10 Crops You Must Plant ASAP!

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  • čas přidán 26. 04. 2024
  • Feeling left behind? Now that spring is officially in full swing, we can be left feeling like we're rushing to catch up before it's too late. Don't worry! Ben has your back. in this week's episode Ben demonstrates 10 tasty crops you can still start this late in the season. Phew.
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Komentáře • 319

  • @raaron4315
    @raaron4315 Před měsícem +90

    i absolutely love this guy. he should be on television, right? He just eats up the screen, and he is so knowledgable and his passion is infection.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +7

      Thank you so much, that's incredibly kind of you to say. Happy gardening! :-)

    • @kevinholloway411
      @kevinholloway411 Před měsícem +2

      seconded! I feel like he is always simply sharing his enthusiasm and knowledge rather than lecturing

    • @rebeccaseal4182
      @rebeccaseal4182 Před 24 dny

      ​@GrowVeg, please do a TV show

    • @lw9554
      @lw9554 Před 11 dny

      Agreed, he is great, so enthusiastic and positive

    • @scottdj1982
      @scottdj1982 Před 10 dny

      Totally, mate! He's a feckin legend! The amount I've learned from him is phenomenal!

  • @sandracook7868
    @sandracook7868 Před měsícem +9

    He makes me laugh such a nice chap😊 love his sense of humour. Also so many good tips for novice gardeners

  • @callyg7696
    @callyg7696 Před měsícem +111

    It's still so cold in Scotland! My plants are all taking over indoors cause it's too risky to get em out 😢

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +19

      Warmer weather on the way soon I hope.

    • @HomerSlated
      @HomerSlated Před měsícem +28

      Yep, same here. My house looks like a botanical garden.

    • @dengueberries
      @dengueberries Před měsícem +20

      it's been ridiculously cold down south as well.

    • @LailandiAdventures
      @LailandiAdventures Před měsícem +12

      I'm in central Spain and it's the same here!

    • @dawgy6674
      @dawgy6674 Před měsícem +3

      It’s all the sky spraying Bill gates has organised, it makes it rain more and shuts out the sun. Look in to it they have been doing it in Dubai and China for years. It’s so they can push the climate crisis and get us eating bugs and closing the farms

  • @topherhenny5268
    @topherhenny5268 Před měsícem +14

    "Turn hard times into Chard times!" 🤣😂 you know it

  • @joj1252
    @joj1252 Před měsícem +11

    Everything’s so slow with this weather. Doesn’t stop us gardeners keep trying though 🤞🏻 fingers crossed for warm sunny days 🤞🏻

  • @jpbaje
    @jpbaje Před měsícem +17

    Seeing i live in the Caribbean ive got my gardem all planted out
    Pumpkin japanese squash
    Zucchini Marigold
    Basil Chinese cabbage
    Broccoli Sweet potatoes
    Potatoes tomatoes
    Corn okra peppers
    Sunflower cucumber
    Carrots beets radishes
    Dill spinach lettuce
    While spring starts for you guys next month...ill be prepping for hurricane season

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      That’s a great list of crops you’re growing there. Fab stuff! 😀

  • @jessicapayne8622
    @jessicapayne8622 Před měsícem +35

    Told my 3 year old grandson that I’m going rainbow coloured snotcorn. I have never seen any child get so exited over sweetcorn!!
    I can’t wait to see his reaction when they’re ready to harvest!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      That’s absolutely wonderful! 😂

  • @macred
    @macred Před měsícem +5

    Not even started here in Edinburgh, Scotland.... Still bloody winter....damn north winds and rain!

  • @deanhawthorn5783
    @deanhawthorn5783 Před měsícem +38

    the presentation the beauty of every video gets better and better.......any one who looks in will be inspired

  • @chikemadekwe5737
    @chikemadekwe5737 Před měsícem +8

    Top man, seems like I'm watching a very well produced professional tv programme.

  • @thebutterfly1356
    @thebutterfly1356 Před měsícem +2

    I cant wait for the first peas straight put of the pod, my new varieties of tomatos to try and hopefully getting to experience my first ever homegrown sweetcorn 😱🥰

  • @honoregale856
    @honoregale856 Před měsícem +20

    Don’t know where you are but it’s freezing in NW England (Chester)!! Potato tops are frosted, tomatoes won’t germinate, nor will the beetroot in modules in greenhouse. Getting pretty desperate here. However, I did start off my gladioli and they are doing well so at least I will have something to look at while my tummy rumbles through lack of food.

    • @anonet78
      @anonet78 Před měsícem +2

      You need a heat mat in your house with grow lights

    • @MelodyBee-yl7we
      @MelodyBee-yl7we Před měsícem

      It's devasting so far this year.

