Honestly the horse poop will be so good for the garden, I would fill all your composters ! Mix it with grass clippings, weeds and chopped up cardboard !
@Hutch1180002 ай бұрын
Brilliant progress from where you started to where you are now, well done 👏
@maddy266624 ай бұрын
Pick your sweet peas the more you pick the more they will produce new flowers ❤
@petro34413 ай бұрын
Wow stunning sweetpeas❤❤❤
@robineasby53284 ай бұрын
Your plot looks amazing , Seren. Looking forward to when the flowers are in bloom and your crops are maturing.
@sandrascarsbrook22134 ай бұрын
You have inspired me to apply for an allotment, and I’m on the waiting list. So impressed with the work you have done. 👍🏻
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Awh! That’s so exciting!! 🥲 hope you get to view a plot soon ☺️🌻🌸🌱
@debbailey29564 ай бұрын
Your like snow white, with all the little animals💓❤️🌻
@CheyenneMoon4 ай бұрын
I'm loving watching you from Canada! I had never heard of allotments until I saw your video. Am now fascinated by allotments. In canada we have "community gardens" but they are scarce and hard to obtain space, of whoch they give you little. It's been so amazing watching your transformation! I am now a forever fab of allotment youtube 😅
@kimberly-mo5cp4 ай бұрын
Hi Seren, my daughter and I watch you from Australia. We love seeing how much progress you've made in such a short time. Your garden is amazing, keep it up!
@debbailey29564 ай бұрын
You done such an amazing job.xx
@Mike_in_Thailand4 ай бұрын
Do you think those beds are deep enough? Personally I would have added another bag of compost or soil. The cardboard will rot away eventually but those sunflowers in particular have deep roots. Perhaps make a hole in the cardboard for the roots to pass through in future for deep rooted plants.
@Edward-turtle4 ай бұрын
Your DIY skills are pretty good...
@thegardenpath244 ай бұрын
The new beds look great, you must be so happy to be planting out and seeing things grow after all the work you've put in clearing the plot.
@janeb30244 ай бұрын
As always, an absolute pleasure to visit your allotment! The sweet peas are a particular favourite of mine but I am looking forward to the snapdragons and cosmos, too.😊
@rdb49964 ай бұрын
Just what I need to get through the last minutes of the work day. Should probably go outside myself 😅
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
You can do it! 🤣 I wish I was outside today… it’s awful rain and wind 😑☔️
@rolandhirons19404 ай бұрын
love your channel serena wish vlog a lot longer
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Oh thank you so much! 🥲 noted! I will try and make longer videos ☺️🌸
@jamiemittermuller64704 ай бұрын
Making great progress, I am very envious of your allotment(very few to apply for around me) so making doing with a small courtyard garden and half a driveway. Any tips for growing squash, I’m struggling to get mine going, I think it’s because they are outside in the cold(I’ve decided to wrap them in fleece for a while) hope the extra warmth will get it going. Tip: clean your brassica after planting, take the old leaves off, best advice I was given helps with the slugs
@laurieweideman96074 ай бұрын
I love smaller beds. It’s so easy to reach everything. Don’t forget you can join 2 small beds by joining the side boards in various ways. Everything looks so nice!
@Bloomingcurlsv14 ай бұрын
Seren alwrted me to the wicks sale on decking and i bought 30 2.4m lengths... going for 2.4x1.2 and its mahooosive.... wondering if i should do a few 1.2x1.2 squares now 🤔
@Bloomingcurlsv14 ай бұрын
Seren alerted me to the wicks sale on her last blog and I bought 30 lengths lol was gonna do 10 2.4x1.2m beds and now I'm thinking is this excessive lol... just treated them with an organic treatment so they last a few years extra 😅
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
I agree! And next year I can dedicate one small bed to just onions, one to garlic, etc! So excited! 🤣
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
@@Bloomingcurlsv1 oh my 🫢 I only bought 5 of the 2.4m boards! 🤣 Next year I will probably replace the boards on the larger middle bed so I’ll have one big 2.4 x 1.2 bed ☺️ but I also really like having the small beds! Good luck with your new planks & giant raised beds! 🤣🫢🌸🌻🌱
@ritafoster49584 ай бұрын
Lots of progress today, Seren! Loved watching you making up your new raised beds and planting out your greenhouse stock. The sweet peas are really going strong and look lovely! A bed of snapdragons will look wonderful! Thanks for letting us watch you as you work in your garden. Very relaxing and peaceful! ❤️🇨🇦
@drawyrral4 ай бұрын
Big difference from day one. Great job.
