New Allotment | Early stage planning suggestions | Low maintenance allotment management

[@homegardens7682]

If you enjoyed this video you may like this one. My New Allotment! Essex UK. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2rVapSeatZ2qq8

[@marcoroy5209]

i know Im pretty off topic but do anyone know a good site to watch new series online ?

[@giovanniryder4057]

@Marco Roy try Flixzone. You can find it on google =)

[@eduardoalvin9350]

@Marco Roy I watch on FlixZone. Just google for it =)

[@voxintenebris6367]

Great to see you've made a lot of progress at the site there. Isn't it great when you've already learned most of the lessons and have a good plan to work with going forward. The site looks well kept and that is a big help. A flat plot is not something I see often, most of ours are clinging to the mountain sides. I like the edging and I used to use the membranes a lot. I also use a lot of wood chippings, I found the secret was to lay them really deep, that way nothing comes up. A thin layer soon breaks down and just adds to the soil. I'll never be a 'no dig' gardener, but I will be interested to see the progress. I have just bought an additional plot at the back of the other house. The plot is 15m in length and I plan to make it a wildflower 'meadow' as part of the 'borrowed landscape' , while I am able to use another part of the garden for additional fruit and veg growing. The garden is over an acre all in, but the front is rock gardens, alpines and flowers/ shrubs/ lawns. The drive divides it diagonally through the length, so there is less scope for progress there. So, it looks like I will be starting plots over again as well - getting a bit old and crocked for it now though!

[@homegardens7682]

A big space there Vox. Yes, woodchips are very handy.

[@Pixieworksstudio]

Lovely bit of ground Dan, and what a great tree!

[@homegardens7682]

Both are great,! The tree yielded a massive crop.

[@rebeccakirkham8238]

Hey Dan!!!!! you are looking well!! wow you have an allotment now - looking forward to seeing this develop over the year xxx

[@homegardens7682]

Oh yes! Hello again!

[@micksbackyardaquaponics1408]

Those for beds look good in front of the grapes vin an that was a good video clip you made there. 👍👍

[@homegardens7682]

Cheers Mick. Lets hope its productive.

[@izzywizzy2361]

really enjoyable and to the point. Very true about building up growing space bit by bit.... I also have a wilder, hopefully, permaculture area, which the older hands have advised me to tidy up!!!!

[@homegardens7682]

Permaculture brilliant for an easy management area. Relatively low maintenance and hopefully tasty and productive.

[@izzywizzy2361]

@@homegardens7682 at the moment raspberries, an apple tree, lavander and rosemary amongst the weeds and couch grass!

[@homegardens7682]

@@izzywizzy2361 Sounds good. Smother that couch grass!

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

useful advice, i think there is alot of people that get into allotmenting and are overwhelmed by the traditional hight maintenance! i think things like this will help greatly.

[@homegardens7682]

That can certainly be an issue as an allotment can very quickly get out of hand etc. Important to make it as low maintenance as possible in my opinion.

[@impamiizgraa]

Really helpful, straight-to-the-point tips! I am seeing me allotment in 36 hours after 2.5 years on the waiting list - I am SO excited but also preparing to be overwhelmed by an absolute jungle - gah! I don't expect to harvest anything for at least 1-2 years.

[@homegardens7682]

You may be surprised what you can do. This is the allotment seven months after I took it on.New UK allotment, July super abundant MEGA HARVEST! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ2Qeqado62ZnJY

[@Julie-ix7wv]

Looks exciting . I miss my allotment but I did dig up my back garden 3 years ago so I don’t have to pay a kings ransom for a few runner beans at the supermarket!. Good luck 😉

[@homegardens7682]

Cheers! Hope your Runner beans do well.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Ooh be careful up there 🤣 loads of very great tips. Your allotment looks so tidy and organised, I’m looking forward to seeing what you grow, so I can follow along in my very much smaller area 😊

[@homegardens7682]

I'm sure you will do just fine!

[@leeburrell6395]

Really enjoy watching theses videos learning loads as I’m new to growing its great fun thank you 👌

[@homegardens7682]

It indeed is! Keep at it.

[@patjoyce7247]

Very helpful. I started my first allotment four months ago. Good tips for a novice like me. Thanks for sharing

[@homegardens7682]

My pleasure. Great to hear.

[@ianmorton5943]

Grate advice I'm geting an alotment next week its overgrown so thanks for the help grate vidio from uk

[@homegardens7682]

Glad it helped.

[@chezgiardino]

Nice work Dan! It's looking really nice.. I can't wait to start getting my hand in soil as well

[@homegardens7682]

Oh yes. Is it still snowing there?

[@chezgiardino]

@@homegardens7682 yes...I will have to wait another month for sure...then it will depend on the year: sometimes we have a nice April, sometimes not so nice...we will see :)

[@homegardens7682]

@@chezgiardino Indeed we will.

