November Plot Tour, an Asian Hornet warning and Badger-based Misery! Ep190 || Plot 37

[@jayneeburks8482]

As I watch you and your Mum restoring the beds together, I can't help to feel how blessed you are to have a partner in gardening. If only I had that. It is always better together. 👩‍❤‍👩

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ahh, Jaynee. the year when mum was mostly out of action and i was soloing the allotment... i really did understand how lucky i am to share it. :)

[@arli4406]

I feel you…not only physically but mentally to have someone who shares the same vision and ideas…❤

[@amandabd2781]

I wish the same someone to help and support 😊

[@jayneeburks8482]

@@arli4406 I will keep looking for my plot mate. I hope one comes your way too.

[@jayneeburks8482]

@@amandabd2781 I hope you find your gardening support too Amanda.

[@AnthropoidOne]

That cat needs to find another line of work 🇺🇸

[@vicroberts9876]

Tough about damage. I would run a single wire at badger nose height around plot perimeter powered by a solar electric fence unit. Not lethal but very effective! Switch on when you leave and off when you arrive. Regards & sympathy, Vic

[@JessieatPlot37]

I am seriously thinking of doing just that Vic!

[@lynneclark5879]

I think as gardeners we all feel a mixture of sadness, emptiness at this time of year as we end our gardening year, can’t wait for mid February when I can start my seeds , cheer up Jess you make great videos for us all to enjoy

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Lynn :) Yeah, looking back over the year.... a bit melancholy

[@mompuff]

It makes my heart happy to see your mum working with you!! I lost mine 3 years ago & we were very close!! 🙌🏻🦋🙏🏻 You should leave one artichoke in the composts for next year!! 😂😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ahh, i'm sorry mompuff. I am aware how lucky i am and do treasure it.

[@janenewley1014]

Yes…rude words to badgers…who dig up garden at home and at allottment…😱😱😱grrrrrr, Jinxy

[@JessieatPlot37]

Grrrrrrrr indeed :D

[@regtitch5200]

Its a privilege to have Badger's visiting your plot as they are persecuted to much in the UK. When I grow my veg I expect that wildlife will eat a percentage of it. Be it mice, slugs,rabbits etc. We all need to eat. x

[@m.mcmullen1950]

So sorry about the badger damage, Jessie and mum. In my garden here in California, I have a continuous problem with skunks, foxes, and bears. I have found that sprinkling cayenne pepper powder on the perimeter of my beds works really well as a deterrent. Maybe it would help with your badger friends? It won't hurt them, but they definitely don't enjoy getting a snoutful of pepper. I buy mine in bulk online and it isn't very costly doing it that way. Best of luck.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Skunks, Foxes and Bears!! Wow, i'll stick with badgers :O I have been on the war path with the citronella which works very well but as soon as it rains its gone so might transition to the chilli powder :D

[@dlsdyer9071]

⁠@@JessieatPlot37 the powdered pepper has worked well for us. As far as the slugs are concerned, copper wire works well in the bed around whatever gets attacked. As the slugs cross it, the slime on their body and the copper creates electron transfer. They shrivel and dry up. I know several people who use pieces of old electrical wire, strip of the outside insulation and then staple it all around a bed that gets infested often (like strawberries).

[@larathomas244]

Blimey Jessie, badgergeddon, all that work! Still, you and your mum are a great team and remain undaunted. Yep, the frost has finally hit Surrey but we are having some beautiful bright days. Chin up, we love your videos 😀

[@JessieatPlot37]

Badgergeddon :D The frosty sunshines been spectacular hasn't it? long may that continue!

[@melindapetraschuk420]

Hi Jessie and Mom! I feel your pain of badgers... I'm in British Columbia, Canada and I have huge Roosevelt Elk. They tore down my fence this fall! I'm going to have to electrify. Love watching....its relaxing. Thanks Mindy

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Mindy, an elk!! thats a tad more dramatic than badgers!!!

[@melindapetraschuk420]

@@JessieatPlot37 yes...and it's not just one or two...herds of 10 to 20...🦌

[@janenewley1014]

Your start of filming reminded me of my childhood haunt…Epping Forest😀…just love woods and trees😀😀😀.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh i love epping forest!! :D

[@6EvilGoddessLives6LovesHard6]

Know you’re not feeling it now, but I find your channel so relaxing and informational. Love how you and your mum get along and work together. I am sorry for the losses to badgers and rats. However, I am looking forward to watching your projects for rewiring the chickens’ area and poiytunnel.

