Getting Into The Swing Of It | The Tiny Garden
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- A very warm welcome back to the allotment! In this video, we are going to figure out what we are dealing with underneath all of that couch grass!
It was raining most of the day, so it was the perfect opportunity to start sowing the very first seeds of the season and I think we're finally getting around to tackling that cage of nettles!!
All the best, until next time,
Laura 🪓💪
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Aji - Ah Hee. Aji means "chilli".
Oh no Steve!!! 🤣 I got it so wrong!!! 🙈
@@thetinygarden_ PMSL - I copied, almost word for word, the comment that someone posted on one of my videos the first time I grew an Aji and said Ahgee 🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣 That is brilliant!!
@@thetinygarden_ What's the saying? "Pay it forward!" LOL
Hello Laura, I seem unable to add my comment so I’m piggy backing onto Steve’s comment I’m also getting started with my Chilli growing - I have pineapple and mango I think. Well done on all your hard work and welcome to the world of pain. It has had me off the garden this week. I have yet to edit the video but my work last weekend killed my muscles 😂. Plot is already looking much tidier. It is a pity i cannot drive to ireland and pick up that trailer as I would love to have one for my trecking to and from the allotment and skip hunting
Those slabs are great you can use them either under your shed when you move it or in front as a patio. Great work you did x
Aren't they great Lesley! They are in good condition, they were heavy but I am so pleased to have salvaged something that I can use! Turning it into a patio or for the base support for the shed is definitely on the cards 🙌💖
You are in luck with finding the pavers. Those dudes are heavy. You are such a good worker. Proud of you
They were so heavy Rebecca!! They were such a good find though I will definitely reuse them! Thank you so much 🤗
Love listening to you Laura,you are an inspiration.
See you next week😊
Thank you Christina 🤗 that is so lovely of you to say 🤗
Omg, so excited that it’s not a concrete slab. Yay for pavers.
I was so relieved! I was praying they weren't fixed down with cement 🙌yay for pavers!! They are also in great condition! 💖
😊❤ thank you for the mention. You’re going to do amazing this year. Allie & Tricia 🤗
No worries lovely! Thank you I hope the weather is good to us this year! Hope not too long left at work and you can get home and put your feet up!! 💖🤗
Wow what a find all those slabs, you could put your shed on those. You don’t need the lights until the seeds have germinated ( save a bit of electric). You said you didn’t have any strength, believe me your like iron woman, I couldn’t have lifted one never mine all those. You’re doing brilliantly.
The slabs were in such good condition too! Heavy but certainly a win 🙌! I even popped two just out side the shed door, it was starting to get very muddy and Roo was skating in the door of the shed with wet paws! Oh excellent, I have them turned off now but I won't bother putting them on until I see green! 🤣🤣 Iron women, that made me laugh so much! I did give it 100% trying to get them up! My neighbour kindly lend me the pick axe, it was intended for the nettle roots on our shared fence but it was a great tool for those slabs! Thank goodness I was able to disguise all the huffing and puffing 🥵🥵
Thanks Laura for taking us on your allotment journey, really enjoy your videos, loving the outtake at the end..😊❤❤
Hey Kerrie! I am so glad your enjoying them, haha 🤣🙈 honestly couldn't even pronounce it!! 💖💖
You're so strong! *Admires* but watch out for your back with those heavy things!
