Secret Shed Hiding In The Garden! | October Plot Tour

[@siggiroberts7432]

Hello Clare, it's amazing to see your garden is still so productive at the end of October. The bags on the fennel is a brilliant idea 💡 Oh wow 😮, the victorian find is wonderful and i can't wait to see how it will turn out when finished. ❤

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Evening Siggi. I am so pleased those bags on the fennel are working. Made me see I probably should have saved more flowers 😂 I didn’t think I’d still have tomatoes and summer flowers when it was almost November. It’s blown me away. I’m so excited over the washroom. I hope we can do it justice. Hope you’ve enjoyed a lovely weekend in the garden? ❤️

[@gardentothekitchenwithtracy]

Hi Claire,The garden looks amazing. But what a amazing find I can’t wait to see your new building restored have a great week Tracy 😊

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks Tracy, it’s an exciting project and addition to the garden isn’t it? I’m so blown away by its history. We are so lucky to have automatic washing machines now 😅😮‍💨 Have a lovely week yourself. Pretty dry forecast, except for tomorrow 🙏🏻

[@petro3441]

You deserve a medal for having green fingers. Your garden look great❤❤❤

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you so much Petro. The greenhouse seedlings are all looking so well aren’t they? Let’s hope they don’t all become slug food when planted out 🫣🫣🫣🙏🏻

[@City_farmers88]

The garden is amazing, harvesting vegetables from your own garden is a great way to enjoy yourself. Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you for enjoying the video and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. ☺️ It’s certainly very addictive to start growing your own. I feel so content in the garden and it’s great to have a focus. ❤️

[@Sylvie_M]

Parnsips get sweeter after a frost so just lift them before the ground freezes, if it does in your zone. Same with dahlias, lift if ground freezes or before the soil gets really wet. I trim my onion tops to about 2-4" while they are growing in pots. It keeps them neater and stops the flop. Good luck with the summer kitchen! What a find!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks Sylvie. All good tips! We do get heavy ground frosts, but not for the season, just usually a few days at a time. I shall be lifting those dahlias before the end of November, I’d imagine ☺️

[@spudsandroses]

The garden is looking great, Clare 😊 the summer kitchen is a fantastic find, my grandmother had one too, that's where all of the apple juice was made and chickens were defethered, too After the all the losses you've suffered, this is a positive happening indeed 🤗💚🌿

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks Maiju. I’m so excited by the summer kitchen. Lovely to know you have a history of one in your family too. I believe they boiled up potatoes for pigs many years ago in there and also did some preserving. It would be a pipe dream to be able to light that fire again, the chimney and fire place itself certainly look compromised. Primary concern is to preserve it from any further deterioration. I think the garden as a whole has been a wonderful distraction to the sad losses of so many pets this last few months. The hardest part of ownership is saying goodbye. They leave such a huge void. Thankfully Dexter is only 5, so I’m hoping I have many years before I experience losing another dog 😭 Hope you’re having a drier, less stormy week in ROI x

[@BexMcmovesherplants]

What an exciting find- looking forward to watching the transformation. All your growing spaces and what’s growing still look amazing, a fantastic growing year for you x (Kerry’s cousin)

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you so much Becky. I’m so happy with this season. Bit worried about planting out the winter brassicas now though. Seems there’s a lot of slugs about now 😅😅😅 I’m so excited about the building too. ❤️

[@blackrabbit6265]

This is a lovely building renovation project. It will look amazing when restored and kitted out. It's also a great place to film when it's belting down with rain.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

This is true! I was so surprised it was dry in there. Expected the roof to have a hole in, with so many vines in it. Took a bit of brute force from duncan to get the door open so that we could get in. I was so shocked how easily some of the nines pulled out though. Not clingy vines, like ivy would be. I really hope we can do it justice ❤️

[@dogontheplot]

Fab episode. Your seedlings look so healthy and the plot is still so full. But the wash house - omg I love it!!!! I can't wait to see how you restore it. Amazing

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

All this time we’ve been planning a new shed, to replace the falling to pieces one (Duncan broke the floor moving it to that position, so I can’t really use it) and this was hiding there, crying out to be used again. Can’t believe I’d never been in it, but the door wouldn’t open with all the vines behind it… and I never had the incentive to do anything with it before ❤️

[@lindajones3015]

That is truly amazing! It's like something you'd find at a stately home! It will be invaluable now you've found it. I can't wait to see what you do with it 😊

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

It certainly seems grand for a working farmhouse. I’m very excited about it too. I really hope we do it justice ❤️

[@jpennturner]

We had a wash house like that when I was a child in the 1950s, washing was done on monday and tuesday

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Wow… I believe the family used to have a lady from the village come to clean clothes/sheets one day a week. I wonder whether your washhouse is still standing?