  • @SashasGarden38
    @SashasGarden38 Před měsícem +10

    Thank you for making Gardening exciting 🌱☺️

  • @stevenriddell595
    @stevenriddell595 Před měsícem +10

    My wife was laughing as I said I'd love to buy you a few pints of ale and talk gardening. I'm a novice, so you're Master Yoda status to me.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +5

      Anyone offering a to buy me pints of ale and talk gardening has my undivided attention! :-)

  • @SamuelParish
    @SamuelParish Před měsícem +13

    My favourite part of gardening? Strawberries 🍓😍

    • @toniedalton5448
      @toniedalton5448 Před měsícem +2

      Mine are full of blooms, I can't wait !

    • @SamuelParish
      @SamuelParish Před měsícem

      @@toniedalton5448 same here. exciting times!!!

  • @bobbilynnmiller742
    @bobbilynnmiller742 Před měsícem +12

    I love your cheery , positive spirit ! You make your videos both informative and happy 😊

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Thanks so much. 😀

  • @theclumsyprepper
    @theclumsyprepper Před měsícem +2

    Courgettes are what I look forward to most. I refuse to buy the bland ones from the shops so only eat it seasonally, they are my favourite veg.

  • @DownButNotOutYet
    @DownButNotOutYet Před měsícem +16

    Good morning Ben, you are so enthusiastic during every video, I am sure, viewers are so inspired with your happy and cheery chat about growing your own. Nasturtiums and Borage are great plants in the veggie patch. The colours are so soul calming, the most beautiful flue and the gorgeous orange. Many people do not like them as well as dahlias, but they miss out a lot. Happy gardening and the most useful information for practical gardening. So pleased you will enjoy lovely warm summers shortly. Our winter so far has been gorgeous almost better than the U.K. summers but our turn will come with some challenging cold days. Have a splendid day, not only in the garden patch. Kind regards.

    • @joannc147
      @joannc147 Před měsícem +1

      Just planted some nasturtium transplants yesterday (I cheated, bought the starts!). I’m about to get those borage seeds in the ground. The flowers are lovely….eating them is a nice bonus! 👍🏻

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      Have a splendid day also. Happy gardening! 😀

    • @user-kh9le7sq5s
      @user-kh9le7sq5s Před měsícem

      You must have a terrible memory if you think this gov manipulated geo engineering is a uk summer or you havent been growing for 40 years. Either that or youve had your dna altered to accept anything the media spew out.

    • @user-wx8uz5js9c
      @user-wx8uz5js9c Před 26 dny +1

      ​@@joannc147i 0:50

  • @lynnalborough9672
    @lynnalborough9672 Před měsícem +45

    It's bloody cold here at the moment...

    • @chloeuntrau4588
      @chloeuntrau4588 Před měsícem +3

      Where I live too....not seen any sun yet! (Netherland...)

    • @ifunanya24
      @ifunanya24 Před měsícem +2

      It’s freezing 🥶

    • @Mike_in_Thailand
      @Mike_in_Thailand Před měsícem

      wish I could be so lucky, had a heatwave for days and many more to come. "Only" 42 Celsius today here in Thailand.

    • @linedezainde
      @linedezainde Před měsícem +1

      In Québec, Canada, we went from -3C to +20C, plus wind and light snow in only a few days... lol... indoor sowing it is!

    • @zebbieloo7409
      @zebbieloo7409 Před měsícem +1

      We are cooling the planet for global warming so they say! . Much more funny weather to arrive i suppose. Hopefully my crops still grow correctly. I know uk farmers are struggling due to bad weather!

  • @46FreddieMercury91
    @46FreddieMercury91 Před měsícem +3

    My highlights of the gardening year.... The smell of fresh raspberries on a warm summers evening. That , and harvesting and cutting open my first swede. The smell of a freshly cut swede is the smell of autumn

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Wonderful highlights! 😀

  • @HeyYouSA
    @HeyYouSA Před měsícem +20

    Beans are truly glorious.

  • @Mary-ik1zf
    @Mary-ik1zf Před měsícem +4

    I like he’s 😂funny silliness and of course his sowing.Keep on 🎉smiling

  • @davidevans533
    @davidevans533 Před měsícem +6

    Got my collies, savoy cabbage etc in the greenhouse climbing out of their plugs ,just 🙏 for it to warm up 😂😂. Too keen gardening 😊😊

    • @shalmaahad6915
      @shalmaahad6915 Před měsícem

      You don't need to wait for the weather to warm up for cabbages,lettuces,etc. I would say now is the perfect time for them to go out.