Haha I felt so weak!! 😅 I took plenty breaks in between! 🤗
Hello Laura! I'm rosemary I'm in arizona usa , first of all I like to say you have a good find with the stepping stones, and to give you a few ideas, when your ready to put your plants in the ground put some cardboard down first to keep the weeds out ,and get your self some coffee grounds and some worm casting , good luck on your plot, I'm new to your channel 😂, happy valentins day ❤
Hey Rosemary, you're very welcome! Wow you're all the way over the other side of the map!! That is so cool!! I have saved a good bit of cardboard for the beds I hope it is enough to tackle the weeds!! I have a coffee machine at home I use them in the home garden, I hope there is enough share! I will definitely start a worm bin, I'd love to make my own from scratch! Happy Valentines Day! 💖
@@thetinygarden_ hi ! Yes I'm on the other side if the world, if your close to hotels you could go and ask them if they could hold the boxes for you , as for coffee grounds you can go to coffee shop and ask most will give them to you for free ,that's what I do here ,thank you for answering me ,have a good night, 😀
A great turnout with the slabs, they will come handy 😀
Unfortunately, you can't use them on the roof of the shed to "kill 2 birds with 1 stone" 😂
Easy does it with the hard physical labour. you'll hurt yourself or pull something 🥰💚🌿
Hahaha 🤣 Maiju I appreciate your humour there!! It is so physical thankfully, I could edit out all the huffing and puffing and all the breaks I took 😆!! 🥰💖
@thetinygarden_ you're not on your own there, Laura 😂 I couldn't do a live version of me doing physical labour in the garden 😂 there would be too much of me taking breaks ❤... hallelujah to the editing programs 👏🤣
You could repurpose those slabs for under the shed maybe? Loving this journey for you ❤
Such a good idea! The first find on the allotment that is actually useful! Thank you so much Leah 🥰🤗
I was so pleased for you they were slabs, so much easier to remove and you can repurpose them for a path or a base. I am so sorry for you to have to go through all the noise from a building site when you are at home. The allotment came at the right time to give you an escape from it. Your growing set up looks great! Our furry babies like to keep us busy, they don’t like it when gardening is taking our attention away from them!!! 😘💕🌸
Hey Nanou!! 🤗 I was thrilled too, my gosh they were so heavy! I already placed two outside the shed entrance, it was starting to get a bit mucky!
It really did 🥰 and our furbabies always being mischievous!!! 🐈⬛️🐕 xx
I've recently found your channel. I love you delivery and half found you inspiring and extremely helpful.
I'm a convert. 😀
Hey Catherine 👋 that is so lovely to hear! I'm happy that you're here to follow along the journey! 🤗
I topped a chilli plant a couple of years ago and it did not overwinter well. Last autumn I left the two plants, didn't remove any branches or foliage and they are producing flowers :-) the other day I just removed a lot of the foliage and repotted them. I am sure I'll get chillies from them once again this year.
That's good to know Laitae! Keep me posted on them. I'd love to know how they get on!! 🤗🫑
The plot that keeps on giving 😂. Crappy about the roof leak but you’ll get it sorted and bonus pacing slabs. Like you I’m doing small amounts of seeds instead of my normal insanity of trying to find space. Isn’t it fun to have space and not worry so much about it. Hope everything grows well for you ❤ have an amazing week, Ali 🇨🇦
The pavers are actually nice, I ended up putting two down in front of the shed because it has gotten so muddy, gosh they were heavy though! Haha its always a battle for space, even if we had more we would run out 🤣Thank you again for sending me those seeds, I have the tomato varieties ready to go and the beautiful pansy too, mind yourself and talk soon 💖🤗xx
Absolutely love your vlogs thank you for sharing. Happy Gardening Louise X
Hey Louise 👋 that's so lovely to hear thank you 🥰 Happy Gardening, spring is only around the corner xx
I'm loving watching your allotment journey and looking back over older vids. Chuffed for you that it's pavers and not a big slab of concrete.
Also, have you considered making or getting a soil sieve to make breaking up those lumps easier on your hands and wrists in the long run? Minimising our wear and tear means we can do more in the garden for longer. Just a thought!
Hey!! 👋 I am so pleased you enjoyed the video, I was so relieved it was pavers! A soil seive is a very good idea thank you, I need to kit myself out with a few bits really, a kneeling pad would be great too 😅 protect the ol' bones! 🤗
Well done on progress ot clearing your alotment .
I got my alotment a few months ago, which was so so overgrown . So I know how much effort it takes to clear up alotment.
I can't wait to see your progress and change what it will bring.
Thank you!! It does take effort I'm almost there and hoping to get some beds sorted soon! Good luck with your new plot 🙌
Throw your bag of compost on the ground a few times before you use the compost. Will save you breaking it up with your hands.
The bags were so heavy, I wish I could have lifted them!! They were soaked though from the rain 🌧 great tip, thank you Dave!!
Wow.. thank heavens it wasn’t one big concrete slab. Those paving slabs will come in so handy for you too.
That chicken coop thingy looks the stuff of nightmares.
Do you have some step ladders to see if the felt is damaged on the roof of the shed.
Loving the sowings. I’m so excited for sweet peas ❤❤
I am thrilled with the slabs finally I found something I can reuse 🙌 Your eyes do not deceive you, that chicken coup took literally hours, all tangled up, and the plot is covered in it 🤨 I don't have a ladder yet I need to buy one 😅 xx
@@thetinygarden_ of all the things we need to buy for gardening, a ladder would never be high on the expected priority list xx
I cannot imagine having to chop all that wire out. I’d was well fixed down too. Nettles are just the pits when you can’t avoid being stung too.