[@hotelsierra86]

You are lucky to have only badgers…we have badgers and roe deer. Fighting to keep our trees. Inconvenient as they are,wouldn’t be without them.

[@jennifercaskie3895]

I liked that gray hat so much that I ordered one last year. They should give you a free one for advertising,

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahah1 The first one i had, they gave to me for free and i was so upset when i lost it my boyfriend bought me another one hahaha!

[@__Shellspace__]

strange about the leeks same happened to mine about two week back , but i asumed it was the strulch and removed it all , but you had no strulch so very wierd x same with some onions , luckily i had some others to sew

[@__Shellspace__]

im coming to london to see iliza shlesinger at the apollo so i cant wait for that on the 5th till 7th

[@JessieatPlot37]

No scrulch but i'm definitely thinking slugs

[@brightpurpleviking]

Your videos always calm me and make me smile. A real treat every single time! So sorry about the freaking badger. It was bunnies who dissolved every single plant for me all season this past year. Wankers.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Oh man, Rabbits can completely strip everything can't they little buggers!!!

[@stevendowden2579]

lovely video jess its been freezing here in wales today

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks steven. Oh i saw there was a drop in temps over the wales area on the forecast yesterday! Hope you're cosy!

[@maureen3621]

Peevish is a good word to use when you feel out-of-sorts.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Its a great word

[@samanthahoos9827]

Lovely video makes me want to plan a vacation to the gardens and tour plots! I’m writing holiday letters as flurries fill my gardens making me glad I have no where to go today! 😊

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D very festive samantha!!

[@richardhart7652]

Corr look at all that leafmolde ( in the woods)😊😊😊😊 I think you need to get an electric fence it'll deter badgers and foxes

[@JessieatPlot37]

I am seriously considering it hahaha!

[@tanyareynolds1960]

oooooh how fabulous those jerusalem artichokes look

[@tanyareynolds1960]

and then we got to the badger devastation - grrrrr - thats not amusing - i don't know how you manage to be so calm

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

Can't believe how much bad luck you and your mum are having Jessie I feel your pain , I'm growing Kingsland Wight Garlic too this year from bulbs I grew last year but I don't know if the bed which is growing perfectly is KW garlic as I didnt mark them up properly, I have a second bed where no garlic is showing at all maybe that is my KW Garlic lol , anyway Happy gardening Jessie and say Hi to your mum for me x

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Jim! Hahahha, garlic drama :D Glad you've got some up already! Happy gardening from Mum and I :D

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

@@JessieatPlot37 thanks Jessie makes it all worthwhile lol xx

[@kimberlywells1794]

Gosh I can’t wait for the day you can film more cooking snippets. Would love to see how you make a chard lasagna.

[@CLFL14256]

I'd have murder on my mind about the badgers! Slugs were and are a huge problem here as well (NW Ireland), a whole lot of baby slugs and snails are eating what I have let in the garden right now. You have left the Kohlrabi way to long, they are best at about tennis ball size, maybe marginally larger. Once they grow elongated most of it is woody and needs discarding

[@JessieatPlot37]

Slugs were a right issue here this year too because it was so much wetter than usual! Those kohl rabi are whats left from the spring sown ones. We ate so many!! I leave them to 'elongate' because the top bit of new growth is like a second flush when the original ball has gone woody.

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Hi Jessie, you're totally right re the badgers. We get them here and they do their "deposits" in a hole always, not like foxes. We had -8 deg here last night in Scotland. Lovely to see the girlies, Lily and the whole plot as well as your Mum. I think we're in for a cold winter. Cheers!!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Minus 8! Holy moley! I think we are too. That warm october was just setting us up :D

[@wendycullingworth3879]

What a treat to be walking in Richmond Park with you and showing us all the fungi and mosses on the logs. Magical! Badgers.....BUGGER!!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Its a wonderful time of year for strolling and looking isn't it? And Badgers Bugger indeed Wendy!!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

I have my first Sunchokes this year. They are delicious. But I now know why they are nicknamed Fartichokes! 😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yes, delicious but deadly hahahah!

