Thanks Renee, I really hope so, I haven't seen tulips in the garden since I was a child and I lived in England!

Thank you so much her name is Roo Boo 🥰 I didn't manage to get it on camera but it was still first time she had ever run into the sea 😆 she got quite the shock! That is a good idea I will make sure to get some later in the season for the compost once I decide where that is going to go!!

Thank you Jamie! I thought for some reason they needed time to establish a few roots before the frost! So there is hope!! I absolutely love being by the sea 💖

Hey Nanou! I hope you keep well and not been blown away by the wind down at the plot! Aren't the Fritillaria amazing, I will be so chuffed if they come through in spring! The seaweed is such a game changer but you might need a few more buckets to brew than me with the size of your growing space 🌸🌷🤩xx

Hey Nanou! I hope you keep well and not been blown away by the wind down at the plot! Aren't the Fritillaria amazing, I will be so chuffed if they come through in spring! The seaweed is such a game changer but you might need a few more buckets to brew than me with the size of your growing space 🌸🌷🤩xx

@@thetinygarden_ I have to admit I just buy seaweed liquid feed already made and I add it to my banana skins’ juice ( stewed banana skins in water!). It seems to have worked for me last year. If I was near a beach I would definitely do what you do! You live in a beautiful part of the world! 😘💕🌸

Ohhhh you peaked my interest with the banana peels 🍌 its funny you mentioned that! I only had a banana the other day, and I was sitting there thinking to myself, I am sure there is a use for this banana skin in the garden 🙈 you just throw a few akins in water and let it steep for a few weeks?

Aren't the petals to die for! 😍🤩 I did hear they can be a little stubborn on coming back either year! I love making little home made things to help the garden, having a composter would be a little challenging in the small space 🙈😅 a bit more building to go to finish the final beds and I'll be ready for spring!

I hope so laitea! Only a few months to wait and find out! 🌷😅🤞

Thank you Dora ♥️ she is a total menace when she wants to be but she is my best friend! I'd be lost without her!!

@@thetinygarden_ 🥰🥰

Hey Cindy, honestly I am so blessed! It sometimes feels like I'm not even in Ireland when I visit the beach. Roo goes crazy as soon a she touches the sand she loves it, I get great pleasure from watching her charge around 🤪😆 A blanket of snow ❄️ 🤩 wow not something I see all too often since I moved to Ireland. I am sure they are snug under the soil waiting for the temps to increase and burst out of the soil! I hope you have a wonderful day, keep warm and stay cosy, all the best 💖

Thank you Mags! Honestly it's a game changer and it's free! Win-win! It does let off a little smell when you take off the lid but it doesn't linger after it's been used! 🌿👍

Hey Ali I havent seen snow since 2018 there was 4ft snow drifts on the motorway it was insane!! Seaweed is a really common farming practice in coastal towns, I think it is so handy for a small spaces, composters and compost bays take up quite some room 🙈 I can't wait to start seeing the tulips 😍 hoping to buy a heat mat so I can start the Aji chilli's you sent me 🔥🥰 Mind yourself, and enjoy the pretty blanket of snow dusting your landscapes 😘

The South of Ireland has some of the nicest beaches probably why it's known as the copper Coast! I didn't know that about the seashells that is really handy to know, thank you! I can guarantee roo-boo would try and take a few of the shells to chew on haha 🐾🐚

Minus 9 oh wow 🫣🥶 that's really cold! I love tulips I can't wait to see what they look, that is such a lovely thing to say, I really appreciate that. I have a few more beds to build I am really looking forward to completing all the beds 🙌 stay warm Gracie 🔥💖

Hey Kerrie, thank you 💖 Roo-boo LOVES the beach she goes mad as soon as her toes touch the sand, and now she loves the water (she's never been a fan of the sea but it's official she's now a water furbaby!) I really hope the bulbs do well I didn't have one single flower in spring last year 😅 it will be so nice to get a pop of colour on those cold spring days 🤩 not long now, spring is just around the corner! 😘🌷

The landscape in the south east of Ireland is truely beautiful!! The sea was so calm and it didn't even feel like winter when I was there 🌞 I swear by the seaweed, and its free! It does smell a bit though 🙈 I really can't wait to see the frilly petals and the snakeskin heads on those fritillaria 🤩 Spring feels so close now! I must place some more seed orders I haven't even got my potatoes sorted yet!! 😆 Thank you again for the sweetpea recommendation, I am patiently waiting for them to arrive! 🥰🌸