The plot is going to be so good. You’re going to work magic on it. How long does the previous plot holder get to move that trailer before you can claim ownership? 😅😅
Or leave the pavers where they are and add raised beds on top...creating A nice "heat sink"
That is a great idea, I notice the brick walls at home emit so much heat in the summer and I think it really helped the warm season crops!
Just found your channel. Love your allotment you could reuse the slabs as a base for your shed. Thanks for sharing😊
Hey 👋 thank you so much! I was thinking the same thing!! The best find so far on the allotment! Thanks for taking the time to say hello!! 🤗
I think the shed will be a easy fix, im pleased carl put our shed on blocks as we are waterlogged 😅
Ali is a great lady ❤️
I dont like pickled onions but carl does and i made him some and he said they are lovely so good luck with them.
Iv not done sweet peas yet but agree they smell so fragrant 😍
Hey Tracey, I actually followed your recipe for the pickled onions!! 🥰 defo need to sort the shed or the base will rot! I saw all the water Tracey I couldn't belive it 😭xx
@thetinygarden_ I'm not sure if it's something to do with the field next door 🤔 anyhow we going to try and sort some thing lol 😆 it will dry up on the summer ☀️ she says lol
The pickled Onions Carl enjoyed so hopfully yours turn out OK too. X
I’ve got one of those heated propogators. My chilli’s germinated in under a week. They are amazing
They are so good, I never had one before and so far I don't have any damping off problems either! I did keep touching it to see if it was warm to the touch, I thought it was broken at first 😅🙈
Hi Laura, pleased they were slabs as you can probably reuse them. I'm sowing more this next couple of weeks, looking forward to that, I find it therapeutic. I did sweet peas last year & the year before, lovely delicate flowers & smell lovely, I built a wigwam & grew them up it. Take it easy you don't want to be putting your back out 😢
I love seed sowing Carol and I don't mind pricking out either if I am honest, I find both very relaxing, space seems to be the only problem 😅 I'll have to get some of those tall stands with all the racks next season! I'd love a wigwam, I have loads of bamboo too I could do that with, I can not wait to smell them!! Thank you 🤗 my back feels okay considering! I am glad my feet are intact after using the pick axe, I wasn't sure at all how to use it at first😅🙈
@@thetinygarden_ lol bless ya, I was worried at first I thought oh no Roo don't get in the way xx
Ooooh ohh just found this in a two min break at work 😊❤
Good job with the slabs
Thank you Werner 🤗
🐝Thanks for the great video 🌻
No worries! Appreciate the continued support 🐝💛
You are doing an amazing job!! A lot to doo but your in the good spirit ! Like the vlog 😘👍
Hey Conny 👋 thank you!! So much to do 😅 so glad you liked the video!!
Hi your doing great job on the plot as for your roof leaking instead of roofing felt which you only get a few year get pond liner pay the extra and which last so much longer all the best take care😊
Hi John,👋 I didn't even know a pond liner was a substitute, thank you!! 🤗🏡
When you have at least 4 leaves just take of the growing tip it looks a bit sad but it soon produces more growth from the bottom best wishes xx
Thank you Corrine, I really appreciate that. I think I know what I need to do ✂️🌱🫣xx
That's great about the concrete being slabs. Amazing how the grass just covered them all. Slabs are super useful to have on a plot. I saw some other people suggested using them as a base for the shed. Other potential options for them are:
1. As a base for compost bins - I bought some slabs for this - I have a couple of the plastic darlek style compost bins and we had an issue with rats - those plastic bins are open bottomed so it's really easy for rodents to dig underneath if they are on bare ground. I bought some slabs and put the compost bins on top of them - no more rat problem. You should leave a small half cm gap between the slabs so worms can still get up and into the compost.
2. As a path down the middle of the plot. Some people use concrete slabs for all their paths. They are good obviously because slabs supress weeds really well. You might not have enough though. Having said that I prefer grass or wood chip paths.