[@myrustygarden]

1:01 look at all those leaves 🍁 🍂🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂. 😂 minus 1c is a warm day here we have had some minus 7c 🥶🥶 and it’s been foggy all week so it’s damp. 🤬🤬 asian hornet 🐝 hopefully won’t kill off all our bees 🐝. I believe it has been found here in western Canada and the USA 😢😢😢. Your certainly having your challenges this year 🤬 next year will be a what can we do to protect things kind of year. Hmm electric fence 🤭🤭. Thank goodness for back ups 👍👍. Have a super week ladies stay warm, Ali 😶‍🌫️🥶🇨🇦

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hey Ali, yeah, leaf mould gold!! And hmm, that bloomin Hornet looks like its all over the world pretty much :( Its going to be a fence-heavy winter, this one!

[@mandytaylor1008]

So sorry bout the badgers. I heard you say there a huge s..t in a hole that’s what we had and they come back and do it again in same hole. They have devastated your beds I so sorry. We just had a few holes and the latrine. We have foxes but we also have a monkjack aswell on the site. There has been no knowledge of badgers in our area so now there are defo. I also found a dead half eaten hedgehog😭but didn’t know we had hedgehogs.they magnificent animals but extremely annoying I guess they more hungry wen it’s colder. Just make sure the girly wurlies are locked up.👍🙋🏻‍♀️

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, they are very tidy that way, keep shitting in the same hole :D But the hedgehog thing is awful... :(

[@jonquilhawthorne3257]

I am SO grateful for your videos, thank-you 🤗

[@JessieatPlot37]

Ahh, thank you so much Jonquil!

[@billmarshall3505]

Hi Jessie So sorry to see the damage caused by the Badgers. We have been beset by Rats late in the season even though the rat catcher team were called to the allotments by the allotment authority, so the rats moved 'south' to the lower allotments. First time we have grown Sweet Corn and they were fabulous. We managed 6 out of a magnificent crop. Thank you for the walk it was soul uplifting. Love to your mum and of course Lily. Jasmine West Yorkshire

[@mikeadamson6696]

Jessie , you have Badger problems and we have Fox problems . It seems the Foxes ( as the Badgers ) are struggling with food foraging this year therefore resorting to digging for worms . In fact rain seems to deter them somewhat as its too wet for them , only when its drier they start the digging

[@JessieatPlot37]

Different culprit, same result! Very frustrating!

[@MarkHickman-sf3ri]

My leeks took a battering this year too. It took me too long to figure out what they problem was, I thought they were splattered with dirt from rain but it turned out to be black aphids. Never had this on alliums before but they were covered in them, and I guess they just drained and weakened them to the point where the slugs could finish them off. I spent a few days blasting them off with the hose, and about a dozen or so of the leeks which are still upright have started growing again, but it's all a bit too late really. I've never known a year as bad as this for alliums. My cooking onions were reduced to picklers, I think thanks to a cold spring here in the Midlands followed by a windy summer which blew them all flat by the end of July. The winter onions I grew for this year have all gone, possibly a combination of mice, slugs and aphids. I bought sets instead, and the black aphids immediately got to work but I went utterly Medieval on them and wiped out the lot - I don't mind nature taking its share, but if it's going to destroy the whole damn crop, I'll fight!

[@JessieatPlot37]

eugh, the aphid that loves alliums. So annoying but they do wash off faily easilly if you catch them early. But like you say, they weaken so much. I get them most years especially on garlic. Its been a tough year for them but you sound like you've had it pretty bad!!!

[@labcat647]

Time for serious measures when wildlife destroys so much of your crops. I know allotments have restrictions, but here in the US, it would be time to invest in tall or electrified fencing and traps. We don’t mess around when it comes to our food. That said, two deer wondered through my garden today.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Traps are a no-no when it comes to badgers over here because they are protected its a jailable offence to tamper with them! But i'm considering my options ahahha!

[@cew9837]

We had Bromley bee keeper come to our meeting.. nests in Thamesmead, Oxted & Hackney last yr.. we have guy in sept who thought he had a nest in his shed...2 badgers were spotted a fortnight ago... now I've watched what they do!! .. so frustrating!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Scary little buggers, aren't they! Glad the beekeepers are out there spreading the word though. And talking of 'little buggers'... grrrrr to badgers!

