I’ve watched this vlog a few times (haven’t been able to give my full attention) but I’ve giggled literally every time I hear you say “Tom Cruise snails.” Thanks for the laughs! Your plot is lovely and I hope the trick with the clothespin on your cauliflower keeps it safe!
Emma since we are in different countries ,I don't know what you call ladies stockings (nylons tights, panty hose etc) .They will be tight enough to keep the slugs and pest from eating the fruit. If you can find those ,you can put one over the cauliflower as it grows they stretch. You can also use these to put the small fruit in and attach it to a trellis or support to keep pests away.
I suspect if Mr Robin poos in your watering can it might be the ultimate declaration of undying love. Jesse has badgers digging holes and you have incontinent Robins. Both of you have noisy airplanes. I admit I am rather more ruthless with slugs and snails. Jesse feeds them to her chickens - you give them a different bit of veg to eat and a stern talking-to. I just kill them. I know (psycho gardener!)😂 Keep up the good work. Enjoy the vlogs. ❤
You and Jess are my two of my favourite vlogs atm inspirational, who needs a TV 😂. I just made my winter veg bed today, ruby chard plants and sowed spinach today. I keep thinking that I might vlog about my garden here in Cork, ye are teaching me so much just watching ye. Girl power. ❤
Hi Mary, it would be wonderful to see your garden vlogs if you do decide to do it. I garden in Limerick and it would be great to learn from somebody growing in our climate. Well done Emma, I really enjoy your channel.
Emma and Jessie are great craic . One more suggestion is Homegrown Garden , Katrina is lovely and very knowledgeable. You should give it a go Mary there's room for everyone.
The silvery whitish pattern on your pumpkin and courgette plants is not powdery mildew it is a pattern that most have. Powdery mildew is very raised powder. 7:46
Well done Emma, the plot is giving you a lot of pleasure and some food. I would suggest tidying up all the old leaves on any plants as they attract the slugs/snalis. It's a war that never ends but if it was all easy then that would be perfect, and who wants perfection? When I had a plot I enjoyed doing the things I did whether they were good or bad, because you learn really quickly when you actually do it yourself. I got a lot of "advice" about my plot, but mostly from people who were busier looking for someone to try and make look inferior to them, so I was just polite and got on with it. I have a friend who got an allotment just at the end of last year, and I go to her plot on Wednesdys. I absolutely love being there, but sometimes I feel sad that I had to give up my plots as they were just beginning to look really good and organised. The only good thing about giving up my plots was that I know whoever got then was very blessed. This is always how I feel about allotments and their owners, I wish them happiness and success. And so it is with you and you kids! X
That first big leaf you gave removed looks like normal variegation on pumpkin leaves rather than powdery mildew. The ones thats are powdery and spotty are mildew though
Yes was going to say - those leaves look healthy. But even with powdery mildew on squash/pumpkins you don't have to worry that much. It's just a part of the growing cycle. It's not bad to cut off the older leaves though to allow good airflow and to see your fruits more easily. Charles Dowding said in one of his videos, something like 80% of photosynthesis occurs in the new leaf growth so removing older leaves won't hurt the plants even if they are still green.
Oh dear Emma, I think you should have put dead , dried blackberry stems don as Blackberry canes root easily when laid on the ground- you will get brambles everywhere. Maybe try spraying your cauli plants with garlic spray? Cauli leaves re folded over the curd ( head) to protect them from yellowing in hot sun. I hope the info is useful. Robby Robin is singing to you to say 'sorry', bless him. Have a great gardening week :-) x
Put a plastic milk carton over you pumpkin growing on the ground, or whatever fits over it, my garden was covered with plastic containers in the beginning, lol, I just cut container about to fit,
Tomatoes have been a bit slow ripening this year, but they are turning now and I have harvested a few. Make sure you have taken the suckers (side shoots) off. It does help
Hey emma ,fabulous vlog as always brightened my day,I always pull up the cauliflower leaves up and a round the middle floret x hope that helps protect it ,its a absolute beauty ,well done you should be so proud of yourself
I’d take the half eaten, damaged leaves off too, cos the slugs and snails will keep going for them. I’ve had a few ripe tomatoes, but some are getting blight too as it’s been so wet and dull up north. Need some more sunshine! Xxx
This year I was so late in sowing seeds for a variety of reasons, so I was given 4 tomato plants and I bought two or three and have grown all but one in the greenhouse and 4 plants are producing red tomatoes whilst the others are green, including one plant which is in the garden. I do plant using the lunar calendar which I find is great.
