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[@staciroberts5779]

Emma, thank you so much for your videos. My dad passed away in 2022 and our “thing” together was gardening. In 2023, I gave a half-hearted attempt at working in my yard, but my heart was not in it. I can’t remember why, but I started watching allotment gardening videos and came across your channel and am working my way through your older videos. It has been inspiring to see you out in all kinds of weather working on your plot. I thought, “she has to go to her plot, whereas mine is right out my back door. So I really pushed myself this year to get my garden back into shape. It has been a struggle, but rewarding. Thank you for your honesty, humor, and vulnerability. You do not know the impact you have! Say hello to Einstein for me. Thank you for motivating me back to my garden. Cheers and happy gardening!

[@StephenUren-qb6ff]

Emma it's a pain but you have to get down to the roots with bramble, blackberry and weeds, otherwise they will come back to bite you!

[@adyjclarke]

I am sure a good bit of mansplaining will be welcome

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

@@adyjclarkeI’m a woman and I’m telling you that he is absolutely correct. Burying weeds under mulch only nourishes them! You have to take them out down to the roots. In my opinion, YOUR comment was unwarranted.

[@noiseworks]

@@adyjclarke huh?!

[@cherylluke3067]

Cover carrot seeds with a board. They sprout in the dark. Remove board when sprouts. Preserves moisture as well

[@LINDAWATSONGARDEN]

I think Einstein should have his own channel as he always has his say and likes the limelight.🤣

[@BogusDudeGW]

they remind me of Emu and Rod

[@janebolton8971]

When you look back 6 months what you have achieved is brilliant ❤

[@lindaalbano6868]

Always remember to put your tools away

[@TheVeganicGardener]

Emma be very careful on the varieties of sweet corn you are growing together as some varieties when cross polination occurs make the sweetcorn cobs less sweet.. please research it 🙂👍

[@judyholdsworth7096]

You are right, that walk to the plot is beautiful. A stop and smell the roses moment. Your plot is really coming along and will be bursting over the next few weeks. Thanks for sharing 🇦🇺

[@user-tj5xu5vh5b]

Emma,broad beans don’t need netting,and different sweetcorn should not be planted in the same bed due to cross pollination ,

[@louiseoliver7102]

Your plot is absolutely beautiful it’s so peaceful. Hopefully we will get some warm sunny days soon so your veg and flowers can flourish. X

[@littlejoe8359]

Pinch out the growing tip of the sweet peas it will encourage a stronger bushier plant

[@eastcoast4233]

I seem to recall there are some varieties of sweet pea that, like tomatoes, will cease growing if the growing tip is removed. There is a surprising amount of diversity in sweet peas especially annuals vs perennial types.

[@chriseverest4380]

Emma's fork work... very reminiscent of Dad's Army's Corporal Jones and his love of his bayonet! They don't like it up 'em! It's weeding Ems not gladiator!😂

[@SaraHartman09]

Your scissors are by your teepee structure….

[@jimmydemetriou7847]

Hi Emma. Don't forget to deadhead the tulips, because if you don't the energy will go into forming the seeds rather than feeding the bulb for a new flower next year. You can wet the new carrot seed very well, then lay a piece of wood over the strip. Check after some days until you see the seedlings appear, then take the wood away and let the carrots grow on. The perpetual spinach flowers won't be much to see, but leave the plants to develop the seeds, then you can save them for next year. Lovely video today, I remember the feeling of entering the allotment and immediately feeling my breathing slow down and calmness and peace wash over me. Thanks for the reminder. XX

[@joycehennequin8469]

Emma put some more smaller blackberry stems with nasty thorns on in front of your peas,that will keep the slugs and snails away...its working so far 😊 don't forget the ground really needs to warm up befor things get going 👍

[@jonathanharvey4879]

HI Emma as many have mentioned keep different varieties of sweetcorn separate to avoid cross-pollination, which can affect the quality of the cobs

[@doras.allotment]

It’s always so lovely to see everything ‘greening up’ again! Love bluebells and the frothy cow parsley 💜

[@TraceUK]

Don’t plant different types of sweetcorn in the same bed! Cross pollination!

[@annetteroberts8505]

Hi Emma I spoke to some gardeners the other day and they advised me to put Vasaline around all my bed borders. Iv tried it and so far no slugs or snails have got in. An the rain doesn't wash it off so that's even better . I'm a 1st time gardener so don't no allot . So I thought I would share with you to try if you would like too xx

[@nitelite78]

4:38 They look quite pale your sweet peas. Maybe they need some nitrogen? Also for sowing carrots it's a good idea to wet your drills before sowing the seeds to help prevent them drying out.