[@thecroftallotment]

Great Find.....looking forward to seeing the project unfold, and the end results

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks Ian. Hoping we do the space justice. ❤️

[@jaynekennedy8469]

Parsnips become sweeter after a frost and can be left in the soil until needed. Cavelo Nero is frost hardy and apparently also improves after a frost.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Hi Jayne, I knew parsnips were sweeter after a frost, but not the cavelo Nero. Thanks for sharing. My plan to protect it more is for slugs more than weather. I moved chard last winter, it did brilliantly in the tunnel over winter 🙂

[@RobinGardens]

Those sprouts look amazing. can't get them to go....they end up the size of my thumbnail. OMG the brick summer house is AMAZING. What a happy uncovering.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I’ve not grown sprouts before, I’m not sure quite what miracle made those grow compared to the other plant 😂 The summer house is just super. I’m ridiculously giddy over it. Already been buying vintage washroom stuff on that well known auction site. 😂

[@RobinGardens]

@@TheFarmyardGarden Actually the sprouts need a long season and we just don't have it most years. This year would be the exception, had I tried again LOL.

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

I've waited all week to see all this!!! We've been overly excited about this project for too long now! Haha! It's amazing! I'm so so jealous! Danny 🌱

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks for your help in making sense of it all Danny. I’m excited too! Ridiculously so. It’s going to be fabulous isn’t it? Duncan might need to rein in my expectations 😂

[@TheGrowUpChannel]

@TheFarmyardGarden Haha no he does not as I always slacken the reigns and encourage you 😂👌

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@TheGrowUpChannel 😂😂😂 I’ll never be rich

[@kitchengardengrows]

I love the renovation ideas! It's going to be magnificent I'm sure, what a great space!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you so much. I’m so excited by it. I really want to do the space justice ❤️

[@Feelgoodgardens]

Fabulous update and plot tour Clare ❤ You still have lots growing despite all the clearing you did. Removing those trees made such a difference. Really enjoyed looking inside your exciting building. It's going to look absolutely amazing when all the antique structures are revamped. I know you'll do an amazing job and can't wait to see the developments as they progress. Have a great week ❤

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you Linda. I love wandering around the garden on a tour. It makes me realise all the jobs I need to do next 😂😅 I can’t believe the difference removing the trees has made. So much more light in the house and our little private home garden too.huge difference. So excited for all the shopping for this building. It’s going to be great (I hope) ❤️

[@Feelgoodgardens]

@TheFarmyardGarden I know exactly what you mean Clare 😂 x

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@Feelgoodgardens shop ‘til we drop 🤭🤣

[@SundaysInTheGarden]

Wow wow wow! Isn’t that amazing! 😍😍👏🏻👏🏻 Love that you have learnt all of the history and shared it with us and great to hear that you plan to bring it back to its former glory! So excited to watch this unfold! What a treat! It’s like timeteam!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I am so pleased you’re as excited as I am over it. I really hope we do it justice. Going to be a lot of work. ❤️

[@SundaysInTheGarden]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I am sure you will 🥰 yes, lots of work but will be so worth it in the end! 🥰💚

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@SundaysInTheGarden I hope so ❤️❤️

[@petro3441]

It looks super need with those trees gone and what a great find. That little house is going to be so functional

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I’m so excited over it! Going to be such a useful space to have ❤️

[@bewoodford2807]

Ooh Claire, I love your compost bins. I am using dustbins, but thy area an awkward shape to look neat and tidy in my shed. I only got 1 peanut from my peanut plants. All 10 of them- I think they might have preferred to be grown under cover. When I planted them out, they stood at a standstill and nearly half the 18 plants i put out, died. That building will be very useful- great for winter storage etc . Love the inside. Reminds me of when my mum had a copper boiler in our after war prehab. Happy growing 🙂

