you those free seeds that come with it, if so can we see you sowing them please. xxx

[@magpie1492]

Chin up Tina, I truly understand, broke my ankle and it is so frustrating not being able to garden properly. Every task I manage, every crop I grow, I see as a huge accomplishment!!

[@tinamcloughlin2710]

@@magpie1492 thanks hope you are better soon. xx

[@sunmoonrise]

Im decluttering my shed too, yesterday

[@iamtheusualguy2611]

Regarding your tomatoes: It's definitely blossom end rot. Blossom end rot can happen to most tomato varieties. It's just that certain varieties like certain beefsteaks and the elongated varieties seem to be particularly sensitive to it. Extreme moisture fluctuations due to uneven watering in the root zone is often determined to be one of the major cause which will trigger acute calcium transport issues. You need to keep the moisture more even throughout the day and week. The exact scientific reasining is still an open question as the mechanism isn't completely understood yet. Good thing: Just genorously cut off all the rotten parts, the rest of the tomato is perfectly edible. The bad thing: The yield is abysmally low. If you see large sunken in spots of BER, just take off the fruit and book that as a loss. Give the plant more time to establish a new fruit, the earlier the better. The wasted yield and time is just not worth keeping big BER spotted tomatoes on the plant if the rot spot is already larger than 1/3 of the tomato or approaching it.

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

My understanding is that curry the plant and curry the spice is two totally different things. Curry the spice is actually a mixture of the most common spices used in Indian cuisine.

[@GardeningIndonesia]

Beautiful, i like gardening 😍🥰

[@patriciahawkes386]

U should have potted on the herbs in the big pots so their roots have room to grow.

[@judithmannion7199]

Great vlog Emma,i love getting tidy and organised...lol till the next!!...had a curry plant the smell is fantastic but you can't eat it check your info card,take care.

[@anonet78]

Blossom end rot on the tomato, Take it off and give the plant some calcium.

[@irenesmith5676]

Hi Emma loved your video always look forward to them 👏👏👏👏 lv Irene 😘 xx

[@dereknash3638]

Love your vlogs, only I would have watered your herbs before you hung them up, then you would not have washed out a lot of the soil. Keep up the good work.

[@sandydisneyfan8355]

Me too. They are on a slant, so the water, and soil, just pour out of them. Taking them off the hooks and sitting them on the ground to water them will be much better.

[@mariancoburn2202]

I don’t like spiders and I scream when daddy long legs are in our house.x

[@maryconnell888]

Binge watching last year's vids now 😂

[@fvfgb465]

Great video! Does this area get much sun? I'm in a Victorian terrace with an area similar to yours but it's often very shady. Your veg in the terrace is making me hopeful i could do the same in mine

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

You can do so much in such a small space. Thanks so kuch

[@fareebug8439]

"What would the onion do?" 🥰🌱💗 So true

[@sarahoboyle8811]

This made my day! ❤️

[@delphine88313]

In my garden you got to be a survivor or you won't make it.lol I water and fertilizer but ain't got no time for babysitting. I use to be a hover mom but it wore me out.I chill now!

[@agnieszkaking3814]

Dobbies recycle plastic pots and compost bags now :)

[@Nature_Gal1111]

B. End rot is caused by on off watering. Tom's need water every day and feed eV. Week once flowers come

[@keithsalter648]

Charmed vlog♥️

[@fionaraybould1797]

What would the onion do ??? !! That’s my new way of thinking

[@carolineflynn4848]

Have you ever tried banana water?

[@punjabseth260]

nice

[@martinseward3798]

Kick the spider !!!! You kick a graceful Butterfly so off the Spider haha.

[@oakhillorchard]

Just be aware that your curry plant isn't edible as such. It's purely ornamental.

[@smallurbangarden]

As per my knowledge, it is used in a similar way as bayleaf; cook in stews for example and removed before eating. It is used in Mediterranean cuisine, not in Indian or Asian dishes.

[@patriciahawkes386]

Don't throw the pots away give them away

[@jennifercaskie3895]

Put Tulle over your cabbage, broccoli and such and it won’t be eaten.

[@smouncy2359]

Emma curry plants are not edible please do not use it in curry