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29 Comments
Hi Emma I was just thinking haven’t seen Rocky for ages ? So there you go 😂 lv Irene 😘 xx
Hi Emma I throw my snails 🐌 to the birds or tread on them ? lv Irene 😘 xx
Hi Emma, I'm not sure if you know, crystal apple cucumbers are not F1 type varieties. You need to make sure you remove every male flower because if you don't your cucumber's will smell like sweaty socks and taste awful. Trust me I've done it and with the best will in the world you won't be able to eat them….
Put the snails on the compost heap. They will help break it down.
Another great video Emma, go for it, your plot is looking great 🙂
😂😂not advocating for snail rights!! Lol also Love the space helmets. Emma you are a breath of fresh air 😘😘
I’d half half the bed
Hi Emma. Allotment is looking lovely. About the blue piping, I think it looks a decent size for 2 rows in it. If you're worried about it being ugly and boring, you can get different coloured scaffolding netting that's good for brassicas which can brighten up the allotment
It's fine
Why not put a raised bed in poly?
May stop slugs
Blue tube is great but it would be stronger with upright support and a cross bar of bamboo as well. Brave choice to put your cucumber out, mine were rubbish last year.
It’s okay darling.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I love the advise Rocky is giving. Xx
The large blue piping looks fine to me or you could divide in half and do two rows like two cloches?
I would leave the size on the blue pipe but would consider adding a small board lengthwise across the top connecting all the pipes and adding stability. Each pipe can be easily connected to the board and you’ll gain some structure/support for the overall frame! Love the diaries❤ Content is much needed for us! We’re in this together! 👩🏼🌾💪😍
Rocky will love you if you grow catnip! I had a cat who loved the stuff and got ill one winter. The vet worked out he was suffering from withdrawal from the catnip, as it was like a cat-drug!!
Hi Emma, don't worry how big it looks as long as it's doing the job
I have large beds like yours and would do it
CAN ANYONE HELP! I’ve had cucumber plants in pots they are very tall, I’ve planted them into the ground yesterday , came home today and they are all wiltered and don’t look great shall I leave them in and will they come back ?
Water lily leaves are BROWN when they break the water surface. Just be patient, is what my wife tells me.
Emma, what you could do re the blue piping protection is arrange it to one side of the bed so it's about as wide as the other one and leave a stretch down one side on the outside (the sunniest side may be best) so something unattractive to pests can grow alongside the structure. I've seen it in Vivi's videos and it seems to work well. Crazy Rocky!!
I would carry on completing the pipes on the bed. It doesn’t look weird T all. You are creating what some would call a high tunnel. I would attach something like a long bamboo cane at the top, linking all the hoops together. This will help prevent the hoops collapsing. All the best. Mags
Oh my goodness Rocky is adorable 🐈⬛sounds part Burmese and looks like a tabby/Burmese cross. Catmint or sometimes called catnip is Nepeta you can easily grow some. I love your allotment it’s so refreshing to see it develop organically rather than rigidly .
Thankyou for sharing 🌿I have a family member called Fox 🦊 that’s a cool name,not sure about Radish 😂
Make sure the cloth fit first over that piece length and width before you go any further you no it have to be much longer 👍
not weired at all do it. Your garden is looking good.
I cut water pipe with my loppers, one single cut.
The bed height depends on what your growing underneath it, I would put a brace across the top off the poles
Rocky is so cute!!! And is a very friendly cat, loves the fuss and likes talking lol. Xx
You need it to be tall for brassicas?
I would protect the whole thing, I don’t think it looks wrong! And as others have said, who cares what it looks like if your crop is protected! 👍😃