Building a Raspberry Trellis
20:04
12 сағат бұрын
Golden Hour Tomatoes & Kondor Potatoes
14:12
A Quick Veg Harvest & Shelling Peas
11:21
Homegrown Harvest: Peas & Surprises
16:06
A NEW PLOT? I must be crazy!
12:45
21 күн бұрын
Berkeley Show 2024
20:04
Ай бұрын
An Unexpected Potato Harvest!
11:41
On the Bench with Digwell
10:41
2 ай бұрын
Getting more veggies in the ground
17:36
Monday May 13th Seedling Update
4:15
Monday May 6th Seedling Update
5:17
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@seanH1768
@seanH1768 7 сағат бұрын
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-Bailes
@Nejust-Bailes 16 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
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 16 сағат бұрын
Good stuff Al, just as solid but a lot lighter and each bag does 2 posts🙂 amzn.to/4dr7XYd
@RobinGardens
@RobinGardens Күн бұрын
Those straw bales are coming on fab.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 21 сағат бұрын
I am really impressed, Robin. Loads more next year!
@terrykingsallotmentgardening
@terrykingsallotmentgardening Күн 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.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 21 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.
@terrykingsallotmentgardening
@terrykingsallotmentgardening 47 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.
@barryroberts6470
@barryroberts6470 Күн 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)
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 21 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!
@markgriggs8987
@markgriggs8987 Күн бұрын
I'm in. 👍😊
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 21 сағат бұрын
Cool!
@nickthegardener.1120
@nickthegardener.1120 Күн 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. 👌👍😁💪🙏
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн 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.1120
@nickthegardener.1120 Күн 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.👍👌🙏💪
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн 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.1120
@nickthegardener.1120 Күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers unfortunately it's all mixed together and I don't feel like going through it 😂👍👌
@stevenbell1443
@stevenbell1443 Күн бұрын
I in for my dad
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн бұрын
Cool
@Beeplot79
@Beeplot79 Күн 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 😊
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн 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
@fletchybabe6172
@fletchybabe6172 Күн бұрын
It's always wise to have a good under standing. I'm investing, every year, in chicken poop, always gives me bumper harvests 😉😁🌱☀️
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн 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.
@fletchybabe6172
@fletchybabe6172 17 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 😁
@fletchybabe6172
@fletchybabe6172 Күн бұрын
I'm in 😊😊
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн бұрын
Cool
@fletchybabe6172
@fletchybabe6172 22 сағат бұрын
@DigwellGreenfingers my son is size 9, feet like Hobbitsis or Orcs 🤔 I guess Orcs as he's over 6ft tall 🤣😂
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 21 сағат бұрын
@@fletchybabe6172 🤣😂🤣
@AnyKeyLady
@AnyKeyLady Күн бұрын
Plot and garden are looking great Steve! Those straw bales seem to be holding together. I'm in. Thanks and take care!
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers Күн бұрын
Cool They are, but not sure what will happen when I pull the spuds out. Guess I'll have to be careful LOL
@AnyKeyLady
@AnyKeyLady Күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers Like Jenga! lol
@KatZiser-ze2dr
@KatZiser-ze2dr 2 күн бұрын
Wow 🤩 Fantastic!
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cheers!
@Nicktgrief
@Nicktgrief 2 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
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 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!
@TheAllotmentOldies
@TheAllotmentOldies 2 күн бұрын
I’m in 👍🏻
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool
@richardcannings9822
@richardcannings9822 2 күн бұрын
I'm in cheers steve
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool
@debbienash4175
@debbienash4175 2 күн бұрын
I'm in..... please 😊
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool!
@myrustygarden
@myrustygarden 2 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 ☔️🇨🇦
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 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.
@BrainStormAcres
@BrainStormAcres 2 күн бұрын
Glad your strawbales are working. Take care Steve.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
i am really impressed!
@robertmeakings9774
@robertmeakings9774 2 күн бұрын
Hi Steve the straw bails are all doing well mate have a good weekend I’m in
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Very well, Rober. I am well impressed!
@tomzyboddy9506
@tomzyboddy9506 2 күн бұрын
I'm in Steve thank you 👍🏻
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool!
@michellelane225
@michellelane225 2 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
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool! This has beecd a tough year so far.
@martynrsmith8475
@martynrsmith8475 2 күн бұрын
I'm in, Mr Steve. Thanks
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 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.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
I used to cut a vee in the back of my work shoes LOL
@mrcogginsgarage7062
@mrcogginsgarage7062 2 күн бұрын
I'm in Steve thanks
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 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 😭.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 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!