On a side note it's worth joining local community Facebook groups if you have one for your road or area - I'm in one for the estate I live on and there's been loads of times when people do their gardens up and buy too many slabs and give them away for free. Or useful things like pallets or chairs or wheelie bins. I managed to get 2 plastic compost bins for free just because I was in a local gardening Facebook group. I've seen loads of people give stacks of slabs away in our local Facebook group but it was before I got my plot so unfortunately I had to buy some as I wanted the rat isse dealt with fast.
3. You could even use the slabs to make a raised bed. Dig deep narrow trenches and put the slabs on their ends into the trenches and back fill. Then fill with soil/compost. Would create a quick bed for growing in this year whilst you source other materials for your beds.
The area where the slabs were will be nice to plant into. It's kind of like the slabs have cleared the growing area of weeds for you. Although I guess the open area where the slabs were might be too central in the plot for your beds?
On the shed leaking issue - I had this exact same problem last year. Water was pouring in the shed every time it rained. I was initially planning on just re-felting the roof but the roof was in a bad way and warping a lot so in the end I decided to buy a big OSB woodchip board and cover the roof and then put felt on top of that. The wood in the corner of the roof was rotting - it even had an ants nest in it. So it was important to stop the water ingress. I hated thinking about and doing that job. I also had issues with guttering. There was originally only gutting on one side but I realised the shed wasn't level and rain was just falling off onto the side where there was no guttering. So I ended up buying new guttering for two sides. So now I have a dry shed inside and I'm collecting lots of rain water.
One tip on buying felt - I recommend getting the more expensive plastic backed on. I went with the cheap stuff and it rips like paper. I regret doing that because I think it will probably only last 2 or 3 years (especially with all the storms we seem to have nowadays), whilst the plastic backed premium stuff would have lasted more like 5 years at least. Corrugated onduline or PVC would be even better but that's pretty pricey.
Great to see things progressing. I need to get out to my plot a bit more.
There are so many uses for those slabs they are in great condition, so I am definitely keeping them for a future project!
I'll need to invest in a ladder 🪜 so I can get to the roof! I think it's going to be a big task, I appreciate the tip on the roof felt I had no idea the standard stuff wasn't so great!
Maybe when the weather is nicer you could bring flask with a nice hot drink and even just to have a walk about and and enjoy being our doors at the plot! 🤗🌱
You're doing a great job ❤😊
Thank you so much 😀🥰
My Aji Pineapple chilis are in full fruit. One is about to turn yellow so I am really keen to try one. I am glad you didn't have solid concrete under the grass and now you can re use the slabs somewhere else.😃😃👍👍🦘🦘💖💖Cheryl
Oh that is awesome Cheryl! I gope they taste good I am so pleased it wasn't a concrete slab I am definitely going to re use them they were in great condition! 🍀 🥰
Your making great progress. Love your enthusiasm. 😊👍
Thank you Mags, I just love it up there 🙌🤗
Hi laura good to see what progress yr making looks like hard work i always sow 4 sweet pea seeds to a pot and just plant tha whole pot out at the base of support when they have 4 true leaves pinch out the top and you will get bushier plants hope this helps what a good find the paving slabs were very useful yr doing a great job we have had so much rain my garden is a bog havent been able to do anything outside so its lovley to see how yr doing
I didn't know that about sweet peas Corrine!! I only got 15 seeds in the packet so I was airing on the side of caution, one pot does have three plants though😅😅
4 true leaves, I love these little bits of knowledge, I would never have known!! I'll have to figure it out which ones are the true leaves first🤔 I have a stem, two leaves on one side and then more stem and then a little bushy bit at the top with more leaves that aren't opening yet maybe I pinch out when it goes a bit taller?
The weather has been rubbish, hope it clears up soon my plot is really slippy hence why I wear working boots, not the most glamorous but so practical!! 🥾🙌
Hi laura ,
So excited for u sweet ,
What a shame about the shed leaking
But at least you can repair it ,
Wont cost S much as a new shed x
Hey Janet!! I know I kept me dry anyway I just don't want to wood rotting! I'm going to need a ladder before I repair it but definitely cheaper, the price of a sheds is insane 😳 hope all is good with you and your getting used to the new diet ❤️ x
@@thetinygarden_ a .lot cheaper love
And u will have it done in no time
I wanted a shed for the garden but there so expensive it unbelievable
Yes we're fine and actually loving the new foods
Now we're getting used to every thing
I made a lovely chicken meal tonight
Was so tasty
I had to have a boost of sugar the other day
As I been doing with out in support of mike
Trouble is I'm allways busy as can be and burnt what I had
My number,bers went down to 4.3
Way to low ,but I'm OK now,
With mike it to high mine hit bottom very quick
But all OK now
I jade mike yogurt and nut icecream sort of with peanut butter ,
And made him some ice lollye tonight from sugar free Coke so he a bit happier
That pickaxe is worth its weight in gold
My neighbour lent it to me I am so grateful! It was for the nettles on our boundary but I found other uses for it 😆🪓
Also, that hole from rodents, get some rodent mesh/hardware fabric, take that block of wood off and stuff some in the hole to fill it up and then screw that block of wood back on otherwise they'll just dig through the new wood but the mesh will stop them getting up the top end of the hole they made in the ground and prevent them getting to that spot again.
