SPIDER SHED ROUND TWO! / ALLOTMENT GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS

[@thomasparker5137]

Emma, I was having a really bad day today...but you have now put a smile on my face. 😁 thank you. And your bird chorus melodies are a joy to listen too. By the way I have lots of carrots and radishes not growing too. Maybe it's a conspiracy. Keep whacking them in 😅😅😅

[@thomasparker5137]

And I have never seen an exorcism like that ever 😅😂😅😂😅

[@chriseverest4380]

Sambuca-addicted spiders spaced out on PepOil! Exorcism rituals carried out! Slug school cancelled by blonde serial killer - Viking explorer slugs navigating by lodestone back to the Land of Purple Peas : all just another trip to the allotment in Emmaworld😂 Slugs -> Compost pile (or bucket of salty water)❤

[@rebeccazody1278]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@carolwhite6979]

Emma, the bunting looks lovely, happy, dancing in the breeze! If you sprinkle the peppermint on a tissue the scent hangs on longer. Just tuck the tissue into a few spots and it should discourage those webby visitors!

[@jaynelloyd007]

Confession I borrowed hubbies hand held car vacuum and vacuumed all the spiders in the shed . Then I put it back in his car boot without saying anything 😂

[@mrsmunchin]

😂

[@jillbowler3292]

😂 Stealing that idea!

[@jaynelloyd007]

@@jillbowler3292 🤣😂🤣

[@thelisajs3439]

The peas are Hurst greenshaft. I think.

[@greatcakiness1230]

Hahaha!!! Fortunately, because of you, I also signed up to seedcraft and can tell you that it’s…….drumroll please!!! Green shell Edaname (pic attached)

[@greatcakiness1230]

Oops, can’t attach the pic! But it’s definitely green shell edaname 🎉

[@georgemartin9618]

Now we need to break it gently to Emma they're actually beans and not peas . Edamame beans are also known as soya beans . I'm sowing them this year for the first time, will whack them in tomorrow if the rain stops.

[@juliawigger9796]

Im terrified of spidders too. I use a microfibre mop, they seem to cling to it, then i leave it outside overnight. 😂😂😂😂❤

[@zozomathebula1101]

Emma, can I watch your video and not enjoy a good laugh 😂😂? Peas seeds😂😂. Can find my way home within 2km 😂😂😂. I love you Emma. You just bring the best out of me. Slug school. Emma, you are gifted.

[@debyorkshirelass9674]

Emma has me laughing all the time, isn't she just fab. ❤

[@zozomathebula1101]

@@debyorkshirelass9674 She is indeed.

[@annemcgrory449]

Your so funny jumping about the spiders will be more afraid of you with that big stick 😅

[@13juniper]

You're hilarious lol. Singing with Einstein was adorable. The slug rant and the whole bit in the shed had me laughing out loud

[@georgemartin9618]

I just loved the whistling concerto with Emma and Einstein .

[@sylviel3445]

You are brave Emma! 'Disgusting candy floss' is a good name for them! I'm exactly like you, can't stand them! Peppermint or Citronella oil. Put 20 drops in a small spray bottle with water. Straight oil is too volatile!

[@katebettesworth2638]

Emma take the yellowing leaves off your brassicas. These are the ones that slugs love. They can smell them from a long way away. 👍

[@LTMarshall]

You should look at slug nematodes. They are already in the soil, but you can buy them online and spread them where your slugs are the worst. They are tiny worms that kill the slugs

[@kirstenperillo9345]

Great job again Emma on your shed. Another way to prevent slugs and snails from destroying your crops is to use crushed oyster shell around your plants. Hope this helps. Best of luck and looking forward to your next video.

[@jillbowler3292]

Those slugs would love to set up home in that little wood you pass on your way to the plot. I would fill a flower-pot and relocate ‘em there. Nice little job for the kids, I reckon. 😉

[@beverley1539]

Hiya Emma, CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 34000🎊 is showing on my screen. Ontario Canada. I believe I subscribed when you were about 1000, ( Bloody Fox pink jumper) well done! Thankyou for the giggles today.luv🇨🇦🐝

[@FM-qm5xs]

Lol never come to Australia. I currently have at least 3 spiders on the ceiling over my bed. I evict them when there gets to be too many and they drop dead bugs on my bed.

