How To Dig Your Allotment

[@simplifygardening]

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[@mathowlett]

We've just got our first allotment plot and absolute beginners, so videos like this are incredibly useful! We'll definitely be watching more. Thank you :)

[@terrykingsallotmentgardening]

Hello Brian, great tips for all gardeners not just for novices, I spent 8 months clearing my new plot and now I am reaping the rewards of all that hard work and being relatively weed free. 😆 Happily Growing on my own allotment channel in North Warwickshire England Terry

[@ciggyhore9997]

+Terry King Thanks Terry, it really does pay to take your time on that very first dig of a new plot, little & often... it really does pay off for the seasons to come :-) and thanks for your ongoing support in the FB group to terry, really appreciate it

[@terrykingsallotmentgardening]

Brian Bastable your welcome and thankyou to all the admin team, I'am really enjoying joining in. Regards, Terry.

[@wagsforever]

Thanks for this. Just got my first allotment and this video is really helpful

[@simplifygardening]

Thats great Joe. We have loads of videos here to make sure you end up on the right track on your allotment. Welcome to the channel mate

[@alanfry3758]

I had no idea how useful this video would be

[@sinkintostillness]

Awesome. Glad I stumbled across this video, just taken over an overgrown allotment so am educating myself. But you're also demonstrating a tool I have been considering purchasing!

[@LindaPenney]

What a lovely update Brain I thought I knew how to dig but I learnt a lot this morning taking time out before housework to watch you all of you have a blessed weekend

[@ciggyhore9997]

Lovely comments Linda, very kind of you x

[@jksatte]

I imagine next year I will be starting a new garden and I will remember to revisit this video. Looks like a really good idea. Thanks Janice

[@richardsydenham4105]

I have a no dig garden for almost 30 years now so I found it realy funney seeing some one working so hard either I cover it with rotten wood chips that are two years old almost like soil but I put 3to4 inches on or I have green manure on my beds keep up the hard work

[@ciggyhore9997]

Yes I'm slowly converting parts of my allotment over to no dig but in the first instance I wanted to clean up the soil, hopefully this will help people with sorting out their first plot

[@jez-bird]

Me too, I literally looked up how to dig a bed just to see what people get upto - I have no idea why it's still done...

[@tonia5364]

New to allotments and gardening and am currently clearing my new plot. This was so helpful and I'm literally running off to B&Q to pick up a hoe and rake now! Thanks so much! Loved it!

[@simplifygardening]

Glad it was of interest, we have over 250 videos all designed to help gardeners with their plots. take a browse around and check out the playlists it will make it easier to find what your looking for

[@jackosallotment6224]

I'm up my lotty tomorrow to do another couple of beds and I'm going to follow your method here I've got the tools and the weeds ! Anyhow nice update 😀

[@ciggyhore9997]

Do let us know how you get on Mark

[@dawnblakey308]

Great explanation of the process Brian. Well done on your presenting skills!! It has made me want to get on my plot and start my Autumn digging now!!

[@ciggyhore9997]

+Dawn Blakey i try Dawn, got a lot of catching up to do to get as good Tony

[@meehan302]

Good tips there Brian for all gardeners. Thanks for sharing

[@ciggyhore9997]

Thank you Patrick, glad you enjoyed it

[@sharonpreston6219]

Great video! Thankyou

[@davidguice166]

Well done Brian liked the video. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@ciggyhore9997]

Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@jez-bird]

For what is worth i got rid of loads of bindweed from my beds without digging, and just by continuously removing the top growth over 2 years. Now it's gone for good.

[@MarinaWilson1958]

That's a brilliant tool. I spent £300 last year on all wolf garten tools and that s defo MY favourite. Well worth every penny! It's really good for my stony clay soil and it's like I've sieved it when finished.

[@ciggyhore9997]

+Marina Wilson Yep, Marina, im a massive fan, well made, 10 year no fuss exchange guarantee, cant be bad...btw we are not in hand shakes with WG.....i just love the kit, thanks for your kind comments Marina

[@MarinaWilson1958]

Neither am I, just over their stuff because it really is strong, durable and so damn easy to use. Quality is worth the extra pennies.

