Plantsmans Diaries 2021...Late March

Some from Sunniside, some from Eggleston, a fair bite from Barthelemy's....and some posh poetry from Amanda. All the usual really as another season come round again, preparation is the main task I guess, that and repairs and almost constant potting on.
Best wishes to everyone and thank you for your comments etc.
Malcolm

[@marshmenne8657]

John Battye is a jack of all trades. Happy to see Malcolm and Thomas carry on their comedy routine. Thanks for this episode.

[@Tara-sf7uu]

So glad to see your videos again!

[@kevinrogers326]

You've made amazing progress on Sunnyside Malcolm.

[@lenaolivetti9366]

It’s looking great !!!! Thankyou 🇺🇸

[@stampinghippo7157]

Happy belated birthday Malcolm! Count your life by smiles, not tears. Count your age by friends, not years! For many good friends/years to come! Last weekend hubby had some fun with the green shredder (the smaller one). Despite getting the cough from long Miscanthus grasses (which it is not constructed for) it worked its way trough our branches with ease. Sunniside already changed a lot, but I can tell you have much work ahead. Thanks for taking the time and letting us participate in the progress! Stay safe, best wishes, Hanni.

[@guinessparis1]

Another good video Malcolm, really enjoying Sunniside progress - keep them videos coming

[@dc0145a]

Happy Birthday Malcolm. 🥳 Those look like a Copper Marans egg or another breed that lays a dark egg. Very cool. Wendy's story about the husband watching Malcolm half past two hahaha and Laura 'determined to carry on' with a collapsed potting bench. Almost pee'd my pants watching Laura and Matthew trying to put new cover on the greenhouse. ROFL Love those shoes John :) Can't wait to see those delphiniums in bloom. Hope y'all have an amazing week.

[@matthewskinner6860]

We have fitted 4 covers so far this year, there is no 'trying' only doing lol

[@matthewparkin6403]

Hi Malcolm how lovely it is to see the team, yourself and the Dorset contingent back in action. The story Wendy recounts re late night viewing preferences was part of a conversation my wife had with Wendy during a visit to the Barthelemy emporium in spring last year, a hidden gem indeed! The many and varied delights of lockdown here in glorious Berkshire include garden porn, bonsai porn, classic motorcycle porn and simply eating tooooo many biscuits. Always look forward to your latest postings, keep up the good work. Many thanks. Matthew.

[@johnocallaghan7830]

I'm very happy with my shredder too. I have one with rotating multiple knives from Eliet (Neo 2) and I've used it for similar size branches. I use it every year after pruning trees and cutting my hedges. It's great because you get nice wood chips for mulching or composting. Only down side is the knives are bloody expensive and you need to sharpen them after heavy use.

[@TheDj4088]

Good to see the Barthelemy's are sticking with the channel this year and I too watch at 2am in my underwear, good to know I'm not the only one ;-)

[@plantsmanscorner128]

Erik....I am hoping this is not a developing trend. 😂😂😂🥃🥃🥃

[@TheDj4088]

@@plantsmanscorner128 lol that depends entirely on the type of content the channel has in the future ;-) Happy birthday Malcolm btw!

[@davidblackwell6842]

Great video Malcolm you getting on well with your garden beautiful weather down south here 23 degrees ha silly then winter strikes back always seems to happen get all your stock ready for Easter and winter comes in again all sent to try us . All best

[@suzyking9973]

It's really coming along Sunnyside well done Malcolm. Great video really enjoyed

[@gowroodane]

Just playing catch up on this series! So bloody good!!!

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Sunnyside is really coming along. I do love Spring.

[@hasupatel8981]

Lovely to have u back

[@maryfallon2474]

Happy birthday Malcolm!!🥳

[@MyFamilyFunTimeMore]

wow amazing thanks for sharing I wish see you around often my new friend

[@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172]

a belated happy birthday, malcolm......................brian

[@helenwilliamson7099]

Hi Malcolm, Happy Birthday, your only a year older than me ha ha, wow your doing amazing in sunniside, that was lovely thanks Amananda, I had a bit of an accident in the garden last week, just 2 days before i was getting my vaccine, my husband was putting a hozelock on the wall for me and he had all the tools and a lead coming from the back door and guess what happened down i went on the concrete, right on my ass cheek big scrape onmy elbow and hit my head on the garden bin, thought I had broken my wrist but just a stave, I'm ok though i had a sore backside for days, and I'm ok after my vaccine thank goodness, great vlog lovely to see you all, take care. 🤣🥰❤👍

[@amandahodgson9637]

Oh no, Helen!! That’s not good! I really hope you’re feeling better now and hope you’re being spoilt. Lots of love xxx

[@helenwilliamson7099]

@@amandahodgson9637 Thanks Amanda I'm feeling a lot better now, back to normal thank goodness 😆😜

[@glendagriffin7056]

Happy late birthday to you Malcolm!! Sunniside is starting to improve. Thanks for those daffodil photos Amanda and the poem. Thanks all for sharing

[@amandahodgson9637]

