Small garden big dreams: Could this solve my veg choice dilemma?

[@dawnlalek]

Thank you so so much Eli & Kate, and of course Growtowers. And thank you all for your congratulations. I'm so excited to have won the greenstalk. Have been dancing round the front room since I found out 😂

[@suemcdonagh7650]

Congratulations and happy growing 🌽 🥒 🙂

[@eliandkate]

I hope you love it as much as I love mine 😍

[@karenaWarner144]

Congratulations 🥳

[@yieyie4262]

Congrats🎉🎉🎉

[@zevab3178]

Grats and have fun growing in it. 🥳🥳

[@simplifygardening]

Nice to see you and Claire work together Eli. Great video and a great way to get a crop in a smaller area

[@eliandkate]

I’m going for it big style with the dwarf plants this year. Making the best of things

[@GardenerScott]

Great collab! I hope you have a great harvest!

[@eliandkate]

I looking forward to it already

[@freakygardener8033]

You may not have a lot of space, but you have more than I do. I live in a trailer park, so I'm not allowed to dig. I do all of my "gardening" in buckets, and storage totes, on my driveway! I need to reorganize, but I will be using approximately 20-24 buckets, and 4-6 totes.

[@eliandkate]

Brilliant use for a driveway. I’m always eyeing ours up for more plants!

[@freakygardener8033]

@@eliandkate WOW! Awesome to hear right back from you!!! My 3 favorite KZbinrs, from the opposite side of the world! (You 2, and "home grown veg)

[@eliandkate]

Ha ha ha not sure we’re in the same league as them so a massive compliment

[@freakygardener8033]

@@eliandkate I JUST heard, you don't have ranch dressing over there. Do you know why???

[@bethanskitchengarden]

How lovely for Dawn to win the greens talk, I hope she has great success with it. Great colab with Clare, I look forward to seeing how your broccoli does. I have grown broccoli raab in the past and it's a bit like pears, not ready, not ready and then you turn your back and it's flowered 😂 I'm sure that variety will be more reliable as it's an F1. Take care 😊

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂 yup I found the same but also turn your back and ready went to flower over night. I do love it though and it’s a great one for our garden through winter

[@tennesseenana4838]

Broccoli is one of my favorites. I grow mine in pots. Best of luck growing yours.

[@eliandkate]

I’m quite excited about introducing it again 👏👏👏

[@BettyBoopBarnes]

I would not have thought of growing it in a tower! Thanks Eli!! 💚

[@eliandkate]

All about making the best use of the space. The green stalks are designed for growing veggies so this should work great

[@JoesPatch]

Congrats to the winner and thanks for the video! Tenderstem is definitely something I should consider growing at some point. Great to see Clare, look forward to following the collaboration 👍🌱

[@eliandkate]

I’m really looking forward to seeing the harvests from it. Hoping it can keep up going for a bit

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I’m hoping it grows as well as our peppers have Joe .. and takes over my cage and Eli’s Greenstalk 🤣🥰🙏🏻

[@samanthahoos9827]

I planted my broccoli raab 2 weeks ago in the greenstalk (seeds) and it germinated even with temperatures at night in the 30’s (days average 50’F) under frost cover. I can’t wait to make pizza with them! 😊

[@eliandkate]

Broccoli rabe is a good one for us through autumn and winter. Been a regular on pizza too 😂😂😂

[@JanRonandArthur]

The “tiny people” want to know if “hand-able” is a new word! 😆😆😆. You have me convinced, I am going to try some broccolini.

[@eliandkate]

It absolutely is Handle-able I want it used at least three times today! 😂😂👏

[@carenmcfarland7034]

I love your collaboration!

[@eliandkate]

It’s always fun to do these, even more so when it’s off the cuff like this one 😻

[@bantuqueen6939]

Congratulations to Dawn for winning.

[@sylviabradley7355]

What a fun, creative video. Thank you two💥

[@eliandkate]

It’s gonna be fun watching things grow for us both

[@caroleferreira2846]

Fun video. Does your friend Clair have a you tube channel. Would love to follow her.

