I may have missed it with having to get new phone , but what gave you the idea of growing in bales of straw ? Btw I’M IN
@Nejust-Bailes16 сағат бұрын
Nice work steve. Thanks for the tip on the post mix that expands. Thats going to come in handy for me very soon in something im going to be building. Cheers. Al
@DigwellGreenfingers16 сағат бұрын
Good stuff Al, just as solid but a lot lighter and each bag does 2 posts🙂 amzn.to/4dr7XYd
@RobinGardensКүн бұрын
Those straw bales are coming on fab.
@DigwellGreenfingers21 сағат бұрын
I am really impressed, Robin. Loads more next year!
@terrykingsallotmentgardeningКүн бұрын
I love my FitVille shoes, especially the winter selection Steve. Lovely tour, do you think that the cost of the straw bales is worth it to grow in? ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
@DigwellGreenfingers21 сағат бұрын
Absolutely, Terry. At £4 each they are cheaper than bagged compost, plus I have a load of mulch and bed filling material for next year. I'll be doubling or tripling this in 2025.
@terrykingsallotmentgardening47 минут бұрын
@DigwellGreenfingers when you look at it that way it's a no brainer, a video on this subject would be good to share your thoughts once they have finished producing.
@barryroberts6470Күн бұрын
Who are you calling "crazy Barry" 🤣 Great video Steve and all those Tomatoes as well, i didn't grow a single Tomato plant at all, hopefully next season. The "barrys crazy Tomato" one i grew that last year or the year before and they are a nice cherry size yellow Tomato and they taste very nice, i will have to grow them again. Have a good week mate. Barry (Wirral)
@DigwellGreenfingers21 сағат бұрын
I was thinking of you when i said that LOL Looking forward to tasting these, along with the other ones that are new to me this season. Have a great weekend buddy!
@markgriggs8987Күн бұрын
I'm in. 👍😊
@DigwellGreenfingers21 сағат бұрын
Cool!
@nickthegardener.1120Күн бұрын
Hi Steve the straw bales seem to be a success, who'd of thought. Can you use them again next year or will you compost them? I bet if you could use them again they would be even better. 👌👍😁💪🙏
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
Not sure yet Nick. I'm pretty sure the one with the spuds in will be semi-destroyed when I lift them, but not to worry, I have 6 new raised beds to fill on the new plot 🙂
@nickthegardener.1120Күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers that'll be a good base in the raised beds. A customer gave me their rabbit poop and bedding today so I'll make good use of that in my compost bin.👍👌🙏💪
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
@@nickthegardener.1120 Rabbit and guinea pig poo is good as it is a cold compost and can be used directly on the beds without a rotting down period. My runner beans grew in guinea pig bedding a few years ago!
@nickthegardener.1120Күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers unfortunately it's all mixed together and I don't feel like going through it 😂👍👌
@stevenbell1443Күн бұрын
I in for my dad
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
Cool
@Beeplot79Күн бұрын
Straw bales are looking great. I am convinced sketchers ruined my feet as my foot has a tendency to roll and their foam under my feet just made it worse. I have moved to Altra shoes which are zero drop and wide toe area and my knees and feet are thanking me. Good luck to all entering the draw 😊
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
It was the same with Nike Air 30 years ago. I think they were just too soft for me but I didn't realise until I bought a pair of Skechers in the USA. It was a WOW moment for me, walking felt "normal" again but I didn't know it was "not normal" before LOL
@fletchybabe6172Күн бұрын
It's always wise to have a good under standing. I'm investing, every year, in chicken poop, always gives me bumper harvests 😉😁🌱☀️
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
If I use any, then chicken manure pellets are my slow release feed of choice. I find others like BF&B attracted rats and foxes.
@fletchybabe617217 сағат бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers pellets are what I use now as my chicken poop supplier has moved out of my area, used to deliver it free 😁
@fletchybabe6172Күн бұрын
I'm in 😊😊
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
Cool
@fletchybabe617222 сағат бұрын
@DigwellGreenfingers my son is size 9, feet like Hobbitsis or Orcs 🤔 I guess Orcs as he's over 6ft tall 🤣😂
@DigwellGreenfingers21 сағат бұрын
@@fletchybabe6172 🤣😂🤣
@AnyKeyLadyКүн бұрын
Plot and garden are looking great Steve! Those straw bales seem to be holding together. I'm in. Thanks and take care!
@DigwellGreenfingersКүн бұрын
Cool They are, but not sure what will happen when I pull the spuds out. Guess I'll have to be careful LOL
@AnyKeyLadyКүн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers Like Jenga! lol
@KatZiser-ze2dr2 күн бұрын
Wow 🤩 Fantastic!
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cheers!
@Nicktgrief2 күн бұрын
I think someone sold you a pup Steve? Gobstopper is a cherry that's not an Earl Edgecombe is it? The straw bales is a great method my old bosses dad used to grow his Toms in them in the greenhouse and he used the heat from them breaking down to germinate the seeds ... damn clever these old boys
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Yes, something is wrong. Could be I twisted the bag through 180 when I relocated it from the front garden, but it doesnt look like a Michael Pollan either LOL Only time will tell!
