Polycrub Gardening Tips for Epic Harvests

[@LoriTianSailiata]

A friend of mine dehydrated her cucumber harvest. I was shocked! I’d never thought to try it. She swears that it is magnificent in winter when she throws them in a quick pickle brine to rehydrate.

[@Lovelygreens]

Interesting! Never thought of that either.

[@tiffcat1100]

I’ve just bought a dehydrator, not unpacked it yet but will dry herbs & lavender first then apple/ginger/blackberries for fruit leathers :)

[@itsmewende]

I watched a show about camping many yrs ago, they were winter camping. One of them took dehydrated strawberries, soaked them in a little water, everyone was blown how fresh they tasted.

[@homesci3596]

Your voice is just so soothing, I usually don't raise my volume up when watching most videos but yours, I love watching it more when I hear you..

[@aussiegirl654]

Oh my goodness your garden is beautiful. You certainly have a green thumb 👍. You would never go hungry. A fine example of how you can be self sufficient. 😊

[@carollloydjones5735]

Out of all the beautiful, healthy plants in the polycrub I think the Maggie plant is my favourite! 🐈😊 Wonderful harvest!

[@Lovelygreens]

She's my favourite little weed too :)

[@carollloydjones5735]

Yes, she does have a habit of popping up everywhere in the garden! 🤣🐈

[@jamiebryson3826]

Truly remarkable setup & harvest! Your energy and joy is is overflowing 😊 So happy for you, I'm building my hoop House in a couple of before winter gets here in Virginia. Love you content, you just have a way make people feel happy when you speak, such great gift that you have 🙌🥳🥂

[@Lovelygreens]

Thank you for your kind words, Jamie, and wishing you a productive hoop house garden this winter! A little bit of protection makes such a difference 😊

[@eliev7844]

What a joyful video! What bounty! Loved the recap on building the polycrub xx

[@junewrogg6137]

So beautiful in the Polycrub! The purples are so awesome. I'm in awe!!

[@petpawteek8776]

Gosh, that view into the polycrub just sings to me. It’s just lovely!

[@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981]

Wow! That tunnel looks like a jungle just wow! So happy to see your results are so good. Looking forward to more seasons in your new garden.

[@BettyandtheBees]

Wow what a harvest! Maggie makes a great Tigerella too 😂

[@Lovelygreens]

That's brilliant 😂 Maggie the Tigerella

[@craigbeas6111]

Amazing harvest well done so good we all need one to enjoy and relax in 😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉💐

[@chocalatekid8024]

Nice work! Fun to watch knowing how much work goes into an end product like this

[@duncanrobinson3200]

You polycrub looks amazing. I am growing 'Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato' (which is a winter/acorn squash) this year which is an early cropper and is doing well, I have already had mature fruits from it, and pumpkins and winter squashes grow outdoors fine in my area. I am also growing 'Blue Banana' also a winter squash, but much further behind than the other one. It has bee a very good year for tomatoes, I have grown 'Ananas', 'Purple Ukraine (which I've grown other years), Golden Sunrise (a yellow salad tomato), Feo de Rigorda.

[@TheChristinaJo]

Nice vege haul! You’re going to be busy putting all this up!

[@Fireinthesky67]

These large and healthy tomato stems, really impressive.

[@davidthescottishvegan]

An excellent harvest from the Polycrub Tanya and well done on the fantastic job you have done.

[@jiyoaurjinedoh5365]

So good poly House&good organic items

[@potagermalo]

Wow magnifique récolte bravo à vous 😊 A bientôt

[@stevendowden2579]

that harvest incredable

[@Happy-tc2jt]

Wow..you can set up a small market garden in front of your house😲so much abundance!!!!fresh tazuki salad with cucumbers...with mint,yogurt,garlic and olive oil!!!! I'm sure you've eaten them that way a few times!!!your basil is just amazing 🤩...what will you do with all this?pesto?your poly tunnel is amazing....the soil you put in your raised bed must be sooo good....have you used any fertilizer this year?if yes ,which ones??sorry for bombarding you with questions.... you're so amazing 😎🌺🌸

[@dn744]

What a fantastic crop. Made it a worthwhile investment 👌 🙌

[@danasuz763]

It’s great that the polycrub is also attractive.