[@eliandkate]

She does indeed The link is in the video description. She’s The Veg Plot thickens

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Hello Carole. I most certainly do. Always lovely to welcome new friends to the KZbin community. This collab with Eli is a lot of fun ❤❤😊

[@skylacloudy4433]

Congratulations for winning the grenstalk Dawn here is to many happy years growing

[@Garden-of-weeden]

I’m also growing tenderstem (thanks clare for the seeds) so will be interesting to see their characteristics … and a mighty congratulations to Dawn on the green stalk 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@eliandkate]

I’m mega excited about this

[@Garden-of-weeden]

@@eliandkate randomly I’ve got mini sprouting broccoli plants

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

Congratulations to Dawn on the Greenstalk. Brilliant! I am really excited to be growing the broccoli/broccolini this year. Hope we both have a fantastic harvest. I can now see I might need to look up a small cauliflower too! Thanks for reaching out to grow it together . It’s fun to grow along with friends 😊 🥦

[@eliandkate]

It is, makes it a bit more exciting

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@eliandkate it definitely does! Cannot wait for us to both be harvesting it ☺️

[@skygazer1024]

I had great luck with broccolini in the greenstalk. There is the same sort of thing for cauliflower that worked great as well. It is called Fioretto.

[@eliandkate]

You know I’m off looking at this now, right?????

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

I struggle with broccoli one year great the next year not one true head formed just goes straight to flower. It’s been a busy week here moved a bunch of plants out of the house and into my greenhouse. I was shopping the other day and saw a deal on strawberries bought them and planted in the new asparagus bed. Just came in from filling some half 55 gallon drums with compost so next weekend I will be planting potatoes in them. Tip them over in the fall on a tarp pickup potatoes refill drums ( needed to move them). It will have to be next weekend because we’re in for another mixed bag storm Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday! O and I almost forgot started more plants in the house. 😊playing in the dirt rules 😂.

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂 that’s a busy and expensive week!!!!

[@AnyKeyLady]

I love the videos with you and Clare and how you edit them! Congrats to the winner of the Greenstalk!

[@eliandkate]

Aw thanks 🤩 It’s always fun to join up with someone for a video

[@AnyKeyLady]

@@eliandkate There's a collab and there's a COLLAB! Literally don't sell your edits short! "Hey Kate" tell her that she isn't short luv will ya! lol Bless you! You do remind me of my late best friend. She was a great photographer and videographer. Context: I knew her for 30+ odd years as an early teen from working with my sister. Like my sisters fiance's cis males coworker at the time. I really miss her. Her AWOL younger brother is not a nice person and desecrated her fb page. She lived with us as a normal person. Some people are really poo heads for treating people this way. My friend just wanted a good relationship like yours. If people don't hate this comment, i'll talk about our stay overs to se my sister in Bexhill and the pranks on the owners who thought "that we were together" That being said, i couldn't stay in the same room with my other bf who is cis male and straight, in a hotel room. Obviously before i was married to a CIS bloke But like a discussion as we slept in the same bed like my BIL but no thought of chicky chicky. Like why are people being weird nowadays. It has always been, don't touch kids. Lost my mum when i was 10 because of that and end up in care. I loved the raggy dolls as a kid. probably will delete as shame does. I have guest rooms now, in the house after the refurb. I miss her so much!

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I agree, Eli is amazing with the whole production ❤

[@chrissiehart22]

Omg love Claires re purpose of the old school desk in her greenhouse

[@eliandkate]

I know it’s very cool

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

I adore the old school desk too! It’s so fun to have it to use in there 😍

[@chrissiehart22]

@@TheFarmyardGarden what a fabulous use for it. I bet there's not many about any more

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@chrissiehart22 I think you might be right. I have a second one in one of the farm buildings. We tried to give them away to someone who may upcycle them years ago but no one was interested. I was surprised 🥹

[@chrissiehart22]

@@TheFarmyardGarden wow I'm very surprised. Wait a few more years and you'll be sitting on a gold mine

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Eli & Kate, congratulations Dawn for winning the greenstalk! Great video on we Al need some help from time to time. Thanks for sharing and take care

[@eliandkate]

Always fun to have help in the garden.