@TheAllotmentOldies2 күн бұрын
I’m in 👍🏻
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool
@richardcannings98222 күн бұрын
I'm in cheers steve
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool
@debbienash41752 күн бұрын
I'm in..... please 😊
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool!
@myrustygarden2 күн бұрын
Ahh he’s adorable 🥰. So not World Wide Wrestling then 😂😂. Apparently wheat grows well too in the wheat bales, I have the same in my straw mulch. My one and only tromboncino didn’t pollinate and fell off 😢 but I’m hoping there’s time. Are male ladybirds 🐞called man birds 😅. My tomatoes are the same no where near last years and we’ve had lots of sun 🤷♀️. Great shoes 👞, have a fab day, Ali ☔️🇨🇦
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cheers Ali. That's it, they are called manbirds now LOL. The tromboncinos go on for months here so fingers crossed for you.
@BrainStormAcres2 күн бұрын
Glad your strawbales are working. Take care Steve.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
i am really impressed!
@robertmeakings97742 күн бұрын
Hi Steve the straw bails are all doing well mate have a good weekend I’m in
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Very well, Rober. I am well impressed!
@tomzyboddy95062 күн бұрын
I'm in Steve thank you 👍🏻
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool!
@michellelane2252 күн бұрын
A lot of germination problems this year. Thanks for the video, the shoes look so comfy so , “I’m in “ Craig and Michelle x
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool! This has beecd a tough year so far.
@martynrsmith84752 күн бұрын
I'm in, Mr Steve. Thanks
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
I find Scarpa hard to beat for quality footwear and Brasher, if you have achillies issues then a high drop heel is beneficial and Hooka and Brooks have a good selection if you need well padded heels.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
I used to cut a vee in the back of my work shoes LOL
@mrcogginsgarage70622 күн бұрын
I'm in Steve thanks
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
Those tomatoes look amazing as I've had so little sunshine only flowers and a few green ones and not a single red tomato 😭.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
It has been a really challenging year. I was going to add my chillies to the tour but there is nothing to show!
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
My tomatoes are a write off for this year with just one plant left that hasn't got wiped out with blight and the first time all 3 indoors growing spaces got blight so soon.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
I have been spraying with this, 2 days before a blight alert day, for the last 3 years - no blight! amzn.to/3LL91dt
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
I can't believe how well everything is growing in those bails and I can't wait to see the potatoes.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Me too - really looking forward to seeing what the spuds are like. I already have plann for 20-30 bales next year.
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers There are larger bales called mini Hestons and they are roughly twice the length and height but moving them is little harder, when I grew potatoes in straw I left them too long till October and the slugs had a feast so I'd Sprinkle slug pellets on them to keep them off your tatties.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
@@ibrstellar1080 Ahh, wondered what they were called! I made a contact at the Berkeley Show about supplying the bales next year. Yep, using slug pellets weekly!
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
Looks like you'll be baking some bread soon judging at all that wheat growing nicely 😉.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
I wonder how much I would need to make enough flour for a cupcake or a scone?
@ibrstellar10802 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers maybe a shortbread😉.
@grahamarnold84332 күн бұрын
I'm in ,digwell 😊
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
Cool
@BrainStormAcres3 күн бұрын
Raspberry trellis - one of my tasks for this fall. 😳. Blackberries are doing great. Raspberries not so much. We may be bailing against the tide in that directions. Take care Steve.
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
I'm giving blackberries a miss on my new plot, a bit too rampant for me LOL
@williamhamblin15853 күн бұрын
Looks a good job it's worth greasing older stainless steel you might want to undo one day stainless steels not what it used to be
@DigwellGreenfingers3 күн бұрын
I know, a right pain. I had to deal with many a "cold welded" (aka thread galling) SS thread in the Navy. Bloody nightmare. The only semi-reliable prevention was to apply molybdenum disulphide powder on assembly.
@terrykingsallotmentgardening4 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed this blog Steve, not seen that expanding post fix before so thank you. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
@DigwellGreenfingers3 күн бұрын
It is good stuff, Terry, but wear gloves! It is almost impossible to remove!
@terrykingsallotmentgardening3 күн бұрын
@DigwellGreenfingers I used some expanding foam to fill some gaps in my car garage many years ago and little fine bits got on my windscreen, it burned holes into it so learned my lesson a long time ago.
@user-lb9jh9gq8z4 күн бұрын
What is the iDOO sitting on, that could be causing the bulge in the reservoir.
@DigwellGreenfingers3 күн бұрын
I raised the IDOO up on a small stand for the video to make it easier to see the drain plug etc, but normally it is sat on a solid kitchen worktop.
@isotopechillies4 күн бұрын
Great news on the peat ban! Hopefully we will still be able to buy peat based compost from our local nurseries (I like Kitt's Green) for next season at least.