Ohhhhhh nooooooo!! 🫠 I wonder did I sow it too early 🤔 😳 I did think the little round buds were mini flowers trying to form 🤦🏻‍♀️ thank youu!! 🥰 I'm off to find my snips 😅...xx

@@thetinygarden_ No not too early it will continue to produce little tiny heads for some time ,purple sprouting broccoli is not like ordinary broccoli ( calabrese) ,it just makes tiny branching purple heads all over the plant 🙂

​@susiespearing1874 excellent there is time to save it!!! 🤗

Ireland honestly has the best beaches, no other place on earth I'd be when the sun is shining, so grateful to live here!

Hey Janet 👋 it has been bitterly cold 🥶 our day time temperature doesn't go above 0! But minus 8 is something else! Roo loves the beach she was charging around like a crazy dog, I have never seen her in the water before, she's always be scared of it, but after running around oblivious, she ended up to her neck in the sea, she panicked a little but then she couldn't get enough of it 😆 You'll have to wrap up in more layers! The cold is no good for the arthritis and it can really get in on your chest. I've had the heating on constant, thankfully it's meant to warm up next week 🤞🙌 xx

@@thetinygarden_ yep bit to cold ,and every thing in the garden is freezing I did cling film branches where fruit trees had been cut ,so frost didn't get in them And covered grape vines ,I don't think there going do much , Roo sure did love it bless him I won't be going out much in this weather I'm a home bird lol , Hibernate me lol Take care til next time x

Hey Elaine! That was exactly my fear, not getting them in long enough before the frost 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ but the flower bed wasnt ready in time. I'll keep my fingers crossed and sow more annuals incase they don't survive! 😂

Hey George 👋 I only collected a small bit but the lads on the plot collect a good bit and lay it on their beds over winter. Who knew it was that easy to make seaweed meal, wow! I have a wheelie bin at the plot what a great idea!!! I will check out that channel too!!

Hey Jimmy 👋 I do love the seaweed I did hear that about the salt too! Nettle soup is something i really want to do I'll be watching along to see how you do it! 🤗🌿

@@thetinygarden_ nettle soup is awesome for your brassicas. I usually use a big blue drum, i think 45 gallons, i fill 3/4 with water then stuff seaweed into it as much as i can until its full.I then give it a good stir once a week. I dont normally use it until its at least 4 months old, by which time it is stinking, and i mean stinking. Once the barrel is empty i start all over again, i am approx 9 miles from the beach.

​@Jimmy.Plot.41.b oh your on the door step of the beach ⛱️ Haha I can only imagine the smell 😂 I got the seaweed feed on my hands last year, soap couldn't even cut through it, lingered for a week 😂😂

@@thetinygarden_ oh its the smelly things that make all the difference Laura 🤣🤣🤣

I went on a holiday Killarney 4 years ago! I had the best time, it is one of my favourite spots in Ireland the scenery is unbelievable 🤩 I love that so much 🥰 I always catch myself staring at plants in the garden. I really hope they burst out of the soil in spring! Orange and yellow sound so lovely it will add such a bright pop of colour. All the best Carol, until next time 🥰🌷

I have never heard of Arthur, I just googled him and wow the most gorgeous terracotta flower pots! What a fab recommendation, thank you 🙌🌷

Hi!! Thank you so much! 🥰

@@thetinygarden_ de rien c'est avec plaisir 😊

I hope so Julie 🙏 🌷it will get the season off to a good start and might attract a few polinators 🐝 Ireland is such a beautiful place especially when the sun shines! Good luck with your seaweed search and remember nettles can do a good job as a substitute! 🤩🌿xx

That is such a relief to hear, I wasn't sure did the roots need to get going a bit first 🤞🌷

@@thetinygarden_ In Massachusetts USA, we plant bulbs in the fall to come up in the spring, so they weather the cold well enough. I suppose it depends on the variety. The ones at my apartment come up every year ❤️