You’re very welcome! Xxx

[@laurenb6451]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂❤️⭐️❤️⭐️TO 120!!! I just spent too long looking for the horse’s head but couldn’t see it.(is this like when they said there was a message that Paul McCartney was dead?). I truly enjoyed this video, including the shredding sequence but it was funny cuz there was something in your body language, Malcolm, that said, “Why am I filming myself doing this!” Which made it really hilarious and fun to watch. And I am a busy person and not desperately bored. The shiny red barked Prunus reminds me of a tree I used to climb as a child in NYBG, nice to see it. I TRIED MOVING SNOWDROPS IN THE GREEN like you showed & LOL when I went to plant ‘em I couldn’t get the shovel in the dirt as it was frozen solid so they went in elsewhere.

[@mariapascualy2598]

Interesting seeing the tarp rehung on the greenhouse.

[@kathyberal5623]

Looking forward to the progress of the step over apples Malcom. I purchased a few maidens myself and I would love to follow along being that I have no clue what I am doing.

[@badbooks476]

Happy belated birthday Malcolm, Amanda’s present 🎁 looks like candles 🕯 for the shop or mini bombs 💣 🧨 to get you back for the nest incident, but that would be too messy. Your garden is looking great, I progressed from a Shredder to a bonfire and ended up with a skip, needs must

[@amandahodgson9637]

Revenge is a dish best served cold!!! 😂🤣 👾

[@badbooks476]

@@amandahodgson9637 ha ha 🤣

[@hasupatel8981]

And the Dorset ladies

[@eileentarrant9876]

🍰 belated birthday wishes Malcolm , god you’ve got a hell of a job with Sunnyside ,I didn’t realise how big it was but it will be beautiful I’m sure , are you fully staffed yet ? Boris is moving things along isn’t he (hope it’s ok) we’ll just have to wait and see .I get my second jab Easter Sunday so I shall rise again 🤣🤣🤣 and let’s hope likeAmanda we will dance with the daffodils and have a great New Year love to all E T 😘😘

[@amandahodgson9637]

Hope your jab goes well, Eileen! 💕💕

[@catherineatkinson1729]

You really must wear eye protection with that shredder!! Happy birthday!

[@plantsmanscorner128]

You are absolutely right Catherine. I should set a better example as I already have splitting retinas so the eyesight is bad enough. It also says that in the instruction book. No fool like an old fool. Thank you! Very best wishes....Malcolm

[@georgeroberts7889]

Any tips on growing Cuphea ignea Malcolm . I have a plant and wish to propagate . Love to see your videos....great information and hilarious, too. Thanks Jill

[@bfrommars]

My Jack Russel cross taught the 2 Springers we have how to hunt, She just points to an area to dig now and the Springers get on with it! Anyway, the youngest eats rats, she will literally swallow them whole because apparently the little bloody chiwawa/jack has taught her to do that! Never have a JackRussel cross as and Auntie!

[@hasupatel8981]

Happy birthday to you

[@gixxermaan]

Non pc, how bloody refreshing to hear 👍

[@mr.shitebucket566]

Walks and Whitterings

[@pegsbarton6353]

Just shows my age, when Thomas referred to you having a muffler on, I assumed he meant a scarf!! Another interesting video Malcolm, you can really see where you've been at Sunniside.. Also good to see Bartholemys and what they're up to. Thank you for taking us with you as you create your new garden. May I ask a question...I'm moving house in the next month or two and I've had some wonderful daffodils in pots this spring. Can I take them out of the pots, dry off the foliage and replant them in September in my new garden? I plan to leave the leaves to wilt down in the pots to hopefully feed the bulb before removing and drying out.

[@plantsmanscorner128]

Just keep watered as long as possible before they naturally die down...the longer they are green, the more chlorophyll, the more photosynthesis, and the stronger the embryo for next years bulb.......just cut off the old flower heads and keep them foliated outside in their pots for as long as possible Pegs. This is why if you cut them down too early they don’t build up enough and fail to flower in the next year or two (come up blind). Best wishes....Malcolm

[@mollie3244]

Actually you using the shredder is quite entertaining Malcolm. Sitting on my bum here with a glass of wine watching you work. How bad :). BTW, I keep catching a glimpse of what I think might be cornus midwinter fire???? Am I right? Gorgeous splash of warm colour.

[@colinchurcher3312]

Excellent video great to see progress at Sunnyside, Malcolm at the beging 1 minute 16 seconds in looking down the garden towards the scaffolding there is a small tree or large shrub with bright red top what is it, keep up the good work

[@plantsmanscorner128]

Thank you Colin. The Maple is ‘Acer palmatum Beni-Kawa. It is, like almost all of my maples, one grafted by John Skinner....Matthew’s father and Wendy’s late husband. It is nice to have something to remember people by, and in the plant world this is made easier for us by the very nature of the business, which is all about life, growth, and rebirth. How we interpret such things is highly personal, but I remember so many nurserymen and gardeners through the plants they grew. Best wishes....Malcolm

[@colinchurcher3312]

@@plantsmanscorner128 so true, the Hoggard I bought from you last year reminds me of not Covid and isolation, but having my son stay with me throughout the year and him choosing the tree

[@billboulton1390]

A nurdey question, what was the root stock on the arbor at Eddleston and what will you use at Sunnyside. Many thanks, Bill.