[@ErikaGrimesArtist]

I use eggshells. Dry them out and crunch them up and spread them around your plants. Slugs can’t crawl over them as it’s like crawling over broken glass to them

[@dawnbaker2939]

I love your home garden videos too

[@debragarner3222]

I have no success with radish! Last year I got 5! Plenty of leaves on top but no radish underneath just a little root 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 … not so easy to grow in my garden for some reason.

[@barbaraschultink2499]

You made my day !!🤣

[@broomers14broomers43]

It was like an exorcism for Spiders 😂

[@christinamichael2043]

You have made me laugh for sure 😃😂

[@FM-qm5xs]

I think the peppermint oil is an old wives tale. I have dabbed peppermint oil on the wall a couple of inches below a spider and it showed no reaction. Just keep cleaning webs and keep things clean and tidy.

[@stephenmckelvie2032]

Snails are like homing pigeons. They have built in radar. Paint the shell, relocate it to another part of the garden, and it will make its way back again. You have to kill them Emma. One snail can lay up to two hundred eggs.

[@catherinemcgrath5549]

You are too funny great fun to watch

[@rollandjoeseph]

Funny vlog..lol😅..I'm not gardener but I do know people and now myself use hay , as a mulch, to lay in there beds as slugs don't like it and it protects the bed from drying out...also lettuce is a cold weather crop, too much sun isn't good I believe. Let's brake that weed Wacker out, looking a bit in need as slugs hide and wait in high grass plotting their attack..lol

[@terramarini6880]

Spiders take care of the bugs that would like to eat your garden or bite you. I consider them friends and let them be in my house, even give them names. However if they are toxic (black widow, brown recluse, hobo spiders) or wander about too much (wolf spider, trapdoor spider), they get put out.

[@janetsandham7058]

It's true about finding there way back

[@luielulu39]

😂 holy water😂 . You crack me up❤

[@markusbernard5256]

Emma is a Hero and you have kill spider with Stick 😅😮

[@Plottogether37B]

Get some coloured sharpies and mark their backs to see if they do find their way back hahahahaha

[@TheSnuffy1994]

I think it's actually the radishes that was the only row that came up

[@fionabaran7954]

I'm sorry to tell you that those slugs will find their way home and back to your garden when you find them just put them in water and leave them

[@jackiebeatty3022]

❤

[@3vo9]

I’m sorry but you did that all wrong, you should have just burnt the entire plot and got a new one much further away, that is the best way to deal with them pesky spiders. 😂

[@thomasparker5137]

Flying Rats??? Are they not Bats 🫢🫢

[@debradevine3949]

Those slugs are disgusting!

[@serensgarden]

Emma! I put my name on the allotment waiting list nearly 2 years ago after finding you on KZbin!! I've been watching your videos every week and dreaming of having my own plot one day 😄 And now I finally do! YOU are the reason I now have a plot! 🥰 So thank you so much for making these videos, and for inspiring me to get an allotment 👩🏼‍🌾 And of course for entertaining us when it's too wet and windy to be outside gardening.. 😅💖

[@lynneprentice4278]

I watch your vlog Seren - like Emma you are very inspirational - particularly to young women! Well done to you and Emma for being trail blazers! ❤️

[@kellieleyton6638]

Same enjoying watching both of you 👍

[@serensgarden]

@@lynneprentice4278 🥺🥺🥺 That is such a kind thing to say 💖 Thank you so much for watching!!💖

[@serensgarden]

@@kellieleyton6638 Awhh thank you Kellie 💖

[@debradevine3949]

Congratulations Seren. I am so happy for you!

[@mrsmunchin]

❤

[@tabithadrew9875]

34.1k now Emma!!!

[@bluumz-n-veg]

Emma, you are hilarious, I enjoy your sense of humor so much, you bring some welcome comedy to gardening!

[@Leonard_Smith]

Just remember us all when you get the silver YT plaque 👍

[@robineasby5328]

Thanks for another hilarious and entertaining video ! Flying rats would scare the @*@* out of me !

[@2ndstarfromtherightsolas881]

🤣😂🤣

[@Loulovestogarden]

Spiders are our friends. I’d rather have them than a shed full of flies. My grandma used to say ‘if you wish to live and thrive, let a spider go alive’ 👍🕷️🕷️. Bet your shed smells lovely though.

[@paulineellison9047]

u should grow a large pot of mint next to to the shed door and you back door... put slugs and snail into your compost heap where they will do the most good

[@jpennturner]

I think my gran used to put conkers out to get rid of spiders.