[@markrollings1762]

Sorry ! Congratulations Dawn Go Girl

[@eliandkate]

😂😂😂😂

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

I’m out again but, can’t wait to watch this as soon as I get home. Big fan of Clare’s too. 👍😉❤️

[@eliandkate]

😁

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

You mean you’re my only fan Jimmy? 😂😂❤

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@TheFarmyardGarden I doubt that, very much. 😂❤️. Recieve any chocolate today, Clare? 😉🥂

[@TheFarmyardGarden]

@@jimmyconnolly3461 Cadburys Buttons Egg. Demolished! Hope you got an egg too ☺️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

A bag of Tony’s Chocolonely eggs. All gone! It was my breakfast this morning. 🤦‍♂️😂❤️

[@markrollings1762]

Well done Don !!

[@Oktopia]

Congrats to the winner! :D I'm green with envy lol

[@eliandkate]

Awww sorry Liz

[@Oktopia]

@@eliandkate No worries. My ambition of getting my green-stained hands on one still stands :D

[@RachelMM250]

I love broccoli but have failed every single time trying to grow it, im trying purple sprouting this year hoping it might be more successful..

[@eliandkate]

Oh so has there been a fun investigation into why it’s not worked? What fab stuff have you learned that you can share with other folk?

[@meghanplamondon8639]

Growing the new Brocolini in the green tower, won’t you have the same issue with the white cabbage butterfly, or do you have a plan? This sounds like a very good alternative to full size brocoli plants, note to myself.❤

[@eliandkate]

It’s completely possible but I’ve learned since then, so action will be taken 😁

[@foxinthenight]

Lovely to see you growing what you love to eat!! I'm exited for your journey with those seeds. We planted broccolini here in our terrace garden but so far no sprouting... It has rained a lot and the soil is quite compact. Fingers crossed, but you made me want to also try to sow them indoors in case those first seeds failed outside. Maybe I'll put them in a container eventually to control it more. Thank you for your beautiful calming energy, it's always a delight to watch your videos 😊

[@eliandkate]

oh exciting, someone else to grow with :D Yeah it's a bit cold for direct sowing seeds for us, but not long. Hoping to get bumper harvests :D

[@mags9536]

Congrats to Greenstock winner 🎉

[@eliandkate]

I’ve been told it comes to her on Monday and she’s quite excited 😂

[@mags9536]

@@eliandkate I would be so excited too. 😂

[@chicosgarden]

Congratulations to the winner of the Greenstalk!

[@eliandkate]

Apparently they are currently dancing around their living room

[@chicosgarden]

@@eliandkate that’s awesome it has gone to someone who’s so excited to get it 😄

[@jumpkeeable]

Love this ❤️

[@Saladgirl123]

Finally got the chance to sit down and watch this video, and I'm going to pop out today to see if I can get my hands on some of these seeds to grow along. They're perfect because my veggie daughter's absolute favourite veg is all the variations of "broccoli" (in quotes because of all the different things classed as broccoli that I read about in your blog post! 🤣) These would make far more sense for our growing space than full sprouting broccoli would, and I'm looking forward to doing an actual grow along with you and Clare!

[@eliandkate]

Woohooo Yeah sprouting broccoli is big. Broccoli rabe is bitter This is perfect 😂😂😂

[@lynseyhope2800]

Looking forward to seeing that broccoli on a pizza soon! 😊

[@eliandkate]

Oh you know it…

[@maxinemitchell3215]

Love this video. Belter as usual 🎉 I have seeded some broccoli for my first time this year if all goes well I’ll try this next year! How many seeds can you collect from this plant?

[@eliandkate]

No idea Maxine This is my first time trying it

[@rmac8737]

Handable-able-able is my new word

[@eliandkate]

🤣 proper legit word that!

[@carolinebown8686]

Great video .....can't wait to see your Broccoli growing .... very exciting .... Random question ...would you recommend a Vitopod propagator please ? ( I'm really struggling with germination this year ) 🌻🌻🌻🌷🌷🌷🐣🐣🐣

[@eliandkate]

I would recommend or not recommend them. Heated propagators are great but you could also use heat mats etc for germination. It’s more about what you want to do… Vitopods aren’t the only ones you get

[@carolinebown8686]

Thanks so the advice .... I'll look in to heat mats too 😊

[@Saladgirl123]

Still waiting for the kids to give me ten consecutive minutes of peace so I can watch the latest video 😭 Counting the days until they go back to school!!!!!!!! But I was also wondering Eli, do you have any beginners guide videos to growing flowers in/for pots please? I have some varieties I want to grow but no idea where to start - do they all have to be sown individually into seed trays and then transplanted, or can I just scatter sow some into pots, etc, I have many questions!

