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[@theresefennell9635]

Hi Emma the programme Producers already know how good you or they wouldn't want to film your plot. Your fantastic personality and all your hard work will dazzle them so STOP WORRYING!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@chriseverest4380]

All those long stringy branches on a compost heap need to be cut up as small as possible. It's a surface area thing which let's worms and microbes in. Turn the top half into a pile next to it. Take the bottom half to your best new compost bin. Shred cardboard, coffee grounds, veggy waste, old strulch, slugs - all make good compost😂❤

[@debrichardson595]

I love Einstein he’s so beautiful, it’s so great that you have him featuring in all your videos Emma! ❤

[@nicolabradley5761]

Aww your relationship with that little gorgeous robin is so special it brings a tear to my eye its so very sweet! x

[@Davidjones-cx5gt]

Hi Emma don't forget your veg peeling from home are good for composting .you could use your old bin for weeds they take a long time to rot down but just cover them with cardboard and leave

[@lynnegunns604]

Allotment life is Always full of surprises Emma. With raspberries if they have a brown stem cut them down to the ground, if they have a green stem leave them and tie them in. Summer raspberries grow on this years green stems and autumn raspberries make new green stems in the spring. Simples 😊

[@shirleyburns2623]

Good luck tomorrow!!! You’re going to be amazing. Just be yourself

[@janetbull2616]

I’ve put Conkers in my shed, spiders don’t like the smell might be an idea for you Emma, keep up the good work !

[@georgemartin9618]

Always call a spade a spade, not a manually operated earth inverting device . I'm liking how you keep freshening up your filming and presentation styles Emma. Show them tv guys how its done .Good luck Tuesday and if the worst comes to the worst just hide behind the shed .

[@countrygardensns9262]

Hello Emma. I prune my raspberries in the fall. Cut off at ground level the canes that produced berries this year, the ones that are just foliage this year, will produce berries next year. They have a 2 year cycle. After a cane has berries, it has reached the end of its life. It will not grow next year. Good luck with the film crew. Love your vlogs. xox 🇨🇦

[@phirst55]

All the stuff from the top of the old compost bin can go into your new bin and then you will be able to access the well rotted material from the bottom to use on your beds.

[@noseel5]

just thought youd like to know that a Shovel is for shovelling. Moving material by scooping up. The spade is for digging .

[@stephaniegee227]

You may not have time to read your comments before the film crew arrives on Tuesday, but I'm sure it'll be fantastic! Fall gardens always have their own special look, and yours looks great compared to my back garden this fall season! Tell Einstein to bring his mates for the big day!

[@lindajones3015]

Will be thinking of you on Tuesday but you'll be fine. Like your other followers have said, the producers know your worth, so just be yourself. I'll be watching on Wednesday for an update. Go Emma! 😊

[@stephenmckelvie2032]

Hi Emma, your getting the hang of composting. Keep chopping it up as you're adding it. Saves a lot of work in the end, because it speeds the process up and makes it easier to turn. Keeping it covered stops the rain from turning it into a mushy mess, it also helps to keep some of the heat in. Lining the inside with cardboard also gives it extra insulation for retaining the heat. Every now and again, give the top of the pile a fork over to prevent anything from setting root, it also helps speed it up. Keep up with the good work and good luck with the filming.

[@littlejoe8359]

The battery will release from the drill quite easily by shifting the release switch then simply recharge with the charger provided with all battery powered drills, there is usually a spare battery provided

[@lif9774]

All the best for Tuesday. Xx

[@VeraRadoch-su2wv]

Oh Emma. You made me laugh out loud with putting that compost in the bin. I've become almost obsessed with making compost once I got a good start like you. All goes in now, kitchen scraps, grass, leaves, you name it. Love your blog.

[@violetraal5383]

A good way would be to get a grate on top of your wheelbarrow, and then the fine compost will fall through it. The bind weed will stay on top. A spade is flat perfect to cut straight edges into a hole or edge of a bed. A shovel is scooped like a spoon perfect for loading compost or sand or woodchips.

[@kattrinahowe1868]

You got this Emma your plots are looking wonderful and I am so jealous over your dahlias! I had to pull mine out of the ground for the harsh winters we get in Michigan 😢

[@robinroseberry]

Thank you !

[@46FreddieMercury91]

One thing about an allotment.... there's never a dull moment. There's always something that needs to be done. Having my own has given me a new level of appreciation for our farmers

[@petro3441]

The media visit will go well. Strongs

[@OmarFawcett]

As a trained Horticulturist and with over 30 years experience gardening in South west Australia ,it's great seeing you learning from all the experiences in your allotment. I love growing Raspberries.😁👍 Good fun ! Good work Emma. 🕊🌱🍁

[@suegreen9127]

Good luck tomorrow ❤ be your fab self and the plot looks beautiful 😍

[@noelenewalker9317]

My dairy arrived today Love it Looking forward to using it xx

[@angelialafbery508]

I have a Robin that always comes to see what I'm up to, I call him Bobby. ❤

[@jaynekennedy8469]

TO MAKE COMPOST YOU NEED YOUR GREEN (vegetable waste and manure), BROWNS (leaves, fine wood chip and cardboard), WATER AND AIR, so don’t forget to water your compost heap. Don’t be scared of pruning raspberries, they’re pretty hardy and difficult to kill.

[@ashleyredford1131]

Good luck new friend

[@christinephillips2069]

I hope you sieve the compost, you need to cut your raspberries back now Emma

[@beverley1539]

Hiya Emma, all the hard work will pay off re compost. Oh dear the drill I did comment re charging it? Anywhoo I’m watching this Monday night Wishing you all the best for tomorrow Tuesday. Take care southern Ontario Canada 🐝🇨🇦

[@makcity7850]

Raspberries can be pruned down to the base, especially the older stems. They will always grow back with healthy green shoots next year.