  • @oceansoul3694
    @oceansoul3694 Před měsícem +6

    Oh Ben, you've done it again! A perfect inspiring, knowledgeable, happy and beautiful video! It's snowing here in Colorado today, but my greenhouses are bulging with plants almost ready to got into the cold frames. I plant a sweet corn named Temptress, and also "Gotta Have It", both magnificent croppers. I've gone away from celery and now plant Lovage, it's almost as good and very versatile. I wish you warm sun and gentle rain, happy gardening!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      And to you. Spring around the corner now. 😀🌱

  • @Stephen474
    @Stephen474 Před měsícem +5

    Nasturtiums are a must, I let it self seed and I will remove plants I don't want, great next to brassicas as a companion plant. Steve Colwell

  • @janicearant6407
    @janicearant6407 Před měsícem +10

    Hello from Western Kentucky, USA.

  • @MANNY100123
    @MANNY100123 Před měsícem +7

    Thank you! So far you've kept me up-to-date with my gardening this year! We've many more months too!

  • @susanaalves6934
    @susanaalves6934 Před měsícem +9

    Hi Ben. New subscriber from Portugal. The weather here is warm and really Nice. Got many tomatoes growing well and Just finished planting onions( about 120) hope ti have a Nice harvest this summer.
    Love your vídeos ☺

    • @chloeuntrau4588
      @chloeuntrau4588 Před měsícem +2

      Lucky you!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Great job already Susan. Lovely to have you watching the videos. 😀

  • @troxycat
    @troxycat Před měsícem +4

    Holy moly, I had no idea I still had time for celery! I started some probably way too early, and it did not go very well. So happy I have a second chance!

  • @ufoman4468
    @ufoman4468 Před měsícem +3

    Thanks Ben Awesome stuff.

  • @joannc147
    @joannc147 Před měsícem +2

    Always a wonderful video and new details to learn…thank you!

  • @lornapenn-chester6867
    @lornapenn-chester6867 Před měsícem +6

    Thanks Ben ❤

  • @friendlybello
    @friendlybello Před měsícem +8

    Him: I'm going to direct sow my corn in early May
    Me: Oh dear
    Him: But I don't trust the weather, so I'm sowing indoors in cells for backup
    Me: Good lad

  • @raaron4315
    @raaron4315 Před měsícem +1

    luscious leaves and stupendous stems.....A+

  • @joeasthope2064
    @joeasthope2064 Před měsícem +6

    It's so cold in the black country I've had to bubble wrap in the greenhouse

  • @mn4169
    @mn4169 Před 28 dny +1

    Slow growing in Sweden. Your channel gives me hope and pleasure.

  • @rosemaryjane9455
    @rosemaryjane9455 Před měsícem

    Thanks for the tip about sweetcorn. I added extra perlite to my home made compost when I sowed mine last week.

  • @valoriegriego5212
    @valoriegriego5212 Před měsícem +2

    Howdy, Ben!👋 Indeed, it is a wonderful time of year in the garden.👩🏾‍🌾

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Certainly is Valorie. 😀

  • @hanzketchup859
    @hanzketchup859 Před měsícem +4

    Good Show!

  • @MrSoviet123
    @MrSoviet123 Před měsícem +1

    Planted my Chard this evening, timely reminder!

  • @paulamewies4798
    @paulamewies4798 Před měsícem

    Joyful and informative 🌹
    Many thanks from South Wales 🌺🌸🌼🌷🌹🌺

  • @andreahorsch286
    @andreahorsch286 Před měsícem +5

    I was *not* prepared for how large nasturtium plants get

  • @toniedalton5448
    @toniedalton5448 Před měsícem +2

    I love the first tomatoes ! Already cutting much Kale. Nice crispy salads.
    We always plant two corn together. Something my parents taught us to do. I'm not sure why. my favorite is silver queen. Yummy with a fresh tomato and onion sandwich. No meat necessary !!
    As always, love your vid !!

  • @simonm8221
    @simonm8221 Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for using both metric systems!!!! 🙂🙂

  • @corinne7126
    @corinne7126 Před měsícem +3

    Great video

  • @jessegee179
    @jessegee179 Před měsícem +2

    I’m most excited about the patty pans, I’ve raised some by seed, and bought a couple of plants just in case. The ones in the cold greenhouse are growing really well in a big bucket of good compost with a plastic bag over for double insulation. The ones outside under a single plastic cloche are still small, it’s still a bit chilly and windy in north Devon U.K. Looking forward to harvesting them small, slice and fry in organic butter, yum!
    Have you had Puffballs? Delicious cooked the same way. Years ago a retired vet/farmer invited me into his kitchen and fried some thick slices up, with an elderly parrot sitting on his shoulder, unforgettable 🥰😂

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      I have had puffballs - love them! 😋

  • @RT3Creations-Learn
    @RT3Creations-Learn Před měsícem

    Thanks for another awesome video!

