*Your videos are always the best to receive a notification each time you post a new video.. We'll have regrets for things we did not participate in...Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life.*
@waynelouis71532 жыл бұрын
This must be an investment with Mr Richard Davis
2 жыл бұрын
As always good practical advice and an inspiring video Stuart ! I was in the same position when we moved here 24 years ago, it's a great way to fill the garden without spending a fortune and all it requires is a little effort and some patience ! Beware though, once you start it's hard not to keep going, I have so many plants now I give most away or to a charity sale. If you're ever back down in Essex pop by and I'll load you up with freebies ! Cheers, AndyC.
@yuriilukkumbure7416 Жыл бұрын
Clonex rooting gel, Fleximix root riot, Superthrive, Biobiz root juice & Palm Focus are the absolute best products on the market for accelerating this process. Additional lighting and an indoor reflective tent help too👍🏽🙏🏽
@AndyD892 жыл бұрын
Watching this has inspired me to try doing the same as you. Thanks!
@Jamie_Smith_Photo2 жыл бұрын
Is there a video anywhere (or one coming soon) about how to build that potting table? Love the videos Stuart - thank you! A lot of the diy I’ve done over the last year or so is down to you and just giving things a go!
@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker95242 жыл бұрын
Lovely work. Nothing as satisfying as growing your own.
@aimogagga14652 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing all of these great videos; they have been an enormous help on DYI jobs for me. One video I would like to see is making an epoxy resin garage floor (preps + floor). I’ve made one myself using Watco products, and it came out great. Would love to see your version and get some tips for my next garage. There are many DIY videos on the topic, but most are not necessarily proper ones.
@deanperry32762 жыл бұрын
Hi Stuart another great video from the garden series. Just wondering if you have a video of your potting table ?
@Mike_52 жыл бұрын
Really good idea this growing your own as the cost per plant from a typical Garden Centre can bankrupt you but also used Pot Noodle pots make a very good start for deep rooted plants and veg as the tapered sides make it easy to pull out and plant
@SpartanMJO122 жыл бұрын
And as a bonus, for the price of your potting plant you get a free Pot Noodle! Mmm, chicken and mushroom...
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@valborchardt35962 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stuart, your garden is coming along nicely….
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly
@bidders772 жыл бұрын
i love a free plant, speaking of which....you've got a free stinging nettle in with your ivy there @1.00
@steves35762 жыл бұрын
You need to get yourself a Hori Hori. Brilliant bit of kit for round the garden/allotment.
@garulusglandarius61262 жыл бұрын
Love bamboo but it should always be grown in a pot/container to prevent it spreading ( as is it’s nature , most species send out runners under ground and rapidly pops up everywhere ) . Your living wall is looking beautiful. Another great video Stuart 👍
@imtinyem2 жыл бұрын
I have a peace lily indoors that I try to divide every few years because it gets too big! I never used a knife though, but it looks like a much easier method. I'll give that a go next time.
@BigTubz2 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly informative video Stuart. I always wondered when the clip of you splitting the bamboo in your opening would make an appearance
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Thanks - well spotted!
@FrankWoodPhotography2 жыл бұрын
Loving the garden series! 👍
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Norfolkonsea2 жыл бұрын
Another money saver is looking at the reduced/clearance in the garden centre/supermarket/B&M/Home Bargains type places. All they usually need is re-potting. watering and feeding. Got loads of perennials this year for 40 or 50p each.
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Good tip and very correct!
@SpartanMJO122 жыл бұрын
My dad bought some hanging baskets from B&M on sale a few weeks ago for £9 each. They're the longest living hanging baskets we've had, with loads more flowers too. I'm never paying £20 for one from Tesco/Sainsbury's again!
@dianahenderson2 жыл бұрын
I am very impressed that you can grow banana and other tropical plants in the UK...Not so easy to do here in New England. You will soon be giving Monty Don a run for his money!
@rogerbeeson46972 жыл бұрын
Most banana plants aren’t hardy in the U.K. If they’re in a pot, they have to be taken inside if there’s any risk of frost. If planted in the ground, they need to be wrapped up for frost protection, unless it’s a very protected situation.. Even then, they may still get frosted in a hard winter, and turn to mush. But they will grow back from underground.
@somewhereelse38132 жыл бұрын
Hmm bamboo, there's a good screen for a project next year 👍👍👍
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Exactly - especially if you divide rather than buy 10 plants @ £50 each!
@davyarthurs2 жыл бұрын
At 6:21 I’d end up with 3 dead plants rather than one decent one 🤣
@purplebass52752 жыл бұрын
Great gardening video. I’m no gardener but looking to grow new leylandii hedging from my existing plants. Any ideas on how and when to do it please?
@peterpowell64402 жыл бұрын
Put that last cutting into water, over time you will see roots will shoot. then replant it.
