Hi loxy have you thought of going multilayers to increase your growing space in the greenhouse? You’ve excellent with the space in greenhouse!! Have a look at aubergine curries ? Many recipes here on RU-vid. 😁👍🏼
Thanks for the idea but it's just made me think of another couple of ideas how to do. 1. A stack of bricks around a large candle with a ceramic tray on the top. Or 2. A reclaimed chimney pot
I never missed one video of yours,the food you made for your family looks very delicious and healthy,you are blessed to have an extraordinary talent,thanks for sharing your life with us
You will get exactly the same heat from the candles without the pot. The laws of physics and the conservation of energy won’t allow you to get more energy out than you put in. If your little experiment had have worked you’d have solved the world energy crisis. Apart from the fact a large proportion of the energy given off by a candle isn’t heat, it’s light. The only way to heat even the smallest greenhouse is to fork out lots of money. Sad I know but scientifically true.
You've essentially made an open-flame heater, which is a big problem in an enclosed space like a greenhouse. 1. the vapors from the candles, since they don't burn perfectly, have toxic gases that cause plant damage. 2. Water vapor is about one-half the exhaust, so humidity builds up. This heater is on such a small scale that there there may not be a problem--but in general, open-flame heaters can cause plant problems.
To which toxic gases are you referring? Water vapour is not a problem. It is the most abundant greenhouse gas. CO2 is plant food. Plants will absorb all of that as soon as the sun shines and they start to photosynthesize. Commercial greenhouses use fossil fuel burners specifically for this purpose, to raise temperature and increase CO2 by about 300% for optimum growth. I burned homemade tallow candles 24/7 inside small cold frames one winter, and grew an abundance of leafy greens. The candles were set in little brick caves to absorb and diffuse the heat. Brilliant! I'm about to do this again in low polytunnels where I will need one of these candles about every linear metre. One or three candles in a greenhouse of this size is really not sufficient to make a difference. The thermometer was placed close to the candle, so did not give an accurate idea of the temperature of the whole space.
Thank you for the great video. I planted Hard neck and soft neck garlic in October 23. I covered mine with Enviromesh to stop ALIUM leaf minor which it has. Mine were ready three or four weeks ago. When did you plant yours? My Hardneck were smaller than yours but the the soft necks were quite good.
I love gardening, I just really let my plants go and they do good with potting soil and fertilizer. But last year I tried carrots in a raised bed. Incredible. This year I had some probs with cats making it a littler box. I helped them change their address. I just about gave up on them but they came back unreal, totally impressed with carrots and taters and maters!
May I ask why they were in the ground 25 weeks 😜🤔 I am a newbie…I grew my first potatoes last year …but I thought most potatoes were 70-90 days in the ground .. If I thought they’d look like yours I’ll leave them there ALL WINTER ..LOL 😘
It’s a good question. Early potato varieties take around 12 weeks for the crop to mature and main crop can take anywhere from 18 -25. The later you harvest the bigger the tubers and the skin hardens so they store for longer 😁
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!💕 I had never heard of that before…but my eyes just GREW and my mouth was watering when I watched you turning over those bags 😍😋 I also had never heard of PEATLESS compost… I actually had to pause the video and rewind to listen again because I thought potatoes “preferred” lower pH 🤦♀️💕 Thank you again … I loved your harvest 🙏❤️🇨🇦
Interesting ... I have just planted mine in the same containers....see how I go.. just note ..cant always hear you when you turn around... Thanks .. Rob in Aus
We grow garlic where I live in the US but its a completely frost free zone so technically can grow it year round if you really wanted to just have to put it into the fridge for a few weeks prior to planting to get it ready. We only grow softneck in California. Actually California is the largest producer of garlic in the US. And a city in California Gilroy is the garlic capital of the world basically odds are if its US garlic it was grown in Gilroy. Variety planted is pretty much 100% California Early
Just came across your channel and love your tours! And I got wondering how you're planning to keep on top of the marestail this year? I'm also dealing with it, and I'm 100% no dig/organic - so any strategy that isn't hours and hours of weeding every week is welcome! Wishing you a good season ahead!
Hello, I'm a new subscriber to your channel. I'm harvesting my first round of potatoes today, and I'm so excited. I'm looking forward to your next video ❣️🌱
I know this is an old video and I'm sure by now everyone has told you why the two taller candles went out and the shortest one continued to burn. Using the casserole placed just above the candle wicks meant that carbon dioxide would build up in the upturned casserole and hence extinguish the longer candles. It's obviously more sensible to use an inverted plant pot so that the carbon dioxide will escape and allow more air/oxygen to be drawn in thus enabling the candles to stay alight. So it's an easy fix. Replace the casserole with a taller upside down terracotta pot and your heater will work much better. Best of luck.
I planted potatoes for the first time this year and they have finally sprouted after 2 weeks in the grow bags. Do y’all grow Yukon Gold potatoes over there?
Here in the States we do mostly in ground potato planting but I believe container planting gets better results in a small scale gardening area thanks for sharing 👍
I live in the States and grow in containers 😊. I've never seen that potato fertilizer..I'm wondering if it's not available over here across the pond. I've also never seen anyone use potash..might have to try that :)