[@KatySimpsonLive]

Fantastic. What a wonderful bounty

[@lindabuchan5855]

Wow what a harvest, you will be in the kitchen for a long time but we’ll worth it, wished I had a bigger polytunnel

[@naturalflow157]

Amazing video :) Truly is soothing, relaxing, and educating. I have learnt a lot from giving this a chance, and I am so glad. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video with us, :) It really is special and inspiring to get into my own gardening as a way to battle and get better at handling the stressful life I got myself into. Finding the way to the roots of ourselves. Thank you again and wishing you the best :)

[@Lovelygreens]

You're very welcome and I thank you for the kind words :)

[@lisagoldberg5178]

What an awesome harvest! I love all of the flowers on the hill by the Polycrub! Great way to attract all the pollinators and other beneficial insects. When I see your eggplants, I want to make eggplant parmesan. I would make a big batch of gazpacho with the long cucumbers.

[@Lovelygreens]

The wildflower bank has been such a big success! To think that area was just bare earth not that long ago...now it's bursting with colour and humming with bees :)

[@itsmewende]

Beautiful basket of veg.! Hard to believe it's just been since spring.

[@danieladeutsch1708]

Gorgeous polycrub and the harvest! Just wow. According the peppers - if you you grow several varieties close to each other, the can crosspollinate. So the sweet peppers can become spicy. Love your channel, have a beautiful week! XX

[@Lovelygreens]

Cross pollination only affects the dna in the seeds :) So planting different types together makes no difference to taste of the peppers/fruit. If you save the seeds from the peppers though and grow new plants from them next year then sweet peppers can be spicier.

[@64shoreline]

Wow - what an amazing harvest! With those large cucumbers i would make sunomono salad, refrigerator bread and butter pickles (no canning required), and lots of tzatziki and greek salad of course using your tomatoes, pepper and onions if you have them.

[@franciscacanoortiz9201]

W😊nderful. You are going to need a bigger basket for all that harvest! How effective the polycrub, particularly in this weather that one can't really call 'summer'.

[@kathibichl9327]

First of all I really enjoy your videos! A little trick I unfortunately had to learn the hard way: if you build raised bed I really recommend installing dimpled sheets at the walls as it protects the wood from the moisture of the soil. My raised beds last much longer that way

[@pennythompson4790]

What a fantastic harvest i love the look of the cardinal peppersx

[@Lovelygreens]

They're fantastic! Such a great sweet pepper to grow 😍

[@mieyanie7879]

Wow so amazing...i like it so much sis..thanks for sharing.

[@tassiegirl1991]

Fantastic says it all.

[@lokilawson]

Such a big beautiful harvest! I would love to be there to help preserve that, but I have a lot to preserve of my own. I am jealous though, your garden grows Maggies.

[@Lovelygreens]

Seems to be a Maggie everywhere in mine 😂

[@ufoman4468]

Hello Tanya Lovely Greens. What an abundance of lovely colourful veg you have harvested . Vegetable Bakes, Curries, and Pickles Galore . How are the wasps doing ? Have they Buzzed off yet ?

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Oh my goodness what a wonderful harvest. So envious of your chillies and peppers. I grew them for the first time and the flowers kept dropping off, followed by the stalks. I cant see any at all. I shaded them, fed them, watered them and am at a loss really. I have lots of green tomatoes. I grew Tigerella as well. I hope they will ripen but if not I will definitely be making your green tomato chutney. A wonderful video Tanya.

[@KatySimpsonLive]

The aubergines are incredible! I’ve never seen plants like that

[@boredgrass]

With your allotment, the garden and the poly-tunnel in mind, I wonder how close you come to being self sustaining in terms of vegetables and fruits!

[@user-nacv-8867]

Amazing garden

[@Lovelygreens]

Many thanks!

[@daviddeininger2938]

I use cucumbers when a little bigger. I take a spoon & clean out the seeds after I've cut the cucumber in half. Lorraine

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Great harvest! I had a successful tomato, cucumber, courgette, basil, apple and lots of other vegetables and fruits this year owing to the hot weather this year. I didn't grow as aubergine this year thinking they won't ripe, which I wish I did. I grow sweetcorn this year which I had Great success with it. Thanks for sharing your harvest and inspiration. Happy growing. 😊

[@Lovelygreens]

You're welcome, and that's great news about your sweetcorn and the rest of your harvests! The warmer weather has certainly helped :)

[@gardenonthemoors]

Fabulous! Looks so so great 😁

[@mphil8433]

Fresh cucumber juice with lemons, add green apples for sweetness.