  • @Creophagous
    @Creophagous Před měsícem

    I grew beans as a kid, in school. However, at home, we had the bean plants as well. Lovely to eat directly, with the encasing around the beans inside. Very healthy too.

  • @nicolelittle7218
    @nicolelittle7218 Před měsícem +5

    I do enjoy garden tomatoes, but every now and then I can buy them in the stores and they smell like a tomatoe. Not with cucumbers. They put so much bitter wax on them, that I enjoy taking the first cuc from the garden and eating it right there. 😊

  • @AgnesAtelier-hn7pb
    @AgnesAtelier-hn7pb Před měsícem +1

    I just discovered your channel. Thanks for the how-to. Precious as I garden on the limited space of a balcony.
    This year I'll try chayotes.

    • @AgnesAtelier-hn7pb
      @AgnesAtelier-hn7pb Před 15 dny

      I'm so glad to report that 3 weeks later the TWO chayotes are doing great. I put them each in a pot under a bell.

  • @UKallotments1
    @UKallotments1 Před měsícem

    Weather picking up .... grow well friend

  • @anishinaabae
    @anishinaabae Před měsícem +2

    thanks to your lovely channel, i'll finally be trying chard this year! it's not readily available in grocery stores where i live, so as a certified salad lover i'm very excited. :) i'll be growing the bright lights and rhubarb varieties!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      Great choice of varieties. 😀🌱

  • @victoriaperez3574
    @victoriaperez3574 Před měsícem +1

    You and Charles Dowding are my David Attenborough of gardening.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      That is incredibly high praise, thank you! ☺️

  • @mikica473
    @mikica473 Před měsícem +2

    Hard frost here in ireland this morning. Crazy stuff.

  • @amandawolford7805
    @amandawolford7805 Před měsícem

    Here in Louisiana it is HOT and HUMID!! But my garden is doing amazing!! Thank you for the wonderful tips!! I miss living in Belgium.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      So pleased your garden's doing okay despite the heat. :-)

  • @RawLondonGardener
    @RawLondonGardener Před měsícem +2

    Good stuff top video

  • @susancolley168
    @susancolley168 Před měsícem +2

    Wish it was a lot warmer here in Yorkshire!

  • @Ollybus
    @Ollybus Před měsícem +3

    It’s too wet and cold here in Yorkshire for sewing seeds outside.

  • @anoli1996ilona
    @anoli1996ilona Před měsícem +1

    I find your videos so much more educative and very organised/positive then others. Please never stop! Cant wait for your next videos. Is the zone the same as in the netherlands as in uk?

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Thanks so much! I think we're in broadly the same zone (USDA zone 8) and have similar climates. :-)

  • @Ktki10
    @Ktki10 Před měsícem +7

    Borage - beware - it can get HUGE! It is beautiful but it can get massive = a good 4ft+ high - and wide.. It doesn't like being near onions or garlic though, so will stay very small near them.

  • @Sadie-tn8ek
    @Sadie-tn8ek Před měsícem

    Perfect

  • @dnawormcastings
    @dnawormcastings Před měsícem +1

    Great video 🇳🇿❤️

  • @evaflowervines9520
    @evaflowervines9520 Před měsícem +1

    Dear Ben, i don't know where you are but up in the Chilterns in rural Oxfordshire the temperature hasn't reached double figures in a fortnight. The rain is plentiful and freezing and the cold wind is blowing incessantly. Both greenhouse and sitting room are chock full of stuff waiting to be planted out. Our allotments are soggy. The only happy bunnies are the broad beans and onions. Even in the greenhouse germination has been very slow or non existentent. Fair to say I am getting grumpier by the day. Hope your cheerfulness rubs off soon.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Don't be grumpy - warmer weather is arriving - and spring is finally here! I'm up in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, so the other end of the county. :-)

  • @kathleenwilliamson174
    @kathleenwilliamson174 Před měsícem +2

    The crop I most await to ripen? Tomatoes!It's warm, 70°-80°F, for a week, then 30°F and cold rain the next with a sprinkle of frost in-between. Only things out are my potatoes, broad beans, onions, shallots, lettuce, and cabbage. Everything else is romping away in the greenhouse.