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 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.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 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
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 күн бұрын
I can't believe how well everything is growing in those bails and I can't wait to see the potatoes.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Me too - really looking forward to seeing what the spuds are like. I already have plann for 20-30 bales next year.
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 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.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 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!
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 күн бұрын
Looks like you'll be baking some bread soon judging at all that wheat growing nicely 😉.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
I wonder how much I would need to make enough flour for a cupcake or a scone?
@ibrstellar1080
@ibrstellar1080 2 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers maybe a shortbread😉.
@grahamarnold8433
@grahamarnold8433 2 күн бұрын
I'm in ,digwell 😊
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
Cool
@BrainStormAcres
@BrainStormAcres 3 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.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
I'm giving blackberries a miss on my new plot, a bit too rampant for me LOL
@williamhamblin1585
@williamhamblin1585 3 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
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 3 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.
@terrykingsallotmentgardening
@terrykingsallotmentgardening 4 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed this blog Steve, not seen that expanding post fix before so thank you. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 3 күн бұрын
It is good stuff, Terry, but wear gloves! It is almost impossible to remove!
@terrykingsallotmentgardening
@terrykingsallotmentgardening 3 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-lb9jh9gq8z
@user-lb9jh9gq8z 4 күн бұрын
What is the iDOO sitting on, that could be causing the bulge in the reservoir.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 3 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.
@isotopechillies
@isotopechillies 4 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.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 4 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!
@nervousisotope5480
@nervousisotope5480 4 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!
@MuddyBootz
@MuddyBootz 4 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 🤣🤙
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 4 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
@myrustygarden
@myrustygarden 5 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 🌞🇨🇦
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 4 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.
@davidwormleighton2839
@davidwormleighton2839 5 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 👍👍
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 4 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!)
@keithhilton8869
@keithhilton8869 5 күн бұрын
Hi Steve, interesting. Always wanted to grow raspberries but never got around to it. Cheers
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 4 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
@NewHorizonsTravel
@NewHorizonsTravel 5 күн бұрын
The raspberries are exceptionally captivating. I appreciate you for sharing! Enjoy your day Steve👍💕
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 5 күн бұрын
So nice of you, thanks for watching and have a great week!
@Nicktgrief
@Nicktgrief 5 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 😂
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 5 күн бұрын
Looking forward to growing these with their 2 havests per year. More pies for me LOL
@nickthegardener.1120
@nickthegardener.1120 5 күн бұрын
Nice raspberries Steve, 👍👌
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 5 күн бұрын
The 3 have just arrived from T&M. Same price, 1/5 of the size! No fruit this year LOL
@RobinGardens
@RobinGardens 5 күн бұрын
Didn't look like that extreme of a slop visually until you did the level.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 5 күн бұрын
It surprised me Robin! (And I checked and checked!)
@Beeplot79
@Beeplot79 5 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😊
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 5 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!
@Beeplot79
@Beeplot79 5 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers ahh you don’t always know what you will get online sounds like a thumbs up for local garden
@fletchybabe6172
@fletchybabe6172 6 күн бұрын
Don't you just love typography when building things 😂
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 6 күн бұрын
If I knew what it meant I probably say yes 😂😂😂😂
@GardeningandMyDailyLife
@GardeningandMyDailyLife 5 күн бұрын
Bạn làm rất tốt .
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 5 күн бұрын
@@GardeningandMyDailyLife Many thanks!
@fletchybabe6172
@fletchybabe6172 2 күн бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers your reply in Vietnamese would be - căm ón nhiêu - lol
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 2 күн бұрын
@@fletchybabe6172 I normally do translate to reply Fletch but I was a bit rushed on my phone for this one LOL
@terrykingsallotmentgardening
@terrykingsallotmentgardening 7 күн бұрын
Nice to see some sunshine Steve. ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 6 күн бұрын
We'll be moaning it is too hot next LOL
@terrykingsallotmentgardening
@terrykingsallotmentgardening 6 күн бұрын
@DigwellGreenfingers yes some hot days coming soon 🥵
@Count_Ade
@Count_Ade 7 күн бұрын
Gert lush
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 6 күн бұрын
Proper job!
@bristolveggiebeds5310
@bristolveggiebeds5310 7 күн бұрын
Beautiful weather
@DigwellGreenfingers
@DigwellGreenfingers 6 күн бұрын
Hopefully warming up a bit Helen - so far behind this year!