[@robertotheo]

Very inspiring

[@mikeybyrne5806]

I inherited a large home made greenhouse/pollytunnel/polycrub type structure on my new allotment plot. Coincidentally it’s the exact same size as yours (4m x7m) I’ve got more tomatoes than I can ever eat growing in there, plus loads of chillis and peppers as well. I’ve also attempted some passionfruit vines as well, although they havnt really taken off for some reason. I’ve got aubergines, cucumbers and cucamelons growing in my normal sized greenhouse as well. I’m going to watch with interest what you grow in that new polycrub, especially over the winter (are you planning anything once the tomatoes come out? I was thinking some winter salads in mine. Next year I’m not doing as many tomatoes (I really have gone too far) and I’ll grow some melons alongside tomatoes, cucumbers and probably aubergines. (With my normal greenhouse housing the peppers and chillis.

[@Lovelygreens]

Sounds like a great set-up! I'm glad that I've put in a good mix of crops, but I'm especially happy with all of my tomatoes. Honestly, Black Krim is the best-tasting tomato I've ever had. Wow. As for this winter, yes, the Polycrub is going to have another flush of crops. I'm also going to be using it as a place to dry the laundry 😂 Keep an eye out for videos this autumn and winter

[@mikeybyrne5806]

I’m going to search for black Krim seeds now 😄

[@mikeybyrne5806]

I’m going to search for black Krim seeds now 😄

[@poolfield2]

We found that all the strings we tried as supports gave way under weight and then my husband found a roll of telephone cable that we no longer needed and it has made brilliant strong supports.

[@jenniferkessener1111]

We have hot enough summers here in central Illinois zone 5b, but cool spring and Fall. Wondering how this has extended your growing time. We also have a lot of animal pressure, with squirrels, bunnies, and a groundhog, so thinking enclosed might help, though then concerned how hot it might get in July.

[@boredgrass]

Thinking about your allotment, your garden and the poly-tunnel I wonder how close you come to be self sustaining in terms of vegetables and fruits with the exception of grains!

[@MO-gs1dy]

Tanya,.please share your cucumber relish recipe. There's only so many jars of pickles I wish to make.

[@melissapollard5447]

Use your cucumbers to make bread and butter pickles. Delicious 😋

[@paulhulley5969]

Hi, I use nylon strings for my Tom’s, great for poly tunnel,

[@mariskascheepers4133]

Incredible, well done !!!! 👏 Hallllooooo kitty cat 🐈

[@kaymgee08]

Could you please do an update on the solar? power generator you were trying out? I may have missed it if you have done one. Thanks.

[@BubbleTeaKristin]

Great Video! I enjoyed seeing all the before and after footage. Curious if you had to manually water inside the crub over the summer every day? Or is it recommended to get a drip irrigation type system when so many different types of plants are intermingling? Or just put water on dryer areas only? 😇

[@Lovelygreens]

I am planning on putting in an irrigation system but haven't settled on the products or set up yet. Right now, I'm manually watering the beds every four days. If they weren't so big, and if I'd not sealed all the cracks between the planks with aquarium silicone, then I'm sure I'd be having to water more often!

[@ItsMangoMango]

hi Tanya, were there any pest issues? If so, how did you deal with it? We dealt with aphids in mid to late summer, couldnt keep on top of it in the end, despite soapy water/oil spray and some marigolds.

[@sonjacohn2303]

That is an amazing harvest! I can understand your feeling of awe and amazement! Wonderful! Do you sell on farmer's markets or prepare it all for wintertime?

[@gonaruletheworld]

Amazing! Love how it’s all come on. Is it all pollinated by just leaving the doors open and letting insects in or have you had to be hand pollinating too?

[@Lovelygreens]

I did start with hand pollinating a couple of squash and brushing the tomato flowers, but it was completely unnecessary. Like most garden spaces, grow flowering plants and the pollinators will come :)

[@yvonneturner5505]

When growing cucumbers do you trim some leaves off and stalks to make them produce fruit

[@simonjandrell5897]

thats impressive

[@thedivide3688]

Pickled Egg Plant is delicious. Asians like to pickle the little round white ones but I’m sure you could accomplish it with the big ones too.