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Well done Brian. Best wishes Bob.

[@ciggyhore9997]

Thanks Bob 😉

[@krystynahaywood1968]

Well, I thought I knew how to dig, glad I watched this. Thank you.

[@simplifygardening]

We all have our ways Krystyna :)

[@krystynahaywood1968]

@@simplifygardening You missed something though... look up Azadas... best digging tool ever, used Stateside and african countries... I got mine from get-digging.co.uk and far better than a spade for the allotment.. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[@mollysmith6055]

Wonderful video. I echo others...lovely to see someone else doing the hard work. :) Hubs got me a weed-whacker type hoe that needs to attach to a new pole. Without the scuffle attachement, it looks very much like the last hoe you used. Anxious to try it out!

[@ciggyhore9997]

Hi Molly, can you post a picture of your new tool in the FB group?

[@norwichhouse]

We were so impressed with your demo of the Wolf Tiller that we have rushed out and bought one but unfortunately it has been too wet to try it yet. It is drying up now though.. Thank you for the tip. We do have a Chillington Hoe and Canterbury Hoe which are extremely useful - made in England too.

[@norwichhouse]

Thank you Brian for all your great videos. These KZbin allotment video are an enormous help. My land is a South facing slope, very light, sandy and acid so probably not the norm. In the 70s I read a book by a Dr Shewell-Cooper on minimum cultivation and this is a system I have adopted and this has been very successful for me. A couple of years ago I bought a Chillington and Canterbury Hoe which make a fantastic combination. I must admit that there are a lot of slugs but nematodes from a company with the great name of Nemasys. We have a few Wolf tools but I have never seen that tiller before, it looks brilliant.

[@sddaza1]

A good channel keep sharing.

[@ciggyhore9997]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@ciggyhore9997]

Apologies for repeating myself / waffling on :-P but i hope you enjoy my first video, full credit to Tony for the editing work, and making these videos is a lot harder than it looks but i did enjoy doing it.

[@Allottedaaron]

+Brian Bastable Well done on your first video Brian. Its really useful to look back on them afterwards and make notes for yourself. I know I look back on my first ones and shudder now. I thought you did brilliantly on your first go. Nice editing by Tony as well. Looking forward to more.

[@ciggyhore9997]

+Aaron's allotment thanks Aaron, really appreciate your kind comments 👍

[@halcyon289]

Very helpful indeed. Nice one Brian.

[@amibintaadam2462]

Useful info. Thank you for sharing.

[@thirtyish661]

I’m having a serious case of soil envy. Our property is mainly clay & a total pain so I just found myself mesmerized by the turning over of dirt😂

[@simplifygardening]

Amanda, the secret to good soil in to feed it with lots and lots of organic matter, let the worms take it in through winter for you, I would suggest with a 6-8 inch layer of well-rotted cow manure for the first year, after this you can mulch through the growing season with woodchips or compost, then next winter more manure or even a green manure to help with nitrogen, you need to feed the soil to get the life back in to it. thats the secret get the worms and micro organisms back and they will do the job for you. before long your orange clay will be like dark brown compost and full of life

[@tubemagpie]

Have just tried to connect to your website... Firefox sees thisa s an insecure site and will not connect.

[@simplifygardening]

Im not sure why thats the case. Your the first person to have ever said that. Maybe try updating firefox

[@davecrookham2903]

Thanks for that m8 very good information

[@kellynash8097]

Great video! I have heavy clay soil full of couch grass, I think you should do another video in clay soil... I know just the place you could film it! ;) hahaha Joking aside, I will try this technique and see if it helps, it's taking me hours to just do a square metre at the moment.