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Great tour of the plot Jess but shame about the badger damage. I cut my Nerines this year and brought them inside for the vase and they’ve lasted well over a week and strangely enough they have a smell of chocolate when you walk passed them. Win win!

[@JessieatPlot37]

They smell of chocolate! wow, i've never noticed that :D

[@maaikepaaikenl]

Those leeks remind me of what happened to mine two months ago. I planted them in July, then suddenly at the end of September the tops had turned to a sort of mushy state down to soil level, some had even completely disappeared! Yet the roots were still firm... So mysterious, never seen anything like it. Very frustrating.

[@maaikepaaikenl]

On second thought, maybe it is a sort of damping off? Mine were under a mesh as well so it could have been lack of air circulation? We did have a lot have rain this summer and autumn.

[@annaking9213]

Lilly stayed for along time visiting. Veggies all looked good. Sorry about the badger, the pepper trick might work.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahaha, she clocked the dreamies treats i had in the bag :D

[@Crumbleofborg]

Sorry about all the badger damage. Not a lot you can do except strengthen the barriers for next time. I think the disappearing leeklets is due to slugs.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Yeah, defenses and hope to dissuade them!

[@feltaria9177]

Lil must have her winter coat. She looks twice the size of last time I saw her. Great to see you walking and enjoying the sunshine

[@susiespearing6165]

So sorry for you Jessie and Mum .Its soul destroying to walk in to that ❤

[@JessieatPlot37]

very frustrating susie!

[@mandytaylor1008]

Lovely walk Jess you must get out more it’s good for you mental well being. It’s -6 or was here early this morning I think snow on the way. Our fartichokes(and they defo are) are gorgeous we love them. I can hardly believe it’s Christmas in 4 weeks well less than that now. I am sue to be a great grandma again before Christmas aswell I so excited. Xxxxx

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Mandy. And oooooh minus 6! Oh congratulatoons!!! :D :D

[@carolallen7747]

Hi Jessie . Having seen the Asian hornet in Dorset during the summer I reported it and all I got was:: have I captured it!!!! It's really big and really noisy. No fear 😲

[@JessieatPlot37]

Holy smoke carol! The guy telling us about them said - whatever you do, don't try to catch it!! hahahaha!

[@carolallen7747]

@@JessieatPlot37 I,m not planning on getting a bite at any time soon 🤦

[@tamararoberts9307]

How frustrating dealing with vermin and slugs and bugs erg! I feel the pain too. Good thing about gardening though is planning and looking forward to another go for next season 😊 🍻 ❤️

[@JessieatPlot37]

Exactly that Tamara! Always something new to look forward to :D

[@francesbatycki404]

If you have no carrots left perhaps the cover could be of use over the lettuces.

[@nickysmith164]

Sorry Jess, I was partway thru commenting & it vanished! Why not try a trail cam to see where & when the badgers strike, and how they get in..?? You can then set your plan or strategy for dealing with it. Maybe lie in wait n bang some metal dustbin lids to scare or deter them. Or just beef up your fencing to keep them out. Maybe chicken wire over the woodwork or any gaps??😍😍

[@sherry2836]

So sorry you have been badgered again! It has to be very frustrating for you both. Since you already know badgers are the culprit, why waste money on a trail cam when you can invest in more wire mesh cage builds. I wonder if now that the badgers know where the food bank is, they won't leave you alone. Your plot always looks good in any season. Thanks for the tour.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Badgered is the right word :D Also... very sensible suggestion Sherry. I'm just curious to actually see them plus i'd like to show you lot some footage! :D

[@teresaedwards3659]

Sorry about the badgers... you're an awesome gardener, thanks for the video's

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks Teresa!

[@simplifygardening]

Great update Jessie. what was u digging out of the compost?

[@zofiaszklarz3124]

Bardzo lubię oglądać Twoje filmy. Razem z mamą jestescie super. Sliczny kotek , kurki urocze.

[@__Shellspace__]

bloody gutted for you hope most is salvagable xx

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hoping the cold, wet weather will have preserved them enough to keep growing, its a nightmare in the summer when things get dug out and instantly turn to crisps!! hahaha

[@andyfarmer759]

I delivered to Richmond theatre many years ago. I thought it wwas absolutely beautiful.

