The Garden in December

December can be a busy time in the garden. Planting bare-root fruit trees, harvesting root crops, planting bulbs... In today's video, I show you progress in the home garden and a couple of tasks in the allotment. They include the harvest of a new vegetable, mashua, digging up dahlia tubers to overwinter, and an update on the peas I sowed in the previous garden update. Also a little news on the polytunnel I have planned for the garden!
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[@Erica-yr3gf]

Tanya, you are the absolute BEST. All your recipes and advice is wonderfully detailed. You can take them to the bank. Thank you❤️❤️❤️😊

[@Lovelygreens]

You're very welcome!

[@tassiegirl1991]

Good luck with the poly tunnel Tanya hope approval is granted. Love watching and hearing how your new garden is developing. A very safe and happy holiday period to you and your family.

[@theldor9597]

Good morning, beautiful garden and very informative. thank you.

[@brockberrick2727]

I love this video, you also are so cute when i see the passion in your eyes when you talk about your garden!

[@Farida-A.R.]

Amazing Information about home gardening. Thanks for sharing.

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Never seen the *minarette* fruit trees! They are lovely, and such a good option for smaller/urban gardens!!🍎🍏😋

[@stevendowden2579]

lovely to see you in the garden again tanya have a lovely christmas

[@niallgardens]

Happy Christmas Tanya! 🎄 The Mashua looks intriguing - I’ve never tried it and now I want to give it a go! Your no-dug veg garden is really taking shape - having built mine this year, I know the excitement of seeing it come together. Looking forward to follow it this year. And fingers crossed on your polytunnel planning request! 🤞😃

[@Lovelygreens]

THANK YOU and a happy Christmas to you too Niall! I'll bet they'd love your northern Ireland garden :)

[@jeanneamato8278]

Happy MMXXII ! Keep it growing.

[@kalandridhoom2145]

Thanx Tanya. Good job.

[@peaceman4873]

this is really amazing

[@ufoman4468]

Good to see you looking so enthusiastic as always Tanya Lovely Greens, Keeping up with all your tasks in the garden as well as your allotment . Have a very Happy Christmas, Tanya Lovely Greens , and Josh . Best wishes for what it would seem is going to be a very fruitful New Year. ( Excuse the pun).

[@alanstreet333]

Happy New Year to you and your family. Thank you for all your Videos and Information. Look forward to 2022.

[@mandysplottoplate9410]

Hi Tanya love your videos I have a no dig allotment. Have failures and successes. I have just bought your book as I have wanted to make candles and soapfor a few years and so hoping to learn how to do that this year. Thats my plan😲. I always make edibles from my harvests for Christmas pressies and so I am hoping to make something from your book for pressies next year. Thankyou for inspiring me. Happy new year🖐

[@antonia5682]

Thank you for another great video. These are helping me stay enthusiastic through the colder months! Wishing you and yours a wonderful, Merry Christmas, and may Santa bring you planning permission!

[@bobbilynnmiller742]

Merry Christmas!! 🎄

[@janenewley6539]

I love your design separating the veggie area from the pond/apples….but I think your cherries are rather close to the nearest veg bed. They do take up a lot of moisture and nutrients from nearby ground….I,ll watch with interest…good wishes, jinxy

[@philtaylor9038]

Happy Holidays Tanya & Household, looking forward to a polytunnel build in the new year (hopefully).

[@irisjanemay1903]

Interested to see your apple project. I ordered 7 apple trees this winter. I think I must have seen a video by the man you mentioned because I will also be trellising two apples to to an arch after seeing his trellised trees. Three will also be going up against the garden wall. I will be watching to see how you train yours. The man did amazing things with the trees. Good luck with the new trees.

[@PatriciaG99]

Thank you for this video Tanya. Lots of timely tips. My allotment neighbour has very young broad bean sprouts on his plot - sown directly. Beware of mollycoddling such plants.