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I have some darlek bins in the horse yard and I’m not overly a fan of those. I prefer the open bone layout. Much easier to keep track of it. My peanut plants have been in the greenhouse. One has died recently, so this is the only one I have left. I shall have a look at it this week. I’m not expecting much. Never potted it on any bigger. I love that you have memories of a similar type of set up. I don’t remember a time before washing machines. When I first met Duncan, there was an old twin tub in our kitchen. Have to say, I loved it! Very underrated. Wish we’d kept it for dog beds etc actually I can’t wait to do the space up a bit. Need to order a skip to clean it out. It was used for coal storage last, so I believe there’s a lot of coal at the bottom of the junk Hope you have a great week. Weather looks on the up after tomorrow for a week or so 🙏🏻

[@TheRightPearPlot]

Great plot update. Jealous of those spring onions!!! Such a busy time of year, harvesting, seed saving, drying and preserving!!! We will be dehydrating chillies next year and making powder, so be good to see how you get on with that. What a Gem in your garden 😃 exciting to see how you do that space up!! Harvey ❤🌈xx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Hey ladies… fancy rounding off your honeymoon week by watching me on KZbin 😂🙌🏼❤️ Those spring onions are not guaranteed to end up being eaten yet. There’s plenty of time for them to fail yet .. you’ll see. I have had no luck with them. I have forgotten to save seed for nearly everything! Whoops! Good job you’re reliable in that department… thank you ☺️ I bought my dehydrator a couple of months ago.. still in its box 😅 I cannot wait to show you the progress with the Victorian summer kitchen. I hope we can pull off my vision for it. Thank you.. I miss Harvey so much. Can’t believe we’ve lost another pet 😭

[@TheRightPearPlot]

@@TheFarmyardGarden 🥰🥰😘

[@jaysea4916]

Your garden is awesome, and so is Danny😊! This is my first time watching. Can’t wait to follow your progress. Peace-

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Hello! Welcome to the community here on my channel too. Always lovely to welcome new faces. Danny is as invested in the renovation of this summer kitchen as I am. I’m sure he’ll be egging me on to make the best use of it. ☺️

[@BillBoulton-js8ns]

Only one word...... WOW !!!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I often say WOW around the garden too, Bill, and for this find it’s well and truly worthy of a wow or two. I’m blown away. Isn’t it amazing? I’m so excited to see what we can make of it. It’s almost criminal that it’s been hidden so long.. although the fact the building was abandoned from use, and left untouched, is clearly what’s saved it for me to discover and be wowed by now ❤️

[@BillBoulton-js8ns]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I want one in my garden and I want it now !!!!!......... Never forget to say WOW every time you walk through the door........ You are so lucky.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@BillBoulton-js8ns I would have said the same thing a few months ago.. genuinely not realising just what was in the garden all along. Farming life is tough but I never lose sight of the privilege I have to live surrounded by greenery. I love sharing my garden with you ❤️

[@pennythompson4790]

WOW what an amazing find can't wait to see it restored xx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you. Me too! Really hope we can play out my vision for the area 😅

[@pennythompson4790]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I hope so too it would be a very useful place to have x

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Indeed! Just need to get Duncan fully on board the costs associated with this. I keep cluttering up the kitchen with harvests and paraphernalia to process them, so it could be a goer! 😂

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

The year has gone so so fast

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

It’s flown by. Feels so weird to be doing things again that I did last year.. as it doesn’t feel plot I’ve had the plot that long, when the reality is I have.