[@JessieatPlot37]

It really is a beautiful place Andy.

[@ebxo269]

I grew azalious this year because i saw them on here , they flowered really nice, though i cant put a photo on here.

[@Mr_Gray_Sky]

Lily is finally big!

[@JessieatPlot37]

Pantaloon fluff monster mode, engaged!!

[@mandytaylor1008]

Be careful with whatever poly you choose as the badgers have been at jbs at least your badgers didn’t attach your poly👍

[@JessieatPlot37]

JB's polytunnel drama knows no end!!

[@mandytaylor1008]

@@JessieatPlot37 and his greenhouse previously😂

[@mags9536]

Such a shame the badgers have caused so much damage. I hope you can find some way of protecting your plants

[@JessieatPlot37]

Going to put some work into defenses this winter Mags

[@mags9536]

@@JessieatPlot37 👍

[@jessievanswaaij2971]

Watching your video making the recipe with chard mozzarella and the shell pasta. ( watched the video you making that before starting cooking. The one with anni screaming through your talking 😅😂❤) Are you thinking about getting a new cat i was wondering? Damn those badgers! So frustrating. Hope next year will be better on the tomatoes, peppers slug and badger part. Looking forward to the new polytunnel plan. My guess it will be bigger. Dont´t forget to put 220 volt on the back side to get rid of kids with knifes 😂😂😂😈 Lots of love from Belgium

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hi Jessie! Ahh, Ani. I still keep saving him things in the kitchen then remember. I will get another cat at some point but now isn't the right time. Hahahaha, good kid defenses :D

[@jessievanswaaij2971]

@@JessieatPlot37 i understand. When my cat died it was years till i got a new cat, and that was just because my husband tought i should look on the internet at catshelter and i fell instand in love with our loki and i wanted him now!

[@kellymatthewman1340]

Rats always move into my greenhouse over winter and make a right old mess😩

[@elizabethdurnin8213]

Hello Jessie and mam thank you for another lovely video.

[@JessieatPlot37]

thanks Elizabeth :D

[@PinkyBlue1054]

Love the backwards girlies.. :)

[@susiespearing6165]

Cover the lettuce with the leek box .

[@JessieatPlot37]

This that what i will do!

[@joslac5018]

Survival of the fittest. You eat my food you're gone and I will return you back to the earth to help grow my food. Circle of life. 😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahah!

[@blessildajoy]

Now I know where to transplant my fartichokes😂

[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@georgemartin9618]

Jessie have you considered using an ultrasonic pest device on the badgers. Solar powered models are available nowadays. Alternatively do you know anybody called Hugh Ryan .

[@ClarkieBoy]

A great harvest of fArtichokes there 👍 Aah no, sorry your Badgers have returned

[@SusanDuffield-t1y]

Dont give up on your artichoke yet - I have several and the best producer is next to a large conifer tree thats sucking all the moisture and nutrient from the soil and I get up to 10 heads off plus lots of littlies for the bees. try some neglect??

[@JessieatPlot37]

You give me hope, but believe me i've tried all sorts! and to make it worse there is a derelict roudabout near me that has outstanding artichokes growing on it hahahahaha!

[@stuartallen8310]

Very well done I'm leaf collecting

[@JessieatPlot37]

Love a bit of leaf collecting!

[@andrewmossop6241]

Sorry the badgers got you again, I know Claymores would sort it, and enrich the soil, but seriously we share the planet don't we.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hahhaha! We do share, we do. :)

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hello Jessie, Nice brisk morning -15° C today people moving around quickly no dragging feet today. Will be +4° C tomorrow. There is nothing growing outside today. I have my last 5 tomatoes on the table all red a ripe ready to eat. I started all the remaining peppers in jars to ferment and then make hot sauce from them in 10 days. My wife needs a milder version so I make some that are 50% bell peppers one red one orange cut up in the same jars and the sauce has a great taste with mild heat. She can not find anything like it in the stores so she will be happy! OH NO!!! I hate badgers. I can come sit there overnight with a stick if that will help! I have a stick that is too big, one that is too small and ONE that is just right! I feel so terrible for you that is just not fair. I do love the hat you are wearing and it looks fabulous on you esp how the color accents your eyes. So if you have to be unimpressed at least you can look fabulous while doing it! You just reminded me I wanted to grow Kalettes this year so I just ordered a packet just now. Take care Cya next week