[@JenniferRodriguez-jb1ox]

I love how casual you are about the bindweed, because to me it's frightening. Love your channel.

[@TheBlueShedGarden]

Good luck Emma x

[@rebeccazody1278]

Good luck!

[@jonathanharvey4879]

Hi Emma Love when your telling Einstein I am Human. I'm thinking no your not your a cat a "scaredy cat"! 🦊

[@lynfalienergy4781]

Don't put invasive weeds like bindweed in your compost bin. Bag them up separately & dispose of. Also, a compost pile needs to be turned with a pitchfork periodically. Don't forget to add vegetable & fruit waste scraps. Prune all raspberry canes that have produced berries this year to the ground.

[@michellemcgowan1030]

Wishing you all the best with the TV crew your vlogs are enchanting ☘️

[@juliewhite2688]

Einstein knows it’s good compost he was looking for worms. He was there awhile lol

[@Gardenofglory-l6v]

Same to you Emma hope everything goes well ❤❤

[@raspberryleaf3741]

Just seive the dirt. It will be great!

[@Paul-ye1zc]

Hi Emma, I used to put a sulphur candle in my greenhouse too kill all the bugs and spider's at the start of a new season. Try it in your shed

[@naomiarmstrong7837]

If you're worried about putting bind weed in your compost or any thing which has the potential to root. I have some of the black compost bins, which I put stinging nettles bind weed seed head's, etc. I call this my dirty compost. So I add everything, and every 6 months, take the bin off from the top. It's a bit tricky the first few times, but once u have done it a few times, it's easy to do. Then, just turn it all back into the compost bin. I also add to this within the 6 months. If you do this, you can still get a good compost it's just a little slower. This way, you still get to compost everything. I even pur bramles chopped up small into my dirty compost. Literally, anything I don't want in my main compost in for whatever reason, goes into my dirty compost.

[@baldyoldfart5828]

I don't want to sound like a safety sally but if you turn your wheelbarrow around to the direction you will be pushing it, it will stop you causing you back pain or worse... fair enough the stuff you were wheeling wasn't very heavy but the habit of doing it properly ready for when the stuff you are wheeling is heavy

[@46FreddieMercury91]

When it comes to the heavy stuff, you want to get the heaviest load at the front on the wheelbarrow, so the weight is directly above the wheel. Makes quite a difference.

[@__Shellspace__]

its going to be great emma good luck

[@suebradford890]

Einstein comes and perches near you because he wants to get at the lovely juicy worms you've dug up! He probably gets enough food without the mealworms; birds don't go hungry on an allotment! Hope the tv filming went well.

[@laviniasey]

I always thought you should cover the compost to keep the heat in

[@dereknash3638]

Wish you luck with the TV show. You should be getting emotional over compost, making your own saves you a fortune and is great for your beds. In my small home garden I use 3 x 120 litre Heavy Duty Garden Waste Bags to make compost and rotate them, making holes in bottom for drainage and to let worms in. Cut all my garden waste up into small portions and place in the first bag in alternative layers of browns & greens using cardboard broken up into small pieces to help with the browns keeping the contents moist. Approx 4 months I turn the compost over, moving contents from first bag to the second, then at 8 months turn it again into 3rd bag after a year I have a 120 litre sack full of compost, to place on garden which I have just done to place over my dahlia bed to protect them from frost. So now my first bag is empty ready tto receive contents of 2 bag. Yes it’s a pain to keep turning compost but end product is worth it. A shovel is what it says for shovelling sand, cement etc and has curved sides, a spade is for digging hence the sharp front edge.and straight sides.

[@DavidDougan-j1m]

Call a spade a spade.

[@mrsmunchin]

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[@donnasymons1872]

It needs oxygen, to be aerated.

[@sarah3136]

Please get rid of your rubbish Emma 😂 I agree, spade/ shovel, same thing 🤷‍♀️

[@joywhite439]

Cut those raspberries down. Don’t need tying in. So excited to see that compost at the bottom of the old bin

[@CricketsBay]

Only cut the brown stems. The green ones will produce next Summer's raspberries.

[@bevtooth]

You'd of been better taking all that top off the old compost bin and putting it I the new one and you'd get the compost from the bottom easy

[@slowride453]

Spider's are ur friend ❤

[@CricketsBay]

England does have poisonous spiders. Emma seems to think those are the ones in her shed. I'm inclined to agree with her, based on one she actually filmed ages ago.

[@beverley1539]

@@CricketsBay yikes I did see the video you speak of. 🐝🇨🇦

[@FoodThymeAndGarden]

[@RichardTaylorgardening]

Emma why don't you answer comments the film crew will ask you things you will answer so please answer comments this is now your business so don't business answer enquirys too big to care now Not a go just good practice

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch Good work Emmas you the best te moostuin te compost the New back is the Good the Egels thans te video Top week grootjes 🦔🍂👍🦺☕️🌤🌿🌾🔥💐🕋

[@lucrom1097]

Fantastisch Good work Emmas you the best te moostiun te Compost thé new back good te good voor egels thans te video Top week grootjes 💐🌿🌾☕🎽👍🧤🍁🌤️🦔

[@jakedavis2452]

Think I'm missing something. Why are you surprised to find compost in a compost heap? Calling a spade a shovel is hilarious. No one can ever say you call a spade a spade! 😂