[@GardeningFeedingCookingFolk]

Wow khu vườn nhà bạn đẹp như công viên 🌺🌸💐👍.

[@AnnRogers-ig3ex]

Hello Emma watched Mondays blog this morning. Slugs are very bad this year. I have lost all my peas. I think they have rotted due to all the rain.

[@tonyryan2107]

Emma just watched your latest vlog and you don’t need to listen to anyone telling you to hurry up. You just do what you want at your own speed your doing brilliantly it’s so good to watch I wish I lived closer I would be there to help you

[@lucybarnard3954]

Thanks I got slugless on your recommendation and have put it round my hosta as that seems to be the only thing the slugs go for in my garden. I now already have a large hosta this year 😊x

[@secretanorak592]

Great Video as always, just discovered my new allotment has just started sprouting the dreaded bindweed.

[@raspberryleaf3741]

Pigeons love peas! 😊

[@sunmoonrise]

Really appreciate your time consuming work for composing this simple story video for me.and thank you for sharing a path of flowers in your way and imagining the scents all the way there.

[@steved5683]

Hi Emma It's Going to be cold in the mornings this week down to 3c and 0c on Thursday just a heads up if you need to cover young seedlings up or any other plants,Love your videos keep up the good work.

[@sheilamac797]

Hi Emma, your plot looks fantastic, lovely site with the walk up the path, love your new boots, I wouldn't worry too much about the salad/lettuce transplants, sometimes they take a while to cope with transplanting, they are still very much alive, as long as slugs stay away, fingers crossed, they will perk up

[@sal8454]

Is that netting going to keep out cabbage whites on your brassicas? IKEA do 2 pairs of large net curtains for £4. Love your channel xx

[@glennb546]

If in doubt, beat it out Emma.

[@rollandjoeseph]

Lol😅

[@sandrasparkes4501]

I’m sorry to say that you have to dig the roots out of all weeds just pulling the tops doesn’t kill them. You’re doing a fantastic job and we can see you work hard at trying to keep the bugs away. Keep up the good work your so funny I love watching all your videos

[@madeleineowen8284]

Loving the new red boots ❤

[@steve1264f]

Hi Emma, i think those seedlings amongst your corn flowers are californian poppies not cosmos. They do have a knack of seeding themselves about once you've planted them before. Love your channel you can be so funny and your enthusiasm for growing stuff is great to watch!

[@breakawayfromme]

What I do for roots I cant dig up, dig the soil away to the roots and use some secateur to cut them, sometimes ill have to use a saw depending on the size of the roots

[@joycehennequin8469]

Please get Einstein some mealworms he really loves them and his misses will appreciate them if she's sitting on eggs ❤

[@lifestapestry2968]

Your peas have been eaten at exactly the same position as my bed of peas.... on the right hand edge... Time to sow a few more to cover the gaps... Getting colder these next couple of days....urghhh April!

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Ah! The weeds are so bad atm! We went and wacked all the weeds down and then boom they are back with vengeance. I am going to go down to the allotment today to weed and spend a day over the weekend! It's madness

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

I mean, at least it means the weather is warming up I guess! But yes, they are growing super fast at the moment! 😂😂

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

@@emmasallotmentdiaries yes that's the bright side

[@billnorfolk08]

Sweetcorn is better grown in its own bed for different variety’s with a recommendation of 50 ft between different beds not easy on an allotment . Taste and texture can suffer.

[@trcy9742]

I planted moon flowers once. It's a very pretty flower that opens at night, but it's just like bind weeds. It's every where now. It also climbs up everything. The flowers are pretty though :)

[@chrisconway5891]

Loving your new welly boots 😃

[@user-fk5qv2by4s]

It's all looking lovely emma you have worked hard x

[@GreenThumbMum]

Sow more peas inbetween your current peas as they can be more dense and help climb too 👍

[@johnkingsley8340]

Recess a small tin or plastic cup in the ground and fill with beer it's a slug trap and is not poisonous to you

[@robinroseberry]

Thank you !

[@jasminbrkic1264]

Thank you for your videos, they are so relaxing.

[@user-oe7bw6cy8b]

Love your boots.