@jeffreykersey39554 ай бұрын
You are awesome! Your "crack on" attitude is an inspiration to all of us!
@dereknash36384 ай бұрын
Your allotment cat looks like a Siamese seal point, when I first met my wife many years ago (over 60 years) she had one of these, they are not the friendliest of cats but great characters, they don’t have a normal meow. They like space to do their own thing.
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Yes I think it’s a Siamese! Or at least part Siamese 🐱 I fostered a pair a few years ago… and I agree they have very strange meows 😅 only wanted attention on their terms too 🤭
@susanyates42334 ай бұрын
It must be so expensive in compost for your raised beds Seren. Missed you! I have snapdragons flowering from last year, and am going to prick my cosmos out. We have had so many slugs and snails in East Yorkshire, they ate all my first seedlings, so I am growing my second lot of seeds in my bay window, which faces south. Best wishes.
@kerrysmith50574 ай бұрын
Hi from east sussex, I came across your KZbin couple of days ago and I've watched from the beginning of your transformation and wow you've done an amazing job can't wait for many more on your journey ❤ x
@tess11764 ай бұрын
I love snapdragons too and slugs leave them alone! Also love penstemons for the same reason plus they are perennials so win win in my book!
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Yes! I’ve noticed the slugs haven’t touched a single seedling! oooh I love penstemons too but I’ve never grown any. I think that’s one to add to the list for next year ☺️thanks for watching Tess! 🌸
@tess11764 ай бұрын
I should have also said that although snapdragons tend to be seen as annuals, I left my healthier bushier plants in over winter (in the cold NE) and many of them are flowering again this year after a prune back and tidy up. If you want to grow penstemons from seed I start mine now and overwinter in pots so they are nice and strong for next year.
@TraceUK4 ай бұрын
Trouble is, that cardboard is going to take a few months to break down. I know it says 2 weeks online but that’s just not the case in the UK. Our weather isn’t warm enough. So the roots of your plants are going to hit the cardboard and become stunted
@PuthyvanGarden4 ай бұрын
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@tstrong79104 ай бұрын
Seren, i love the size of your new raised beds❤
@MyTinyAllotment4 ай бұрын
You should call the cat Simon! 🐈 😂x
@georgemartin96184 ай бұрын
Another great vlog Seren .
@CraigsAllotment4 ай бұрын
Great work :) I need tobsyart using cardboard on my spare bed. Happy growing and thanks 😊
@juliewilliams7934 ай бұрын
Hi Seren. My beans are looking very sad too! I planted them out nearly a month ago and I don’t think they’ve grown at all 😢. Keep up the good work, it’s looking fab! 😀
@AnneSweeney-rr8xd4 ай бұрын
Wow you have done amazing! Well done xxx
@lifestapestry29684 ай бұрын
Wish my other half would pick up a drill and do a bit of DIY. Well done you!
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Hahah thank you so much! 🔨☺️
@sandyward62364 ай бұрын
Amazing! Lovevit! Wonderful progress!😊
@anncarmichael12674 ай бұрын
Everything is looking great. I seen some pallet collars for sale in my local Homebase
@flissbakx55554 ай бұрын
Amazing work! I just want to say, might be good to wear a mask when you’re spreading compost from plastic bags as there are huge numbers of Legionnaires disease which are a direct result of inhaling spores from compost or potting mix that has come in plastic bags. Just a suggestion. Amazing work on your beautiful wee allotment!