[@Lovelygreens]

Haha! Yes, they're most commonly direct sown. Many seeds are, including peas, but I give most of my seeds a healthy start in modules before planting out 🙂

[@jennyjohnson9012]

Thankyou for a wonderful gardening year again Tanya. Cant wait until the new year begins in your garden! I wish you and Josh the most wonderful Christmas x

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

I too have been doing construction on the plot and garden this winter! I wish more would do more in winter!

[@duncanrobinson3200]

Hi Tanya, I've had a few apple trees over the years get canker - some varieties as you know are more susceptible to it, I now try to plant apples local to my area ie NW England such as 'Lord Derby' or other disease resistant apples - I live west of the Pennines so we get the slightly higher rainfall than the eastern side of England. Have a nice Christmas x.

[@Lovelygreens]

Such a great way to select varieties, Duncan. Choosing ones that grow well locally and that are disease resistant 👍 Canker will probably always be an issue for me to some degree, thanks to the rainfall here, but hopefully the new trees will be healthy despite it 🙂

[@michaeladams8797]

Prepare to be blown away by that Arthur Turner blossom in a year or two! I also love the fact that the apples come so early. It fruits super early for me - even here in Yorkshire, I sometimes have a few in July, which come in very handy for jam season. Thanks for sharing your progress with us :)

[@Lovelygreens]

Great to know! Thank you Michael and happy holidays 🍏🍎

[@annettemartensson4523]

Love your shannel and your honesty about growing 👩‍🌾thanks🤶🏻

[@zbigniewpiasecki7290]

Tanya, I wish you huge crops in 2022. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! Greetings from Poland !!!

[@davidthescottishvegan]

Lovely video Tanya and hopefully you get more fruits off the apple tree. Keep safe, warm and well during these uncertain times.

[@carolmorgan6388]

Wishing you and your family a happy Christmas and covid free New Year

[@marymcandrew7667]

Our fruit trees have arrived too! We got a Stella cherry too. 2 pears, 4 plums and 11 apple trees! So many!! We've been busy getting them all in, still need to make cages to keep bunnies away. We've also just moved so there's lots of beds to put in, so many rocks here!

[@Lovelygreens]

So many trees! You'll have some fantastic harvests to look forward to in the years ahead 😍

[@marymcandrew7667]

@@Lovelygreens I think we may have overdone it on number of apple trees! But hey ho, we'll see how they do, I'm so excited I want to learn about each variety and it's history. The area we have planted them in gets quite wet in autumn and winter and has clay soil, so we'll just have to hope they do ok. Have a really Merry Christmas Tanya!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

How have I only just found your lovely channel? New subscriber now. Happy New Year 🎉🎉

[@mariagillinson8527]

Happy New Year! Thank you for all the great information and fun projects.

[@kimfox5186]

Merry Christmas to you too . Spring is on the way 😀

[@tbuttercup2162]

Happy New Year! 2022. Love your new home garden. ❤️ 🏡

[@pennythompson4790]

MERRY CHRISTMASxx

[@kathywinstead7460]

Happy holidays, Tanya! I'm gifting your book to my daughter and granddaughters!

[@davidbutton8497]

Marry Christmas 🎄. 🌹🎄🌹 🏍

[@anafindlay4036]

Dear Tanya your home garden it's progressing nicely. it's going to look amazing once finished, I was hoping for a frog update, they'll soon be spawning in February. Happy Holidays to you and your entire family 🌲🌏🙏❤️

[@bluengreenshades3258]

Thank you for this very interesting video that gives me so much ideas that I can use everyday very informative indeed

[@altheab.8907]

Lovely video, Tanya. Nice to see seedlings growing. Too cold where I am for that. Our winter has been milder than usual so far. A bit of Swiss chard and parsley hanging on….barely. Looking forward to seeing your fruit trees next year….and the poly tunnel. Happy Holidays to you and family.

[@Lovelygreens]

Happy holidays Althea! Enjoy some time off from the garden and those final green harvests 🙂

[@itsmewende]

Merry Christmas to you and yours.! Looking forward to seeing more about the apple arbor. Your going to be a busy gardener this coming year.