[@trold1969]

Great video, packed with tour, tomatoes, luffas, greenhouse and that wash house - so cool! Thanks for the history lesson. It's been similar small houses on farms here too, often combined as storage and food preserving "kitchens". They sell luffa seeds in Norwegian seed stores as well, I wonder why, for people with heated greenhouses with extra grow lights, perhaps. I'm sorry you've had yet another loss. 😥

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

You can eat luffas when they’re immature, so perhaps they’re grown more as an edible crop than a sponge over there? My father in laws only surviving sister said she used to boil batches of potatoes up in there for the pigs and occasionally they’d preserve crops for the winter months, so I presume they did canning/water bathing in there too. I feel I garbled my way, speed talking, around the plot tour for fear of the video being too long 😂 Thanks for your kind words. Harvey was such a special boy. The house is so quiet. I take comfort from the fact they all lived to good ages, just unfortunate they were all aged at the same time 💔

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

You have so much to plant out

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Going to be a busy week isn’t it? 😂

[@mariawhite1328]

Wow what a find in the shed! ❤

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

It’s brilliant isn’t it? I’m so happy ❤️

[@GemInTheGarden]

Hey Claire 👋 your San Marzano's have ripened yay! My fave tomatoes 🍅 I have always wanted to try growing Luffa but was never confident enough that I could get them to the finish line 😅 Thank You for the mention Claire, I overwinter chillis and peppers for the same reason you mentioned...because why not 😊 they are already in pots there's not a lot to lose 😀 have a great week 😊

[@paulineellison9047]

wow for the green house wish mine looked like that

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you Pauline. I’m thrilled with it. The staging from Copagrey is pretty reasonable really

[@paulineellison9047]

@@TheFarmyardGarden iv got mettle frame made out of an old bed frame lol in mine

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@paulineellison9047 that sounds like a great way to be resourceful! I bet it works just fine too 🙌🏼❤️

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Wow that is such a cool room!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I’m so excited by it ❤️

[@michelleskitchengardendiar6934]

Fantastic find, love the update

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you Michelle. I’m so excited by it. Really hope we can make my vision for it come to life ❤️

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Ooo the artachokes look good mine look about the same

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

That’s good. I’m excited for them.

[@Garden-of-weeden]

I can’t wait to see what magic you bestow on this amazing brick building! Have you named it yet? I’m sorry you had to say goodbye to your boy Harvey, it’s never easy and you’ve had far too much pain this year hun! Plot is looking fab tho sweetheart! Lots still to come xx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I’m so excited by it Pammie. It’s an exciting project. May need to be reined in 😂😂 I’m so sad over Harvey, as you know, but he was a good age. I take comfort in that. By the way.. there wasn’t a sponge in that luffa. Too immature

[@Garden-of-weeden]

@@TheFarmyardGarden no unleash the Clare to it!!! Will be amazing!🥰 I do! And I’ve seen you grieve so much lately 😩 I’ve not plucked the courage yet to have a peek lol I’ll be keeping my beady eyes on them

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I wouldn’t have chosen to harvest one yet, the vine broke sadly. Hopefully the others will have a luffa for me

[@Garden-of-weeden]

@@TheFarmyardGarden yes you said in the video 😄

[@debz_vegplot]

Omg i can so get why you're excited. That is going to be fantastic when it's all restored. I actually have and use a pair of those wash tongs 😁

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Oooo I love that you use some of the wash tongs, Debz. I’m so excited over this building. Really hope we can do it justice 😍

[@debz_vegplot]

@@TheFarmyardGarden Yeah, i've had them years since a local shop owner was retiring. Makes me feel even older now 😂. Clare, if the rest of your garden is anything to go by, you'll do a hell of a good job on it 😁

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@debz_vegplot that’s a brilliant way to acquire them. I really do have vivid plans in my mind.. I just need Duncan to be as enthused to to associated costs of said plan 😂😅

[@debz_vegplot]

@@TheFarmyardGarden My OH always says 'a happy wife, means a happy life' 😂.

[@chrissiehart22]

Fly high Harvey🐾🌈 Loving the shed ❤

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you Chrissie. I’m heartbroken. He was my baby. I couldn’t speak about him on camera. I tried twice (trying to explain why Dexter was lonely) but I just burst in to tears. Our home is empty and so quiet without him. He was so vocal. Barked for supper, to go out, to come in, to have a fuss etc.. the silence is deafening. I nearly didn’t film anything this week but a distraction was needed. Losing 3 adored animals in under 4 months has been a lot to bear. I always knew they’d likely go close together, given their ages, but within 4 months wasn’t something I prepared for. The building is amazing. I can’t believe it’s been sitting there all this time, abandoned. I really hope we do it justice. The more we clear around it, the more integral to the garden it seems to become

