Overgrown Allotment Transformation & Beginning a greenhouse base - JB's Allotment Diary March 2020

[@JBNat]

Hello if you're a new viewer! This was the first video I ever made and it's pretty basic by my current standards I'm sorry! If you're interested to see what the plot looks like now, over a year after we first took it on, be sure to check out this before/after video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/amXFn4qcrKarY80

[@nicksveggiepatch1976]

Hi thought your video 📹 was really good outlining what you did and have achieved since you got your plot i have subscribed to your channel and will look at any other videos you post my channel is called nicks veggie patch if you can watch and subscribe 🙂

[@katec9893]

I loved the 'goodbye friend' part 🤣

[@traceyclark6650]

Hi J B. I've watched a couple of up to date video's and liked them so now I'm starting from the beginning of your allotment journey.

[@JBNat]

Wow thanks Tracey! Means a lot that you'd go back and watch them. The video styles change a lot over time too! Really hope you enjoy 😊 I'm so proud of how far they have come

[@DCTriv]

I've just got a 5 rod plot with my fiance and it looks just like this. Good to see a sneak preview of the light at the end of the tunnel!

[@JBNat]

Best of luck with it! You can do it 😁

[@Maulwuerfel]

You can be very proud! That's an amazing makeover!!! 💪 Greets from germany

[@JBNat]

Thank you so much! Please do check out my latest video in the pinned comment for an updated version 😁😁

[@Maulwuerfel]

@@JBNat I have checked the updated version! It's great!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@JBNat]

Thank you so much!!

[@ChilliChump]

Some great potential in your plot! Looking forward to seeing how you get on this year!

[@JBNat]

Thank you so much! Definitely learned an awful lot in the first year, but probably still be muddling through the second 😂

[@NicksAllotmentDiary]

Great to see what you started with. Looks like you had a lot of hard work to get your plot to what it looks like today. Take care. Nick

[@JBNat]

Thank you so much!

[@emdeejay7432]

Dude, wtf would someone put a carpet in their garden? Lol, madness. Good lord you had to do a lot of work, it must have been a relief to see it done. Jeez those brambles looked like a small jungle, im sure for the little bugs and lizards and such living in there it probably was a jungle, a whole little ecosystem haha. Wow, you have made quite the transformation over the years, it makes me feel inspired that i can get my yard fixed up into a functioning garden area as well. Right now its just lots of potted plants and raised beds. But im gonna start the in ground stuff this week, mostly because ive run out of pots, lol, no choice now but to start digging now haha. Amazing transformation from when you first got it to now.

[@JBNat]

A really long (sometimes slow) journey for sure. Good luck with your yard!

[@pipwright7366]

Lovely video and approach ... wishing you well with your growing.

[@JBNat]

Thank you so much!!

[@sezicoolcat]

New subscriber here. Thank you for sharing. I took on a plot in May and I am still trying to fight the weeds. Just ordered a small 4'x3' shed so I can store tools onsite and not have to use the car every visit. Maybe I will get there more if I don't have to lug all the tools with me. Going to check out more of your videos to see what you have done the past few years. Sarah

[@JBNat]

Ah thank you so much Sarah! Welcome to the allotment community! So many amazing resources and youtube channels these days. I'm still very much getting to grips with mine and mostly showing off everything that goes wrong 😂 Enjoying the process along the way is the key to keeping with it!

[@nicksveggiepatch1976]

Fantastic what an achievement keep up the good work

[@JBNat]

Thanks Nick 😀 Appreciate it!

[@nicksveggiepatch1976]

If you get the chance to look at some of my videos 📹 you will see what my plot looked like before full completion

[@jadegrowsveg]

Oh, JB! This is so reassuring! I was shown a few plots over the weekend with a few others on the waitlist. We had to list our preferences & we will get our choice based on where we are on the waitlist. Most of the plots were quite clean, especially the one I wanted, it’s basically ready to plant, but they are only about 5-7 poles. But the last plot is hideously overgrown, brambles, & a thick hedge which I’d have to remove… But, it would be 10 poles. I could tell none of the other applicants liked that plot at all, so I’m trying to see the potential because once it’s cleared it would mean double the space 😍… This actually helped me see the potential more. Sometimes the space no one else wants is the best! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@JBNat]

Ahh amazing!! It can be a really good challenge. Just try not to rush yourself - maybe try and clear a bed or two and plant in some summer crops like squashes or Courgettes if you get your hands on it this summer. I was quite lucky getting mine at the start of winter but even by spring I didn't have all the beds ready! The worst part is if you find any nasty surprises under the brambles like plastic or asbestos. I've been surprised at how few brambles have come back - everyone told me I'd be fighting them for the rest of time, but digging deep and getting their roots seems to have mostly done the trick. Fingers crossed its not too bad for you!

[@JBNat]

Oooh I've only just seen this is a comment on my first video! I've got a few updates! One is a year after I took on the plot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amXFn4qcrKarY80 And the other is a nice look back over 2021: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKiveqB5jLd6jLc Should give you a really good flavour of what's possible!

[@jadegrowsveg]

@@JBNat I’ve actually just got an email… I actually got my first choice!!! I thought there was no chance since I have only been on the wait list for a year, but I think I was just incredibly lucky! I’m subscribed to your channel now though & I’m sure I’ll refer back to you many many times for help & inspiration!!! Thank you so much, I’ll check these other videos out too 😁😁

[@jadegrowsveg]

JB!!! I’VE ALREADY SEEN THIS!! I even commented already 🙌🏻

[@JBNat]

Oh my godddd!! I forgot about this 😂

[@garry8330]

Great show, reminds me of Malcolm Kingswell; Allotments for fun and food! Check out his production techniques very good!

[@JBNat]

Such a great recommendation, just checked out his channel and subscribed, very good stuff! (Thanks so much for your comment on this video! This is my first and worst video probably 😅, so please do check out some of the more recent ones to see my much better production value!)

[@annaking9213]

I enjoyed

[@coloursmoke]

Good stuff, lots of work but you seem to be getting on well. Keep it up. :-)

[@JBNat]

Thanks! I love coming back to this video so much - it looks SO different now in just one year.

[@danajhasalvegas5819]

So a allotment means GARDEN PLOT? so yearly rental fee? Or community garden.... how wonderful ❤️

[@JBNat]

Yes they are very similar to community gardens! There are lots of different types as well - ours is land owned by the council and rented out.

[@johnandstusallotmentchanne5354]

Why the thumbs down?

[@Violetta1912]

I think a lot of the rubbish is probably put there by neighbours.

[@JosephE-yd6ks]

Woah, I love that wavy cherry bush. Did you find out what variety it is?

[@JBNat]

I'm afraid I still have no idea! Thanks for watching 😁

[@tobiaswoodcock]

jeez JB, the catweazel beard definately didn't suit you 🤣. THought I'd watch from the start to see what you've acheived over the years Nick