@genestassov38452 жыл бұрын
Hi there, The knife you use for "surgery" is very similar to a quality Sabatier forged knife. A great tool, but not for such tasks (imho). I want to suggest you to try a sharpened stainless steel construction spatula to cut the soil and roots. Cheers!
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
It is a Sabatier - old kitchen knives
@genestassov38452 жыл бұрын
@@ProperDIY ) Old Sabatier knives are of a very good quality. Some series are even collectible.
@jimlepeu5772 жыл бұрын
Bamboo is one helluva weed, once it takes hold it’s very difficult to stop. I moved to a new house that had bamboo which I eventually managed to dig out. Unbeknown to me it had spread under the fence into our neighbors garden. Now it keeps sending runners back in to ours. Grrr
@GiggleBytes20112 жыл бұрын
This depends on the bamboo. Most garden centres tend to sell the non-invasive variety Fargesia Rufa.
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Yes it can be if it's not a clumping variety. Keep in pots like I do or use thick plastic sheet 500mm deep to stop it spreading
@MalcolmCrabbe2 жыл бұрын
@@ProperDIY I wish our garden centre told us that when we bought ours some years ago. Planted the small clump (about half the size of the one in the video) in the ground and now it's taken over half the lawn and is as tall as the guttering on the house - going to need a JCB to dig that out !!
@rogerbeeson46972 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. It’s best to assume that all bamboos are invasive, and keep them in pots. Garden centres can’t always be trusted to know what is and isn’t spreading. Once in the ground, spreading bamboo is a beast!
@keithbricknell9738 Жыл бұрын
Where do you sell your merchandise?
@tayred812 жыл бұрын
Nice video with quality content as always. I'm curious, do you keep the banana plants outside all through the year or taking it indoors? What part of England do you live in? / Fredrik 🇸🇪
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
I'm in the east. We can protect them in the ground if they are big - this one I will bring indoors.
@cybercdh2 жыл бұрын
Another cracking vid. Nice work.
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@sylviayue40722 жыл бұрын
Did you build this potting table?
@od34472 жыл бұрын
Hi Stuart, what would your suggestion be for getting your hands on plenty of pots and planters? Saving money on buying the plants is a fantastic idea but the spend on additional pots can soon add up to a staggering amount. Cheers!
@happygardener39902 жыл бұрын
Try Gumtree
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
A lot of mine come from B&M so very cheap
@C4sp3r1232 жыл бұрын
Often see people giving them away on Facebook local groups as well or market places for a few quid, or even in skips when out walking.
@GiggleBytes20112 жыл бұрын
Or ask a Garden Centre if they have any? We give them away to anyone who asks, we always have loads lying around after making up potted plants for customers. We know some people can't afford to be buying new ones all the time, so we provide old pots and crocks (broken pots) to anyone who asks free of charge.
@grahambleach2 жыл бұрын
People find they have too many and give them away or sell them on Facebook marketplace, nextdoor, gumtree, freecycle etc. or just put them outside with a note.
@robertwillis99882 жыл бұрын
You could have cut the bamboo into 4👍
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Could of
@pedromimoso88042 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@adeh5032 жыл бұрын
Pity you can't do this with timber the bloody price of it at the moment
@GiggleBytes20112 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual Stuart, but please remember that certain plants are protected by the growers and are patented, so any splitting and propagating might be illegal for that variety. Check the original label before splitting them. Roses are a classic example of this, especially David Austin or Philip Harkness ones.
@billybulmer73862 жыл бұрын
How will the growers ever know?
@GiggleBytes20112 жыл бұрын
@@billybulmer7386 This is the problem with the world today, people don't care about other people's property. They won't know, but you shouldn't do it because you are not legally entitled to do it on certain plants.
@SirBenJamin_2 жыл бұрын
Does this work with power tools?
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
You can try
@home-space2 жыл бұрын
Ivy and bamboo can easily overrun a garden I have found
@retiree10332 жыл бұрын
I second that. It took us best part of three months to dig out a bamboo that we planted some years ago. It went under two flower beds and one deck which we had to remove to get at it all. Bloody nightmare. Never again.
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Hence why they are in pots
@musheopeaus41252 жыл бұрын
Ive hd a bamboo in my garden 16 yrs and its still in one clump . Height 14-16ft foot
@4u2nvme4ever Жыл бұрын
@@musheopeaus4125 good old Fargesia variety that clumps
@garvielloken39292 жыл бұрын
nooice
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@IRAKLICHIKHLADZE2 жыл бұрын
Why vandalize pots?
@ProperDIY2 жыл бұрын
Because the rhizomes grow so much they deform the pot so you cannot get the plant out.
@IRAKLICHIKHLADZE2 жыл бұрын
@@ProperDIY that makes sense
@colingoode37022 жыл бұрын
Watch out Monty Don, Stuart is coming up on the rails 🪴