[@chrissiehart22]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I completely understand sweetheart. But even if you knew you'd lose then that close I still think nothing can prepare you. It reflects what a kind person you are when an animal trusts you that much and you have such a deep bond with them. They were blessed to have had such a wonderful life with you xxx I know you will do the restoration justice as you care about it. It was lovely to know the history of it too. The fact that it will be a work building again I think is extra special sweetheart as that's what it was built for. Maybe this has come as your winter project to keep you busy and your mind occupied elsewhere so you can process things slowly. Sending hugs xx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you Chrissie. What lovely things to say. I grew up in house devoid of animals, yet always yearned for them. My mum told me I could have all the pets I wanted when I left home… and I have! I’m not sure marrying a farmer was on the radar though, but I feel so grounded and happy here. Not sure if we’ll have another dog with Dexter now. The Brittany breed is hard work. Not sure I can cope with the idea of him as the “older, wiser dog”. It’s a scary thought! 😅 Dogs are family. I can’t imagine the house being a home without one. Really excited to show the progress of the summer kitchen. Need to remove the rest of the vines off the roof first 😫

[@chrissiehart22]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I have 2 dogs and 4 cats but I didn't have children and couldn't imagine life without them. I think we know the people who are true animal lovers and those who have them for a hobby or worse a fashion statement. You are genuine! You will know what is right and when the time is right for both you and Dexter. So if you have tough work that needs doing just get the barbecue and fire pit out for burgers and jacket potatoes. Invite your family and friends around for a work party one weekend. Cheap labour if you ask me lol. Marrying a farmer hasn't been all bad as you have space for allllll the animals you want as well as your veggie patch xx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@chrissiehart22 aww thank you Chrissie. That made my eyes leak ❤️❤️ I think it’d make a lovely true summer kitchen, to house bbq supplies! Genius idea.. slave (I mean voluntary) labour sounds good! 😂 Marrying a farmer isn’t an easy life but I feel privileged and lucky to be surrounded by greenery and animals. I’m in my happy place here. I had a funny mug for Christmas from my daughter last year, along the lines of knowing the dog is my favourite child 😅

[@georgemartin9618]

The wash house looks really sturdy and well built. I suspect the water supply was rain water as it's nice and soft for washing.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

The tap is disconnected now but it comes from floor level, so I’d imagine it was mains connected at some point, otherwise it wouldn’t have had the pressure to flow. Really hope the roof of it survives us trying to remove the vines 😅😅

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Well, that was very enjoyable. Still lots of produce and a great find in the garden too. Happy birthday to you sweetheart 👍❤️🎃

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks Jimmy. It’s next week.. I’m almost a real life witch.. not quite 😂😂 I LOVE the little Victorian wash house. Isn’t it amazing? Can’t wait to share its progress with you all. Hope you’re well. ☺️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@TheFarmyardGarden it’s extremely exciting. Plus perfect for what you need. We’ve had a bit of a bad month. We lost our wee black cat, Arwen. She was only 4 years old. Went to bed with Neil for a sleep and didn’t wake up. We were totally heartbroken. We are left with Pippin. He’s approximately 8 years old. Becoming very blind. Not fair on him to bring in a wee brother or sister so, we will just be focusing on him. It’s quite amazing how much your garden has changed, and how quickly too! 😂😉❤️🎃xxx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@jimmyconnolly3461 Oh no. I’m so sorry to hear you lost Arwen. Heartbreaking isn’t it? We lost my cocker spaniel, Harvey on Tuesday., two days before his 15th birthday. Utterly bereft. Third pet in four months. It’s so much loss to bear. I totally sympathise with your family. We are left with just Dexter now. He’s never been alone but he is a people “person”. No plans for another dog here, much like you don’t think you’ll have another cat with Pippin.. The fact it hurts so much to lose them, shows how much they gave to us in life. Take care x

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@TheFarmyardGarden oh Jesus Clare! That is awful! I’m gutted for you. So much loss to cope with for you all. It’s absolutely heartbreaking. But, Neil is planning many more cats and I’m thinking a dog too. We just need a wee lottery win so we can be at home to manage a full house. 😂❤️xxx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@jimmyconnolly3461 Thanks Jimmy. didn’t have pets growing up. Wasn’t allowed. I have made up for it in my adult life. Cannot imagine not having animals around. We have Norwegian Forest cats here. Highly recommend them. They’re like a lapdog in cat’s clothing. Very lovable. I hope you get that lottery win and can stay home with a whole menagerie of pets ❤️

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

I think that’s normal for parsnips Clare and apparently they taste sweeter after a frost! Great video too.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thanks, Debra. That’s good to know. Was a bit worried for a while. How’s your gardening doing?

