Why Is My Garden So Behind? The Truth!

[@GardenerScott]

You're not the only one way behind, Tony. Thanks for the tour. You help show that it's okay to take your time, do things right, and not stress over a schedule.

[@simplifygardening]

Scott the day the garden becomes stressful is the day your doing it wrong. just do what you can when you can, so many things play a part in it thats outside of our control like the weather

[@PlantObsessed]

Dang that is some massive rhubarb. I like the brassica cage. We have had a weird spring we are behind too.

[@jmawdsley2]

Quality content as always, glad the plot videos came back. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@MuddyBootz]

Hi mate, despite what you think of being behind, don't forget the area of land that you are tending. The rising temps now will soon establish the plants when you get them out. Nice and relaxed presentation. Enjoy your time in York 👍👍 🌻🌻Nigel.............MuddyBootz Allotment🌻🌻

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks mate just got home, having a quick bath and then off to a 15 hour night shift lol

[@tassiegirl1991]

Looks like you have a dormitory garden area Tony (bed ends). Looks great. Full of envy over that rhubarb.

[@simplifygardening]

Great way for crop covers to be added and they are strong

[@ChilliChump]

Loved the tour mate! Great, chilled out video!

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks mate

[@EZ.SJ8892]

one day I will definitely be able to have a farm garden like this after I retire, your videos are very inspiring, keep making videos like this, I love them so much❤❤ from malaysia 🥰🥰

[@simplifygardening]

Thank you very much and glad you are enjoying them

[@debbiehughes1358]

I think this type of video is inspirational especially for new gardeners. It can be intimidating for new gardeners to see the You Tube videos where everything looks perfect and tidy but that isn't the reality in every part of the garden, especially if one has a full-time job. I personally have been an organic gardner for over 40 years and I don't ever feel like i have enough time to accomplish everything I need to do. Well done!

[@simplifygardening]

Debbie thats one thing you will find in my garden, I show the good the bad and the ugly, there are many videos like this, we are not all perfect and if you have a team of gardeners and do it all day every day then it should be perfect because there is no excuse, but the reality of folks like us who have full time jobs a family and if your like me a ton of other stuff going on like filming, blogging writing books and running a business it all takes time and things sometimes dont get done

[@debbiehughes1358]

Simplify Gardening Amen brother! BTW I bought your book last year and love it! Creating my compost bins like yours right down to the vinyl plastic ont the outside but a much smaller version. Three bays to begin with. Thank you so much for your inspiration!

[@clivesconundrumgarden]

Nice tour Tony !! Im lucky enough to be very new at gardening. Nothing has become a choir.... yet lol. Take it easy !! Cheers J&C 🌱👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers Clive

[@ibrstellar1080]

Every time I see a Simplified gardening tour I'm in awe of the work load Tony gets through and the time and effort that has gone into all the structures and projects he adds around the allotment. Big up Tony😁👍💪.

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah its a fair bit of work but I do love it

[@terrykingsallotmentgardening]

With the unseasonal weather and work and family life we are all behind Tony. Nice update to see your plans for the future. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah a pain Terry. your plot is looking amazing matey

[@terrykingsallotmentgardening]

@@simplifygardening 👍❤️👑👑👑❤️👍

[@happydaysveg1965]

If you think your behind Tony, you should see my place! LOL. But you have all the veg ready and waiting to go out, the chickens are looking fantastic, the watering system for the spuds looks epic, so all in all ,as you say a few days and plenty of cups of tea and things will be back on track! I think us veg growers panic too much, I know I do. Keep up the great work, Shaun.

[@simplifygardening]

Nature always finds a way mate :)

[@janicejurgensen2122]

It looks amazing to me!! I love it! Exciting and lots of yummy veg and fruit !! Ty

[@user-yl9jr9wt7n]

Thank you for the tour, beautiful garden. I'm late too. My plants are waiting patiently for it to dry out so I can get them in. Happy gardening!

[@simplifygardening]

They may sulk but will recover and grow

[@sowgroweat6987]

Great to see someone saying how behind he is as a lot of CC's emphasise the earliest crops (I have been guilty of this). A lot of viewers that work and only get a few hours on the weekend will feel the value of this release. It will all be fine in the end and this will prove it to others.