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

Hate to break it to you 😶But to have a shed without spiders, you have to burn it down!

[@HelenMunro-vl7gx]

Best thing to conquer your fear of spiders is to read up about them. Fascinating creatures. And slugs need to be thrown 200 metres away to prevent them returning.... Or get ducks!

[@bevtooth]

Spider exorcism 😂 omg i was crying with laughter. Then the filming of you inside the shed (from outside) was hilarious. Jumping about throwing the peppermint everywhere. Now i can pick up spiders no problems but slugs.......omg no way. It put me off my leek and potato pie as i was trying to chew while you were picking them slugs up. 😅

[@lifestapestry2968]

Slugs have built in sat nav. They can also read maps...

[@aname5267]

I usually turn the boards over, walk away and hope the birds descend.

[@TheKeyMargo]

Well…..if slugs and snails can find their way home at that distance……it would take them 5 years for the trip.

[@TraceUK]

A gardener working at an RHS garden near me, told me Epsom salts are amazing slug repellents and don’t kill your plants like regular salt does! Also, Ant powder kills spiders!

[@bryanyeo1745]

I pick up the slugs and take them to the woods

[@Genevieve8002]

Oh my days! 😂😂😂 It’s always an adventure, with a laugh with you at your allotments Emma!!!😂😂😂

[@lindixie5624]

Emma, make up a spray with the peppermint oil & spray the surfaces in your shed. I use it to keep mice out of my greenhouse & it works. Its supposed to work for spiders as well. Fill a hand sprayer with water & add about 10 drops of oil to it. Slugs go in my compost bin.

[@siobhanosullivan9615]

Same. Get a little spray bottle and mix the essential oil with water - much easier than the exorcist anointing 😅

[@fluffy-Muffin]

You are a ray of sunshine

[@rachaelmason5254]

Hi Emma, your videos are great. The commentary is so entertaining, you have such a wonderful sense of humour. I am in New Zealand and going into winter, by watching these videos I can keep enjoying gardening even when my garden is slowing down. Thanks so much for doing what you do ❤

[@dn744]

Chen-Wei are green 🫛

[@cameoellis1363]

It's mind blowing that anyone would have to wait any amount of time to have a place to garden. I think we in the USA take for granted the space we generally have. I love your sense of humor and watching you garden. We have a pretty good size garden. I am absolutely terrified of spiders!

[@stephaniegee227]

I have a lifelong aversion to spiders as well. Each spring, I go out onto the porch and state loudly and clearly that they - the spiders - can do whatever they like away from my porch and its stairs, they aren't allowed in the people area. And, of course, the cheeky little buggers try me to see if I mean it. Staying on top of eliminating their webs helps a LOT. And while we have used peppermint oil with moderate success, we always dilute the oil and make a spray out of it. But maybe I should try your method of spider exorcism next time! I really enjoyed it!!

[@debyorkshirelass9674]

I didn't half burst out laughing when you shouted " Be gone with you " 😂😂😂 🤞🤞 it works for you xx

[@bettyboop1691]

Hello Emma, I am in the USA, I love watching your adventures. I use the peppermint oil also, but I put a few drops in a spray bottle, mix with water.....shake and spray when the spiders take over....it does help some.❤

[@lisaporteous3689]

love your videos, i'm the same in that I love gardening but don't like all the bugs and def not spiders 😱 laughed so much when you were doing the holy peppermint water 🤣 Maybe that slug was saving them for late snack or he was full 🤔

[@maureenmcgrath4664]

I fill a bucket about a third full of water and pour loads of salt in it. Every time I find a slug a drop it in the bucket. The big fat ones make a loud plopping sound lol.

[@maureen3621]

Who really gets paid to study slug and snail behaviour? Me thinks it’s ‘over thinking’. 🧐

[@suziebelle1959]

I am so sorry Emma as i know your spider fear is real but i did have a giggle watching you in the shed! I would get someone in the family to come and make sure they are all gone 😂

[@Looseey1973]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this but next time soak cotton balls or rags in the peppermint oil and just put them where you've seen them.