[@susanparker393]

Hello Emma love watching your channel hello from Tasmania Australia

[@gemrider36]

Careful sowing multiple varieties of sweet corn in one bed. It looks like they are likely to cross pollinate which will affect the taste. From memory it’s recommended to keep different varieties separate, perhaps have a quick research before sowing to make sure :)

[@eastcoast4233]

I always burn bramble roots, it’s just easier. Safety first of course, not something to do in dry hot days nor near leaves, fences, etc.

[@tabithadrew9875]

Emma, those were three cornered leeks by the bluebells, they are a choice edible for foraging and it's invasive so it's encouraged to dig it up and eat as much of it as you can. You can tell them apart from white hybrid bluebells by their triangular (hence three cornered leek) flower stalks!

[@aname5267]

I made pesto with the three cornered leeks on my allotment. Tastes amazing! For anyone reading this, if it smells like garlic, then it’s edible. If it doesn’t - don’t eat it!

[@benny_vanlife]

Looked like three cornered leek on your way in, nice n tasty wild edible 😋

[@RawLondonGardener]

Top stuff video

[@gardentours]

Yes, hard to believe that that is in the middle of a big city 🌃

[@homeforstrayfish]

Hi Emma, you could get yourself a rabbiter or rabbiting spade to remove your difficult roots. It's a long handled, narrow width spade used for digging post hole. It has extra weight because the handle is made of metal and, rather than using your foot to push it in, you welly it into the ground. Ideal for post holes (and digging out rabbits!) but also, great for digging out difficult plants and roots. I've used one for this purpose for years.

[@user-mw5tn6jt2k]

You are such an example to all with anxiety, be honest admit it, talk about it but find something to keep you going as you have found gardening.

[@lucrom1097]

Fantastisch Good Emma's te moostiun te groeien te planting you the best te moostiun thans te video Top week 🌱🌷🌸🏵️⛅🧤☕👍🥦🥔🌾🌿

[@adyjclarke]

I am hopeless at peas

[@user-xb7sj2uk4u]

Used to like bindweed in my first garden and tried to grow it up a dirty brick wall. Now. I hate it. It's everywhere in my veg garden, coming in from the the neighbour's garden underneath the fence . Strangled my runner beans teepee and a lot of other plants last year. Absolute nuisance.

[@eastcoast4233]

Have you tried soaking and pre germinating your carrots? They don’t like being disturbed once putting roots down but ok in the early days. That way can be sure the seed is viable, has been hydrated, and has the beginning of roots to maintain that hydration.

[@charlotterydz6343]

Great tip! I did this to fill the gaps in my Royal Chantenay carrot pot (I only ended up with two from direct sowing) now I have a full pot.

[@sarahdotcom]

I quite like pulling up bindweed. I don't have an allotment but I've volunteered at community allotments and gardens a lot. I like pulling it all away from the plants it's growing over, then chasing the stems back to the roots and along the runners to get as much of it out of the ground as I can. I bought a flat with a garden two summers ago and I know exactly where the bindweed comes up now. I think I've gotten rid of most of it but it is coming under the fence from next door so I just need to keep checking back and pulling up what I can.

[@chrissiehart22]

Are you good to try saving seeds?

[@mrsmunchin]

❤

[@vanessaeden8174]

Cant have sweetcorn on our allotment anymore due to a visiting badger😢

[@faith555buffy]

Emma, that 'random grass' had several more in the same line. Did you plant something else there like bulbs?

[@LineMo09]

Would it help to soak the carrot seeds over night i wonder

[@sarahpulford2731]

Why do you net your broad beans? I have never felt the need to do so.

[@mogensdanielsen]

❤❤❤👍👍

[@Uklife235]

Should call you alice

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch te groeien te planting te moostuin you the best hard work thans the video Top week 🥔🌱🌷☕️🌤🥦🏵🌸

[@tobtnosike9433]

Emma, I'm gonna help you with your plant are Growing this Gardening with your new crouch knee and next to me about talking about working plant with your crouch knee and how can Gardening beginners, thank you for Plant with Gardening weed! ♥️🥰 from Toby Nosike (Tobx1622carewtoby and Tobtnosike9433). Have a wonderful enjoy plants!

[@TraceUK]

You need to stop using Google translate because none of this made any sense! 😂

[@tobtnosike9433]

@@TraceUK sure!

[@kathleenwilliamson174]

He's saying he appreciates learning about gardening and feels like he's working alongside Emma while she's gardening, showing the new starts popping up and which are the weeds.