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I’m definitely no expert Clare so listen to others too. The plot is looking quite nice but I’ve been busy with grandma duties so it’s been a slow process. Got a fabulous pumpkin for them though. Daughter’s wedding party yesterday and I did the flowers for the tables which was lovely. I’ll put some photos on instagram when I’ve got time. Xx

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@Tea_and_thyme_2012 oh wow! I remember you saying you were doing the flowers. You must have felt so proud. I wish I’d thought of this for my daughter. Look forward to seeing the photos pop up x

[@myrustygarden]

Crazy how big cosmo get mine took over a bed last year. Excellent job Sir Duncan of the Shorts 🥶🥶 really still 😅. As fast as the year has gone you have done amazing both in development and harvests. I need to pick up some winter pansies for colour. 5:00 wow gladioli still. Yes I need my summer flowers to buzz off 😂😂 so I can get the bulbs in. The wash house is absolutely gorgeous and like everyone else I can’t wait to see the progress. Have a simply stunning week Clare, Ali 🥶☔️🇨🇦

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

That’s supposed to be dwarf cosmos too. They lied 😂😂😂😂 I was soooo anxious how close he was getting to the walls with the digger and telehandler buckets. Imagined showing you a pile of bricks 😅😅 I love sitting in the polytunnel over winter, so fancied seeing a bit of colour in there. Totally unnecessary but I honestly don’t care.. it makes me happy and that’s top of the priorities ☺️☺️ I had no idea the summer stuff would loiter so long! It was so much easier last year when it was all barren 😂 I’m so excited by the washhouse. I’ve already been buying Victorian wash things for it.. washboard… dolly… Have a fab week over there. Keep little Chevy away from those coyotes 😫🫣

[@myrustygarden]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I have a galvanized wash basin and a scrub board off marketplace on my shed wall too

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@myrustygarden perfect! The washboard I’ve bought was so cheap I’m worried it’s for a doll’s house now 😂

[@amykent6934]

Save the calendula flower heads, dry them out, then put to soak in oil of choice, then you can mix with beeswax and make lip balm (prefect going into the winter)

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I’m not sure if it was visible in any of the greenhouse footage but there’s quite a few calendula flowers on the shelf in the greenhouse. They’ve dried nicely in there. I need to get them infused in some oil 😍

[@amykent6934]

@@TheFarmyardGardenI must have missed that, that’s good. It’s my first year using them for lip balm so looking forward to making it with the children

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@amykent6934 I’m excited too. I was hoping to use it in a mix with melt and pour soaps and the luffa sponges as well 🙏🏻

[@elizabethjames1053]

Claire i have that sink a bit smaller different pattern I dug it up at the allotment , there was a bit of pipe sticking out of the ground that I kept tripping over for almost 2 years 🙄 before I decided to dig it out and there it was a victorian sink , you lucky woman I would love that room wow 😁 👍

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Wow! Fancy just finding one buried in the ground like that. Sounds criminal to us now doesn’t it? What did you do with it? I’m so excited by the room. I want it to be restored/renovated but also be useful in this modern era too. So many plans.. including putting power in there. I might move the plot picnic bench down next to it too. Seems it’d be good to have somewhere to wash our hands properly in the garden and sit and relax. Not sure yet. ❤️❤️ I knew they used to wash out there but I just thought they did it in a tin bath. I had no idea this was in there. ❤️

[@elizabethjames1053]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I would absolutely love that 😍 wonderful find your going to love it so functional as well when you've sorted it I WANT to get in there with you and sort it 🤣 , The sink I found I brought home and planted succulents in it but I re-vamped the garden this year emptied it and have it as a bird feeder at the moment .

