A productive few days! 🥳 Allotment Vlog 🎃 Ep.25 🎃

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9 күн бұрын

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🌷 This was filmed on 16th - 18th June
🌷 The plot is 4 perches, around 5.5m x 12.5m and the greenhouse is 8x6 ft
🌷 I'm based in South Wales, growing zone 9a
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@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Hi everyone, sorry this video is coming out a bit late - I didn't manage to get it edited in time before going away to the Isle of Wight festival this weekend! 🎸 I'm about to head over to the plot for the first time in over a week.. I can imagine a lot has grown with the warm weather that we've had over the weekend! 😅 (my lovely neighbour has been watering, so I'm sure it's all going to look great!). Will be uploading an end of June tour very soon, so stay tuned! Thanks so much for watching 💖💖💖

@wendymitchell4004 7 күн бұрын

Love the Isle of Wight .Glastonbury is not far from me been watching helicopters ferrying people all day ..hope you had a great time .

@maddy26662 7 күн бұрын

Lovely vlog once again keep picking those sweet peas and they will keep coming

@georgemartin9618 7 күн бұрын

Did you get to see Keane ?

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

@@georgemartin9618 yes! They were brilliant 😎

@davidmorton6051 7 күн бұрын

Ravens never stop growing.

@rolandhirons1940 7 күн бұрын

absolutely awesome seren im 77 and husband 84 and we still do 2 allotments and this year we have put in raised beds finding them a lot easier i could watch your videoss for ages really look forward to them well done xx

@carolynbulson2081 7 күн бұрын

Amazing how far your garden has come since you first started with mainly weeds and rubbish. You’re so sweet to all the living things on your lot. 🐞🐦‍⬛🐌🦋🐛🌻🪺🌿

@casswilson3964 5 күн бұрын

I've been inspired! Just signed for my first plot (2x4m) at a local organic community garden 😀 Can't wait to get started and meet all the people.

@doras.allotment 7 күн бұрын

Chuckled at you saying you recognise the toads! 🐸😅😅 Yay for the potatoes 🥔 Hope you enjoyed them for your dins!

@user-dk8cf1zh1m 6 күн бұрын

Foxgloves look AMAZING!!!

@Feelgoodgardens 4 күн бұрын

What pretty Sweet Peas Seren ❤ Tomatoes and everything coming along nicely 👍 Fab update, have a great week 🌻

@lisagypsycarolissen7037 7 күн бұрын

A big thumbs up to the longer format Seren, everything is looking good especially those potatoes! Enjoy the festival🐸🦋🐞🐝

@bkmarshall6804 5 күн бұрын

Thanks Seren, this has been fun and informative to watch - so much growth and your potatoes look A*. I'm delighted for you that it's going so well. It was interested in your explanation about how cardboard will rot down quickly, hence no need to prepare the ground.

@Crystal-il3jl 5 күн бұрын

The transformation is fantastic! Im so impressed!

@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh 6 күн бұрын

Well, the potatoes are certainly a success. Dinner will be nice tonight. Between the tomatoes and the peppers, you're on your way to a good set of ingredients for salsa. Add some onion, cilantro, and lime juice, and you'll have a great condiment for meats, egg, and cheese dishes. We eat a lot of salsa in Colorado because we really like Mexican food. Salsa and tortilla chips with some melted cheese becomes a great snack for movie nights.

@veronicashipley9123 7 күн бұрын

It's a crow Seren ☺. Crows have black beaks and are usually in pairs. Rooks have crusty grey beaks and are seen in large groups. Ravens are much bigger birds. Sending love, lights and gardens wishes 🌾🦋🌺🐞🌹🐝 xx

@Crystal-il3jl 5 күн бұрын

Interesting!

@marionquinlan4757 7 күн бұрын

Your hard work is really starting to pay off, everything is looking great. Enjoy your potatoes 🥔 harvesting your own food is so rewarding . Good on you Seren 👏

@helenagreenwood2305 7 күн бұрын

The plot looks great 🌿 love the longer vlog 🌿🍅🍓🫛🌼 my 4 year old grandson Noah has discovered my strawberry plants 🙄 he thinks they're his now and eats them as they appear 😋 he stays with me overnight on Fridays - he woke me up at 6am on Saturday asking if there were any more strawberries turning red for him 🥴🙄😆🥰🍓

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Awhhh, that is so sweet! 🥲 I can’t blame him though, there’s nothing better than a home grown strawberry! 🤣🍓 Hope he saved at least one for you 🤭💖 thanks for watching! 💖

@jamiemittermuller6470 6 күн бұрын

Grass paths will look good but will be a lot of work for you, trimming around the raised beds (eventually damage the wood), cutting the grass bring/buy a battery petrol mower or a push reel mower but you will have to keep up to it. The weather has done wonders for the plants, it’s been great seeing my floral displays mature. Gave myself a pat on the back

@philippahobart4499 6 күн бұрын

Your determination to get this plot sorted and productive is amazing!