[@simplifygardening]

Its just a fact of life and if it helps others im all for sharing that stuff

[@theodoreramwell]

Great video mate, really enjoy your calm nature about things!

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers Theo. Great to see you here. The calm stuff is so much easier to do but i waffle a lot in them lol

[@elainewilliams3025]

Great video Tony. I too have loads to plant out. It does get you slightly panicky. Don't forget to breathe and keep that smile up!

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Elaine

[@stevegermain1222]

Great to see the video you truly are much farther ahead than I am. You really have a beautiful setup

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Steve hopefully you catch up too

[@traceypotts9425]

Good way to use up left over bed ends for hoop tunnels 😊

[@simplifygardening]

Yes indeed! They are perfect for it

[@carlgallagher6325]

You’re looking younger Tony, fair play to you and thanks for everything! 🌱

[@simplifygardening]

Dont feel it Carl lol

[@AmirsAllotment]

Nice update Tony. Garden looks nice and tidy. Loving your hostas! 😊🌱

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Amir

[@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE]

Chris said we have not forgotten about the giant potato competition how anout you? hahaha Imagine hearing that door @8:22 at 2am lol Totally agree about planting for the autumn and winter. We just got all our bees ready for the winter so they have from now until next spring to undisturbed. Then got 1/4 acre of winter spuds in and believe it or not next years wall flowers. Caught out by a massive thunderstorm while planting them the other day, So behind on many other things though.

[@christinesimpkin570]

Thank you for the tour, Tony. You have so much there and do a lot of hard work. Wow, I really like clematis and jasmine.... totally soothing for well being. I love the fact that yours is a working garden and constantly in use. Not a mess. I realise from your videos how caring and careful you always are though , hence you are always hardworking. Gorgeous hens 🤗

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah you do have to work at it esp with the size of mine

[@joannejensen4369]

Hi Tony🤗🌸🇨🇦I was gutted could not make it to York as the family planned a birthday getaway which was fabulous. See you next year.🤗🇨🇦

[@simplifygardening]

Look forward to seeing you there Joanne

[@ruthannecoro6198]

Love a simple garden tour! I feel behind too.. but then I look at the calander.. and remind myself.. it’s fine.. there’s time 😊

[@simplifygardening]

Plenty of time

[@theclotshotdidit3115]

Thanks Tony another great video. Tomorrow we are harvesting some potatoes, a couple of pots of swift extra early and possibly 2 random ones, theres a main crop of some type also planted in February, but waiting probably 2 months for that one. The empty 4 tomorrow are getting whatever main crop we have in the cupboard. Got an overwintered pepper to plant, 2 trays of beets, 6 small pots of onions. Oh dear and a few tomatoes and cucumbers. Another small pepper and 2 hot chili (corner shop seed from dinner) but I think I will keep them indoors a bit longer, now it looks less like a jungle on my one shelf under the backroom window. Planted onions from starts (November seeded) in February, going to be playing plant Tetris soon in a single small raised bed

[@simplifygardening]

Wow nice and early crops

[@theclotshotdidit3115]

@@simplifygardening thanks, I thought I was pushing it, even on a raised bed and under plastic. We got 1.3 kg from 16 old swift I really didn't expect to survive. I was chatting about your videos today while we were working on it all. I thought the nearest allotments were too far away with my mobility issues. We found 3 that might work and it's been a beautiful sunny day gardening. Love your allotment, I dream of a large polytunnel or greenhouse, maybe one day. I would love to be able to grow enough to share, I have the time and its not like food banks are turning away food in the next decade or two 😢 ❤️🙏 Thanks for sharing your experience, greatly appreciated ❤️🙏

[@myrustygarden]

Lovely tour Tony I don’t know about behind you have done loads and it’s not like you haven’t got other obligations. Have a super weekend, Ali 💕🇨🇦

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks so much :) wont be long getting it in

[@gregwade7974]

I love your garden! 👍👍

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Greg

[@ruthannecoro6198]

Your garden looks just fine! I love those frames you use for hoops.. they look fabulous!