[@jameswswann]

I've got that Bosch shredder and you're absolutely right. I push the conifer stuff through with some woody stems and it seems to take it quite well. It'll easy do branches up to about a 50p piece. Just out of interest Malcolm, I've got some trilliums that need to be moved. When's the best time to shift them?

[@plantsmanscorner128]

There are two schools of thought.....the majority will move trilliums in late summer or autumn. The thing is they’re dormant and it’s best to mark their whereabouts earlier in the year. The second opinion is to dig them up and divide them while in flower. It is a very efficient way of bulking up your stock, but keeping well watered when transplanted is essential. I hope this helps. Very best wishes....Malcolm

[@Nicktgrief]

Sunniside's starting to come together but you've still not tackled the 'shed' roof ... :D where are you going to drink tea and procrastinate?

[@cew9837]

Sunniside is starting to emerge... like a 80's mullet finally getting a proper haircut. Happy birthday ... hope the eggs don't burn with too special a scent..she's got evil planned. We're about to hit 23° tomorrow then down to 11° by Friday so it's definitely a roller coaster. ..Has Clara gone AWOL?? Take care all.

[@plantsmanscorner128]

Clara is back this week following injuring her backside on a rock while sledging....no doubt sh’ll be livening us all up for the next week or two.....best wishes Claire....Malcolm

[@amandahodgson9637]

You see right through me...! Xxx

[@andrewsharp3451]

Where did Tom get that peaked hood coat chaps. Very nice. He's a good propagator. 😁

[@mikesmith-yj3ih]

You have done well, So how did you kill the Ivory off the tree or did you just rip it out ? Please say about Periwinkle plants, is it good ground cover.

[@razor2ts]

Hi Malcolm, can you ask Wendy what potting mix they use when repotting there acer's on please :-)

[@matthewskinner6860]

2 parts coarse peat to 1 part Melcourt potting bark and Osmocote at 3kg to 1 cubic meter

[@browpetj]

So much in this vid! This comment... if you decide to keep it will hopefully spark some further comments... man can't comment on everything here... its so good, its got loads of stuff!! Brilliant! If anyone makes it to the end of this, Ill be lucky, if any of it sparks further comments, that's the goal. Im not replying ever and assuming nothing of any replies ha ha ha :0) As for the chipper... Blummin 'eck Malcom, that's good footage and a pain in the ass to shoot with a part time cameraman. These domestic chippers are really expensive in UK. My parents had the smaller borsch bullsh*t model... absolute garbage. The guys in Canada and the US wouldn't put up with that stuff. The electric ones are just under powered. You can hear the motor bawking gears are rubbish. The design engineers just dust off the kitchen juicer drawings for the UK market. They're not built to last. All this plastic. Check out the American stuff. 'Warhorse' on here (if the video is still up) has a good petrol one. And much lower cost. UK is really an easy market. UK Domestic stuff... ppl are so sheltered and full of money. They buy and buy again. Thats the UK model for these sales guys. Year on year man... paints, appliances, everything. So sheltered. These buggars rely on repeat buisness. And if you talk to them... they'll tell you the EU and UK market is 'perpetual' gold mine. Hydraulic or hydrocarbon pumps are always the best. Hydraulics have super torque, they'll crush rocks and masticate the whole gearbox before they die! Any leaks and they'll have your hand though... The downregulated electrics on the UK market keep the people safe and also siphon off the cash year on year... ensuing people live but don't save much... have to keep the people earning ha ha ha... the buggars are on to something there! :0/ I should split these for the algorythm... somebody start a counterthread here lolz: As for baby number 2... more babies, better health for women. Possibly worse for their men ha ha ha... Healthy hormone levels though can't be beaten. Biology claws this back if women are not careful though... The healthiest a women is... is when she is pregnant (hormonally speaking). Celebs are in the business of replicating this stuff by applying exogenous hormones without being pregnant. Great results! The shining, the glowing ...the areola... don't ask... What can I say, minipizzas are a delight! In anycase it's an uplifting state for a healthy woman and one of the reasons that 'men' (at least in recent generations in the west) are just old 'boys' in comparison. Of course the highs go with lows during the hormonal onslaught of pregnancy... But seeing and talking to these women intimately and extensively... I have learned alot. Alot that biology already tells us. Celebs are replicating this stuff with exogenous hormone application as I say... trust me, I've met super sharp 80+ year old women with 8 to 12 kids (in the arabic world)... nothing cinister mind, these are the grandmothers of my friends. These women still have all their teeth FFS! Living in shacks in the desert! Emamel still thicker than mine!! I tell you, biology gets what it wants and gives back in some ways. Where it takes, the detriment can be circumvented.