@DigwellGreenfingers4 күн бұрын
I hope so too! Kitt's Green have tons of Mother Earth and Clover peat based compost at present with plans to get more in, I'm told. Which is just as well cos they refuse to sell the non-peat stuff!
@nervousisotope54804 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingersOh that's brilliant news! I'm going to stock up there next year. Probably get about as much as my car can carry!
@MuddyBootz4 күн бұрын
🤣. Had the exact same problem when I built my raised beds. 13ft planks..9” high one end and 24” the other. Like you I went with mother nature. 😉. Amazing how quickly you get used to it. End of the day we are on allotments, but the Engineer inside us finds it hard to accept 🤣🤙
@DigwellGreenfingers4 күн бұрын
I know, Nigel - I was stumped how "out of true" it was LOL The power of our brains trying to make sense of reality so it appears normal LOL
@myrustygarden5 күн бұрын
Ok I have to ask is a cemented structure allowed? I thought they frowned on permanent things. But having said this the structure itself is amazing. This is how they grow them in the fields here acres of them. They remind me of laundry lines 😂😂😂 but with good stuff to eat. Have a super week Steve, ps mail lost the zephyrs 🤦♀️🤬 so slight delay, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
@DigwellGreenfingers4 күн бұрын
We are okay with cement on this plot, mailnly because we are not allowed any big structures as such. But, I used the foam stuff anyway, as it is easier to dig up if (when) I change thing around in the future.
@davidwormleighton28395 күн бұрын
Don’t wish to rain on your parade mate but I think you would have been better of using 4” x 4” timber for the uprights, a bit more sturdy. Now after being the Forman no one wanted 😂😂 I shall bid you a good week 😀 stay safe mate David 👍👍
@DigwellGreenfingers4 күн бұрын
I did toy with the idea of the 4x4 ones and I would have used them if I was growing Summer raspberries I think. Mind you, at 4x the price I would have had to save up LOL Have a great week buddy, gonna be a warm one here (at last!)
@keithhilton88695 күн бұрын
Hi Steve, interesting. Always wanted to grow raspberries but never got around to it. Cheers
@DigwellGreenfingers4 күн бұрын
My first real attempt, Keith.I do have a few bushes on the other plot but they are just there to fill the space LOL
@NewHorizonsTravel5 күн бұрын
The raspberries are exceptionally captivating. I appreciate you for sharing! Enjoy your day Steve👍💕
@DigwellGreenfingers5 күн бұрын
So nice of you, thanks for watching and have a great week!
@Nicktgrief5 күн бұрын
if it looks right its near enough ... you're not building a rolls royce 🤣I do like Raspberries I must admit. Joan J is my favourite. never bothered with summer ones as I was too busy eating Strawberries 😂
@DigwellGreenfingers5 күн бұрын
Looking forward to growing these with their 2 havests per year. More pies for me LOL
@nickthegardener.11205 күн бұрын
Nice raspberries Steve, 👍👌
@DigwellGreenfingers5 күн бұрын
The 3 have just arrived from T&M. Same price, 1/5 of the size! No fruit this year LOL
@RobinGardens5 күн бұрын
Didn't look like that extreme of a slop visually until you did the level.
@DigwellGreenfingers5 күн бұрын
It surprised me Robin! (And I checked and checked!)
@Beeplot795 күн бұрын
Looking good, those plants look really healthy can you say where they were purchased from? I have never seen that foam before looks really good and easy to do😊
@DigwellGreenfingers5 күн бұрын
The red raspberries were from my local independent garden centre, Bea.The yellow ones from T&M arrived yesterday and they are less than 1/5 the size for the same price! I bet cuttings will grow quicker!
@Beeplot795 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers ahh you don’t always know what you will get online sounds like a thumbs up for local garden
@fletchybabe61726 күн бұрын
Don't you just love typography when building things 😂
@DigwellGreenfingers6 күн бұрын
If I knew what it meant I probably say yes 😂😂😂😂
@GardeningandMyDailyLife5 күн бұрын
Bạn làm rất tốt .
@DigwellGreenfingers5 күн бұрын
@@GardeningandMyDailyLife Many thanks!
@fletchybabe61722 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers your reply in Vietnamese would be - căm ón nhiêu - lol
@DigwellGreenfingers2 күн бұрын
@@fletchybabe6172 I normally do translate to reply Fletch but I was a bit rushed on my phone for this one LOL
@terrykingsallotmentgardening7 күн бұрын
Nice to see some sunshine Steve. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
@DigwellGreenfingers6 күн бұрын
We'll be moaning it is too hot next LOL
@terrykingsallotmentgardening6 күн бұрын
@DigwellGreenfingers yes some hot days coming soon 🥵
@Count_Ade7 күн бұрын
Gert lush
@DigwellGreenfingers6 күн бұрын
Proper job!
@bristolveggiebeds53107 күн бұрын
Beautiful weather
@DigwellGreenfingers6 күн бұрын
Hopefully warming up a bit Helen - so far behind this year!