[@Lovelygreens]

Merry Christmas Wende and indeed...very busy 🥳😂

[@malonekenny1]

love

[@michaellippmann4474]

Merry Christmas Tanya! Great video and I am envious of your "winter" we tend to go into a fairly deep freeze in January/February...although I do have lettuces seeded in cold frames, etc., Have a great holiday! Mike 🇨🇦 🍁 👍

[@Lovelygreens]

You as well, Mike, and enjoy your time off from the garden!

[@junewrogg6137]

So cool! Your garden is looking so awesome!!!! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

[@LP-ec1yp]

I would love to put some of that mashua in ground. I'm really envious of your garden space.

[@Lovelygreens]

I'm saving some to replant in spring 🙂 I also replanted the original plants in a row in the top bed to see if they'll grow again. Will be interesting to see!

[@gardengatesopen]

Happy Holidays!

[@francineh.7825]

Happy Holidays 🌲

[@SecrePeach]

Hi Tanya, Merry Christmas. Would be really interested to see some recipe ideas you come up with for your mashua tubers next year

[@missourigirl4101]

Beautiful place!

[@Lovelygreens]

Thank you 💚

[@MsTony1402]

I’ve been growing oca for a few years but the harvest is always minimal (in fact I will dig them up today Christmas day and roast a few with the turkey lol). Would love to give the Mashua a go. Wonder whether they’re lower in carbs compared to potatoes? Merry Christmas

[@dn744]

I still Have 1 apple hanging. Happy Christmas 🎄 to you and your family 👪 ❤

[@Lovelygreens]

Happy Christmas! Enjoy that last apple 🙂

[@dn744]

@@Lovelygreens still there this morning. Time to pick.

[@_GREENERY]

❤

[@cathyscreationandvlog4224]

I'm going to do some research and see if I can find some apple trees like this in the United States. it would be perfect for my small backyard if they are upright with small branches.

[@Lovelygreens]

There are different varieties over your way that may be better for you :) Search for tree nurseries near you and have a look at their offerings? Local trees with local disease resistance is a great way to start an orchard!

[@acolourist1798]

Thank You Tanya, blessings to you. Could you give some advice about pruning a blueberry bush that is in a wooden pot. Do I need to prune it? It's in its second year this year.Thank You 🎄

[@Lovelygreens]

I only prune mine lightly each year, taking only the branches that are touching other branches and any that look weak or damaged.

[@barbsmyth2697]

best wishes to you and josh for the holidays...as for the mashua...what a bizarre range in flavors from raw to roasted...what is it usually used for...what dishes?

[@Lovelygreens]

Your guess is as good as mine 😂 It probably won't become a staple but they're certainly a novel flavor!

[@tessaboulton8031]

Related to the Nastertium . Are the leaves edible for salads pastas, quiches and wilted greens ? IF so, have you tried them and what do they taste like ??

[@Lovelygreens]

All parts are edible and I did try the flowers. They're very similar to nasturtium flowers in both look and taste

[@PhillipHall01]

Do you still keep honey bees?

[@Lovelygreens]

Yes, and they're doing fine! I tucked them up for the winter last month :)

[@ashleymontague8533]

Is there a reason you didn’t leave more space to get around the bed easily for planting and harvesting?

[@ashleymontague8533]

Never mind, you just showed it from a different angle and there is lots of space, it was just the angle of the shot that made it look small.

[@Lovelygreens]

I create woodchip paths all around my beds :)

[@tessaboulton8031]

PS Did they flower ??

[@Lovelygreens]

Yes, mine did! Loads of flowers :) photos in this Instagram post: instagram.com/p/CXlw8AdoTD7/

[@katipohl2431]

Did I see Yacon tubers in this video?

[@Lovelygreens]

Another type of root vegetable :)

[@olsonlr]

What was the name of that new root crop and how did it taste?

[@Lovelygreens]

Both are in the video if you'd like to watch 🙂

[@at1the1beginning]

Way overkill if you ask me. Those totem poles of stakes are actually creating the opposite effect of what you want to achieve namely well rooted, free standing, wind proof trees.

[@Lovelygreens]

The trees are Minarettes and the stake length is exactly the length they need, as per the advice from the nursery. They're permanent stakes too.