[@JessieatPlot37]

Hello! :D Hooooweeee thats chilly! Not got below zero here yet! And that mild pepper sauce sounds fab. I like the hot stuff but sometimes its nice to mix things up. a couple of years ago i made an onion and chilli marmalade and it was glorious - not hot really but the flavour of the chillis was bliss! Going to do that again this year! Hahahahahahha! that really made me laugh. :D

[@sharon1615]

So sorry about the badgers 😔 fab vlog Jessie 🥰

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thanks sharon!

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

Why don’t you get the plot next door and double your room. It would be lovely to see all you and your mom could do. I know it’s a lot. Just a thought. Love from across the pond❤️❤️❤️

[@Sean.hinchlffe]

I’ve never had a year like it with alliums. Here in the North I’ve had onion fly infestation which we’ve never had before. And my leeks just keeled over , died or rotted off. I don’t have white rot. So I’m as clueless as you are.

[@ebxo269]

Artichokes prefer well-drained, nutrient-rich soil with lots of organic matter. The ideal pH level for artichokes is slightly on the alkaline side, between 6.5 and 7.5 for your guidance , do you have a ph tester,,??

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

Get you Centella spray out. Did that work at all to deter the monsters? You got this❤❤❤

[@JessieatPlot37]

I was fab in the summer but it gets washed away with rain so a bit pants in the winter! Going to try chilli powder

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

@@JessieatPlot37 excellent ❤️

[@annaking9213]

Would wood frames with wire stop the badgers ?

[@JessieatPlot37]

We used to have lots of solid frames like that but if the badgers wanted in, they still got in.... i think i'm going to work on the boundary fence and also chilli powder!!

[@laurathomson5053]

Lovely video again,jjess, pesky bloody badgers 😅😢

[@JessieatPlot37]

Tell me about it. Pesky indeed!

[@lucrom1097]

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[@JessieatPlot37]

:D

[@Wonkigardenandpets]

I'm curious about what you do with all the artichoke? Do you have to cook it or can you eat it raw? I live in Sweden and have seen artichoke in the store but they look like a flower that hasn't bloomed, maybe it's a different kind of artichoke? Thanks for a super good channel.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Thats the Globe artichoke. these are Jerusalem Artichokes. totally different and i'm not sure why they are both called artichokes. Like you say one is a flower from a big grey spikey plant and the other is a root from a sunflower hahahah! I will just roast these ones so they go chewy and sweet and a delicious!

[@ruthsetters6567]

Maybe you can set out traps catch the animal And take it all the way to a new place

[@JessieatPlot37]

Unfortunately they are a protected species and i'll end up in jail hahaha!

[@suebell3677]

how on earth you managed to keep your temper with all that badger damage, I don't know! So sorry to see your hard work ruined yet again.

[@johnking-ht5ez]

Jessie you are late you had me worried.

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahah, sorry John!

[@debbiespitznagel1472]

Jessie, Can you get snap traps for the rats, and put them in the polytunnel? Rats will continue to breed and feed, if they are not stopped. I used cayenne pepper in my garden, and it helped with squirrels or whatever was eating my veg and it also helped keep squirrels at bay when I mixed it in the with bird seed in the feeders. Would fencing around the individual beds be helpful against badgers? We don't have any here, but the chicken wire did keep the bunnies out of the beds.

[@petergraham9381]

In a previous comment I did say you need a strong fence round plot 37 to keep out badgers or all your work will be in vain. ONCE BADGERS VISIT A FEW TIMES THEY KEEP ON COMING...

[@JessieatPlot37]

They have been resident on our allotment site for the past 60 years so i'm never realistically going to keep them out if they really want in! But i am building up my boundary this winter

[@katiekat6768]

Have you used the citronella treatment to deter badgers? I’m sure you have…. They also say male urine works a treat but I’m not so sure about that method 🤣 You still have plenty good crops and what you do have is awesome ❤️ x

[@JessieatPlot37]

The citronella worked a treat in the summer but its just being washed away with the wet now. Going to try chilli powder next. also have been trying to convince the boyfriend to come wee on my boundaries... he is not convinced :D

[@jeanlauridsen8596]

Yeah, My Jessie Babe.