[@Loutube8]

😂

[@MuddyBootz]

Hi Brian, well explained for the beginner 👍🏻 That Wolf tool does a good job, I first saw Glyn (tingturner1) using this and I was impressed. I cheat and use a little Mantis ( I know Tony is keen on one of these)! 😄😄😄😄😄 All the best.........Nigel

[@ciggyhore9997]

Thanks Nigel, love that tool, makes a lovely finish to the bed

[@diggerdooleysallotmentplot3905]

Really useful info, lots of new gardeners waste lots of money on too many tools when you only need a hand full. I know I did :( Best wishes

[@ciggyhore9997]

+diggerdooleys allotment Hi, i think we all have but we soon narrow it down to our favorite few, if your going to buy just one tool for xmas get that wolf garten miller tool...its fab!! www.ukherewegrow.com/tools

[@mattsallotmentgarden]

what is that tool called

[@simplifygardening]

which tool?

[@mattsallotmentgarden]

@@simplifygardening think said wolf Garden where get that from please

[@jeffannacarvalho8411]

Brian Bastable.

[@lizziebooth5397]

I have major soil envy.

[@vincentneale2620]

Couch Grass takes about 7 years to get rid of and you have to keep your eye out for it coming back

[@ciggyhore9997]

It's an ongoing battle that's for sure

[@giggiwidit5638]

LOL I'm really hoping that my new allotment will be this easy to dig over. But I very much doubt it, as it hasn't been touched for going on two years lol... wish me luck... =9

[@simplifygardening]

Lol good luck, Brians soil was easy but it doesnt have to be hard follow the steps and just remove the weed as you go

[@giggiwidit5638]

@@simplifygardening Yeah, the way that I see it. the soil may not have been touched for around two years, but its still allotment soil, which means it should be good quality... I hope =D

[@simplifygardening]

@@giggiwidit5638 If its got weeds on it it is fertile soil so you will be fine :)

[@garytroman1194]

Looks good soil..and not many stones..

[@simplifygardening]

Yes Brian had great soil

[@danielshaw4796]

Why is his face blurred out?

[@simplifygardening]

Daniel there was a second presenter who moved on to other things in customs, i was asked if i could blur his face to protect his identity due to his job

[@nirvanapaulpaulunderhill]

I love seeing someone else doing the digging lol

[@ciggyhore9997]

+nirvana paul allotment gardener / bushcraft survival UK We love a bit of Digging Paul ;-) gets the blood flowing!!

[@nirvanapaulpaulunderhill]

Brian Bastable was out today digging putting the elephant garlic in its all good thanks mate

[@trevor33jan1]

Why the blanked out face ???

[@simplifygardening]

When we had 3k subs I tried another presenter, he made about 20 videos then left, but has since got a job in customs and asked if i could hide his face in the videos as it would prevent him gaining promotion

[@terrypatterson1481]

Gardener's rhyme " One years seed, is five year's weed.'

[@simplifygardening]

yup exactly get rid of the weed before they seed

[@mantrapjicker]

Only if you let them get to the stage where there about to drop seeds otherwise dig it into the soil adding nutrition back to the soil it has removed

[@Weed8Gone]

13:01, if anyone's worried about missing what he was saying, don't worry. I slowed it down and all he was saying was 'right' over and over.

[@simplifygardening]

lol this is an old video, Brian used to present too, he moved on about 2 years ago :)

[@Weed8Gone]

UK Here We Grow I have been watching most of your older videos in order, so I am aware of almost everything on your channel through to the current video. I have a lot to say about it but I don't want to post a wall of text. For now just be aware that I usually try to incorporate a joke into all my posts.

[@simplifygardening]

Perfect and really appreciate you watching my old content too. now you have done that no doubt you have seen the progression as I have learned how to edit present and film better as time has gone on. :)

[@jimfulkerson2679]

I watch a lot of garden videos but just had to ask, why is your face blurred out ? ?

[@simplifygardening]

When the channel had just 5k subscribers there was 2 presenters. Brian was with the channel and made 20 or so videos in that time. He died from Cancer and at the request of the family he had his faced blurred but they wanted the videos to remain. There is 520 videos on the channel only 20 are affected

[@jimfulkerson2679]

OK, so sorry to hear that

[@CandleMakingUK]

Is something wrong with my phone or is his face blanked out?

[@simplifygardening]

His face is blurred there is a few videos on the channel. when the channel was around 5k subs there was 2 presenters but Brian died from Cancer and his family asked if I would blur his face in the 20 videos he was in

[@snumbers1]

Why is your face blurred?

