This Is Not What I am Used To [Container Gardening ]

[@RawLondonGardener]

Stay positive fella, love your channel

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you much appreciated

[@irenemarlow9144]

You have done really well Ivan. Better than us and we do have a greenhouse. Still got cucumbers and tomatoes growing. We have bubble wrapped our greenhouse to help.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you much appreciated Irene

[@jenkitching43]

You have done an excellent job Ivan. It must have been all the more challenging when you are used to a greenhouse, so well done you!👌

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Jen much appreciated

[@Ladythyme]

Whenever one moves the first year is a learning curve …. Good luck

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you much appreciated

[@helentaylor4911]

Have you looked into the availability of an allotment

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Hi Helena yes but nothing so far Thank you

[@tomm5228]

Hi Ivan, 2-3 weeks time plant some garlic in some pots, not Lidl bulbs 👀

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Yes will give them a go Thank you Tom

[@StevesRepairs]

Thanks Ivan, for this great update it's been sunny and very windy up here but cold since the sun went down. Your peppers and strawberry plants are doing really well outside at this time of year. Have a great week. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Stevie much appreciated

[@terrycullum9966]

Have you ever tried Sprouting dried Mung Beans & Peas etc. Great for stir-frys.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

No but may give them a go Thank you Terry

[@conniedavidson1807]

What an awful day to show us what you have still growing. Your cabbage are looking good and I can't believe you are still getting strawberries. A lean-to greenhouse sounds perfect for next year.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Connie

[@chuckylamb4398]

Yes you could maybe ask someone elderly who has an empty greenhouse if you could use theirs in exchange for some produce.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Could work Thank you

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

As someone who has brought plants indoors before, Unless you specifically allocate a room for it, it becomes a slippery slope and soon all surfaces are just covered. Since your space is at a premium, better not to. But this isn't a bad thing because most people don't have them, so then it better matches what the public has. AKA: a small lean to half high tomato house, which you can choose the most premium use of the small space.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Charlotte much appreciated

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

Also, you might get some discarded bricks to brace pots upright, and you can stack them under the caravan when not needed.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you much appreciated

[@lindajones3015]

I've wondered whether you would get a greenhouse in the future Ivan. Mine is a very slim wooden one with a full wooden back. Perspex windows (grandsons and footballs) and I'm amazed at how much stuff I've grown in it. I reckon you could grow much more in it. I love your videos. Always very informative. Will watch for the update on the possible new site 👍

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Linda much appreciated

[@yclare1]

I have 2 pvc greenhouses.. I’ve grown loads in them over the past few years. They’ve lasted as I take them down over the worst part of winter. Maybe something you could consider. 💚

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Sounds good Thank you

[@rocka-cb7kk]

yes we are in the same boat wind is bad today.saying this i cant afford a grren house i wish i could.but the bills take all you cash .but i know a customer of mine he has one but he never uses it .his a dr anyway .but if i had that it would be full hope your well and your mrs .as you say keep smiling hey

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you much appreciated

[@bobs4738]

Great work Ivan. I think you need to watch your chair position at the start of the video though. Bit of an Aubergine situation going on there!

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Bob

[@rocka-cb7kk]

its going to be good next week make the most of it like i will .

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Sure will Thank you

[@chrisanten2396]

Get a aerogarden. I love mine on the kitchen table top ( tbh ) iv got 11 9 in a cubby hole all of them growing cucumbers tomatoes peppers etc

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Sounds good Thank you Chris

[@susiea1419]

Are there any allotments about? A lot of people are giving up this year

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Hi Susie not at the moment but will keep asking Thank you

[@margaretmcallister5422]

Hi Ivan. I've only got space for a max 140cm wide by 140cm deep walk-in temporary plastic cover greenhouse. My problem is I'm too small to handle one hefty plastic cover for such a structure (and it would be a struggle to fold and store). If I left it up I'd be limited for yard space for growing on. Possible solution? I'm thinking of getting two that are only about 75 cm front to back, then erecting them together and 'cutting through' a second rollup doorway from the front one to reach the back one. That would give me a decent sheltered space for standing and sowing/potting up in Spring (potting table etc across the back one, shelves either side of the front one). Later I could take the front one down, lower it's cut door, and move it aside to shelter semi/tender outdoor plants such as tomatoes and peppers. It might need a few zip-ties or some Velcro to hold them together, but they usually have loops for tie ropes I could use. Given your limited ground space round your caravan, and storage issues, that might be a solution to having shelter when needed early on, then flexible cover for plants, without having one big structure blocking pathways or taking up storage. Just a thought. Am I barmy? Its my experiment for 2025. If it fails, I can always use the plastic and struts for making cold frames. 💁‍♀

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Sounds like a plan Thank you Margaret

[@rocka-cb7kk]

i call you mr green fingers how long have you been growing stuff

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Lots of years Thank you

[@shirleyp589]

Any allotments nearby ? Or do they have long waiting lists .?

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Yes but all taken at the moment Thank you Shirley

[@rocka-cb7kk]

do you get any bugs that eat the leafs

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Yes sometimes but not so much here Thank you