[@wendymitchell4004]

My shed was leaking and now has a new roof , but inside is a damp mess where nothing has been touched so god knows what's lurking in there ..but I have been keeping stuff that should be in there in plastic tubs , but no excuses now not to clean it ..wish me luck 😊

[@sisterdube6235]

I SAW A LADY WHO USE A MOLD THAT SPLITS IN TWO THO PLANT PEAS IN A LONG SKINNY POT SHES CALLEDANSWERGARDENER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHESIN USA

[@angiemurphy2423]

You wirh your hate and fear of spiders is like me with slugs and legless things. I'm not afraid of spiders anymore sincee we had a few tarantulas as pets! A few weeks ago i planted a few shallots in my garden as was horrified to see a squirrel dig one up and eat it right in front of me! The rest are doing well.

[@noiseworks]

I just started my allotment in April - watching Allotment Diaries has really taken away a lot of the apprehension!

[@sisterdube6235]

PUT SALT ON THEM IN YOUR POTSALT IS NATURAL

[@wendymoules7668]

They do live in the ground xx

[@junewrogg6137]

NOPPPPPPEEEEE, Smush the slimy nasty things. YIKKKKKKKKKKWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@valdouglas8804]

My problem is rats and mices they make me jump !

[@leahayes4644]

Green shelling peas ?

[@twelvesmylimit]

15:28 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markmoorman]

When turning that log over Salt is great.

[@wendymoules7668]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@doras.allotment]

Spring is being SUCH a tease!

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Isn’t it!!! 😫🤷‍♀️

[@janicejones9942]

Put salt on them

[@robertnightingale4101]

I found your channel in March after getting an allotment in Gloucestershire. I think they should call allotment holders allotmenteers, as you feel you have a mountain to climb when you start.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Haha! True! X

[@twinsane1998]

I'm going to try copper tape with the slugs this year (and yes, there are some that are underground - keel slugs). I'm going to cut the top and bottom off a 2l plastic bottle to leave a plastic tube, put a band of copper tape around it and pop it over my young plants. I've tried most other things - I chop slugs as I find or throw them to the hens. They lay up to 500 eggs a year so every one you leave is a small army to come back!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

Looked like the greater percent of the red lettuce were still just wilted and would revive.

[@AthomewithVK]

I like to use beer in a plastic container as the slugs are attracted to the smell, will go inside the container, get drunk and won't be able to get out.

[@allotment-gardener]

Brilliantly funny as ever! For the peppermint oil use sparingly on cotton balls - place a few drops on them and pop them in the crevices where the spiders like to hang out or stuff them in with a stick! You made me laugh chucking it around like holy water but it could get on your skin and clothes, it can be staining and dangerous especially if it got in your skin/eyes/nose/mouth so please be careful. You can also dilute it in vodka about 20 drops in 10ml (do this first it makes it water soluble) and then dilute that mix in half a litre of water and pop in a spray bottle then spritz your shed each time you go.

[@sueanonymous6332]

I hate spiders as well! I really had to laugh about the peppermint oil! "Begone!!"LOL Wow, you're really infested with slugs! I hope the cinnamon works. Love your videos!

[@Gardenofglory-l6v]

Hi your garden is looking great, Emma those SLUGS are not good none of them they eat everything I have both slug and snails, they are dangerous to every plant and I hate them, all today I was dealing with some I dug up my marjoram because I felt their were under it and in the dirt as you saw in your garden they love to hide. ❤❤

[@JenniMBE]

I think its probably the cold weather slowing down germination. They will pop up as soon as it gets warmer for a few days. Also on the spider front, I think spiders don't like conkers if you have any left over from the autumn

[@juliemclaughlin68]

Emma, you basically performed an exorcism in your shed😅

[@sarahwright1824]

Emma,I always feel so much better when I’ve watched one of your videos. Love the spider clearing❤

[@elizabethtannahill8695]

You are so funny, you have had me in stitches, you have made my Monday - thank you Emma btw I have deer to contend with and have done nothing in my garden yet this year 🤣😱😱😂😂 xx

[@judyholdsworth7096]

Sprinkle the oil on a broom and sweep where the webs are and any other likely surfaces.

[@gittegibbons3359]

Surely if you just turn over the boards then Einstein will eat the slugs

[@JamieW-o7b]

You don't want to know about the bites I have had from spiders in Greece!!!

[@pattiefulton4111]

We bought spider spray in a marine store and it smelled like straight vinegar. Easy to try.

[@kathysumner1443]

Hi Emma I got four slow worms today in my compost bins. Makes me jump when I got one on my fork.