  • @Kitchenlabofficial
    @Kitchenlabofficial Před měsícem +1

    Good plant 10 season growing

  • @bradcarby3765
    @bradcarby3765 Před měsícem +2

    I can relate to the soil in this video because I was lightly forked over by my employer this week but maybe it will improve my overall performance. For a different employer, obviously.

    • @joannc147
      @joannc147 Před měsícem

      Ah…bloom where you’re planted, Brad! 👍🏻

  • @GeneticHumanX
    @GeneticHumanX Před měsícem +1

    Frost here this morning..... im starting to think the weather is changing..... feels a lot colder than it used to be.

  • @Stu-Vino
    @Stu-Vino Před měsícem +2

    Great video, Ben, thank you. I was wondering - have you ever, or would you consider doing a CZcams live video (or an Ask Me Anything on Reddit) where we can send in or pose questions on a variety of topics? I think it would be very popular.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +2

      Thanks for the suggestion. I have considered this, yes, and should probably get on and do one soon!

    • @Stu-Vino
      @Stu-Vino Před měsícem

      @@GrowVeg Excellent!

  • @ann-sofienilsson9400
    @ann-sofienilsson9400 Před měsícem

    Hi I don't have a heat mat I use my aquarium light if you have those old fashioned models with a flat top they are great for starting seeds on top of them. Perfect heat for seedlings but don´t forget as soon as they have germanated they need to be moved to a place with proper growlights, it workes well with those plants that need an earlier start or need more heat to start germinate.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Great idea, thanks for sharing. :-)

  • @waynecross1924
    @waynecross1924 Před měsícem +3

    - 2.0 Celsius forcast next 2 nites here in Halifax N.S. Canada. 😅

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Still a bit of winter to go. 😀

  • @essapaiva
    @essapaiva Před měsícem +3

    Hope it warms up in the UK soon! It's so cold for April and only my tomato, kale and lettuce seeds have only just started to germinate :(

    • @willbee7925
      @willbee7925 Před měsícem +2

      You germinated tomatoes in the ground outdoors?

    • @essapaiva
      @essapaiva Před měsícem +1

      @@willbee7925 Yes! I never have much luck germinating inside the house, I get more success sowing directly in the ground oddly

    • @joannc147
      @joannc147 Před měsícem +1

      Ohhh….interesting combo! Here in North Carolina, kale and lettuce have been growing for over a month as they do well with the chill. Lettuce will bolt soon with the heat. And…tomato seeds need heat to generate. Two totally different seasons for me. 🤷🏻‍♀ Good luck!

    • @essapaiva
      @essapaiva Před měsícem

      @@joannc147 Wow so cool and very different than here in London! Wishing you a happy growing season!!

  • @thimovijfschaft3271
    @thimovijfschaft3271 Před měsícem

    I can see the first few peapods develop. But I haven't had one yet. Snails and slugs seems to love these more than anything else in my whole garden. I tried planting decoy crops that I remember them absolutely loving last year and before that, only for them to completely ignore them in favor of my peaplants.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      There are a few tips in this video that might help: czcams.com/video/VJvUwkFZeOM/video.htmlsi=SwyroesuO16uP8Li

  • @Crv-vn7wy
    @Crv-vn7wy Před měsícem

    Very helpful and encouraging as always ... Where do you get your bean arches? 🙏🙏

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Thanks so much. :-) The arches are from Agrs: www.agrs.co.uk/products/elegance-round-arch

  • @haafizmssx
    @haafizmssx Před měsícem +5

    The "new gardener" here again.
    Great video as always!
    I did some sowing last month for the 1st time (vegetables) and got about 90% germination. However, because my conservatory is west-facing, my seedlings are getting too leggy. I've even tried some full-spectrum grow lights (red + blue) but not getting much of a luck.
    I wish I could have some experience gardener like you Ben to come over and give some practical tips! Happy for my garden to be one of your youtube video episode!
    I have a big garden which was abandoned for years and therefore being a new gardener, I guess I need a lot of encouragement and guidance to get going otherwise the garden will be left abandoned again :(
    Wish I could have a visit from you as an Eid-gift for myself 😄

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      Well done on getting such good germination. Just try to get your seedlings in as bright a position as possible. If it’s brighter outside, they may be best there in a more sheltered spot.

  • @brandyjaques6865
    @brandyjaques6865 Před měsícem +2

    Hi, can you please tell me what I can grow in a large container that I grew sweet potatoes in last year? I’m in zone 5b, and I don’t want to grow garlic or onions (I can’t eat them anymore). I have several containers and a couple raised beds to grow in. Thank you so much Ben.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +3

      I reckon something like beans would be good - bush types. Or any type of root crop like carrots or parsnips.