The plot neighbours were telling me that they are sure the rodents are gone! But what harm I have loads of chciken wire to repurpose, thank you for the tip!! 🤗
I had a small hole where the mice were coming into my tomato room, i filled the interior hole with coffee grounds, then covered it with post crete. Went outside to the other end of the hole, poured lots of grounds into and around the exterior hole, never seen a mouse since, Up to now no more mice and that was about 3-4 months ago.
“Even though I’m not quite sure what John Innes is” 😂😂😂 love this! Never even questioned myself what it is, so I’m glad to hear that 😂
Hey lovely!! I saw that name and thought I recognise that, I'll head over to you now!! Haha I buy into all thees things, haven't half a clue! 😅🤣
Hi Laura , great video 😊 I wonder if the slabs are there because maybe the shed used to sit on them there or maybe the slabs were a patio area for afternoon teas 😊. Glad you're starting seeds. I couldn't wait to get mine started. I have some strawberries 🍓 and daisies and chinese celery, tomatoes and pepperoncini . I finally invested into a grow light rack and have been using it feverishly since lol. Roll on spring, can't wait for it to come 🤗 😊 looking forward to your next video xx
Hey Julie 👋 it's so hard to tell what they were for they look prestine!! I'm going to reuse them for sure! I am going to start my tomatoes this weekend I think! I don't think I've heard of Chinese celery I must give that a google! A grow rack system is on the list for next season! Roll on Spring 🙌🙌🙌xx
@thetinygarden_ HI Laura, if you can't find the seeds for chinese celery let me know , I can send you some 😁
Hi you are doing so well. You can't do completely no dig with perennial weeds like nettles they must be dug completely out or you will never get rid. Also I would sow 5 seeds of sweet pea per pot. Keep up the good work your doing well.
Hey Gaynor 👋 thank you! I was really starting to wonder about the fate of my new dig approach with these nettles they are huge narly roots I don't think my cardboard would stand a chance 😅 Oh no way I was meant to do 5 to a pot!! There were only 15 seeds in the packet! I may go buy more!!
So exciting! I'm living vicariously through your seed planting and garden preparation. Well done on getting the concrete pavers up and the nettle cage dismantled!
It's so exciting I am still raring to go again at the weekend! That nettle cage was tough to get out of the ground! I love seed sowing I find it so relaxing! Hope you are keeping well 🤗
Plot we might be getting soon has big slabs on it hopefully they are easy to take up too
A new plot!! So exciting! Thankfully, my neighbour lent me the pock axe, I didn't know how to use it at first, to be honest! They were heavy 😅😅 I hope the come up easy for you 🙏
I was wondering where you got the pick axe from 😂 hopefully they pull them up at mine and leave them so I can re use them for bed ls
I just got one of those potting trays for mixing compost in Woodies yesterday. It was only €13.50
Hey Debbie, I was only in woodies yesterday! I didn't even know they had them, I must go back and see if they have any in my local one!