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Hey.. if you like spiders, I’ll stand back and watch your sort it 😂😂😂🫣 I can imagine it’d make an excellent bird bath actually! They’re not very deep. Weird depth for a sink really, isn’t it? My father-in-law’s only surviving sister says her childhood job used to be to boil up potatoes in that sink to feed to the farm pigs. I imagine it would have been used for preserving/canning too

[@elizabethjames1053]

@@TheFarmyardGarden Ha Ha spiders don't bother me now moth's is another thing but I am getting better with them 😂😂 Enjoy your your project 👍

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@elizabethjames1053 I’m not a huge fan of butterflies either.. they’re just moths in fancy dress 😂

[@adysveggarden]

Hi Clare, it's a lovely find which can turn into a very useful area, when I first'd looked at it I thought sand blaster but you may need advice if historic.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

The exterior or interior? I think it had a lot of work done at one point, and the sink was removed and re-installed. Duncan said his dad told him he used to park a little old Fergie in it, which explains the wall around the window being taken out and then rebuilt later.

[@kirstypollock6811]

Greetings from the tomato sauce kitchen! 🍅. Your garden is looking very autumnal but still great. I'm in disbelief that we've had no serious frost yet. Might get one tomorrow morning, but only just. I am still going to harvest any ripe ish tomatoes today. I'm still swithering over whether to overwinter chillies and peppers. It worked well before, but I've got physalis and a few special tomatoes already and not really enough light. Both south facing windows are onto the orchard and the overgrown beech and leylandii hedges... I have the mini chainsaw and hedge trimmers... Do I have the willpower? That wee building is magic! I want one!! I really want an outdoor kitchen. Probably do more of a pagoda (with mosquito netting!). What a find!! I look forward to seeing it restored.

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Morning Kirsty. Tomato sauce kitchen.. I can totally picture what you’re up to. That’ll be me soon 😅 I think I’ll give it a go. I can fit about 6-7 plants on the high up window we have. (Builder’s error left us with a landing window ridiculously high up). I have a smaller cape gooseberry too, it was one of my sisters. I might try to overwinter that. Mine is quite big still to cut back. Not sure I have much hope of the remaining fruit ripening though. It did give me a huge crop in summer though. That sounds a big project with the hedge and conifers but if you found the willpower you’d blooming love it once done. I don’t mind the cutting down, it’s the clearing away that puts me off more. I’m so excited by the building. I knew it was there but hadn’t realised just how useful a size it would be, or that there was the Victorian washing set up in there. Magical. I’ve always bought a vintage washboard from a well known auction site 😅😅😍 Have a fantastic week.. I said no frosts forecast but it went down to -1.8° in the tunnel last night! Eeep! Forecast said 6° at the lowest 🫣

[@Ragt0p]

Oh, no. Did you lose another companion? I’m so sorry! The summer kitchen looks fab - can’t wait to follow along on the renovation 😊

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I did. I tried to say something about Harvey twice on camera, just couldn’t get the words out. He was such a baby, a very special boy. The house is so quiet without him as he was a typically vocal show bred Cocker. Who knew silence could be so deafening. 😭😭 Thank you for your kind wishes (and for watching until the end! ❤️🙌🏼) I am so excited about the summer kitchen renovation. That word wouldn’t come to me when talking about “restoring” 🫣😂

[@Ragt0p]

@@TheFarmyardGarden 💔

[@kazjohns]

I was just about to say how impressed I was by all your achievements this season, despite the awful weather, not forgetting that gem of an outbuilding😍. The final frame took the wind out of my sails… I am so sorry to hear about Harvey 😢. I have a chocolate show Cocker, they are such a joy and can relate to how you must feel. Sending big hugs x

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@kazjohns thank you so much Kaz. I honestly couldn’t speak about him on camera. This latest loss has hit me hard. He was my baby. My boy. I’m just so lost without him. The house is simply so quiet. I hadn’t realised how demanding and vocal he was, until he was gone. So sad he missed his birthday. 😭 I also felt a bit ashamed to have to say I’d lost yet another pet in less than four months. It’s a terrible statistic, but the reality is they were all simply aged at the same time. They all had very long lives. Cockers are just wonderful, wonderful dogs. ❤️❤️💔

[@kazjohns]

@@TheFarmyardGarden Totally understand your reactions and feelings, I can’t imagine how hard it must be for you. My 10 year old Cocker Bertie had a close call this last year and ended up at Noel Fitzpatricks in Guildford for weeks. I was beside myself with fear of losing him and although I have another dog, it felt empty without him. The most handsome, loving, gentle and daft dog I could have wished for. They really are special aren’t they!