@@BrokenGardening awesome!! I can't wait! Roll on spring!! 🙌🌷🌸

Thank you Carl 🤗 feels good to be getting a bit of prep done 🙌🌿

Hi Nic 👋 thank you for subscribing and taking the time to say hello 🤗 the seaweed is SO good and it doesn't take up any space! The mixture will have a smell when it's brewed but it goes pretty much as soon as you use it! Enjoy your trip to the beach, I hope the sun is shining in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌞

Minus 6! SO cold! Oh wow there is hope for my little frilled tulips after all! The liquid feed is so good I used it on the tomatos ans everything, so handy and works quick enough when you see your plants struggling 🙈

Hey lovelies 🥰 awh I had the best day with her on the beach, that is properly the first time she has gone into the water as well she has gotten so confident 🥰 the camera didn't pick it up but she ran straight into the water (totally oblivious) and completely froze! The water was up to her neck but after that she was loving the water 🤣 That is interesting, you have so many seed heads, surely something will grow? I searched for straw flowers but couldn't find them. I wonder are they called something different over here? Corn flowers pop up? There seems to be a shortage of everything I want to grow this year I can't find any of the varieties 🤣😅 Oh I I so pleased by tulips will be okay I saw the frost and I thought oh no what have I done, better tell everyone about the weather, in case I've ruined them 🤦🏻‍♀️ I really hope the frillitaria sprout they look insane!! So lovely to hear from you, I hope the van isn't giving you any more trouble! Have a lovely day 🤗😘 xx

@@thetinygarden_ in the garage having a tyre replaced, whilst it was playing up at the plot the other day I noticed it. As I say it happened for a reason. ☺️ Those strawflower are called Helichrysum. Some beautiful colours too. Let me know what seeds you can’t get! Will see if I have spares. My seedcret Santa didn’t register so I have a wad of seeds I was set to give away. I bet she was 🐚 shocked 🤣 entering that freezing water 💦 she really looked sooo happy. 😊 A x

Oh my god no wonder I like them they must be part of the crysthamum family 😍 hahah she'll shocked for real! Oh no it didn't register that's annoying 😢always next year! 😂 you are the kindest human ❤️

Thank you 🌷🌸🌿

Oh no 🤦🏻‍♀️ I think I could be with you in the dead lily camp! I had to dig them up to move the beds around I have them stored in the shed currently 🙈 Here is to 2024 and many flower fails 🤣 I do hope your garden becomes full blooms though🌸🌼 🥰

Wow -10c that is very cold! I am so delighted to hear tulips love the cold. Can't wait to see them now in a few months! 🙌🌷

@@thetinygarden_ haha actually it's only -1. The o was the indicate degree, sorry. It didn't quite display as I expected after I hit 'post comment'. 😅

​@@ErraticPerfectionist oh haha 😂 my bad, I did think to myself I didn't realise Australia got so cold 😂😂

@@thetinygarden_ oh, don't get me wrong! We definitely get snow on the mountains and elevated regions (mostly in the eastern states) so it can be freezing! One of the things I had to explain to my Canadian friend is that whilst Melbourne rarely gets snow and it never stays (melts as it reaches the ground), we do get the freezing winds off the Antarctic so the wind makes it feel much colder than it is. I visited her in Canada and I was wearing a summer dress with a cardigan on an 11 deg Celsius day, because it turns out without constant icy wind, it's actually not a bad temperature! 😆 Then when they got a freak mini snowstorm while I was there and we were walking home from the shops, I pointed out that that was what 13 deg feels like in Melbourne 😂

Oh that is so lovely Tracey, do the furbabys like the sea? anything to help feed the plants for free 😅😆 it all adds up!! I love tulips so much 💓 🌷 I hope mine do okay!

@thetinygarden_ I put my garlic in last weekend so just hoping they are OK with the cold weather. Ruben likes the water but Oscar doesn't. X

I must get some ericaceous soil for my blueberries 🫐 💙 I didn't do any garlic because the beds weren't ready in autumn. I thought I had missed the window?

@@thetinygarden_ you can still put some in till the end of january go for it you have nothing to lose 😁

Oh I am not sure about that now 🤔 I imagine anything from the grocery will have added preservatives. If you have a garden store close, try and ask if they have some dried or even liquid seaweed fertliser. If you can't find these, can you grow comfrey? That makes a good tea as well! Chicken pellet manure and blood fish and bone are also good alternatives if you can't access the things to make the tea!