TOP TIPS FOR YOUR FIRST ALLOTMENT PLOT

[@alexisd8190]

My dad finally has some viewings on Saturday for a couple allotments after waiting for probably just over two years 🎉🎉🎉 the allotment is for me as I will be the one doing everything but as I’m 17 my dad has to view them and be the name holder obviously so I can’t wait 🎉

[@HazzyAllotment]

Hi Emma! Your channel is great... My wife and I will hopefully be getting our 1st plot soon and we can not wait to get stuck in! your top tips are great for us!

[@bhavani1548]

Thank you for this. Applied for an allotment. No idea when it will materialize..but meanwhile your video is great homework :) I will save this video for future viewings again when I actually get one.

[@BettyandtheBees]

Brilliant video! Love how much you simplify allotment life, hopefully will inspire more people to give it a go.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Ah thank you. I do hope so! x

[@golficons]

Best beginners video I've come across. Can't wait to get started myself

[@smsalmon4949]

Thank you for this. I got my allotment 2 weeks ago and was feeling slightly overwhelmed until I heard about your whack it in technique! haha

[@judithmannion7199]

Great tips Emma,you kept it quick,simple and clear,i know when i got my plot i planted all sorts and discovered some i just didn't eat or like so now 5 plus years on i grow what i like to eat and keeps me in food for most of the year...looking forward to more vlogs.x

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Ah amazing! I need to work on growing enough for the whole year round I think. But I'm learning... xx

[@stephyellicott8572]

this year I'm turning the end if my large garden into an allotment so glad I found you haha im sat pen and pad in hand taking some top tips

[@GEDSKEPTICMEDIA]

New subscriber here, enjoying your videos as I’m a proud new owner of a decrepit allotment, first time, no experience, just picking up little tips along the way. Thanks for the video

[@juliaedmunds4644]

Brand new to growing veggies and this video is so, so useful! Thank you!

[@debbietaylor2412]

Have just seen my new allotment space and am really excited to get going. It's been neglected for a few years so will be a lot of work, but am looking forward to getting started.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Yay! Best of luck with it! x

[@ExploringNatureTogether]

I'm late, but, happy to be here Emma! I loved every second of it!! The tip about time, really matters!! I love that you included the wildlife and pollinators!! Keeping a record of any sort, matters!! The whack it in, it the way!! Excellent tips, top advice for a newbie and good reminders for veteran gardeners!! Have an amazing Sunday!! 💚

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Ah thank you so much, glad you agree with them! I'm sure there are many many more tips out there too! x

[@ExploringNatureTogether]

A billion no doubt, but, you deliver the messages so well! 💚@@emmasallotmentdiaries

[@boofuu3145]

@@emmasallotmentdiaries i just got the call to get a plot we been on waiting list for , when is best time to prepare it for next year?

[@them2tabbys950]

My mum bought me an allotment today!luckily their on my street and I can’t wait to go tomorrow!:D

[@tomchurch3699]

Thanks for the good advice, just about to view after waiting a while so need all the help I can get!

[@impamiizgraa]

Thanks for this - I love your pink shed! Your plot looks huge, can you share how many poles it is? I just got the call today after 2 years on the waiting list, I am finally getting an allotment a stone's throw from my flat - I am so excited and super happy to find helpful videos like this to get me started!

[@daisyjones5559]

Have binged all of your videos over the last week or so. We have a new allotment and you can’t get us out of it 😂, I’m hoping that enthusiasm continues. Our garden at home is a tiny terraced paved yard and we’ve spent ages growing food in that space for years but having an allotment is a game changer! Just being outside and feeling the soil, touching plants, getting fresh air all makes my mental and physical health so much better. We were even out there in snow yesterday! Keep up the videos, they are so valuable to so many.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Ah amazing, so glad you enjoy them. Congrats on the new plot, so exciting! Have fun with it and get growing!! xx

[@LorraineG123]

Great light hearted view to starting a plot. Agree with all, sadly can't put a shed on my plot so instead have a seating area and a big umbrella.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Oh really? I had no idea some plots didn't allow that? Well some seating sounds like a great idea! x