[@barryclark5402]

Why is your face blurred now? 🤔🤔🤔

[@simplifygardening]

Barry there is about 20 videos on the channel that have this. we had another presenter a few years ago and he has got a new job that requires him not to have a social media presence. so he was blurred to hide his face. if we just removed the video it would affect the channel

[@simonfootie6255]

It's not it's just his normal look

[@sddaza1]

Please

[@My_shop_on_mimnote]

Why do you blur your face ?

[@simplifygardening]

When channel had 5k subs there was 2 presenters one went to work for customs and needed to protect his identity

[@learngardeninguk66]

What’s with the face covering😂😂😂

[@simplifygardening]

This presenter is Brian he left a few years ago but died of cancer last November it’s been blurred at the families request

[@1daxwood]

@@simplifygardening sad to hear but at least he taught me something 👍

[@vins6036]

shame the volume is very bad on the video.

[@vins6036]

+UK Here We Grow Thank you i can watch it again. Love your channel. p.s Happy belated Birthday best wishes

[@simonfootie6255]

Your making me feel unwell watching you dig

[@johnsheppard8102]

face obscured/?

[@simplifygardening]

There is a few videos on the channel from when it was started that we had 2 presenters, 1 left to work for customs, They asked me to obscure him to protect him and his family as it could be used against him in his new job

[@johnsheppard8102]

@@simplifygardening no problem tony it just looked strange, whatever lol

[@johnsheppard8102]

@@simplifygardening brill content from you many thanks

[@simplifygardening]

@@johnsheppard8102 Thanks John. All the videos that are obscured are around 5 years old and there is only about 20 0out of the 450 i have

[@johnsheppard8102]

love your stuff take care @@simplifygardening

[@StBasko]

For sorrow, this is not hightech.((

[@nealgrey6485]

Who is that masked man?

[@simplifygardening]

I have 400 videos and about 20 of them have this. The reason was when the channel had about 5k subs there was two presenters, one went on to work for customs and customs asked me to remove the videos to protect him. I was reluctant to do that as it would adversely affect the channel so a compromise was made and I blurred the face in the 20 videos he was in. Sorry you didn't enjoy, but as I say it is only a few out of the whole catalogue. Hopefully you will visit again and enjoy the newer videos. anything in the last 3 years is unaffected. Tony

[@nealgrey6485]

Simplify Gardening: please do to assume that I did not enjoy. I liked it enough to comment on something that Idid not understand. Now I know the story. Thank you for replying.

[@kalilou2]

Why block your face I think there’s really no need x good vid

[@simplifygardening]

Hi there is about 20 videos that are affected by this. We had another presenter when the channel only had 5k subscribers. he has since got a new job in customers and needed to remove his social profile for it, so we blurred his face to help him achieve that.

[@kalilou2]

Simplify Gardening ah right x

[@greenfingers359]

I think I'll stick with no dig.

[@simplifygardening]

Wow this is an old video and Brian is no longer with us sadly as he passed away with Cancer. in my garden we are 90% no dig

[@greenfingers359]

So sorry to hear about his passing, I didn't mean to remark any disrespect. May he RIP. 🌿🌷🌸

[@davidbowen4848]

A to ze speak Englishman

[@simplifygardening]

:)

[@wardy2toes]

You wanted by the police just wandering because you blurd your face out

[@simplifygardening]

This was another presenter from a few years ago who just got a high ranked job a few weeks ago in customs. He asked if i could remove him from videos due to work

[@wardy2toes]

Right I see now lol

[@simonfootie6255]

Yes a wanted man

[@cas_tiger_glitcher]

Blanked his face because hes claiming benefits for bad back.....

[@simplifygardening]

Blanked face because this guy no longer with channel and now works for customs who asked me to blur him for his safety

[@simonfootie6255]

Why you trying to hide your identity 😂

[@simplifygardening]

The reason was in the first pinned comment this video was from when we had just 5 k subs and there was a second presenter who died from cancer just 20 episodes in. His family asked me to blur his face out of the videos. But wanted me to keep them so they could still watch them