Hey everyone! Today, we’re taking a look back at our garden and chatting about the highs and lows we’ve had so far this year. There’s been a lot happening, so let’s jump right in!
Successes
First up, Jasmine’s little plot has been amazing! She’s managed to grow 11kg of strawberries, which is way more than last year. Seriously, well done, Jasmine!
Challenges and Solutions
Our bean bed hasn’t had the best year—pests have been a real headache. But we found some cheap and cheerful solutions to deal with them. Using graze and blood, fish, and bone fertilizers has really helped keep the damage in check.
Pepper Harvest
I’m super excited about our pepper plants! They’ve started producing a few tiny peppers, and even though it’s a small harvest, it feels like a big win. There’s just something so satisfying about seeing those little peppers coming in.
Gardening Tips and Tricks
This time of year is all about seeing the payoff in the veggie garden. We’ve been trying out loads of gardening tips and tricks to make the most of our space, and we’ll be sharing those with you in this video.
Tomato Trellis Inspiration
Our tomato trellis has been a game-changer this year. It’s holding up all our green tomatoes really well, and I can’t wait for them to start turning red. Gardening in the UK has been tough this year, and this bed definitely shows it. We’ve only had a few ripe tomatoes so far, but I’m so excited to see more coming.
I hope this little garden tour gives you some inspiration to get out there and grow your own, whether you’re just starting out or have been gardening for years.
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Happy gardening, everyone!
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I think your garden looks wonderful! This has been a challenging year for so many people….including our family! DROUGHT! Congrats on your harvests.
That carrot 🥕 was humongous 😮
Ooohb so glad the bets are coming up ❤
Hi Jasmine great job helping mum!!
The snap dragon show 😂😂😂😂
Hope you feel better soon xx 😅
I washed my joggers with a couple of tomatoes in the pocket 😂🍅 and that carrot was massive 🥕
Entertaining as always. Huge carrot! Loved the taste testing as you went round too. Great work Nik & Jasmine 💕
Woah that's a big carrot!
Lol lovely singing Nik! Been cracking up watching this! Flowa's! Our child keeps correcting my London diction the cheeky bugger! I thinking they are getting their own back from me correcting them during reading time, when i make an effect to speak the Queens English nowadays! As a dyslexic, i much prefer the phonetic sets they teach now. I have a brain like a sieve but do you homeschool Jasmine? I want to homeschool ours but being an only child, it would seem unfair socially. They keep resetting them, to be in line with the other kids in the year and then they get bored. Did i say my Dutch niece is also called Jasmin? It is without an e as that is the Dutch spelling of that.
Our 2nd round of dwarf green beans are just coming up. We pretty much froze a lot of it as it came up so quickly! First time growing them. Inter planted those within the existing ones. I need to check the growing time as i might be able to get another cheeky flush on another sowing.
Strange that with your courgettes. We had trouble last few years growing them always in pots and now we are using the sandpit they did us well. They are starting to get tired but we have another two sowed to replace them. Weirdly one didn't do so well in one corner. I have a funny feeling that the meres/horse tail is restricting its growth.
I tried direct sowing swede and pak choi white stem and they either got eaten or didn't germinate. Going to do what Allie said and sow them in trays now like i do with beetroot, pak choi Shanghai, spinach chard and spinach. Did you see the size of her swede?!
Branston for days! You know i bought those seeds coz of you! lol
Not sure where you are but stay clear of E17 on Wednesday if you can. Looks like something is happening according to sm. I used to live in Wandsworth and remember the riots.
My Nan (Dad's mum) was from Bethnal Green before she was drafted in WW2 to the Midlands where she met my Granddad. They moved to Brighton when she got pregnant and then later on when they built the new estate blocks moved to SW London when my Dad was 5 and where i grew up, after she left my grandad to go to Australia as a 10 pound Pomme. Her eldest daughter and son then joined her going via the silk road. I am the only one left still living in London, after everyone leaving London.
Anyway, stay safe, take care and have a lovely week! x
So lovely seeing Jaz, and such a wonderful tour. The carrot that you harvested was absolutely massive 🥕👩🏽🌾 and yes I did read this in your voice, your accent is sublime darling 🌲☘️🌿🌴🌱🌳🍃🌵🪴🌾🫛
Aww Jasmine did great! Can't wait to see Andrew getting his hands dirty 😂
Well done on the carrot 💪🏽😬
😂😂 how many seeds are in a swede packet?
Aww Jasmine did great! Can't wait to see Andrew getting his hands dirty 😂
Well done on the carrot 💪🏽😬
😂😂 how many seeds are in a swede packet?
Glad she had a lush birthday 🎉💕 but she owes you one now for the tatties 😂