Ha ha love these videos so funny 😂 My Runner beans have gone crazy too, I work in a care centre so I keep taking batch loads in for the cook to use for the residents. Thank you so much Emma 🙏
Maybe strip all the damaged lower leaves of your brassica since they aren't doing the plants any good plus it gets rid of the slug and snail step ladders.
I had the exact same tomato 🍅 problem all green, and my neighbour who's grown her own food for 50+ years took one look and said 'why have you kept all your side shoots on' plucked them off so it's just branches of tomato's, I went on holiday for 5 days and came back to red tomatoes 😂 I've never done that before!
Love the purple cauliflower Emma, my caulis are just forming too. I try to protect mine with fine oatmeal and crushed eggshells. I don't think anything is 100% but it does help. By the way the Slugless has been wonderful around my young seedlings. Those beasties always seem to find a way in. I've been picking caterpillars off mine yet they are all covered!! Your Robin singing like that always reminds me of Autumn.....it's on the way!
I was told the only reason leaves are gathered on top of white cauliflowers is to prevent them from discolouring. I'd be keeping it open and as airy and light as possible to deter snails and slugs, who would otherwise see it as a great dark, damp hiding place
You really need to rehome the snails and slugs if you do not want to 'dispatch' them. A bucket with a lid on would be good and put them in a field somewhere.
Hiya Emma, Truly enjoyed a visit with you today definitely one of your best. Your growing just like your allotment. Oh when the Robin popped in for it’s close up lol I can confirm you did catch the moment 13:00 if you missed it lol. Shout out to Jessie Plot 37 🍻 also subscribe to her channel for several years highly recommend to likeminded peeps who follow your journey. Blessings, Thankyou luv southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝
Emma cut the bottom damaged leaves off the brassicas. In fact I was told to take away any damaged leaves as you want the plants energy to go into producing the fruits rather than the leaves. I've got 72 tomatoes plants about 4 varieties, everyone packed with green toms, only this past wk has one plant produced 3 red toms. The weather has been shocking.. Emma what are your thoughts on seeding much earlier next yr, not the std April/May as instructed on pkts. Reason being the past 2 yrs our summer sunshine has been much earlier in the yr, July/Aug have been odd days. So my thoughts are seed much earlier indoors, I have the room to do this so when we can plant out after last frosts our plants should be more established and have a few extra weeks of growth. Just an idea of mine, no idea if this would work as this is my 1st yr growing. X
Seeding tomatoes early definitely makes a difference I sowed some early in the beginning of March and I’ve already harvested over 6kg of tomatoes. I also have some late plants that are green. I have over 80 tomato plants I’m hoping to be self sufficient in tomatoes for at least 6months 😅
@@mekashealingjourney wow. That's Great news, I've bought a few different varieties for next yr. I'm definitely going to start them earlier next yr, I live alone so growing seedlings in my dining room doesn't impact on anyone. Do you grow any unusual varieties. I watch lots of allotment vids and the ones I'm going to try have been tried & tested so it's worth a go. Cherry Sungold Snowberry Cherry Falls Vivacious Indigo Rose Cherry Sweet Million Orange Wellington I think you can never have enough Toms, there's always something to make them into. Just Subscribed to your channel . X
@@naileditbydebz aww thank you so much for subscribing. You’re lucky to have all the indoor space you want to grow tomatoes. To be honest I’m boring I grow mostly for tomato sauces so I prefer tomatoes with less moisture and which are very red. This year I’m growing ox heart, san Marzano, sun gold, tigerella and a golden salad tomato which I have no idea what it is called, I hope to make a tomato video soon. Because I got blight I want to share how I’m managing it.
Love your vlog Emma I am a big fan! Thank you so much for pointing out how beautiful the low sunlight is at this time of year…after you said that I noticed it on my plot today and it is gorgeous 😊
Hi Emma my toms are still green too don’t worry I think they still have time to turn red ( I hope ) love your Robin he comes down to say hello & he sings to you love him lv Irene 😘 xx
Because the weather is supposed to be getting hotter with global warming and because of the last few years really hot summers I decided to experiment with tomatoes. I have grown as usual in the polytunnel but also put four in tubs outside just to see how they do. Its been a brilliant success. Loads of tommies in both. I think it just depends on where you are in the country on how quick they ripen. Im in Cornwall and been picking toms for three weeks. Already got too many but soups freeze. Also doing well with aubergines which are as easy to grow as tomatoes. Keep going Emma.