  • @scottdj1982
    @scottdj1982 Před 10 dny

    Spring is definitely a "hit or miss" here in the west coast of Scotland.
    Think it was either last year or year before we had a spell of frost!! It was like someone had dropped a nuke In my garden! 😂 Myself and kids were devastated!!
    Thank god for good old hardy cabbage!
    I've never tried corn, so this video has my spider senses tingling... hmmm..
    Another great upload, brother!!! 🫡💙🙌
    Edit; "'turn hard times into Chard times" 😂😂 Love it, mate!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před 6 dny +1

      Cheers for watching! Good ol' hardy cabbage is always a winner! :-)

  • @user-rc7nv3yi4f
    @user-rc7nv3yi4f Před měsícem

    1st May and it is cold!!!! Just sown in greenhouse.

  • @hovseptorossian8387
    @hovseptorossian8387 Před měsícem +2

    I love your channel! I am honna try to direct sow borage and nasturtium this year...where i am, nighttime temperatures are still occasionally hitting the 35 celsius range approximately. Will they germinate you think or its too early?

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      35 Celsius is very hot! But they may well germinate at that temperature. Unless you mean 35 Fahrenheit, in which case it’s probably just about okay so now. So long as they don’t get a frost.

    • @hovseptorossian8387
      @hovseptorossian8387 Před měsícem

      @GrowVeg 😅😅 yes my apologies. Meant 35 Fahrenheit...I appreciate it :) will check for possibilities and hope for best.
      Thank you!

  • @kirstenpaff8946
    @kirstenpaff8946 Před měsícem

    I am trying my hand at container gardening this year. I mostly have herbs, but I also have some containers of sorrel going and am planning on planting Swiss chard. Unfortunately, everything I planted from seed is taking forever to grow, despite being indoors by a large south facing window.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      That’s annoying. I hope growth picks up as weather and light levels improve.

  • @bobives3411
    @bobives3411 Před měsícem

    How much compost is too much? I have enough to spread abot 4" deep. Should I spread it and till it in with the rototiller?

  • @jaytoney3007
    @jaytoney3007 Před měsícem +6

    My garden is invested with voles. Darn cats aren't doing their job-hunting and eating voles. Vole repellent isn't working either. The varments got my over flow potatoes, and have destroyed my shelling peas. I just did my first harvest of mustard greens. I'll get another harvest in two to three weeks. The pole beans have sprouted, and I have lots of herb seedlings, basil, dill, parsley, oregano, catnip, yarrow, chicory, marjoram, cilantreo, and peppermint. My Goji Berry Bushes are about 2 cm away from being transplanted into the ground. The summer squash, main crop potatoes, cucumbers, and melons are doing great. Some of my tomato plants are flowering, and I have peppers that are already fruiting. I just sowed seeds for a replacement crop of deeterment tomatoes. Cheers!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +3

      Those pesky voles! Hope you manage to beat them eventually.

    • @jaytoney3007
      @jaytoney3007 Před měsícem +3

      @@GrowVeg I'll get them. I wanted a crop of shelling peas this year, so they crossed a red line. It is war! Cats and repellent aren't working. I have sonic stakes on order. They will be here tomorrow. In the fall, I am going to dig out the raised beds and line the bottoms with rocks. Maybe sooner, if I don't get them under control.

    • @leahwithheld783
      @leahwithheld783 Před měsícem +3

      Better to line the bottoms with wire mesh. We call it hardware cloth.

    • @jaytoney3007
      @jaytoney3007 Před měsícem +3

      @@leahwithheld783 Six of my raised beds are lined with 1/4 hardware cloth. I have enough 3ft wide hardware cloth to line two of my raised beds. I have four raised beds on crushed gravel. Voles aren't digging thrdough it, but I dare them to try. That leaves 2 four foot wide raised beds that need protection from voles. Four foot wide roles of hardware cloth are very expensive. I have a lot of rock, and crushed gravel around the yard that I can use to line the bottoms, about 2 inches deep. Voles won't be able to dig through packed gravel. For two beds, it is the most cost effective means of preventing voles, but it is a lot of labor.

    • @Catherine-Crevice
      @Catherine-Crevice Před měsícem +1

      I had a massive problem with voles last year. I had success using castor oil. Some castor oil and a drop of washing up liquid in the water in my watering can. Apparently they don't like the smell.

