I sowed Rattle after i toomover a farmers Ryegrass/silage grass very tall sowed Rattle didnt do much 1st year but 2nd year the Rattle did really well and has stopped a lot of the tall Ryegrasses this year the Rattle didnt do all that well that's the way of meadows different every year i found the best time to sow Rattle is middle of August to give the Frost time to ratify the seeds i scalped my meadow spread the rattle seeds and covered them with a small layer of Topsoil theres so much different advice out there .my ratlle appeared in March / April lovely sight to see i have to say Goodbye Ryegrass good luck

Is neem oil good to be used for home cleaning to keep away bugs in stored spices and other areas in the house.

It's amazing just to listen to you. You are so happy.. :) I live in Norway,so you never know how the summer will be. Either you have a great sunny summer, or lots of rain and colder nights, so i will try use smaller pots like you mentioned in a video. Have you tried fabric pots?

🐝thanks for the great video🌻

Can I ask how you keep the aphids and other bugs away from your chillies? I have a small greenhouse with tomatoes and chillies split by the path. The tomatoes have done amazingly, but the chillies have been a disaster and I’m pretty sure aphids are the culprit.

Random video but I really enjoyed it :)

The Mystery ones look like "Black Opal" the forerunner for " Black Moon " Both tasty but "Black Moon" has the edge.

So honest of you to admit you were (nearly) scammed. Hope it's all sorted soon. Puts a bit of slug damage in perspective!!

Hi JB, that it is,awful being scammed & your poor neighbours too. At least the police have been informed & trying to help neighbours too. Your garden looks lovely. Wow! Nice harvest of tomatoes,& chillies. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

Have always been curious as to how a quadgro would work outside.

Have you considered broad forking, not to tun the surface but to start to loosen the subsoil.

That tomato plant in the greenhouse! So many flowers 😍Aww, that poor pumpkin 😥Haha "can't wait for that to get eaten by a mice, and slugs". Such an optimist! 😄Medieval JB would starve for sure haha. But grats at actually getting some carrots! My parents plum tree always have a lot of fruits that rot like that. My dad just usually gives it a good shake and than rakes everything that fell down into the hedge 🤪Sadly enough it doesn't look like there'll be many usable plums this year... How will I make my home made OPK then?! 😥Nice that you're fixing the sharp edges of the tub! 👍

If you were a medieval peasant this would be your full time job and a case of grow or starve! I do think you need to have more soil in your raised beds. Not a criticism just a helpful hint hopefully. I realise your time is limited.

There's never enough time. You just do the best you can and don't worry about what you can't. Most importantly enjoy what your doing otherwise it's just not worth it.

And now for relaxation - eating lots of chillies - heating up whilst chilling out. 🌶🥵😎

All of my peppers have yet to fruit. 😟 Aside from the ones I thought were purple bells but turned out to be Hungarian Wax, those are going nuts. Too bad I wasn't trying to grow Hungarian Wax. 😒

Hi jb love watching and enjoy your videos was wondering if you could possibly come to my allotment to give me some advice about homemade poly tunnel and rest of my plot and how do I become a patrion thankyou

Those chilli’s and tomatoes look amazing! And I’m sorry to hear about the scam, it’s so easy to get caught up in!

Hi JB, nice plot update. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

The wood for slugs?

Between you and Tony, I am now regretting not growing Jalapenos this year. I haven't done for a couple of years because I thought they were a bit boring to grow with so many other exciting verities to try. But I need some in my life again, stuffed pickled and in jam. On the list for next year. And I have so many Champion pods on my two plants from your seed JB. And some of the pods are huge! I am willing them to ripen soon can't wait to try one! I don't think I am as brave as you nibbling on those hot ones. One of my Buena Mulata is turning red now I love these this year, they are so pretty the purple young pods and delicate leaves. Hope they taste as good as they look.

you a such a glutton for punishment eating those hot raw chilli........ but so funny although no Mama Mia this time 😁😁😁

I don´t feel the pressure, sometimes you have to turn off that part of the brain.....you mean; burn off that part of the brain 😂😂😂 . So brave of you tasting the peppers.

Grown my first ever chillies 🌶️ Hungarian hot wax 👏 well done me

Hey JB the garden looks lovely and such a lovely space for you at home. Jess has done so well. The allotment has brought your joy back again yaay. And those tomatoes and chillis. Careful with those spontaneous tasters at the allotment chuck. Just wondering…Where can I buy the champion for next year? Ihad a small harvest of chillis 2 days ago. I have one called UFO and also Orion, black knight and hot lemon to try. Also glad you are enjoying some time to relax at the allotment.

I'm growing an IBC tomato based on your review last year and I must say, it's the best-tasting mid-size salad tomato I've ever had. Mine is doing splendidly this year, a very prolific producer. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll be growing it every year from now on! My favorite cherry-type tomato is honeydew, which I discovered on Huw R's channel. So sweet and delicious, and another prolific producer!