[@bthyme]

Do they have Havahart traps in England?

[@JessieatPlot37]

Havahart? not head of them... but its a jail offence to interfere with badgers as they are protected.

[@francesbatycki404]

I know I asked last year too, but is Bertha going to get medical treatment this year? lol! She’s looking very depressed. Really enjoyed the video. 🇨🇦👍❤️. The badgers’ damage seems even worse to me because they don’t seem to bother eating what they dig up. Grrrrr….

[@Sylvie_M]

Please don't apologize for longer videos! Will your wire mesh over the beds deter the badgers? If so, you may have to resort to those on each bed but yikes (!) that would be expensive. I use planks of wood around the edge of either fleece or netting as deterence and it seems to keep things out but I don't have badgers. They have had the asian hornet appear on the far west coast of North America so we are on the watch though it isn't that close to me. Thanks for the ID sheet! I feel for you with your varied pests and loss of your food! I live in Zone 3b so our pests are somewhat limited by winter. My greatest nemesis currently is that pesky sparrow (in huge flocks) that eats all my fresh greens. Rabbits, deer and pigeons don't seem to bother my garden. Here we have to dig up dahlia roots if we wish to save them but I would think if you mulch heavily, like 6-8 inches for a distance around them, they would survive. You don't currently have minus C temps long enough to freeze the ground do you? That would kill the dahlias.

[@JessieatPlot37]

It would be so expensive Sylvie. A fair bit above my funds unfortunately! But i'm cooking up a scheme hopefully. Those Hornets really are getting everywhere aren't they. But your cold winters are definitely a bonus in that sense despite the dahlias. No, we've only had the first whisper of a frost so far but i'm keeping an eye out.

[@ebxo269]

Put a trail cam up.

[@paulinemorris5186]

What do you do with your artichokes?

[@kikik5266]

What does kitty do with her time? Lol so mucj damage. Im so sorry.

[@JessieatPlot37]

Just hangs around on peoples plot being worshiped and fed, mainly! :D

[@LetsGrowHome]

I thought you'd badger proofed the garden 😭 where are they getting in? Do you know at all?

[@LetsGrowHome]

Would have absolutely scunnered me if that had happened to all my winter growing stuff 😭

[@JessieatPlot37]

They just climb over, or dig under. Or push over the fences hahahaah! Going to put some more effort into the edges this winter!

[@Hhaahland4]

Aw Jessie how disheartening. It’s not like you can just replace everything because it all takes time and season.

[@raydel5732]

What did "God" have to do with the baggers digging up your veggies? I am sure He does not appreciate your using His name in vain. (21:09) Ray Delbury Sussex County NJ USA -- Ps. You like to read. Maybe you should read the Bible. I assure you. You would enjoy the Historu

[@tony1kenobi468]

If Jesus was real do you think this is how he’d want his believers to spend their time Ray?

[@stepheneastwood4524]

Oh, for brock’s sake.

[@canleyjenkins2104]

Hello. As a believer in Christ….. maybe a better understanding of what “ do not take God’s name in vain means. First off in the original hebrew it actually says “do not carry God’s name in vain and vain translate better as “something wicked or deceptive”. So using using God’s name to disguise evil behavior is what is meant here. Stubbing your toe or being surprised or showing frustration and exclaiming “oh my god” as an example is not a sin against God. Coming on a vlog chat to harangue a youtuber actually is pretty silly and if your intention is to spread the Gospel, this approach is not productive. Actually I can think of no better way to turn people away from the word of God than some random commenter using God’s name to bully a youtuber and make a terrible example of God to the people who follow them. I often think people who do this are perhaps doing this intentionally? Wink wink 😂 On another note….here’s wishing everyone and their families are happy and doing well! And enjoying another lovely, beautiful Jessie vlog!

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

Eaten by, 🐌🐀🪱 then 💩 allover the place. Lucky a good harvest of fartichokes. WHAT a plot tour!!

[@JessieatPlot37]

hahahahah!

[@pearldasousa4620]

I got a few chow chow last year from a plant someone gave me. This year all plant no fruit. You have to use the chow chow from China, but Vietnam etc not South American ones they cannot grow here. @jessieatplot37 👍🏽