[@MichelleHeltay]

Juice your cucumbers if you have a lot. They are incredibly hydrating and your skin will love you for it

[@jeffeaves5399]

nice i need to get after my beets

[@faithevrlasting]

Tanya, What will you do with the problems polycarb promises? Cracking? Inability to vent much? Any other issues? OK, ALISA CRAIG is a tomato AND an onion?? Home grown veg grows the onion. Tx.

[@Lovelygreens]

Zero problems with the Polycrub thus far. It's the best garden investment I've made 👍

[@adelyousef3055]

Tanya you are incredible.I really enjoyed this video. I'm planing to grow different vegetables in small containers .Can I just use only compost without adding any type of soil ?

[@patapatasel]

Thanks for snoozie Maggie in the tomato beds, always a happy sight!

[@Lovelygreens]

I've personally not tried, but understand that fresh mustard seeds will grow without needing to be dried and/or stratified. Try some and see? Never hurts to experiment :)

[@patapatasel]

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[@bidergilette5356]

How do the plants get pollinated in the polycrub? Do you have any issues with bees?

[@carolineholland4178]

What a fantastic harvest, this is amazing Tanya! Please can you share some more or your tips on how to preserve. Your green tomato chutney looks delicious and you have convinced me to start water bath canning. The only thing is, the mason jars with the two part lids are so expensive. You showed us your reusable lids, where can we get these from? This is a much more sustainable option if I am going to invest in this equipment. Previously I have been buying jars with one piece lids. Can you water bath these? If so how would you advise to do this?

[@ruthmaryprays8455]

I’ve water bath canned reused jars/lids many times without any sealing issues. I like the button top/lug lids as the seal is so easy to see. You can buy new lids for jars cheaply. Sometimes the lid gets damaged as the seal is so good they are hard to undo.

[@gawain8000]

Nice 🎉

[@greatboniwanker]

Only recently I've realized that what I think of as Mexican Cucumbers is probably just cucumbers in brine, pre-pickled; an acquired taste perhaps, but delicious!

[@jillsellars2335]

I have just had a polycrub built for me on a slope like yours. I notice your raised beds have not been levelled. We are having problems levelling them over the 9m length. Have you had water distribution problems or do they annoy you in any way by not being level? Are you happy with your compromise?

[@Lovelygreens]

I'm very pleased with mine and not noticing any issues, fortunately. I wouldn't bother leveling them off if the gradient isn't too steep.

[@1jw298]

That is an amazing harvest out of a small space!! I’ll really thinking about getting a polycrub. Do they sell in the US?

[@rezayaseri2790]

Amazing especially the size of your Polycrub greenhouse, I wonder if I'm able to build that on my rooftop but I am afraid of two things: moisture and overweight. what do you suggest?

[@Lovelygreens]

Sorry, I can't advise on this. You will need to get the advice of a structural engineer and, most likely, planning permission from your local authority. Fun idea though :)

[@tonywhite8635]

Hello I am Tony I live in the USA. I love your videos and I want to know how you grow ginger I have tried to but it doesn't work

[@trevorwills3356]

Try soaking the ginger in water overnight as it's quite often sprayed with a chemical to prolong it's freshness.

[@anneworner855]

What about a delicious soup from the cucumber? Just mixed with Joghurt, dill, salt/ pepper and a little Tabasco? And on top toasted salmon 😋😋😋

[@Lovelygreens]

Sounds incredible 😍

[@bethhildick-smith6561]

Your videos are very inspiring! Thank you for them. We’re putting up a Planta a stateside version of Polycrub. We’re going into fall here in VT and am interested in winter growing. I’m assuming you can plant thru winter and would like to know best ways to go about it. Our climate may be somewhat similar to yours. Thanks again!

[@Lovelygreens]

I'm definitely planting up the Polycrub for winter harvests :) Seedlings are already underway! Congratulations on your new Planta, too. They're new to me

[@bethhildick-smith6561]

Thanks for getting back to me! Looking forward to winter growing. Even with your abundant harvest do you tend to only grow a plant or maybe 2 of each variety?