@sarahsallotmentjourney 5 күн бұрын

It’s all coming together nicely . Great work as always

@minworks1626 7 күн бұрын

Hi, always a good idea to loosen the soil around the roots of your potted seedlings. Keep growing. J

@nickiramsay2421 6 күн бұрын

Potato harvests are great aren’t they. It’s like a treasure hunt, you just don’t know what you’re going to find 😄 I’ve had a good harvest of my first earlies last week , I grow in containers, just tip them out rather than lots of digging about. Your crops are all looking amazing 👏🏻 I think your bird is a carrion crow, rooks have pale beaks, ravens usually have a bit of a ruff around the neck but it’s harder to tell them from crows but ravens do have a low distinctive cronk sound.

@DarlaPitman 7 күн бұрын

Seren, you are truly an inspiration with what you have accomplished on your plot in such a short amount of time. The love you have for gardening is showing in your healthy plants and the way you have laid out your space. Bravo, and thank you for inspiring this older woman to make the most of my garden space and the time I spend it!

@terrikane8200 7 күн бұрын

I love watching your garden grow.

@Sylvie_M 7 күн бұрын

Oh Seren! Those potatoes just made my mouth water! LOL It's so great to have frogs and toads in the garden if you have slugs. You can often tell the difference between similar corvids, ie raven, rook or crow, by the size of the bird and thickness and shape of the beak. There is lots of info online. You can also control the size and development of powdery mildew by pruning off the oldest leaves or any that are damaged/yellowed as they no longer contribute to photosynthesis. Ladybugs lay their eggs on nettle....surprisingly! LOL What progress you have made! Congratulations!

@loganberry30 6 күн бұрын

Love this! Your garden is looking amazing.

@sandrawoodall6545 5 күн бұрын

Hi nice to see you, I really admire you and your gardening knowledge, your doing so well and what a tidy plot you have done. You could try Epsom salts on your peppers, there very good for yellowing leave which can be a sign off magnesium deficiency. Good luck can’t wait for next flog.😊

@juliewilliams793 6 күн бұрын

Everything is looking soooo good Seren. You’ve done such an amazing job getting the plot sorted. An inspiration 😊 By the way, Jerusalem artichokes grow really tall when they’re planted in the soil. I didn’t realise how tall they grow and last year when they really got going I ended up with an eight foot tall barricade in the middle of my plot 😂 I meant to move them for this year but never got around to it 😮 ❤

@Brenda-xc7sq 7 күн бұрын

All your hard work has paid off, the allotment looks so good, you should be very proud of it. Great video also.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Brenda! 💖🌱

@susanyates4233 7 күн бұрын

Well done with your potatoes, Seren. I think your bird is a rook, Seren.

@PMikeska 5 күн бұрын

Comment on the pathways - you mentioned leaving the grass/weeds, I think that’s not the best solution. The grass would have to be maintained, at least annually maybe more often. Plus the grass/weed seeds would blow into the beds and contribute to the weeds always being a problem. Bark mulch is more labor intensive at first but it a “done and dusted” solution. You are my favorite allotment KZfaqr! I have deleted all the others. You should be so proud of your allotment. It’s such a joy to see your progress. Keep up the good work ‼️

@sandyward6236 7 күн бұрын

Absolutely wonderful!! Great job!

@gazedwards2741 7 күн бұрын

Absolutely love the longer videos.

@AudreyM2023-yo1fb 7 күн бұрын

You have made incredible progress. Everything looks wonderful!🪴👏

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Audrey 🥰💖

@moirakemp867 7 күн бұрын

Hi Seren, maybe you should try sprinkling, quite thickly, spent coffee grounds around your new, young plants when you put them in the soil. Slugs and snails do not like the coffee grounds. It works for me🐌 Greetings from South Africa 🐸🦋🌸

@jellybean073 6 күн бұрын

You can generally get coffee grounds for free from a coffee shop

@skari15887 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for 27 subscribers

@edstevens701 7 күн бұрын

the allotment is looking really good. Digging the first potatoes of the year was always one of my favourite jobs of the year, especially when you find a good crop, and taste so much better than shop bought. The bird is a carrion crow, a rook is a similar size but has a bald grey patch around the bill, a raven would be considerably bigger with a really heavy bill

@christine1373 7 күн бұрын

Your potato dig was exciting!! Those were perfect!