[@LorraineG123]

@@emmasallotmentdiaries ya we aren't allowed structures,its a privately owned allotment,can't have a polly tunnel either. I don't mind, but your shed is something i would love 💚💚💚💚

[@cathalsmyth721]

Well done Emma, straight to the point and no bull... absolutely love your approach.. 👌👌

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Thank you! x

[@joshbaileyphotography]

Thank you this is a helpful video I can’t wait to start working on my allotment 👍

[@Friftymumaof1]

Hello lovely video I love being outdoors and am currently on a waiting list. xx I am currently growing potatoes and radishes in my garden x

[@irenebeatty8812]

Hi Emma, don't worry about your tulips. They are supposed to be planted in December but I planted some in January last year and they came up...

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Ah amazing! Thank you! x

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

I do the chuck it in and hope approach too!

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Haha! What other way is there?! Hehe! x

[@paulineellison9047]

lov the whack it in been doing that in my back garden for yr as dont have much space

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Haha! Best way really! x

[@nooie99]

Love this video and pink is great. I have a shed ive inherited its brown but not for much longer.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Haha! Yay! x

[@nooie99]

Emma my new wheel barrow is going to be cerise pink with 2 black tyres it’s my Christmas present.

[@anncadman693]

Getting my first allotment in September. I was just wondering the beds for me need to be lot higher as I suffer with a bad back What is the best thing to put in The bottom of the beds so not using too much soil to raise them up was thinking of putting some plastic pallets In the bottomin to raise them up Will this work

[@paulp4452]

Did you buy a bulk load of woodchippings?

[@thenewbiegardeneruk4575]

Thank you for this. Can I ask, how often do you have to add bark chippings to your paths? Thank you

[@lorraineowen7978]

Fantastic tips Emma... 😀 Great vlogmas.. 😄

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Thank you! x

[@pinkteaforfemininity7958]

Amazing. Thank you!

[@UrbanSpeciesTV]

Who on gods earth could give this a thumbs down?

[@meandmylife8580]

Helpful video thanks for sharing ❤️

[@SW-zt5mw]

Tell me how you got your carrots to grow, I've had no success with them at all! Lovely long tops but just a spindly thread below. Not bulking up at all.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Haha! No idea! They didn't grow very big to be fair. I will work on my technique next year and share with you x

[@PRS_18]

Nice video, thank you!

[@neilrobinson9806]

More power to your elbow 👍👍👍

[@jackosallotment6224]

Absolutely spot on don’t over complicate and whack it in jobs a good oh and also enjoy nowt better than enjoying it cheers 🍻

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Yes, great tip! Must remember to sit back and enjoy mine a bit more! x

[@beverley1539]

Thanx Emma blessings from across the pond 🐝

[@neilrobinson9806]

More power to you

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

:) thanks for this they are needed!

[@garyhines8896]

Love the video!

[@izzywizzy2361]

Excellent tips, I would add find out about no-dig gardening because it saves so much time with digging and weeding. See Charles Dowding's KZbin channel. He also keeps it very simple...

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Amazing tip! I have yet to give no dig a try, but I've heard amazing things! x

[@izzywizzy2361]

@@emmasallotmentdiaries It saves money on spades and forks as well 😉

[@boomshine87]

Why do you want frogs in the allotment? Do they eat the bugs? Do they not eat the plants/produce?

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

I think they eat slugs and snails, which would be good. But honestly, I just like them. I'd like to have them and watch them, you know? x

[@nicholaceho9679]

Nature is an amazing thing. Whack it in Emma seeds want to grow.

[@6z_0]

❤️

[@GreenSideUp]

And don't forget to enjoy your plot and time there!...Steve...😂

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Great tip! x

[@TruthDefender]

I like the content but music is a bit loud

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

👌Perfect💖xx

[@raquelalves2265]

This is making me less scary

[@nicholaceho9679]

Oh and don't forget Rome wasn't built in a day enjoy your plot.

[@emmasallotmentdiaries]

Yes, great tip! x