  • @ghostxxe23
    @ghostxxe23 Před měsícem +1

    the first tomato is the best feeling ever sungold this year with supersweet 100 and gardeners delight cant wait got tons of cucumbers on the roll as well and other stuff i will start my painteed lady runner beans in 1 or 4 days time for me borage is a fucker because it grows MASSIVE tubers and its basically a weed in my garden i had to put slabs in my garden it went crazy like it is still not gone from my garden and i keep picking borage i hate the plant its self and nasturisms are easy to get rid off i have it on one side of my garden where everything isnt

  • @TraceUK
    @TraceUK Před měsícem +2

    Where are your arches from please? I can’t find any that are as sturdy as yours look

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      They’re from Agrs. 😀 www.agrs.co.uk/products/elegance-round-arch?_pos=6&_sid=223b5875b&_ss=r

  • @emmakavanagh3485
    @emmakavanagh3485 Před měsícem

    Great video again. I’ve still got rainbow chard from last year and lots of it. So I’m wondering if I need to sow anymore for the moment, or do I just keep picking the current leaves throughout the year? Will they bolt and produce seeds, which would be great.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      There is a good chance they will bolt in the next few months, so I would just sow some more as a precaution.

    • @emmakavanagh3485
      @emmakavanagh3485 Před měsícem

      @@GrowVeg thank you 🙏

  • @lizzieh6565
    @lizzieh6565 Před měsícem

    Are the thin metal trellises bought from somewhere or do you have a video on how you made them?

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      The metal arches are from Agrs: www.agrs.co.uk/products/elegance-round-arch

  • @chiefredbird7315
    @chiefredbird7315 Před měsícem +3

    Ben...always a great video. I only wish I could grow corn...well I can but I have at least 30plus squirrels in my yard and last year they tasted every bit of my corn. It was tall it was full of corn it was delicious so say the squirrels 😅. I will say here in the deep south of Florida we know how to marinade squirrel ....lol so it's a trade off. These squirrels eat nothing but good stuff...peanuts..bread..crackers and what ever else we have 😅 so they should be good. I'm kidding I don't eat squirrel YET. 😊
    PEACE&PLENTY

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +2

      They clearly have very good tastes! 😅

    • @chiefredbird7315
      @chiefredbird7315 Před měsícem +2

      @@GrowVeg lol....yes they do on both ends of the spectrum. Haha 😂

  • @getyerspn
    @getyerspn Před měsícem

    Damn it's been soooo cold here in Suffolk.... We've really struggled to get things going even in the greenhouses..day before yesterday 27April we had -1c and heavy frost... And so much rain

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      Warmer weather on the way! :-)

  • @marieshields5382
    @marieshields5382 Před měsícem +1

    Just found your channel.I am new to veg gardening and have soaked some dwarf rondo beans,have I made a mistake.?😁Any advice would be great.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      It's often recommended to soak bean seeds for around 8-12 hours before sowing, so I think you should be fine. Soaking helps to speed up germination. Just keep things warm to help speed germination.

  • @kikks461
    @kikks461 Před měsícem

    Where do you get the large sized seed cell trays?😃

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      They are from Containerwise: containerwise.co.uk/

  • @willbee7925
    @willbee7925 Před měsícem +2

    I sprinkled a box of Poundland wildflower seeds 3 weeks ago into a raked border, will they germinate with all these cold UK nights?

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      Yes, absolutely, they should eventually germinate.

    • @Kifflington
      @Kifflington Před měsícem

      Wildflower seeds often need a bit of cold to get them going, it's called stratification. They're tough little monkeys, good luck.

  • @user-qd8rk8zs7k
    @user-qd8rk8zs7k Před měsícem

    My first sowing of climbing beans last month in the greenhouse were a 100% failure- and I noticed what looked like bean fly larvae in the seeds? Would this have come from the seed itself (Thompson & Morgan) or the soil? And would a warmer soil this month help the problem or will I still have the same issue this month? Thanks! :)

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      I would resow as beans perform so much better when it’s warmer. Give them another try now. I think any flies would have come in from elsewhere, not been on the seeds: www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/bean-seed-fly

  • @amechealle5918
    @amechealle5918 Před měsícem +3

    No link to the yearly garden layout website in the description.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +3

      Sorry about that. Here’s the link: www.growveg.com/garden-planner-intro.aspx

    • @amechealle5918
      @amechealle5918 Před měsícem +1

      @@GrowVeg thank you! 😁

  • @nedkelly5866
    @nedkelly5866 Před měsícem +3

    It's still Winter in Bristol 🥶 Things aren't germinating or growing.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +2

      I think spring may be coming next week! :-)

  • @pamfox2248
    @pamfox2248 Před měsícem

    Watching this video, you had cardboard tubes with carrots sown in. Do you separate the carrot seedlings or plant the tube with the seedlings in? Thanks.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      I plant them as little bunches of carrots, with space between each bunch. But if you were growing bigger carrots, for example for exhibition purposes, you'd thin them to leave just one seedling in each.