[@jasonward6723]

no fan in your polycrub? that will stress the veg if too hot i found it will make your peppers super hot if u growing them in there love the channel btw

[@jeanneamato8278]

Amazing bounty! Where did the Polycryb get it’s unusual name?

[@jacquiyoung2525]

Absolutely impressive setup. Love it! Also love your wooden trugs, where are they from. I'd love to buy my daughter one. Thanks

[@Lovelygreens]

Thank you :) The big trug is a thing of beauty, and I bought it from an artisan trug maker in Sussex. The rounder one isn't as sturdy and came from Sarah Raven. I wouldn't recommend that one, though, since the handle bends and I'm sure won't last. This is the artisan trug maker, though: trugmakers.co.uk/ The one I have is called the Daffodil.

[@jacquiyoung2525]

@@Lovelygreens thank you so much

[@arshay000]

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[@debbiepalmer1094]

Please show us how you preserve it, thanks!

[@philliphartshorn8329]

Hi have you got a sweet chill jam recipe thanks

[@kbkatherineb3944]

How does the poly crub hold up to cold and wind? I live in coastal Alaska.

[@Lauraphoid]

I recommend the channel Simple Living Alaska. They have a setup similar to this and grow enormous harvests!

[@craigbeas6111]

Get another one for tropical plants 🤣💯💯💯💯😜

[@Lovelygreens]

Too high maintenance for me right now 😂

[@craigbeas6111]

@@Lovelygreens so soon your getting the next one Maggie will help you 🤣🤣💯👍😜

[@melissapollard5447]

If your chillies are unexpectedly hot, they could be cross pollinating. Chillies and peppers are highly susceptible to cross pollinating and, if you grow different types together, they can take on the heat of the hottest in the grouping.

[@Lovelygreens]

Chilies and peppers can and do cross-pollinate but it has no effect on the flavour or spiciness of the fruit. Just on the potential spiciness of the children of that pairing -- the plants that grow from cross-pollinated seeds. Think of cross-pollination like sex, because that's what it is. Imagine that having intercourse with a grumpy person makes you permanently grumpy. Well, perhaps that's the wrong analogy 😂😂

[@busygirl2681]

@@Lovelygreens Probably was, but it is a funny one lol. Love your garden and Wow!! What a Wonderful harvest. Great channel, catching up on your older videos and looking forward to seeing future ones. Have a Great Day : )

[@iman3gb]

what fertilizers are you using maam

[@Lovelygreens]

Organic compost -- that's it

[@hathhath2444]

How did you manage to avoid this year's thrips infestation? They're everywhere!

[@Lovelygreens]

I've never had a problem with them 🤞

[@Salutaris13074]

Do you always manage to use and preserve everything you grow? Do you ever give any of it away because there is just too much?

[@wandasueleonhardt43]

What about pollination?

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

How does pollination (wind & insect) happen in the polycrub?

[@patapatasel]

Tomatoes self pollinate (so that's not an issue) and I'm pretty sure Tanya leaves the doors open during the summer for fresh air & insects. Cucurbitae can easily be hand pollinated if needed :) Hope it helps.

[@Lovelygreens]

If you look closely there are bees and insects in several of the clips. There's no lack of insects living in or visiting the Polycrub :) There are doors on either side and vents and gaps all along the sides.

[@andrewdavidson5679]

What size is your polly curb

[@Lovelygreens]

4x7 m / 12x21'

[@kyledang4063]

Make soup with a little bit of ginger, chicken, and cucumber,.

[@punjabseth260]

👍👌🏻

[@nygardenguru]

Only bad thing not everyone can afford a polycrub lol

[@carolineholland4178]

Sorry but I think someone is hacking your channel. I have had weird replies to my comments in the past, telling me that I have won something. The latest is a bit creepy.

[@Lovelygreens]

There are fake channels that try to trick people into thinking that they're me. Please ignore. When I find them, I ban them from commenting

[@carolineholland4178]

@@Lovelygreens Thank you. Just a bit strange, I commented on your recent video and this guy replied, just saying, Hello Caroline, not like he was engaging in the comments or the conversation. It was a bit creepy.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

@@carolineholland4178 KZbin is turning extremely cringe in the past year. Not what it used to be 😒

[@shamshersinghfarmernews884]

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