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you!! It was so exciting 🤣🥔💖

@joywhite439 7 күн бұрын

Just watched your first video. What an amazing progression. You should be so proud.

@susiespearing6165 7 күн бұрын

It's all looking brilliant Seren ,that's how to make a super plot ,well done !

@ritafoster4958 7 күн бұрын

Your potatoes looked wonderful, Seren! It is so special to grow and eat your own veggies, and they taste so delicious, too! Your plot is looking great and just bursting with healthy plants! Wonderful to see and you did it all yourself! Bravo! ❤️💐🇨🇦

@jamesdivall64 5 күн бұрын

Hello good progress on the allotment, I believe your friend there is a Crow, I feed them here, they eat snails too :-)

@patriciacoinage9864 6 күн бұрын

Your plot is looking amazing😊

@bevtooth 7 күн бұрын

Hi Seren, the black bird is not a Raven. Ravens have a thicker beak and a scruffy look to the feathers and are the size of a buzzard. No mistaking one of those bad boys as they are massive. It's a crow. Rooks have a very straight longer beak which is a paler grey colour. Beautiful plot. Can't believe it's the same one.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Ahhh thank you!! Oh yeah, I can definitely see the difference in beak shapes now 😊 glad that I now know that my bird is definitely a crow after all! 🤣 Thank you so much for watching 🥰💖

@ChantalxLee 6 күн бұрын

I have a crow who hangs around, my iPhone’s built in identifier in the camera gallery identifies it as both a raven and a crow depending on the photo. It’s usually pretty accurate with birds but crows can be tough ones when they’re large.

@DeborahWoodthorpe 7 күн бұрын

I love watching you pootle around your plot. And look how far you've come since you took over the place! Amaing transformation

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Deborah! And I enjoy pootling around 🤣💖

@paulgoldsworthy5971 7 күн бұрын

Nice to see this young lady succeed in her trials and errors on her plot. very well done. ✨✨✨✨

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you Paul! 😊🌱🌸

@andyc972 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for the update Seren, it's all looking rather good, well done getting on and clearing that last bit of nettle, you really have achieved such a lot in quite a short time, and yet here you are harvesting already - enjoy the spuds !

@amiiiu 6 күн бұрын

maybe graspath for now and woodchips later or next year, no harm in leaving them for now if there are other things to do

@WendyP1965 7 күн бұрын

Wow, that Siamese cat is beautiful! The garden looks amazing! I love growing my own veg and flowers. Great job!

@ruthinater4322 7 күн бұрын

The cardboard is just fine. Worms love it and it will fertilize the pumpkins. Roots can grow in around and through more than ppl think😂❤

@jochalmers5989 7 күн бұрын

Well done Seren everything is looking great.

@benny_vanlife 7 күн бұрын

Looks amazing already, bet it's a really nice place to just spend time 😌🌱 Don't wanna man'splain anything but I liked having a little chair and a way of making a cuppa ☕ on my plot

@bevhackney6849 7 күн бұрын

You are doing an amazing job on the allotment. So much progress in one season. Well done.

@Mr_Gray_Sky 7 күн бұрын

Tremendous work, Seren. I'm so pleased you're having a good harvest.

@annettemartensson4523 7 күн бұрын

What a difference from January 👏🐝it’s a big plot and a lot of work so well done 🐞could you plant sunflowers behind the green house, and next year maybe a clematis so you can’t see through 🪴if you want the weeding you do can be use as a mulch in the greenhouse pots for less watering, if you grow small bushy beans in pots and plant out I found that the slugs not interested in them like high beans and don’t need maintenance… do your sweet pea last in vases 👩‍🌾

@RTCPhotoWork 7 күн бұрын

Anyone who criticizes the number of squash and pumpkin plants needs to know that usually, you would direct sow 3-6 seeds in a single mound. A handful of plants spread out around your space is no big deal. (I start seeds and then plant out like you did, so I'm not criticizing how you did it either.)

@nitelite78 3 күн бұрын

I actually think planting winter squash close is a good idea if it means smaller fruit. From a cooking point of view massive fruit can be a bit annoying because you can't eat it all before it starts going off. Last year I got several 5+kg Crown Prince squash and that is way too big to feed a small family. This year I have planted two Crown Prince plants right next to each other in the hope the fruit will be smaller. It probably doesn't matter for smaller fruiting varieties like Kuri.