    • @pamfox2248
      @pamfox2248 Před měsícem

      @GrowVeg thank you Ben 😊

  • @annettewass4733
    @annettewass4733 Před měsícem +1

    oh Ive been (bean?!) trying to source a frame like you have for your climbing beans to no avail - where did you get it from please?

    • @joannc147
      @joannc147 Před měsícem

      Don’t know where you live…..I’m in southern US and a cattle panel is a quick and easy solution for vertical vines. Ya need a pickup truck to bring it back from the store tho 🤣

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Of course, they’re from: www.agrs.co.uk/collections/garden-arches/products/elegance-round-arch 😀

  • @Naju_ALS
    @Naju_ALS Před měsícem

    Its super hot where I live, and summer can reach up to 50C, its my first year gardening and it's a real challenge. I'd love to know some veggies I can grow in this weather. Much love :)

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Make sure you get plenty of shading up to help plants keep cooler, and water regularly of course. Warm-season crops like tomato, zucchini/eggplants, melons, corn etc should do well in a warmer climate.

    • @Naju_ALS
      @Naju_ALS Před měsícem

      @@GrowVeg Thanks! I already ordered my shade net and watering system and hopefully I can grow my veggies soon :D

  • @user-yz5lz5ko5f
    @user-yz5lz5ko5f Před měsícem +1

    Where to buy the sprayer? Thanks.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      The sprayer was from a local garden centre. But what you’re looking for is a pump-action hand sprayer. 😀

  • @MANDMK
    @MANDMK Před měsícem

    Hello, I was wondering if you have any tips about Sweet Potatoes. I searched your channel but I found nothing. Please can you release a video on sweet potatoes :)

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Thanks for the suggestion. We don't have a sweet potato video (yet!), so this is one to consider for the future. :-)

  • @craoutdoors6827
    @craoutdoors6827 Před měsícem +1

    Hi ben sorry i am new to growing veg , what is bolting? and how can you tell a plant has indeed bolted? Thank you

    • @kimberleystutler7654
      @kimberleystutler7654 Před měsícem

      Bolting is when the plant flowers and goes to seed. For most vegetables it is triggered by warmth followed by cold making the plant believe winter is coming and it is time to produce seeds to ensure the next generation. Cool season crops (lettuce, brassicas-cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. and greens), celery and some herbs are especially susceptible IME. Many gardeners forget that plants don’t care about making vegetables for use to eat, they produce flowers and vegetables to reproduce. Now, the longer it stays warm the longer they can fruit ultimately producing more seeds for the next generation to ensure survival of their species. But, cold weather, I.e.winter, means need to hurry up and make seed babies. Many cool season crops do well being planted later in the summer to be harvested in the fall, just count back from your first average frost date in the fall the number of days to harvest (usually found on the back of the seed packets) and plant a few weeks before the number. For example if your first fall frost is usually October 15 and you have something that is 60 days to harvest then 60 days before would be August 15, so a couple of weeks before August 15 would be your last time to plant this (so you could ideally plant any time in July to possibly early August). Carrots are also a great late summer crop, they can be left in the ground up to freeze (and after if you are willing to dig frozen ground), many brassicas (especially Brussels sprouts) are even better and sweeter if the mature plants have experienced frost, it concentrates the sugars! Hope this was helpful. Happy gardening!

    • @joannc147
      @joannc147 Před měsícem

      Bolting is when a veg goes to seed. Some veg get a change in taste at this point. I like to leave a few plants to bolt as they shoot up some great flowers for pollinators.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem

      Bolting is just when a vegetable flowers prematurely, which stops it being productive. You can tell when a plant is bolting by a tall, straight stem rising up from the middle of the plant.

  • @robertlee6479
    @robertlee6479 Před měsícem

    Sow what do I do with my sweetcorn that s 6" high right now. and my potatoes that i will be lifting the first plants on Wednesday and pea pods I will pick those in 10 days as already have pods on.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  Před měsícem +1

      The sweetcorn can go out as soon as there's no more risk of frost. Here in much of the UK that really means from about now, particularly as the coming week is set to be a lot warmer. Perhaps they could go in place of the potatoes, with fresh compost added to fuel the new growth of the sweetcorn?

    • @robertlee6479
      @robertlee6479 Před měsícem

      @@GrowVeg They are out in the garden already and expect too harvest in late Jul and had new spuds and new carrots for tea tonight I send you some snaps, but not on here as don't know how and we had 0 c last night, but as my land is sloped too the west then no damage.