Those slabs can keep the shed off the ground if and when you move the shed.Nothing better than sowing seeds,so relaxing
I love sowing seeds, soo relaxing!! The shed definitely needs lifting and those slabs are in great condition, I'll have to show you next time how sunken the frame is on that back corner! 🙌🏡
@thetinygarden_ I had same problem with my shed in the first year,managed to get one someone was throwing away so I sorted the base with slabs I found on the plot.Shed has been great since👍
Hey Laura! 🙋🏻♀️ Sorry about the rain. I love your plot. It keeps getting better and better with your hard work. It’s good you could escape from the noise at home. Escaping from noise is something I do everyday. Misophonia…a torturous ordeal I’ve dealt with for half a century. Love the sweet peas you chose…sweet Italian. You should check the last time you were inoculated for tetanus because of your rusty chicken wire skin snag. Thanks for sharing and take care my friend, Cindy 🌱💖
Hey Cindy!! 👋 you love it too!! 🤗 Imagine how it's going to look when its all pretty with flowers and vegetables! I just googled Misophonia, I had never heard of it before, that must be horrendous, I used to suffer with migraines and it used to really affect my eyes, so I fully understand in terms of sensitive senses. Thankfully I am all good on tetanus but it still gave me the heeby jeebys 🫣 take good care Cindy 💖🤗
Hi Laura I’m glad it was slabs, at least they can be useful. It’s always nice to get some seeds sowed . Keep going your doing really well Tracy 😊
Hey Tracey 👋 I was so relieved it was slabs! Thrilled now I have a few seeds on the go I'll start some tomatoes and other bits soon!! 🤗
Rain all ways stop play we had Rain all week in kent
Weather has been terrible Bryan! If it's not a storm, it's raining!! I hope we get a nice spring and summer 🤞
I only have a garden but it big 130ft long I have cut it in half I do all my vegetables at the back
Hey Bryan, I started off in the garden! That is a lovely size growing space and you can't beat stepping out the door, and being able to pick something right then and there for your dinner!
Yes my dogs are the same, every time the post man comes they put the paws on my windowsill and sabotage my seedlings😂 I end up having to put more reinforcements around my window sill there now🙈 You are so hard work, raining, gardening vlogging.. hats off to you❤
Seedling sabotage!! 🤣 window sill reinforcements, I need me some of them!! Thanks Kay I'm am really enjoying it! 🥰 💖
The Corona Di Toro (horn of the bull) are delicious. Had good luck with them last year, and pickled a few too. I would not give up hope on those over wintered peppers, lots of folks do it with success..
Glad it was slabs and you can move wear you want them...but golly those are heavy. The ones I used to move in the garden center weighed 80 lbs. each. 18"x18".
Outtake is hilarious. OMG Al and I have had some good laughing spells filming....when I get tongue-tied over the simplest phrases.
Keep up the good work, you got this.🥰
Hey Robin 👋 horn of the bull is SO much easier to say and remember! There might be hope for the over wintered peppers 🙌 That's music to my ears because if not, I have just been looking after a family of fungus gnats for all winter 🤣
Honestly Robin sometimes I forget how to speak 😆 I get all my words jumbled. I'd be laughing away to myself too! 80 pounds wow 💪 I don't know how much these one were but I will need to move them again at some point 😰🤣
Hi great video as always Ali is lovely 😊 your doing amazing all the very best hope you enjoyed your Sunday dinner 😊👍🌼
Hey Carl, love my Sunday dinners and well needed after all that! Thanks so much getting there bit by bit! She is the best! I have so many more bits she sent me which I can't wait to sow! 🙌💪
Glad it wasn’t concrete, you’ll be able to repurpose the slabs elsewhere x
I was relieved too Christine! 🙌 I was worried it was fixed together with cement but it came up no bother! They are in perfect condition and I already popped two on the walk way into the shed, it was getting too muddy! 💖🤗
Those lights look like they put my grow lights to shame!!! I'm sure they will be awesome for your seeds.
I hope they work! I did a couple of cooking videos but there is no natural light in the kitchen so i got those lights to help! It would be great if they work, I will keep a close eye once they germinate! 🤞
Great video Laura, i am glad to see that they are flag stones rather than a full concrete base that you would have to break up. You can reuse the flags on other things. As for your shed roof, instead of roofing felt, just put some black plastic over it ( the type allotment holders cover their beds with in the winter ) I enjoy sowing seeds but the time seems to fly by when doing it. Next time you want to move the trailer, lift the hitch end then either pull or push, you will find it easier to balance and move. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming, loving it Laura
Hey Jimmy 👋 I was so relieved they were still heavy mind! Lots of people have said not to bother with the felt I am so glad I mentioned it! I love sowing seeds too 😊
That trailer 🤣 I wondered why it was so blooming awkward!
@@thetinygarden_ try to keep your costs down if possible Laura. If you have none, there will be plenty of people on your site will have a spare bit, enough to cover the roof of your shed 😉
Hi Laura🤗
Aww Roo had a field day with the tins bless her 🤣
So glad it turned out to be useful slabs 👍🏻
Lots of lovely seeds there, hope they all do well… the compost looked good.