[@chloebrown1399]

So cool, I like this. Well this time it's not snowing or raining there you had a beautiful sunny day there today cool. I been busy getting ready for all this vegetables and flowers in my garden today because it's was a lovely & beautiful and wonderful sunny day today 😃. Thank you for telling us all about this Dan 😃😊🥰🤗

[@homegardens7682]

My pleasure Chloe. Glad you are doing well.

[@chloebrown1399]

@@homegardens7682 😃 thanks Dan ☺

[@homegardens7682]

@@chloebrown1399 Your welcome.

[@chloebrown1399]

@@homegardens7682 big smile from me to you 😃☺😊

[@ericaslittlewelshgarden]

A lot of good information covered in this video.

[@homegardens7682]

I hope so. Hopefully it can help people get their allotments/gardens ready for a great year.

[@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000]

Wow you've got so much done , I bet It will look great come summer time. I miss having an allotment.

[@homegardens7682]

Hows your shoulder?

[@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000]

@@homegardens7682 only bothers me when I try to do a bit of digging and hoeing in my garden, I recently did a bit of heavy pruning using long handled shears and my shoulder was stiff afterwards.

[@markgibbons2108]

Good video all you say make good sound sense iv gone half on a allotment and there's a grass bank on 1 side be bit off work but was thinking wildflowers for bees insects ect like you said bit at time

[@homegardens7682]

Good stuff. That's it, work towards it slowly and you will get there.

[@danieluk5393]

this guy is like the Duracell bunny, loved it

[@homegardens7682]

I do enjoy gardening!

[@MAMDAVEM]

Dan, I've been growing sweetcorn sucessfully for the last couple of years using the planting holes in weed control membrane approach.with no weeding issues. I also grow winter squash in and around the sweetcorn.

[@homegardens7682]

I think I will do something rather similar Dave. Cheers.

[@kajun8561]

Fantastic, Dan! The new allotment is far larger than I initially thought. Have you ever considered growing dates? (Forgive me, if you already do. You've a lot growing 😁) I absolutely love Medjool dates. Like healthy, gooey candy 😍. A few years back, I sprouted some seeds (very simple) I saved from some I bought at my local natural foods co-op. They were so fun to watch. Then, I realized...I live in a small flat, where will I grow date trees?! Lol Anyroad, the new allotment is coming along nicely! I meant to mention... I watched several of your first videos a while back. Do you realize you look quite a bit younger now? Might that be attributed to the healthy foods or something else? Great video, tysmfs 😊🤗

[@homegardens7682]

Thanks! Well, I was working three jobs at one point so that could account for looking a bit rough!

[@homegardens7682]

I hjave some date plms in my polytunnel grown from pips. Here you go! They are featured at 7;04. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4mtZKKaqqhseLs

[@kajun8561]

@@homegardens7682 not rough, very handsome, just older then. If you have a secret fountain of youth...you must share with me! Lol

[@kajun8561]

@@homegardens7682 thank you, I'll watch

[@kajun8561]

@@homegardens7682 Ha! Oh my goodness, I watched that too. Totally missed it. The Medjool are so large, bigger than my entire thumb. Thanks!

[@abubakar98k]

Have you tried growing peanuts? I might try it this year.

[@homegardens7682]

I may consider these. It has been on my mind.

[@iandavies9154]

Hi Dan, Great video. What do you do for water? I see no water butts on any of the allotments so I assume there is a tap? Also, sometimes a shed roof is the only way to collect water on an allotment as is the case for me. Cheers

[@homegardens7682]

This is true. Long term I will probably set up some IBC containers from the shed roof. The allotment has auto refill troughs so they are incredibly useful

[@ericaslittlewelshgarden]

My plot is a quarter of your size!

[@homegardens7682]

Its not the size its what one does with it! You grow plenty in the space.

[@kelly26b]

Defo need a shed if your allotment is far away and you cannot always carry tools etc

[@homegardens7682]

Certainly handy.

[@wraina786]

Are you not putting up a poly tunnel?

[@homegardens7682]

I'm holding back on that one at the moment. We will see what happens.

[@wraina786]

@@homegardens7682 ok cool. I was inspired by your vids on them. Would you recommend getting the cheaper variety from outsunny or others highly rated on online shopping companies?(I understand they'll need fortification)

[@homegardens7682]

@@wraina786 Well, I have seen some Outsunny ones and they look good. I would advise a hinged door.

[@wraina786]

@@homegardens7682 ok thanx again 👍

[@homegardens7682]

@@wraina786 Pleasure.

[@monaraahmed7193]

👍👍👍

[@homegardens7682]

Cheers.

[@ygtcv7675]

just got mine...help;)

[@homegardens7682]

Take a look through my videos, they should help.

[@maretteschulz8898]

Great advice, but could you please stand still.🤣

[@homegardens7682]

lol. I am a fidget.

[@maretteschulz8898]

@@homegardens7682 😆👌