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Ruth they are old headers and footers from steel beds

[@ruthannecoro6198]

@@simplifygardening love them even more that they are repurposed! They look great!

[@eliandkate]

Loved this Tony Lovely to get a wee nosey around your plot

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Eli always welcome to visit

[@eliandkate]

@@simplifygardening I might just take you up on that at some point 😍

[@lizlomas59]

Thanks Tony this is my first full year with a greenhouse and it was getting like the triffids waiting for the last frosts, it took me 4 days to make headway with it all but I got there, so I'm sure you will too. I'm following all your hints and tips you give so my triffids are down to you

[@simplifygardening]

just s a couple of days and it will all be in and i will be fine then

[@gliOrtidiMauro]

Meraviglioso 🙏🙏💙💙

[@ronjackson449]

Cool thank you so much

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Fabulous video. Nice to see it's not just us. Have you any advice of varieties to start now to grow through winter.

[@simplifygardening]

Yes Jean that video coming in a week or so

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

@@simplifygardening ooohhhh, can't wait.

[@leatonveg]

Great video Tony. Looking great.

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks :)

[@agskater1914]

Nice to see you, sir

[@simplifygardening]

You too Dave

[@fergusdangerfield156]

What you have got going on tony, looks great!

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks pal

[@bruceallen6377]

Great channel! Thank you so much!

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers Bruce

[@cw2126]

Great watch tony 👍🇬🇧🌱

[@simplifygardening]

cheers pal

[@bobbun9630]

Figs at 8:50 if you look closely. Do figs do well in that cool, wet climate?

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah they do fine

[@riverdalegardens544]

Great tour! Ive got catching up to doas well

[@simplifygardening]

Lots of us have this year

[@catheriner2615]

Great video, amazing amount of space. I hope you have a big team (family)to help you out.. Next you'll be taking over Llancaiach. 😂

[@simplifygardening]

All done by just me Catherine

[@CoastalGardensNW]

Great Tony you arnt the onle one haha plot is stil looking amazing mate

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks pal :)

[@petrusvandermerwe-ln7vs]

such a nice and easy on ear vid thz

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah just wanted a chilled out one this time as i was too busy for a 3 day edit

[@amygriffith3598]

Thank you for sharing! I know you’re super busy, so if someone else knows and wants to chime in, that’s fine… In your herb garden, what are the tall, full bushes? The leaves look like Basil, but I haven’t seen them grow so full like that. If so, I’d love to know the variety. Thanks!

[@simplifygardening]

Amy the name of them is escaping me atm im having a mind melt. i will go up the plot tomorrow and let you know

[@traceypotts9425]

Wow you must have 20 grand easy in that allotment well over the top for growing veggies?

[@simplifygardening]

No I don’t most of it is made from recycled materials

[@davechamberlain9684]

random question as i don't know where to ask general questions of you. do i continue to prune my grapevine? i cut all of it back to 2 leaves but some of it still grows out of these. Many thanks..

[@richardtofield5210]

maybe with those lanky tomatoes you could snip the lower branches immediately then plant them deep in a few days time

[@simplifygardening]

Oh i will be planting them deep

[@fergusdangerfield156]

I didn't realise you garden was so extensive mate, you could really do with an assistant!

[@simplifygardening]

Yes I could and maybe that will be on the cards as and when I can afford to pay for 1

[@joemonaghan9703]

Tony the black 1/2 round thing at the head and foot the garden beds what are they .Are they steel or plastic?

[@simplifygardening]

They are steel and they are headboards and footboards from old beds that were changed at the firestation

[@karenshields1878]

Thanks I don't feel as bad as this I am not the only one

[@simplifygardening]

Your never the only one but its nothing to stress over

[@tinajames3346]

Where did you get those lovely metal raised beds?

[@simplifygardening]

There is a link in the raised bed video. shop.epicgardening.com/en-gb Make sure to use code SIMPLIFYGARDENING at checkout for a discount

[@paulwilliams2875]

Simplify Gardening what type of comfrey do have growing do you have any tips on what to use it for?

[@simplifygardening]

I use Bocking 14 Paul i have a whole video on it just search comfrey simplify gardening and you will find it

[@SimpleEDoc999]

Where do you get all those big pots with the handles?