[@AnyKeyLady]

Happy birthday Clare! Garden is looking great and love that old sink/wash area. What a great find! So sorry to hear about Harvey. It really has been a tough year for you both with your fur friends. x

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Thank you lovely (I’m sorry, I don’t know your name). It’s next Wednesday. Almost officially a witch 🤭🤫😅🤣 It’s a lovely find isn’t it? I knew the building was there but wasn’t aware it was quite so big and useful. Can’t believe it’s currently dry. Let’s hope we can remove the vines off the roof without damaging it 🙏🏻 It’s been a rotten year for losses but I take comfort from the fact every one of them has reached a good age xx

[@AnyKeyLady]

@@TheFarmyardGarden wdym by witch? Yes i must email you as hubby is the same about being online as Duncan. Yes dry is a key point. I think our workshop might need some TLC after the roof repairs. I don't think it was a professional build and was ok for diy storage but doubting crops and canned stuff even more this year due to even more humidity. I am kinda done with the cloud tbh now. I would clear it off and re fit the roof. Maybe check to see if it can be listed. There maybe tax breaks but also continuous maintenance requirements. To say i am jealous rn is an understatement! I love restoring old stuff. We restored our house and garden. Yes best to clear the roof and re do. Like our workshop, you need to think about ventilation and how cool it is. Hopefully it wasn't the trees cooling it off. Really think you have been so brave about your losses. Do you have a place for your friends? Iam i wrong to feel different about poultry and live stock? I think if i had a small holding i would be but then if i was arming livestock for meat sales, i would have another pragmatic view point. Am i wrong for feeling this way, considering that i eat meat and use as every bit as i can. I also hope they get the stun gun thing. Sorry for this rambling. I keep getting woken up from dreams about huge floods. Same dream is very odd. Hope you have a great week! x

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@AnyKeyLady my birthday is the day before Halloween.. almost a witch 😂 I think we need to clean the roof first to make sure it’s not damaged in the process, before we see what we do next. Our dogs are all buried in the garden. My horse was cremated but I have her ashes to inter in the horse paddock. I don’t like thinking too much about these things as I could very easily become a veggie again and I wasn’t overly healthy back then. (I’m so picky that I was missing natural proteins). The forecast is pretty good after tomorrow for 10 days. No floods coming.. hope the nightmare stops soon

[@madrabbitwoman]

You will likely get to plenty of amaranth volunteers in spring

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Yes, I could see some seeds dropping off. I’ll be happy with some volunteers.❤️

[@doras.allotment]

Ahh every time I see what you have growing in your poly it makes me so tempted! On the fence 🙃 still watching but looking forward to seeing what you’ve uncovered (loved your intro!) 🥰 Ps where do you get your hoop net supports from please? They look nice and tall!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Those metal cloche hoops were from from first tunnels. You could add some to your basket when you buy a tunnel 😝

[@doras.allotment]

@@TheFarmyardGardenhahaha so tempting! Wow look at that building - so exciting 😃

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I have asked bob for my Xmas prezi to remake me my fence so no more rabbits

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Ooo that would be brilliant! Let’s hope he does it ❤️

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I have lost most of my fruit tress

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

That’s such a shame. I’m debating extending my fruit cage which would mean I have to move mine 😅

[@homegrownstu72]

Your kale doesn’t look like Red Russian Kale to me as this type of kale is flat leaved with red stems. Your kale has red leaves and stems and the leaves are curly, which I know as a kale called Scarlet Kale 😊

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

The kale in the brassica tunnel does look like Scarlet, now I’ve googled it. They were bought as plugs and labelled as Black Russian. The kale in the little black netted metal cloche is red Russian at the back, cavelo Nero at the front. I sowed those from seed. Thanks for that. I just went off the label on the plugs.