@martinwyke4 ай бұрын
I used fibreglass rods for my hoops this year, they are flexible springy and I'd recommend them. They come in various legths and guages. I was able to get 5x4 meter lengths of 4mm for £15 from the online store named after the rainforest. If I bought them again I'd get the 6mm for a little more rigidity.
@Edward-turtle4 ай бұрын
Who Amazon????
@Lennymcgra4 ай бұрын
I stop by now and again, the work you have done is amazing compared to the beginning 👏
@emmakirk91944 ай бұрын
The cats probably after mice. He’s gorgeous
@lobodo9884 ай бұрын
You use my favorite piano tinkling music 🌺
@chriseverest43804 ай бұрын
Loved Seren's wildlife show😂 You should do the voices (like Johnny Morris used to on Animal Magic - yes I am very old! & you are far too young to remember that programme😂❤😂)
@denisebennett31444 ай бұрын
Great work on the planting. Cats are a law unto themselves.
@twelvesmylimit4 ай бұрын
I bought my first Snapdragon plant today. The bonus is they're safe around cats!
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Yay for snapdragons! 🌸 oooh I didn’t know that, that is a bonus indeed! I don’t think slugs like them either 👀 so that’s another bonus!
@twelvesmylimit4 ай бұрын
@@serensgarden Whoop! Oh my god, SO many plants are toxic or irritants to cats. I grow all those ones at my allotment (or try to!), away from my furry babies. Lillies are the most dangerous. Just a cat brushing past the plant and grooming itself can be fatal. 🤦♀️Dogs aren't far behind when it comes to being incompatible with plants. I love them all, I just have to be careful what I plant and where. Anyway, loving your channel, Seren. You're doing amazingly 👏
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
@@twelvesmylimitoh tell me about it 😭 before I adopted my cats I was mad about houseplants! one of my cats is also mad about eating houseplants 😑 I’ve had to give away sooo many lovely plants because Frida would not leave ANY of them alone! The amount of times I had googled a plant and google had basically said ‘cat will die if eaten’ 😅 it’s partly why Frida is a house cat … she can’t be trusted! She’ll eat anything! 🤣 She’s also lactose intolerant.. and will scavenge for any piece of cheese crumb left in the kitchen… then will give herself the poops 😑 darn cats! I love them though 🥲 would rather 0 indoor plants and healthy cats any day 🤣
@twelvesmylimit4 ай бұрын
@@serensgarden 😄🤦♀️🤗😻
@TheCornishCottageGarden-bs5lf4 ай бұрын
@@serensgardenThat is true, the slugs ransack my garden annually except for the snappies and the Fuschia's 😊
@andyc9724 ай бұрын
Well done Seren, it's hard to plan for jobs at the moment as the weather is so variable and still unseasonably cool, I still have lots to plant out but have lost some to the weather too, beans are sulking in the cold, batteries always seem to fail at the worst time don't they ! 🙄😤 I saw some pallet collar raised beds in Lidl the other week, might be worth a look if you still want some ! It's amazing to see you've all but filled your plot with beds from front to back now, I know there's still some finishing off to do and a return to the utility /compost area but it's looking great and all in four months too, great work ! 👍😁 I hope your Birdy friends are watching out for that cat ! 😬
@doras.allotment4 ай бұрын
Love a snap dragon too, great idea and your cosmos are going to look beaut! You've also inspired me to tackle making my own raised beds one day... 😃
@shellylockhart15064 ай бұрын
Everything looks great . Great work . Those brassicas were maybe kept in the greenhouse too long …they would have benefited from going out much sooner . They don’t mind the cooler temps . I’m thinking you realized that . …and that’s how we learn ! Love watching your channel !
@susiea14194 ай бұрын
Looking fantastic! Pull the leaves off the bottom of your brassicas that are yellow or pink as they attract slugs and are useless anyway.
@sophiahmzhang83434 ай бұрын
The weather has been so cold recently 😢
@BrLambert4 ай бұрын
The sweet peas are gorgeous. I'm not familiar with some of the plants and or flowers but it'll be nice to learn.