Happy gardening and let’s hope the weather picks up… we have been forecast snow and freezing temperatures from 20th feb 😒 I’m hoping they have it wrong.
🤗🥦🌺
Hey Katie, a field day indeed!!! 🤣 the slabs are in great condition too, so i am definitely going to resue them! Snow ❄️ oh no you can't be serious 😲 I hope that is wrong! Happy Gardening and I'll catch you in the next one! 🥰
@@thetinygarden_ will look forward to it🤗
Update…. Forecast has changed it mind to possible frost and rain.. not good but better than snow 🌺❤️
Much better than snow, and perfect weather for inside seed sowing!! 🌧
Ps it’s much easier to lift the trailer hitch end and walk it that drag it 💪 voice of experience
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ali it has a flat tyre as well, can you tell I am a city kind of girl! 🙈🙈
@@thetinygarden_ 😜😜😜
Sweet peas smell like sweet peas 😂
🤣🤣 They better be good now!!
You are making great progress 👏
Thank you Sabrina, getting there with it now! Just need the rain to hold off for me this weekend coming and pull the last of the nettle cage out!
i grow the choc peppers already for years - thx for the tipp to stuff them with cheese. Good idea as they are not really sweet
You've grown them for years!! Wow they must be good!!
@@thetinygarden_ to be honestly. They are not the most tasty but easy to grown 😉
@mississippi7224 🤣🤣 easy to grow, I'll take that!!
Well done Laura ❤🌱🌱
Thank you lovely 🥰🌱
It's looking good, keep up the great work!
Thank youu 🥰
Ahhh the ol' flagstones the same type that i am growing on top of in my Raised Beds like i mentioned to you last week, at least you got them up.
I would sort out what type of bed you would be growing in meaning, whether you are - In Ground (Allie&Tricia) Raised Beds like in Decking Board height, Raised Beds as in Scaffold Board height, Raised Beds in Galvanised ones (Diggy) or Raised Beds in Pallet Collar height.
Once you figure out which way you want to go then you have an idea of how many beds to have and what size, then put some Cardboard down in the places that you want to grow (put a brick on it) as a visual, move around if need be, then once you are happy start making up the furthest away bed/s and work your way back to the shed this way you wont have far to walk or carry stuff when you are knackered. Fill the beds and away you go once those beds are filled you work around them.
That's how i did my back Garden, flags as well, next job is a 6x6 Greenhouse but i have to sacrifice one Raised Bed to fit it in. Take Care.
Barry (Wirral, England)
Hey Barry! 👋 pleased to get them up and I will be reusing them they are in good condition! I have a heap of cardboard ready to space out the beds! Good tip on where to start!! Your garden sounds so lovely and sacrificing a raised bed now that is a tough decision!! Take good care, till next time! 🙌🪓
Great progress! 🎉
Thank you!! 😊💪
How have you never smelt a sweet pea?!!! Quelle horreur!!!🫨 😂
🤣🤣 I know!! Shocking 🙈🤣
Keep up the great work! 💪
Thank you!! 💪💪
Aji ahh that’s good to know
How many metres squared is your plot? ❤
Hey Nelly, it's about 160sq meters! That's a rough calculation 😅 I used my feet and paced it out. I have cleared most of it now, so I might be able to go back in with the tape measure! 🥰
Do you know Dainty Diaries?>>
Hey Pam, no unfortunately I don't know her! But I think what she does is amazing 🥰
Hi I can’t hear anything 😢xx
Hey Cathey, did you try closing the app or refreshing the browser? No one else mentioned they couldn't hear me 🥹😔 xx
💪⛏️ yes girl! I’m so happy it’s slabs rather than concrete, they’ll be so useful! Looks like your upper body strength is pretty good honestly! I like no dig but sometimes you’ve just got to haven’t you? My plot is kinda dig as little as possible 😂. You’re making great progress. Big hugs to that cheeky pup! 🐶 ❤
So relieved Lindsay, I was even worried they would been pressed into cement or something! Thank you 🤗 honestly I felt so weak in the moment 💪🙈 I am going to do the no dig beds, I've been saving the cardboard for weeks now but after going at that cage with thick nettles, I don't think cardboard stands a chance! I could be wrong though 😅🤷🏻♀️Roo is so cheeky steeling the food and then trying a big 💩🫣behind me!! Mortified 🤣xx