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How did you get the tomato seeds to the uk? I’ve found somewhere in the US that sells them, did you email them and pay extra for shipping?

Nothing better than just sitting with a cuppa and a good book and enjoying your space. X

I love your polly tunnel it’s so tidy, and you have done a great job this year, us allotmenteers can beat ourselves up sometimes, but it hasn’t been a great year for growing has it? So just want to say well done 👍 😊

Hi JB, where did you originally buy the baccatum pepper seeds from. Looking at that chilli reminded me of a tiny bell pepper when they start growing. Nice video & great to see you've got your mojo back 😊

JB your DIY is not the best hope you have someone to fix your roof and gutters

You're the man at eating chillies jb

Seriously I hate these scam stories it's so awful glad you are sorted

Haha, gotta love your squash pep-talk. That young grasshopper will hopefully do well 😊

Size of that CC Jelapeno pod is impressive! I'm growing 5 plants of CC Jelapenos but all of them produce much smaller pods. One advantage in my case - the plants are loaded with pods. Probably this is the reason why they are much smaller.

Ring of Fire in the morning after eating the chilies.

Interesting. Your Hainan Yellow Lantern looks completely different than mine do!

Antep Aci Dolma is 5,000 to 10,000 scoville not 500! 😂

Well done that man it's all coming together now I'm growing some super hot and habanada😊😊😊

Ok JB. I ended up pulling up my own free Spoon tomatoes. The plants were huge and shading out much better varieties. If I were to harvest the Spoons, I'd spend hours picking them and then pulling off the green tops only to end up with a few tasteless teeny-tiny toms. Onto the habitat pile they went for the wildlife to enjoy! Mexico Midgets (not free) were another miss this year, making less tasty cherry toms. Every season in the garden, live and learn! Sorry about the roofing scam!

This same scam has recently happened to my friend who is 80. Scammed for £3,000😢 Love your channel btw

Well done dealing with the rogues JB, a plague on their houses. Polly tunnel looking splended, can't believe how much it's changed in only a couple of weeks! I've not got any toms ready yet, few just starting to turn tho. Yer mad with those chillies, I immediately wanted a glass of cold milk just watching lol, if you like the smokey flavour try BBQing some then making a pesto/ferment I do it with sweet peppers makes a huge taste difference, the ferment goes really well with the cheese I get from making LAB serum.

😂 JB your chilli tasting is brilliant, I’m in stitches…

Really enjoyable video JB. So glad you caught out the scammers. I was sat on the edge of my seat when you were trying the chilli pods and your tolerance is definately higher than mine. Going to try making some Jalapeno sauce in the next couple of days and my first attempt at Jalapeno poppers. I have a lot of chillis ripening at the moment and I'm going to have to tread warily after the labelling fiasco with the ink that basically turned invisible as I have several superhots amongst my mostly milder ones!

Ooh was just about to ask for a tour of the back garden - you've just made an old woman very happy don't tell Jess 😆😆😆 sorry about the potential scammers tho 🙄🥴 I was brought up in care and had a few lots of foster parents one.of them had a long back garden with a greenhouse I can remember shelling peas and picking gooseberries 🫛 happy days 😀

LOL on the chilli tasting, shall I send you a Purple Mamp? Flavour is fantastic! Chillies keep you young!

Great video update. I garden on heavy clay too and feel your pain, the concrete crust and the sticky claggy underlay is as you describe. Please know that your updates are so reassuring. I would think the majority of your subscribers (including me) keep coming back to watch your videos because you are in a similar situation to us. Part time veg growers juggling life, jobs, family and our veg gardens. We love hands in the soil and the occasional win against the odds, rather than a journey of self sufficiency. That maybe the dream but isn't the reality. Oh and the plum rot thing, affects my Victoria plums and Greengages most years. I think it is a combo of insect damage - wasps and Plum moth in my case, although this year the squirrels have taken to biting a hole in some and once they get brown rot, it spreads through the fruit it is near or touches, I get this with my apples too. The moths lays eggs in the blossom and the little caterpillar buries its way inside the fruit as the fruit develops. When it is big enough it tunnels its way out again to drop on the floor and pupate. Fungal spores and bacteria then gets into the fruit and starts the rot. You can use pheromone traps to attract the male moths. From memory you need to put them out around late April/early May time to catch the male moths before they mate with the females, thus reducing the number of moths laying eggs. It is the same for Coddling moth which affect apples in the same way.

Heya JB thanks for the vid. You show the real side to allotment life. I have many experiences similar to yours. My runner beans are coming in thick and fast now and are a saving grace for this year.

Thanks for update re potty mouth was almost in tears as I couldn’t see it 😂😂😂