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I’m very proud of those sweet peas 🥲 thank you so much for watching ☺️🌸🌻🌱
@lynx17304 ай бұрын
Make you sure you put a peg on your nose or toilet roll in each nostril when straining the nettles and then pouring it onto you plot, I did it and it gassed the plot out, I was gagging 😭😂
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
HAHAH! oh no… its bad enough just stirring the bucket 🤢 I’m not looking forward to straining it …..
@fionabaran79544 ай бұрын
Hi the most likely thing about your beans is a nitrogen deficiency they will need a good feed before you plant them out
@AnneSweeney-rr8xd4 ай бұрын
My beans are also looking very yellow!
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Oh no! 🥲 well I’m glad I’m not the only one with sad beans 😅
@Sylvie_M4 ай бұрын
Great progress! your plot cat may be hunting birds. :(
@johnjudd77374 ай бұрын
The beans going yellow is due to the cold weather
@Edward-turtle4 ай бұрын
you'll not be laughing at the cat when he's using your raised beds as litter trays................LOL
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Hahaha I’ve been lucky so far … hopefully he stays away 😅😅😅
@2ndstarfromtherightsolas8814 ай бұрын
@@serensgarden To keep cats out of your veg beds , place bottles of water on beds, Cats woun't use it as a litter box when water is near by, they see it as a water source to drink 😊. p.s love the kittie, he's cute!
@nitelite784 ай бұрын
10:50 Where did you get the metal support rods from Seren? Was it just at the plot or did you buy it somewhere? Or was it a package that came with the net? I've been looking for flexible metal rods but they are really expensive. Crocus have some but they are 10 for £99 which to me is ridiculous.
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Oh no, that is expensive! 🥲 unfortunately I found them on the plot so have no idea where they came from! They are a bit small, so if and when the plants grow I will replace them with something bigger. Most people use that blue piping.. but I would love to find some larger metal hoops too (that aren’t £99 😅)
@zumbawithcathya4 ай бұрын
Loving the new beds Serena …. Wondering about those pesky slugs? Are you doing anything to protect the plants? I bought some copper strips that are supposed to be put round pots…though I have seen comments about crushed muscle shells - I wonder if other people other ideas? Best wishes Cathy 🤗
@Edward-turtle4 ай бұрын
the strulch she puts round the bottom of the plants deter slugs and suppress weeds . strulch great stuff and fairly cheap
@zumbawithcathya4 ай бұрын
@@Edward-turtle could you please remind me what strulch is ? 😬
@Edward-turtle4 ай бұрын
@@zumbawithcathya Strulch is a Mineralised Straw Mulch which comes in bags , its great for weed supressing . slugs and snails hate it , i use it round Hostas to keep snails away.. It lasts ages when down and can be used on pots to keep the moisture in etc good stuff. On Ebay its about £15 a bag.
@ellenclayton59554 ай бұрын
Root growth is being obstructed by the cardboard so your beds need to be much deeper. Instead of your roots being able to go 4-6 inches deep they are being forced to grow horizontally. This will make weaker plants prone to falling over in the wind. The top 2 inches of soil will also have temperature fluctuations that could affect root health. While the beds do look nice they are not practical. I understand it chokes weeds out (cardboard) but you would be better off to cover with black plastic for a month. The plastic will form a hothouse type situation and most seeds present will germinate and die off because of lack of sun. Any existing plants will die off as well.
@juliewilliams7934 ай бұрын
With all the rain, the cardboard should hopefully break down. In my experience if the card Is getting wet the roots will grow through it.
@CraigShortland4 ай бұрын
👍🦋
@RichardTaylorgardening4 ай бұрын
Brilliant please be careful waring trainers and bending over for your feet and back ouch as always happy gardening Richardx
@bevtooth4 ай бұрын
The cat is after your little Robin and his friends 😢
@jennyhayler75534 ай бұрын
A Siamese would you say
@Greenmanure624 ай бұрын
That kitty will poop in your brassicas...and everywhere else! I know from experience. Wear gloves,🤢😂
@serensgarden4 ай бұрын
Hahahah hoping he stays away 🙏🏼 I’ve been lucky so far at least 🫢