@tonyforrest2724 7 күн бұрын

It's great to see someone so young ... and doing such a great job. And great attitude towards growing on an allotment which once was an old man place... you have to right philosophy what you get you get... so positive. You do what you are happy doing and why you are doing it..keeps the vlogs coming. You have such a happy positive nature... weldone for what you have achieved thus far...

@georgemartin9618 7 күн бұрын

Excellent

@shellmcphee971 7 күн бұрын

A symphony of birdsong! 🥰

@gardenheiress1990 7 күн бұрын

It is so awesome to see how far you’ve brought this allotment in such a short time!! Good work! And thanks for sharing and inspiring us!

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

And thank you so much for watching along!! 🥰🌱🌻🌸

@wernermcgann3792 7 күн бұрын

You just do what you want to do, the plot is for your enjoyment 😊

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I am definitely enjoying it here 🥰

@jaynekennedy8469 7 күн бұрын

The toads might have been having a feast of slugs.

@Patbythesea 7 күн бұрын

Hi Seren, from what I can hear it sounds like two different trushes. First one at 19:46 is a blackbird (Turdus merula) and then at 20:12, the one repeating itself is a song trush (Turdus philomelos). I think Merlin would work on the video as well, I have tried that in the past. Also, what an amazing transformation you have managed with your plot!

@Patbythesea 7 күн бұрын

And I think it is a carrion crow. A young rook would have a different head shape. And a raven would be huge.

@tedpreston4155 7 күн бұрын

I'm glad I can watch your garden grow and produce, Seren! Mine is a scene of death and devastation, as we're absolutely infested with grasshoppers! They can eat a head of beautiful lettuce down the the stems in a single day! Most of the seedlings I plant out have been destroyed before they have a chance to get their roots settled in. 🤥

@nakymatonlapsiN 7 күн бұрын

the plot looks fantastic!!

@sarah3136 7 күн бұрын

Hi Seren, I've binge watched all your videos, just got my first allotment and the ground is like concrete at the moment! Lots of weeding to do though and battling brambles! Will you get a birdbath? I worry about your birds drowning in the pond x

@janeb3024 7 күн бұрын

Very productive, Seren! I so enjoy your videos. They are both inspiring and soothing. Thank you from 🇨🇦!

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Awh thank you so much Jane 🥰🌱🌻🌸

@janeb3024 7 күн бұрын

@@serensgarden 😍🤩🌞

@user-ks8wh5oz5p 7 күн бұрын

Potatoes look really good. Love frogs and toads, the gardener's friends 😊

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🥔 I love them to 🥲 it’s so exciting finding toads!! 🐸

@robineasby5328 7 күн бұрын

Potatoes are great. I always look forward to harvesting mine. Your plot is looking amazing by the way.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’m looking forward to harvesting more potatoes this week! 🥔

@JoHarmon-hg7wz 7 күн бұрын

The potatoes were great, also lots of beans!! Your plot has really come a long way.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥔 haha I know! I hope the sluggos don’t get them and I get to harvest some beans soon! 🤩

@elizabethjames1053 7 күн бұрын

Looking good 👍 , lovely looking potatoes nothing like digging potatoes up i still get excited after growing them for the last 16 years 😂 , good luck with your pumpkin's i've only done squash this year put them out 2 weeks ago poor things don't know whats happening cold ,rain , boiling hot and today it's cold and the wind is wild 🙄 .

@elainemcgran8828 7 күн бұрын

People have been doing the cardboard thing for years. So many alotment utubers do it as well as TV gardners. You need to take a packed lunch with you😅

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Packed lunch, packed dinner, all the snacks…. I could stay at the plot all day long! 🤣 I love it there! Thanks for watching Elaine 🌸🌻🌱

@twelvesmylimit 7 күн бұрын

Thanks for mentioning the bird app. It's downloading as I type! Your plot is looking amazing. I wish I could work as fast as you.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Oh yes, I probably should have put it on screen too! It’s such a good app, I use it everywhere I go! I hope you enjoy it too 😊 Thanks so much for watching! 🌱

@traceyschuster7067 7 күн бұрын

Looks great!! You have worked so hard and it shows!!