[@simplifygardening]

oaklandgardens.co.uk

[@deathincarnatesplace]

also a survivalist garden is a hole with limit light to some people but the plant remain hidden and the water table to roots is high even as it evaporate. mold will be an issue and i say your is to small for you plant such as potato. potato holes. this is great for making it look like no one is there and if you find the right spot with aquifer you never need to water.

[@simplifygardening]

great ideas

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Any tips on getting rid of an ant nest in my compost?

[@simplifygardening]

Cinnamon they dont like it. or water the compost if it has a nest the compost is way too dry

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

@@simplifygardening Awesome, thank you.

[@traceypotts9425]

Do you work as well as the garden or full time gardening

[@simplifygardening]

I’m a full time firefighter

[@emcarver8983]

How do you keep slugs and snails off your hostas?

[@simplifygardening]

I make my own nematoads there is a video on my channel showing how I make them

[@emcarver8983]

@@simplifygardening Thank you! I'll have to try it. I think slugs and snails are the number one enemy of gardeners. I hate them 😥

[@lorisaunders176]

Wow I am so jealous! Lol. Your Rhubarb is huge..how do you get it so big!? Great Stuff Tony. 🇨🇦❤️

[@simplifygardening]

I feed it a lot and tons of water but search rhubarb and my channel name i have a video on it

[@Z.mmgymm]

Have you got any tips for growing tomatoes?

[@simplifygardening]

A ton and have a load of videos including just a tips video put my channel name and tomatoes into the search bar it will pull them all up

[@Z.mmgymm]

@@simplifygardening thank you so much

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

Your not the only one who is late 😂

[@simplifygardening]

Just been a weird start to the year this year

[@TheLiamSoamesy]

Why I'm getting flowers but no courgettes 🤔🤔🤔

[@simplifygardening]

they are all prob male flowers and no females, give it time its still early

[@sharon1615]

I'd take your mess over my mess anyday 😂 great vlog Tony 🥰

[@simplifygardening]

lol Sharon. thats a working garden for you

[@blessildajoy]

Thank you for the mess❤

[@simplifygardening]

your welcome lol

[@rayhitchman4741]

I let my garden go over the last few years 'cause of the pandemic & one thing and another, fell out of love. Now trying to catch up is a nightmare

[@Murphis55]

It’s the sun and the weather that’s messing with people and plants. A lot of people I know are suffering bad from joint pain and other ailments. It also has to do with solar flares. It really does affect health. Check into space weather, it’s a real thing. It can cause heart attacks, seizures, strokes and a whole list of stuff including mental issues. I didn’t know this. Once you know it helps to understand what’s going on.

[@simplifygardening]

maybe why im hurting so much atm

[@123munter]

Whens the next video??😊

[@simplifygardening]

This week. ive been a little busy with revamping the website, but that is an ongoing process that folks wont see for a while. I also put my back out in work so i have had to rest it

[@123munter]

@@simplifygardening Hope the back gets better soon!!

[@chriseverest4380]

You need some helpers - advertise : offer them a walk-on part in your next film. Sorted. Pay them in veg!

[@simplifygardening]

Great ideas Chris

[@magnushemlig3099]

Why r y late Tony ❤ , we need y

[@simplifygardening]

Just had to finish the third book launch the second, ive had a few speaking engagements and a couple of shows to attend. its fine i will have it all in hand in less that a week

[@lksf9820]

Looks like you need some helpers. Alan Titchmarsh said grow less properly rather than more badly. It's something i'm guilty of too, taking on too much and not having the time to look after it all.

[@simplifygardening]

Just got a little busy but things will get out and ill catch up in no time

[@traceypotts9425]

Sorry but how come we never see any rats?

[@simplifygardening]

Because I don’t have them

[@rpdx3]

Interesting. If you are counting on KZbin for revenue, it seems you should hire some help to run your garden. 👍🏼🤓

[@simplifygardening]

Yes Help would be handy when im busy

[@dancingdroid]

We still get freezing nights. So we have loads of stuff we can't put outside yet and it's killing me and really hindering the poor plants having to live indoors.

[@simplifygardening]

same here its been cold at night hot in the day