[@eliandkate]

Hmmmmm I don’t have anything specifically about individual flowers because I tend to make videos about what I’m doing, so there will be a mix ins. Video But there are lots of flower sowing and potting on in the monthly sowing videos. Generally no you don’t need to sow things individually…. It’s just a bit easier to pot on that way but you can sow everything in flats if you want. kzbin.info/aero/PLjhUBZdMh-4kYTXPlv7URQZd_4-LND2rf&si=ExHchH6B8NCOFaX8

[@Saladgirl123]

Thanks!

[@cpoco]

That bunch of additional mystery seeds in the pack is a bit odd... I'd be curious enough to put them in their own tray to see what they are... but I'm a bit odd myself ;)

[@eliandkate]

😁 at least you admit it Christopher

[@dollyperry3020]

They are still brassicas and will need protection from the paperwhite moth caterpillers.

[@eliandkate]

Yup unfortunate you can make plants smaller but you can’t outwit the pests

[@barbarareilly5914]

So what were those other seeds in the packet?

[@eliandkate]

No clue Kinda looked like cherry tomatoes but I don’t have space and time to grow random stuff just to nosey so they went in the bin

[@ausfoodgarden]

"There's no sprinkling with gay abandon here" Wait! Maybe I'm watching the wrong channel. 😁 I tend to chuck seeds in trays if I have plenty of them. Like you say, if you only have a few you need to be more precise. Just harvest the broccolini regularly and you'll get great results. If you leave the florets on the plant they tend to produce way less. Cheers!

[@eliandkate]

Always a good reminder with plants like this, and beans and peas too… keep harvesting it encourages the plant to produce 😁

[@docgrannrsgardencooking8719]

Eli what was the pot you were shaking over the seeds???

[@eliandkate]

It’s just a sieve to put a super fine layer of compost on top

[@juliaboughton2598]

Hi eli. Can I ask what thermostat you use in your greenhouse. I bought 2 so I could monitor the temps at night but they are rubbish and I know you use one with an app.

[@eliandkate]

So for the last few years I’ve been using a sensor reader attached to my weather station. Before that I used a Bluetooth one called Sensor Push. It was really handy and you could set it to make sure it was accurate.

[@juliaboughton2598]

Hi eli. Thanks for that, we're only in our 2nd year and I really want to keep a check on the temperature at night in the greenhouse. I'm not really wanting to put heat in the greenhouse. We're in blackpool. Xx

[@eliandkate]

@juliaboughton2598 it’s brilliant to have a way to record the temperatures. Brilliant to look back on

[@Bob-bo8ik]

Do you have a link for that tower thing. I buy everything else you use, that thing looks good for strawberries

[@eliandkate]

You get them from growtowers.eu :)

[@Bob-bo8ik]

@@eliandkate Ordered. I will get a lot of stuff in that I think. Thank you.

[@jenkitching43]

Hi Eli. Can you tell me the name and supplier of the dwarf tenderstem broccoli seeds please? I'd like to grow along with you. Apologies if the info is already there; I've looked but can't see it (maybe I've missed it?😢).

[@eliandkate]

There are a few places selling the seeds. I think mr fothergills might be one of

[@jenkitching43]

@@eliandkate Thanks Eli. I was confused because when space issue was mentioned I thought you must be referring to a special type of dwarf tenderstem broccoli? I have some tenderstem and it is quite tall which again made me think yours must be a special variety. I have never previously heard of a dwarf variety (but what do I know as a rubbish at it beginner gardner) but if one exists I want it!😃

[@eliandkate]

There have been a few folk mentioned this. So these ones apparently get to about 40cm or so tall. But the name tenderstem here is the trademarked “common name” there is a variety of broccoli that the whole variety is tenderstem. It’s a sprouting broccoli that tend to have thicker stems. I wonder if this could be the confusion

[@MarkRaybould-mo2tl]

hi try summer broccoli sow now harvest late summer. does not need the cold to get the broccoli flowers. i have some feed if you want me to send you some just send me a address to send to.

[@Bob-bo8ik]

As soon as my wife hears your voice, she says, "how much is that going to cost us".

[@eliandkate]

yeah far too many people try to blame me for their spending habit! It doesn't work :D