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Tracey 🥰💖

@retrovoxvintage7364 7 күн бұрын

those sun chokes will get to over 6ft, make sure its a big pot

@martinwyke 7 күн бұрын

I think it's a common crow, ravens are huge, nearly as big chickens

@martinwyke 7 күн бұрын

An rook really looks like they are old men with a beard.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

@@martinwykehahaha that’s a description description! 🤣 thank you 😊🌱

@opticaltrace4382 7 күн бұрын

Lovely relaxing video as usual Seren. Your allotment really seems to have come alive. Bet you wish you had a hose pipe. Lugging watering cans about is hard work! ❤

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Oh it would be sooo much easier if we had taps here instead of water troughs 🤣 I think I’m going to have to get another watering can 😅 one just isn’t enough hahah

@davidwoods7720 7 күн бұрын

well done as usual

@MrJuzt1n 7 күн бұрын

Potatoes are nightshades so really suck the nitrogen out of the soil so good to boost it back up for the next crop or do crop rotation with legumes, etc

@gliceriacastillo6299 2 күн бұрын

I love your systemic gardening.. watching from glecious tv channel your new friend.. hope for support..thank you for sharing a beautiful video

@jellybean073 6 күн бұрын

It's a crow. Ravens have larger beaks, at least in the US. Crows also caw, while Ravens croak. A crow will bring you gifts if you feed it regularly.

@ChrisWijtmans 7 күн бұрын

home grown potato taste so delicious totally worth it.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Definitely! 😋 they were lovely!

@lifestapestry2968 7 күн бұрын

Might be a good idea to clear the grass on your paths as it will only harbour slugs when it rains.

@user-kb8dk3xl3o 7 күн бұрын

❤

@janecooper287 7 күн бұрын

Hi Seren, something for you to consider for next year's slug problem. I've spent the last year going to every charity shop, market stall collecting sea shell's, I've crushed them up not to small and then put them around the stems of my plants fingers crossed my slug problem has reduced by about half. Hope this helps

@keithomelvena2354 7 күн бұрын

Your potatoes look fantastic. I find I can get a second crop of spuds by putting in a new seed potato when you pull one out. Depends when your first frost date is. If you can get 70-80 days from now should get at least the same amount as just harvested?

@jennyjohnson9012 7 күн бұрын

I think it's a Crow Serena, Ravens are huge birds. It's not a Jackdaw or a Rook either. They all look different. We have all of them on our farm here in southern Scotland. Love your plot!

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Oh so it IS a crow 🤦🏼‍♀ And Jackdaws are smaller, right?! I always thought crows were the smaller of the corvids... I think I need to do my research 🤣 I'd love to see them all in one space so I could identify them properly 🥲 Thank you so much for watching!!

@jaynekennedy8469 7 күн бұрын

Definitely not a raven, as they are huge. Looks like a crow as it is black all around its beak. Rooks are usually in groups and have grey around their beaks.

@nnacroon7356 7 күн бұрын

🥔😍

@jaynekennedy8469 7 күн бұрын

I’ve got a toad and a slow worm on my plot, really happy!

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Woahh!! I am yet to find a slow worm on mine! Congratulations! 🐸🐛🤣

@jaynekennedy8469 7 күн бұрын

@@serensgarden the slow worm spends its time in my compost heap, where it’s warm and full of insects.

@rdb4996 7 күн бұрын

Nothing strange about recognising a toad. I have some returning guests that I have to relocate every time because of garden cats 😅😅

@slashieboy 7 күн бұрын

You are great, love watching your progress keep going please even though the weather is cold. Climate crisis? Not where we live way to cold for "summer". Dont think oour harvest will be great on the plants that like warmer weather. Such a shame.

@drawyrral 7 күн бұрын

Ravens are much more robust than that bird. It is probably a Crow.

@jaynekennedy8469 7 күн бұрын

You are much better digging with a fork rather than a spade. Much easier. X

@Robr1701 7 күн бұрын

That's a Crow, Ravens are larger and have slightly squarer heavier bill, and Rooks have a very distinctive, long pointed black and grey bill.

@serensgarden 7 күн бұрын

Noted! I need to remember that ravens are the ones that live in the Tower of London, and Jackdaws are the ‘smaller crows’… so I do indeed have a regular crow visiting my plot 😂 I think I need an ID chart on my wall so I can learn the differences 🤣

@wendymitchell4004 7 күн бұрын

I think Ravens are bigger ..Tower of London 😊 have them .

@ChrisWijtmans 7 күн бұрын

i love toads and corvids.

@taniawood4471 7 күн бұрын

That’s a song thrush

@taniawood4471 7 күн бұрын

It’s a raven I think

@Uklife235 6 күн бұрын

Carrion crow

@RichardTaylorgardening 7 күн бұрын

Hi please stop digging in bad shoes this year I have seen sooo many people coming to A N E with cuts on there feet blocking people who really need help also please try to answer comments it really helps sorry for the moan stay safe happy gardening Richardx