You can cut off the lower leaves of the brassicas, with the berry branches there it should stop most slugs, leave the leaves in you pathway, it will distract them from the plants themselves
The one's that come into my garden climb over a 6 foot wall no fear of heights Emma people have been saying that in the comments and every allotment u tuber says the same.😊 Just cut the leaves off that are training onto the ground. My tomatoes are the same
I grew amazing broccoli by making a wooden frame using roof battern then I just cut builders netting to fit right round , nothing got in and 4 out of 5 grew perfectly with extra florets after harvesting main 😀
I'm growing Cherokee Purple tomatoes for the first time this year - it's the first time I've grown large fruiting plants like this. They have been taking ages to ripen to but are now slowly turning red. Unfortunately though I don't think they are going to ripen up fully. Think with the rubbish weather it's just not been warm enough to get them nice and red. My Sungold have all ripened really well though from mid July onwards. But with all the rain a lot of those are splitting unfortunately. Just not a great year all around.
Green tomatoes and I'm losing more to the wind than I can afford to. Some of the cherry toms are also growing far bigger than they should, salad tomato size, but still green.
Hi Emma ,pumpkins look great. My baby boo's on arch are doing great are yours orange because mine are white also I use cinnamon sprinkled around the brassicas supposedly the slugs dont like. The slugs in the uk this year are massive what's going on . That naughty Robin I did have a giggle. Happy picking xx
Thank you Emma .please forgive the Robin he doesn't know better lol and your allotment is wonderful this year and the cauliflower look amazing keep an eye on them just in case the slugs do find a way in 😊xx
I thought leaves were important to provide the photosynthesis for the plants. My tomatoes are red😊 but my lettuce is being attacked by slugs 😢 also there are other airports apart from Gatwick. Luckily I live an hour or so from an airport. Maybe you could suggest to cool job to make gloves that are bramble proof, the winter ones are great for sticking nettles but not bramble’s xx
I've used blackberry sticks quite a bit and they do work,you can cut them up to about 10in long and scatter them over all your new seedlings....that will stop anything from using your beds as a toilet ❤
I use Environmesh to cover the cauliflower heads, I don’t fold the leaves over, cos I think slugs/snails etc can hide in there, but the cauliflower will get big very quickly now, so keep an eye
Love all your vlogs your always so jolly and don't get to upset by the failures. To protect the cauliflowers take the largest leaves surrounding the head and snap them so that they cover it like an umbrella. Doing this stops the sun getting onto the head and making it dry up and go off to quickly. I am doing a couple of pumpkin arches this year and am hoping for loads of tasty uchiki kuri.
I've had my best garden ever this season. We have filled our pantries with tomatoes, green beans, salsa, tomato sauces. tomatoes w/green chilis, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet peppers, and hot peppers. My cucumbers were not good on first attempt. I have more going now.
@@MarianWalsh-vz9fy i do, they work a treat, some people need to get over themselves, ive never seen a dead bird on my allotment site and everyone uses them, in fact anybody with an allotment will tell you that most people use them
@@wordsbymaribeja1470 I definitely have never tasted any banana flavour in my tomatoes. There is a chemical released from the banana skins that helps the ripening process.
Hi Emma it was me banging on about nettles did you add them aswel the trick is nettles provide nitrogen like your feed and to mulch the whole bed ware welders gloves
I like the new shirt design, but it would be nice if there were some more designs for men. I like the look of the hoodie, but it's only for children and ladies.
I agree, powdery mildew looks more like a grey/white patches and not uniform like that, that's just that leaf pattern, good to be on the lookout though as taking away leafs affected can slow down spread.
They definitely work...cut them up to about 10in or so and scatter all around your new seedlings or whatever and it dose STOP things like cats,foxes,rodents and the rest of the pesky things that will destroy your seedlings and things.....Good luck
Random comment…have you tried your bunny with sprout or broccoli leaves? My house bun, Pip, absolutely loves them, we haven’t bought him cabbage for a few weeks now. He’s loving carrot tops atm too 😊
So, I have a small kitchen garden and I have one “brassica bed” with sprouts in it; I have it covered with mesh, but the sprouts are getting taller and pushing the mesh up. What can I do about it, because the cabbage whites are still about and so I don’t want to remove the mesh yet?
